The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-31

CHAPTER III
INDUSTRY
The outward Moscow and other principal
towns is almost the the war except for
an Improvement cleanliness Shops open the middle
class is again in evidence pursuing of private proft
and pleasure But the object Soviet system in the eco
nomc region to organise production consumption
10 exclude exploitation of the peasant And this
has resulted in complete change conditions under the
surface. -
War Communism
Under War Communism the whole administration of indus
Try was officially organised Centres which
were under the Supreme Economic Council This socaled
regime OF the Head Centres Gav mainly occupied with
supporting the war fronts against foreign nvasions white
ncursons and with supplying the the popu
auon from old stocks Most of the skilled workers
ranks and until effort made to revive indus
try production fell until in 1920 coal only per cent
prewar salt 30 per cent engines poughs
about IA per cent while the total production
three-quarter miards to miad But this War
list system of Claw that had brought through
series OF wars any of which would overthrow
less strong stable administration soon showed that If
was unsuitable to conditions Indeed became clear
nat RUSSIAN economics in vicious circle Industry
not produce because the agricultural population not buv;
ucs poughs engines ETC. Moreover the attempt supply
the population by forcb reouisoning food nnes
from the peasantry had led what practically new civil
war between workers and and the
consequently curtaled production until sufficient only
to meet their needs
The failure Of War height in 1920
was due to Its aciay While protested to be revolution
sng the political system into real relationship
economics really trying revoluonse the principles of
economics so as to reconcile them with its political
RUSSIAN Communism was at with capitalism, and in
the laws of economics like other ignored
time is the last and greatest achievement of the
Revolution to have recognised did this war
was being prolonged at progressive risk to the results
the Revolution.
Various alarming symptoms such the growing armed
resistance of the acquisitions the Cronsad
and the growing decentralization of the workers.
to abandon the Communist and reestabsh
depends required in the first place substitution of taxation
of the peasanty for requstons and the second place.
restoration freedom products
small industry
Russia peace with enemy gate
The subsequent three under this Socialist compromise
known the New Economic Policy show different results
In material prosperity and in moral progress than did the three
preceding years of Incorporating War Communism
New Economic Policy and Naturalization
The the New Economic Policy did practi-
cay though not in principle denatonase the conduct though
not the control of industry
The naturalization industry BEEN fact
systematic and sweeping than generally supposed Work
ers control established November 14h 1917 followed by
conscaon of certain enterprises but not until the
decree of June 2Sh 1918 large industries
with specifically and sporadicay until the height of War Com
munism when by decree of November 29 1920 all enter
prses employing than five workers with machinery
ten without were naonased and private property In small
industry legally abolished But this last development
generally realized almost Immediately reversed
by the New Economic Policy The smallest enterprises
20 workers first denaonased by decree of December
1921 which also left under private control any larger
enterprises already natonased Further under the decree
exploitation enterprises of
might be denationalsed for period by concession.
The small industries and home handcrafts Kustarn)
whole really naionased at ALL though the decree
September 18th, 1920 attempted to do Their freedom OF
trade restored them by decision Of May 18th 1921 and
small industries are defined which employ
may engage in more than one enterprise.
anios (To be continued in next issuel