The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-18

convinced ourselves that the C;
capitalism about Soviet Russia
that the letter from an alleged
group of workers of the Krasny
Putilovez printed on January 8
in the "Vorwaerts," and also the
article following upon it in the same
paper, which declared that the Ger
man workers had never been invited,
are absolutely in contradiction to the
facts.
I'VE have been able to convince
ourselves Of this because we have
moved in your shops freely, and we
have spoken with many workers.
among them German workers, attend
ed your mass meetings, and visited
in your shops, institutions workers
organizations, co-operatives, hospitals,
cultural institutions, rest homes, ETC.,
and because everywhere we have had
the opportunity of discovering the ex-
act feelings of the workers.
"vorwaerts" a Liar.
"The author of the letter which was
published in the 'Vorwaerts' made the
following statements: ~ that the
Russian working class was never so
deprived of all rights as it is at pre-
sent in Soviet Russia
What is the actual truth?
I'VE attended a mass meeting in the
Krasny Putilovez which would never
have been possible before the revo-
luton, and which is today impossible
in such form in Germany
Spoken Freely.
I'VE have spoken perfectly freely
with the workers in ten large shops
(Krasny Putilovez, 5000; rubber
factory, $4,000 the Siemens works.
1000; a textile factory, 1900; the
printing works 'Petschatny Dvor,'
1900; railway works, 1000; the
brewery 'Krasnaya BAVARIA 1000; an
engineering works, 1900; an electric
ity works, 1000; a furniture factory
1880; the cigarette factory Uritzky,'
10000
And everywhere we have received
the same answer, never has the work
ing class in Russia enjoyed such po-
litical rights and such possibilities of
making its Influence felt as at nrosent
AS far as the workers of the Krasny
Putilovez are concerned, they have two
simple workers, one a Communist and
the other a non-party worker, in the
All-Russian central government.
1.-THE workers in the Krasny Putilo-
vez have % Representatives in the
Leningrad Soviet, and among these
there are many non-party workers.
when we compare the rights of the
shop council in the Krasny Putilovez
with the rights of the shop councils
in Germany, we see, for instance, that
the shop council of the Krasny Putilo-
vez has decisive influence in all eco
nomic and wage questions, engage
ments and dismissals, etc.
THE director of the works is him
self an old worker from the Krasny
Putilovez who during the czaasst pc
riod was three times in prison ana in
Siberia.
1.-THE workers have the right to de-
mand reports from all state and gov
eTnmental organs upon their activi-
ties. The declaration that the workers
Of the Krasny Putilovez are politically
without rights is therefore not true.
"The so-called group of Krasny Pu-
tilovez workers declares further in
its letter to the 'Vorwaerts': (2) In
the course of few years our minds
and souls will be poisoned by the con-
scienceless and official press OF the
Soviet wielders of power. We are be-
ing suffocated in the atmosphere Of
| this press.
clinehes All Lies About Soviet.
| 1--WE have seen that almost every
worker buys this press and reads it,,
and we have never heard such dissatis-
| faction anywhere here. The delega-
tion was further able to convince itself
that hundreds OF the Krasny Putilovez
workers themselves write in this
press. We will bring newspaper cut
| tings back to Germany with US.
Articles we're also printed which
dealt critically with the existing de-
ficiencies. In the works ITSELF two
wall-newspapers appear every fort
night so that the workers have the
opportunity of expressing their opin-
ions on the deficiencies in the shop
itself 1t cannot be said that the
Krasny Putilovez workers have no real
workers press at their disposal.
"(3) The letter in question further
declares that crusade has been com
menced against the menshevik work
ers in the Krasny Putilovez works. II
is rather extraordinary that no single
| menshevik, il such persons exist at