The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
Reckoning Day Coming
When Workers and Poor
Farmers Learn Truth
nToDAY, THE CONCLUSION MAY BE DRAWN THAT
L THE GENERAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK is MORE
FAVORABLE THAN AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST"
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL


This is the concluding in the leading editorial
Of The Soviet Union Review Saturday, JAN 81 The RE
view" is the publication of the Information Department of
the Trade Delegation, in London, OF the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics.
1t would be much and cheaper for the American
kept to get the truth about conditions within the
Workers Republics from the Soviet Delegation in London
circles in Riga Copenhagen HeIsingfos centers
of revolution Which Is at all anxious
Only added proof that it does not want the facts about
It would certainly be bitter pill for the American cap
ast be compelled report that the outlook in
Soviet Russia better today than at any time since the
Boshevk Revolution swept the last remnants of capitalism
from power on Nov 7, 1917
Here are some of the facts:
gross Industrial production during December
amounted to 1854 million rOube increase Of "a per cent the
1928, November 1924
crops dangerous
Up end Of the flax harvest had given yield Of
pre.~ar prices foreign during
December amounted 4s million roub 1873
the November total The total exports amounted 2 mill
lion roubles
currency by 1895
These encouraging facts for capitalism. They
should be Inspiring truths for workers everywhere.
But this is not ALL
Every capitalist nation on the face of the earth hav-
ing trouble with its budget The masses everywhere
grooming under the increasing, tax burden.
The kept press has had say about the collection
of taxes in Soviet Russa thus trying to satisfy working
class bearers with their burdens capitalist lands They
have attacked the Soviet Budget estimates for financial
year, October, 1924 to September, 1926 ratified by the
Council of Peoples Commssaries impossible of realza-
ton. Yet what has been the result?
The receipts have been but much higher than
the estimates This the showing at the end of the first
quarter Thus upward, not downward revision of the
budget made possible, from 1901 to 2278 million
bes due solely to the growth of ordinary especial
Iy from taxation THIS INCREASE IS DIRECT
EVIDENCE OF THE GROWING PROSPERITY OF THE
COUNTRY.
This growing has resulted from higher
ation In fact, there has been a reduction of five million
roubles in the single agricultural tax chiefly beneng the
poorer peasantry
Here is another fact The increased trade turnover
allows of the expectation of increase of 40 million roubes
from railway transport receipts. FOR THE FIRST TIME
THE STATE RAILWAY SYSTEM.
The budget makers and the pork barrel statesmen at
Washington would be tremendously shocked study the
which the Russian workers and peasants dispose
OF their surplus income. Here is the way they do it:
SlxTY-FlVE MILLION ROUBLES FOR NATIONAL
SEVENTY MILLION ROUBLES ADDED TO THE RE-
SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRl-
CULTURE AND INDUSTRY.
TWENTY MILLIONS OF THE ABOVE 10 MILLIONS
GOES FOR WORKERS. HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.
These items always the first suffer when a cap
itast state trims its budgets the last to get any attention
when there is little money on hand.
All these facts clearly show why the capitalist press of
this and other countries does not publish them But
the Communist press will carry them workers and
poor farmers who will gradually become fully acquainted
with them That will help hasten the day of reckonngfor
capitalism And it will be some day of reckoning.
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