The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-20

the nedu OF the Young Pioneer and
Sports movements. He is a most vi
vid and delightful personality, and full
of the idea Of developing the working
class, thru out door life and vigorous
sports, into strong and healthy race,
to carry on the great proletarian task
of rebuilding the world.
We met in front of the First House
Of the Soviets-two other Americans
and myself-where we were joined by
our host, who took us in; for without
tiresome formalities (no doubt, nee
essary) of giving our credentials, TAX
ing a receipt, and receiving them
again on leaving, you may not call
even upon a friend in any of these
hotels set aside for officials and rep
resentatives. 1t is nearly as hard to
see Bill Dunno and Haywood (tho l
have not tried) as to call on our Mr.
Coolidge. So we were glad that Pad
boesk came along just then with his
breezy salute and his red Pioneer
neckerchief, and white Russian blouse
and ushered us in without formalities.
In his large family room, few fan
mel shirts were strung on a rope
across the extravagant window space,
and his wife at once brought tea and
bread and butter, which were served,
as imagine all meals are, on a small
table drawn up informally before
sofa. His young son appeared, also in
white blouse and red neckerchief,
equipped with a camera and tripod,
and with an air of great eagerness
and responsibility. Then there was
tedious time of telephoning for an
official AUTOMOBILE, and of receiving
a message that a working mems ex-
cursion club was about to board their
train and must without fail have the
honor of Padboeski's presence.
We finally picked up an attractive
young Czecho-Sloyak couple, and
packed in, sardine-fashion, drove off
directly thru the Red Square for the
railway station. 1t was worth a SEN
sation or two to dash thru the Red
Square in Soviet car, and we payed
that tribute. The excursion train had
already left, so, calling a G. P. U.
man, Successor to the Cheka) we
requisitioned, on the Crimea train,
hard" or third-class section, sacred
to railway officials. AS we passed
thru the car, crowded with all sorts
and conditions of people, a young
nursing mother quickly closed her
dress. Another mother was glad to
exhibit her little one, and answered
proudly that he had been thru the
October ceremony" a rather new
and not yet fixed form of dedication
to the Red cause October, the month
of the Bolshevik Revolution, CORES
ponds of course, in the Russian calen-
dar, to our November, and we find
streets and other places bearing the
name of RED October"
Our train pulled into Podolsk, a spe-
cial stop for our distinguished selves.
just ahead of the excursion. train. A
moment later, our company of Young
Pioneers streamed out of the latter,
and drew up in very exact line all
in their red neckerchiefs, boys and |
girls, IN no fixed arrangement, and |
listened to a short address from their |
chief, followed by the young Bohemi- |
an, who spoke in German, in a spirit |
that was perfectly understandable if |
his words were not. Meanwhile, the
Excursion Club, bearing the name of |
a comrade who had died in the cause,
had descended and formed in line of
march with a brass band at its head,
and we fell in behind the band, and
marched thru the little village with
It's deserted Singer sewing machine
factories, to the place of encampment
Of the united Moscow Young Pioneers.
As we entered the village street, two
stately geese fell into line just in
front of us, behind the band, taking
very seriously, but falling
out OF step with the international"
abandoned us like Tired Radicals.
AT the encampment-place a vast