The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-25
INTRODUCTION

Union Delegation has done it's best in the time and with the
means at its disposal to objective review OF the
Russian Revolution its phases Anyone who
like members of that Delegation position to
conditions at the height of War Communism in 1920 with
those prevailing under the Policy will realize
at that reports conditions late 1921
than useless for arriving at appreciation of crcum
stances The Russian Revolution still developing with great
rapidity both in its economic political and social organza
ons but SO Tar as can be humanity foreseen will now con-
tnue to develop along the lines indicated in the following
reports Inere is no further necessity for or probability Oh
another such as that OF the New Economic Policy
which has made of the information conditions
of War Communism misleading.
The British Delegation to be regarded
apoosts for the principles and procedures of Russian Com
try was product of Tsarm and inter
ventiona and the New Economic Policy" compromise
adapted to economic and political conditions in the Union But
misrepresentation results of the Russian have
been used red herring to divert and distract the British
people from the pursuit of reforms and econsrucons essential
to their own peace and prosperity.
do all in power put British electorate in possession
of the real facts Russia The object report
electorate in the first place to realize that the
sian Revolution has real relationship
on and in the second place. that the results of the
Revolution represented by State already power
full and likely to be very prosperous.
AS to the equipment the Delegation this task will
perhaps be enough to that respect Union
Delegates it composed whose political tradition
tended to make them critical of the Communist philosophy
policy, who had each
OF the branches of industry under inspection Further the
ysory delegates were men who had long official training
inqung into and reporting foreign countries
thorough knowledge of the language
previous conditions That these advisory delegates
poon 10 et INTO contact with opposition opinion and to take
point OF view other than that of parsans
from an incident mentioned in the report Georgia
The public utterances of the Delegation were
naturally concerned with was honestly able to
admire and applaud in what the Russian
revolution This publication honestly conveys that it
found to crtcse 1t will be rejected by some
readers the ground that the Delegations activities con-
oledor that artificial conditions constructed for
its benefit AS to this the following reports answer for
themselves 1t should hoped an inquiry
OF this character conducted by specialists though may in
spite OF precauon contain mistakes based
on general misconceptions Misrepresentation
me Delegation was given official facility
prosecution OF its nquyand without reliable
assistance would have been impossible covered so
wide field or to have far below surface as is
condition Of opinion this official will of itself be
cause suspicion the Delegation would that conclusions
are based on data obtained from experts and
that IN each important particular the official
point OF view with that of the opposition.
There was no difficulty in getting opinion of
every shade Each member Of the delegation an author
cation which enabled him any Government build
ing factory club hospital police prison. or private house
without guide and without any previous notice These
authorizations made full by those members who
spoke the language and country Delegation
wei provided with of getting with opposition
OPINION and was kept continuously in it. The
action taken by the Delegation dealt with in the renor on
Georgia Moscow not implicated this but it showed that
had any such occurred in the Federation il would
not have escaped the Delegations notice. s.
Inc OBJECT then OF these reports review the adj
vantages ana disadvantages accrung to the people of
RUSSIA under the new system of Government
balance either way tending to increase diminish
In TINS respect the most point the degree of
potca liberty for the individual resulting recent re-