The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-10
in Eucharist with 40; in Warsaw it is
vet to be organized.
SEES REAL DEVELOPMENT OF
RUSSIAN PEOPLE

yet to be organized.
SEES REAL DEVELOPMENT OF
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
"Here / see the real development of
the real Russian people. l went to see
the grounds where the great Agricul-
tural Exposition is to be held in Mos
COW in August. There are set aside
for it 155 acres of ground better than
anv even in Iowa. 1t has IA acres of
foreign exhibitors. A wonderful con-
trast is to be seen in the exhibits of
the old and new houses. The latter
are remarkably clean. While the peas
ants wait around for the Exposition
they are given short courses OF agrl-
culture bv the Soviet teachers espec-
tally sent there for this purpose.
Speaks Highly of Soviet Law
"Kalninin, the farmer-President or
the Soviet Republic was out OF town
when l was in Moscow; so l could not
see him. He has great ability and is
much talked of. He is the head Of the
Soviet Court. Near the seat of the
court there are houses for several hun
bred peasants. 1t costs them to s
cents a day for staying there while
thew wait their turn for a hearing
Also while they wait, they are given
a short course in agriculture.
Brookhart sited three typical cases
appearing in the Soviet court, and
told Of their disposal. The Senator
went on to say smilingly: Il have no
reason to doubt that the cases were
decided fairly and without prejudice,
though they were not decided by law
yers."
Production Increased
! The Iowa Senator also nailed the
canards and lies spread about Russian
industry. Speaking of his typical OBJ
servations Brookhart told his much in
terested audience: 81 saw four State
! Textile factories In one plant
found production better than before
the Revolution. The goods turned out
in these factories are as good as l saw
anywhere. These mills made 3,OOO,-
! 600 gold rubles in net profit after
meeting depreciation, etc. These fac
tories are getting 90 per cent produc-
ton on a 44-hour week basis as COM
pared with the sixty-hour week before
the Revolution.
Powerful Cooperative Movement
Senator Brookhart had occasion to
see IflG CO-ODGIdblNC lllO eNb " VI A
in England, France, Germany, Den
mark, Norway, Poland, and Soviet
Russia. He was enthusiastic about
their great progress and high degree
of development reached by the Soviet
co-operatives. The Senator met the
manager of the Central Cooperative
and was tremendously impressed with
the efficiency of the management ano
operation.
Thirty per cent of all the business
il Russia is now being conducted by
the Co-operatives. Measured in colo
rubles their produce is worth six times
that before the War. They expect t.
organize all the State Industries with
in a few years with the approval Of
the Soviet government has extensive
ly helped the Co-operatives which are
now fourishing to such an extent that
they have over seven million active
members
Brookhart also said that he haC
talked matters over with Chicherin
Trotzky. and the Commissioner of Ag
riculture. They told him that Russia
is planning a thorough reorganization
of industry along cooperative lines
According to Brookhart, Lenin in hi:
last message outlined this plan as thu
new economic policy to be followed b!
the Soviet Government.
For Russian Recognition
In closing, the Senator contrasteC
the order and steady improvement O.
conditions in Soviet Russia with thOst
in some other European countries
Brookhart is strong for American rec
ognition of Soviet Russia in the inter
ests of our own farming masses a
we'll as in the interest of the Russian
farmers.