Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-30
SOVIET RUSSIA
UNIQUE AMONG
GOVERNMENTS
Differs From Every Form
of Rule Formulated in
Past Years.
BY VICTOR w. KNAUTH
United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW. Dee. 80. Perhaps tnc
most original experiment in build
! ing a state in all history came u
life four wears ago today, when the
Union of Socialist Soviet Rcputli-
cans was formed in Russia.
Governing more than l40,000,00o
people and Il sixth of the land sur
face of the earth. it differs on al
most every important point FROM
the usual systems OF aw.making
and administration. as other nations
have worked them out through the
ages.
The making and the enforcement
Of laws are united in the same GOV
crnmcntal bodies in Russia. There
IS nothing in the Soviet Union that
compares to Il Congress or Il rarli
ment, nothing like Cabinet with
purely administrative duties.
The Russian state is both a un-
ion and Il federation Of sovereign
independent states. More than that,
1t includes great number Of differ
ent nationaiitics.
The body which. from dav to dav.
makes the laws Of the I. s. s. r..
also carries out lis own laws and
puts them into effect. This all
powerful body is the Central Execu.
tive committee Of slightly more than
500 members. which conducts the
government within the broad prin-
ciples laid ont Al the annual session
Of the Union Congress Of Soviets
and is responsible to that larger
body. The Presidium Of y mem
hers is the center Of the Soviet
government and its highest active
agent, reporting only to the aHnual
Congress Of Sovicts.
The Central Executive Commit
tee, from which the Presidium is
elected consists Of two Houses. The
larger house, of about 400 members
Is elected by the delegates to the
Congress Of Soviets. to represent
the various independent states on
4 basis e their population. The
other house is appointed By the in
dependent state rganizations. rati-
tied bv the congress Of Soviets, on
the basis of five representatives for
ach nationality within the Union.
Voting Limited
The six independent allied or fed /
aral states have similar government
al bodies. The chairman Of the cen
trai executive committees Of the /
states take turns acting as chair !
man of the central executive com
nittee Of the Union Of Socialist
soviet Republics-known as tht"t
[. s. s. r.
This highest central executive |
commonly called the /
fsik, elects 10 People Commissars
'or the administration of the vari- !
us national activities Of the Union. 7
1uch rs foreign affairs. the army
lHd navy. the posts and telegraphs /.
and railways, as well as for the |
administration. on behalf Of the,
Mon. Of such departments as Fin
tnce, Education and Labor. which (
he independent states also carry On /
'or themselves. The Commissars |
are empowered to make their own (
equations for the conduct Of af- .
airs within their charge. only re-
'ponsible to the central executive /
committee, which is responsible II i
he congress Of Soviets.
The fountain-head Of This unique !
'ystem is always tho Soviet, orr
organization of the work
'rs Of each factory, shop. office or
'illagc. Nobody who derives his
wing BY hiring others as workers.
n through rents or investments. is /
permitted To vote in these Soviets. /
In Other words. the government
II the |. S. s. II. is exclusively = |
government Of workers. +