The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-05


labor conditions the "The Delegation impressed
by the position activities Unions SYSTEM
The described regulations told
of visits to various industrial The general conclusion labor
dtions
government only every
anything Russia doing
which older systems falling"
Steps have been taken increase the accommodation in
rest houses and hospitals by the authorities and hospitals
ng 230 beds have been built out of Trade Union insurance
funds 100000 gold roubes having been expended for the
pose Steps been taken improve the educational
facilities for the workers. and students from workers homes
being educated in special professions with limit of
Is &c. which would provide education of four school
and four in the university Special university
instruction given for the of providing technical
scholarships being provided Trade Unions organizations for
this with obligation to spend part of the time
Great efforts being made to eliminate teracy in Ths
and 5000 workers at schools for this purpose.
Regarding enthusiasm for the Trade Union in
Georgia. the workers not backward but special Oganiza
to improve the administrative capacity Georgia country
of various natonaes the villagers in the mountains have for
many lived precarious e and they give ready
response to Communist propaganda The same applies to
life generally According to statistics rs per of
the peasants took part in the recent elections
vIl.-Visit to chiatur Manganese Mines
Delegation visited the manganese Chiaturi
back to and from the Mines distance of about is miles
mountain sides There wonderful seam of manganese
varying it. in to it. Narrow ways are driven into
with IL it. timbering work
every it. m or oftener required The State mine visited
not selected by the local people who knew nothing of the
of the Delegation retreatng sys
TEN, which in itself is the safest method to adopt.
Great credit is due the mining engineer for the way the
mine has been laid
The newer devOtes all his time producing the mineral
There separate staff for mberng the roadways and the
working places and employed for filing and
ramng the minerals The used carry about ton
very good The roadways
lent
The trammers receive roubles per day. timberers 2S
roubles but by system which called the rtel he
from to 312 roubles day.
The hours of labor hours day with five hours
Saturday making 40 hours week for the underground
workers. Surface workers work eight hours with
hours on Saturday, making 46 hours per week
The Delegation also visited British which now
producing
Another British firm visited; this employs 600
workers. Since the Soviet Government has taken control
the mines they have to work the hours and receive the
those paid the State mines which include
the usual benefits.
We found that the of from the mines
to the railways done by bualoes and bad
roads Two carrying just twothirds
and bufaloes from half which
primitive method The State already commenced
build electric of 500 horsepower
gnes ordered in 1919 but not supplied until 1924 this station
will be in full working order by May 31s will away
with all the method transport
eras from the mine to the railway.
The Delegation went underground to the place Of the