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work. We must boldly tell the man
ayers that something depends upon
them, and that something is about
so per cent, the other half depend
ing upon the workers. The trade un-
ions should help the managers raise
productivity, not in words, but in
deeds. And now, at the sixth con-
gress, we must say this more boldly
than at the fifth, even tho because
the wages and economic conditions
Of the workers have begun to i'm
prove. True, not yet to the degree
that is thought in the village, where
it is said that the workers are having
wonderful time.
The question Of labor productivity
stands point blank, and you cannot
back out of it. You must stand above
the everyday, sometimes inevitable
friction between the arrangements,
trade unions and party members. You
must understand and thoroly think
out the historical task facing us.
understand that Vladimir Ilitich's
words on labor productivity have al
ready been read to you. They have
now become clothed with flesh and
blood.
Productivity Of Labor is of Decisive
Importance at Present.
Our international situation de-
ponds to much greater degree upon
the productivity of labor than the
ability of our red diplomats and even
more than upon the Red Army. There
was time when the red army deter
mined our international stability 100
per cent. OF course, 1t is of great
importance even now but at the
present moment no one can make
open war upon us; their hands are
too short. The importance Of produc-
tivity Of labor is of decisive interna-
tional significance both for the des-
TIMES Of our country and for the des-
TIMES of the international revolution.
heart Of the workers Of all the capt.
talist countries, for it shows them
that socialism is developing here. It
alone can strengthen us economical
~ and politically and consolidate our
union with the peasantry. Here is
the key to the entire situation. Only
in raising productivity lies the reply
to the question of the relations be-
tween labor and the peasantry, to the
question Of concessions and to our
entire International situation.
heard men speaking along the
line of I'VE are very much to the left,
we are not interested in the country
boors," we are interested in the
workers, we must raise the heavy in
dustries at any price. For this sake
We must agree to concessions. and
have as many of them as possible,
MT hesitating to give in to interna-
tional capital. and agree to a loan
even if the conditions may be very
bad. Here you have the other side
Of this leftness which looks very
much like menshevism. We think 9TH
erwise. We think that there is no
special need Of being particularly Law
ish in distributing concessions at the
end of 1924. In 1918. when things
were pretty bad, this could be done.
But now we can ourselves raise the
industry and there are no reasons for
making special concessions 70 foreign
capital. There is no need of letting
the goat into the garden; no need of
becoming the slaves of foreign CAPT.
tall We shall raise mucn on our
own shoulders, but this can be done
only IL we all Of us work unanimous
ly to the end of raising the produc-
tivity. Despite all the bad features
of this campaign which have men
toned, all of us clearly see tnar pro-
ductivity Of labor Is only beginning
to increase and that some results are
already evident.
The Trade Unions Nearer to Produc-
ton.
The next question OF principle is
the question of the trade unions ap-