The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19


scientists with the great Michael Far
eday leading the way.
To Tighten Workers Labors.
Electricity, one of the youngest
children Of scientific discovery, and
still only in It's adolescence, despite
evidences Of 1usty vigor, comes as an
eager friend to tighten human toll.
The wise administrators of the
Soviet Republics intend, to the full,
to employ the marvellous natural re-
sources of their boundless country, to
use its energy, not in the exploitation
of human effort, but to bring a new
happiness and comfort to its citizens,
and a tightening Of mans productive
burdens
In no other country in the world are
the opportunities perhaps so great.
In America and Canada, gifted with
bounteous supply of water power,
competitive capitalists, Jostling and
fighting for the opportunity to exploit
their country's resources for sordid
gain, have prevented the develop
mena of a comprehensive scheme of
identification such as Russia is ap-
plying.
BoIshevlk Plans.
Right from the early days of the
Bolshevdk revolution of 1917, the de-
signers, experts, and working cleo
tricians of Russia have been plan
ming the technical details to carry out
the Soviet governments decision to
develop a national system of electri-
flcation.
Plans have been drawn up for an
intensive 10 years work for the cleo
IRRIGATION of industry
The country is divided into 10 areas
each with 81 electric stations. The
stations in the areas are being linked
up 30 that In the event Of failure of
supply due to any cause, an alterna-
tive service can be supplied by the
remaining stations
A variety Of primary motive power
is being utilized, water power, low
grade coal, and peat being employed.
Largest Station.
The Volkhofstroy Station Is one of
the largest Of the stations The total
cost of building the station is esti-
mated to be about eight million
pounds. Work was commenced In
1919, and remarkable progress his
been made.
Not the least of the problems which
he government had to face was to
attract q sufficiency of skilled labor
for the erection of the station. What
has happened in this formerly obscure
country district is that a miniature
town has been temporarily erected.
The number of men actually work
ing on the scheme when George Hicks
and / arrived there, a couple of
months ago, was over 1000. The
maximum number employed was H.
900, but as the work is nearing COM
pletion the numbers are being re-
duced.
Communal Spirit Manifest.
There is a communal spirit every
where manifested amongst the people.
They are supremely proud Of the
great achievement which is being ac-
complished under their eyes. Imagine
these peasants and workers, who for
merly knew practically nothing of
those gigantic electrical developments
with which more industrialized coun-
tries are familiar, now themselves
proudly undertaking the immense
task, completing this super-power
station. 1t is hardly to be wondered
at that they are eager to display the
product of their own work to the in
terested visitor. Moreover, there is
warm affection for the British work
ers which is radiated by the Russian
masses. and which is almost embar-
RAISING in its fulsomeness.
Workers Greet British.
An soon as we arrived at the rail.
way station we were met by several
hundreds of people, headed by the
workers band, and to the inspiring
strains Of the "Iinternational" we
made our way from the train.
Speeches Of welcome were newt
able, and before proceeding on our
investigation we had to inspect a de-
tachment Of the Red army, and an
other of the militia.
Then we went forward with the
band still tootling bravely, passing on
our way concert rooms, cinemas, the
alters, hospitals, workers clubs, and
many other institutions which have
been erected Professionally for the
workers engaged on building the sta
tion.-Reprinted from the Sunday
Worker, London.
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