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

On the 2Srd November the Delegation two
centres OF industrial activity own plans
and decided for ourselves line of inquiry the places
which we proposed to visit
The program OF the Delegation on this tour included an
investigation OF the industries mines workshops social and
housing conditions and trade Kharkov the Donetz
Basn Bakhmu Byansk Gorovka Sterovka Usovka Rostov
Ksavodsk Tfis the oil industry Grozny and Baku the
mnes at Chlaou and the electricity plant Zemochavals
On Its return to Moscow the Delegation again visited
and the Moscow Aircraft Works before proceeding
the Lenngrad and the Vokhovsro power
At kharkov inspected the principal industries were
shown round wenequipped and extensive factory
5OOO workers were employed producing agricultural
Going through the foundry engineering shops and
WOOD working departments we noted production being
uucteu on very large scale We were met by enthusiastic
groups OF workers. who rushed u.s. and
pressed spontaneously their gratitude visiting them
any ne lor tne development OF mutual understand
ing between British and Russian kind of
welcome awaited US at large electrical works.
We were shown round this well appointed engineering
esaDnsmment where we saw huge dynamos in of
skill and employed in producing electrical equipment
for the industries and for the towns cities agricultural
villages OF the Soviet Republic The managerial this
factory impressed much business cap
ac and the high degree knowledge of the
industry for which they responsible
Kharkov the chief city the been the
centre OF many conflicts between Red and White troops The
of Denkn had been able nc considerable damage
to the railways to the roads, and the bridges
noted and the railway still destructive marks of
warfare and the cearest possible indication of the ravages
the civil The conflicts of the civil
in every direction this place
We taken the center where the bust
ness connected with the Uanan Trade Unions
This center represents 11 900 Trade Unonsts
lngs formerly used office
company the Empire. Twentyhree transact
their business in these premises The Trade
kharkov also meets the building
Trade Union members in the city meetings the Exc
cues of all the Ukranian unions premises
and also the meetings of the Bureaus The weekly joint
ings of all local bodies the UNEMPLOYMENT
business of the State
building
The Centre of Government Ukrainan Republic was
also visited and introduced President Perovsky
VINO gave us most interesting account of the development
Soviet control in the Ukranian Republic This President
Member of the Fourth Duma in Russia
bers arrested and sentenced to life exile protesting
the war in 1914 He tried by 1915
sent thousands of miles railway system isolated
from all contact with friends relatives
from any possible contact with the of the
airy
The Presidum of Kharkov meets in magnificent building
of great architectural beauty formerly occupied banking
company In this building to
see some extremely fine examples of peasant art including
elaborate panels of embroidery gold silk
and metal wonderfully reminiscent of the kind
about at home in connection with the life of William
his attempts to revive the beauty and skill of craftsmanship
In conversation with the President Ukra-
mian peasant accepted the system of Soviet
system based on Communism, informed that
cent of them took part in elections supported the
Soviet system by substantial supporting the
system with taxes which collected without difficulty and
although the strong ndvduast prompt
ment of taxes his interest political elections and his support
of the Soviet Government indicated general satisfaction with
the present regime.
We however, informed they quite un-
troubled by neghborng States They had armed
bandits who the frontiers occasionally illegal bands
OF marauders who call themselves White Guards