The New York herald., 1922-07-09

bound for the same destination and
on the same mission.
They will proceed to Petrograd,
where they will be received by the
Russian Council of Labor and De-
fense and some of them duly for
warded to the Ural Mountains to
mine emeralds. platinum. gold. iron.
silver, copper and zinc. The rest will
travel 1.50o miles further to the cod
fields of Kuznetz. Siberia.
Each will take with him or her
500 in American food. Subsistence,
once the Urals are reached or the
Kuznetz basin. will be furnished by
the Soviet Government. In either
place miners and lumberjacks (these
two occupational classes comprising
the great majority Of the personneD
will settle down to mine and timber
on a community basis, each worker
depositing his individual output into
the general production and pocketing
his pro rata share Of the proceeds.
Said proceeds will come from the
Soviet Government. Each community
will be an autonomous industrial col
ony and both have agreements with
Moscow whereby the Soviet Govern
ment takes and pays for the prduct
Of this community labor.
A Partner in the Firm.
Nothing could possibly sound pref
tier. Put UP by an enthusiastic
writer of pamphlets, the proposition
gives one the impression of being
taken into the firm.
Messrs. Pujo. Probuzna and Smith
have been I. w. w. for six or eight
years. They used to mine in Col
orado and cut timber on the Cana
dian border. They were followers
Of Big Bill Haywood. and intend to
continue their pursuit OF the boss
Wabbly, who Is in Russia dickering
with the Communist dlctators. Every
now and then Big Bill arranges for
a mining or logging area that is to
be worked by the workers for the
workers. and he SO notifies organiza-
tions and individuals In America
with an eye to getting the necessary
hands.
But Goldkorn is neither q miner
nor q lumberjack. Goldkorn says
that he is tired working for the
bosses and. inasmuch as he has not
made spectacular success Of work.
ing for himself here in America, he
desires to join the forthcoming
Kuzbas pilgrimage In order that his
individualistic tendencies may not be
hampered by business competition.
"Me." replied Pujo. the miner. me
a wabbly for six years. Me in good
standing up to two years ago. and
amt been working steady. Me
glad to go to wherever it is you are
going to. I get three meals a day;
I work six hours day and five days
a week. maybe. Me get my share
of the money and bonus I'm a year.
II I don't want to work get sick,
and when they raise hell go back
to work again No cops. no stiffs
coming along to take my job. Pretty
good, en-"
So Pujo the strict materialist will
go to the Urals.
Probuzna is something Of spell
binder. He shall probably be in
occasional trouble. You can see
Probuzna as a business agent or
secretary-treasurer OF wabbly
local. but you have difficulty visualiz-
ing him doing a job Of steady work
day after day for the sake Of a
certain amount Of money and less
limited idealism.
Jaekals and Blackguards.
"We're the vanguard" says Pro-
buzna, clawing his undisciplined hair
and glaring menacingly at the whole
United States. I'VE are the pilgrim
fathers in this great Industrial move
ment. Slowly at first. brother. but
later In a torrent that will sweep
everything before 1t the workers Of