The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-29
(COntinued from Yesterday Daily Worker

sYNoPss-The report Of delegation
to Soviet Russia described the workings foreign trade transportation
industry
leaders concluded agriculture
and industry the level Of production being raised The finances have been
basis report being
land BY the absence full diplomatic relations the union leaders stated
schools and universities and literature music and and the theatre
were then discussed Art collections censorship wall
~ results OF education astounding The report then took hospitals
welfare work. sanitation birth cleanliness housing
rent regulations family life and prisons ~The Soviet
ns most remarkable results IN respect public health housns
and the prison the Regarding the trade
by position activities system.
The then described coperatVes
Ons reached by the commission that Th u
and stable state The
anything Russia
which other older state systems have failed and falling
We grated which were being
made to take care OF the young We visited the Baby Creche
where babies from three eighteen months by
skilled and doctors in premises kept scrupuousy cean
furnished with small tables toys and all kinds of the special
equipment required for this Workers have their
gymnasiums grounds attention
is provided for the workers and special efforts made to pro-
regarding the progress each child coming
those charge of the chden hospital Baby
The average paid is 60 roubes month"; the mini
monthly being IS roubes time work. but per
cent OF the men are employed on pecework and employed
"a days calendar month While average pecework
ngs during last October 60 roubes per
that in some cases the maximum earnings were to $50
roubles..
In connection with this all large contracts
the employed members of the union paying Trade
Union contributions at the of per wages
The only exception regarding union membership made
the of who brought the
of short duration mainly from the districts for special
work requiring little Skill 95 per of the
members of the Building Trade Union In this connection
have point out that for all grades employed this huge
tract there only union with the exception of the med
cal and hospital sa who the Medical Work.
eTs' Union.
The hours Of labor eight hours day and 4Shour
week with fortnghs holiday with In addition to which
workers clubs film performances, plays and dramatic circle
classes provided very price, together
conveniences in connection with the holiday health special
benefits provided by portion
the report
No rents paid by the workers employed for the Of
the wooden houses erected the job food and fuel transport
is paid for, but for lighting and rent there charges
For the maintenance of the hospitals and insurance
vened for the purpose of providing special benefits the equva
16 per the wages bill taken
for the institutions
The workers subscribe monthly for and 1000
copies of the monthly newspaper purchased regularly
On making inquiries the salaries paid to the admins
ave staff informed that the chief engineer received
roubes the engineers received
600 roubles month.
The hospitals schools dispensary, and baths provided in
connection with this huge electrical undertaking
satisfactory and interesting to the members of the Dele
cation.