The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-02

Russian proietariat became stronger.
In the face Of the great and imposing
demonstrations on the Red Square
and before the mausoleum of Lenin,
Comrade Bukharin could ask with an
ironic smile; us the dictatorship
above the proletariati" And the re-
port of the delegation answers this
question as follows; Everyone Of
US felt that this enthusiasm Of the
masses is not superficial or machine
made, and that the Russian workers,
with all the fervor of their existence,
bind themselves to their leaders and
their government and are ready at
any moment to defend the Soviet
Union with their blood" Before the
mausoleum Of Lenin, the feeling Of
the delegation was very strong, as is
shown by their words:
"How strange to the proletariat are
those who speak about new saint
or a red car. Those who speak so
do not understand the difference be-
tween praising god and car and the
love Of the Russian workers for their
great leader. Today, when god Is
something mystic and cars are the
result of the monarchist system, here
to the grave of Lenin come workers
who fought side by side with him at
the time of his worst sufferings and
bitterest moments and who freely
followed his directions because they
knew, he is our cleyerest, our best
The attention Of the delegation was
naturally more directed to the side
of Soviet realities in which the Ger
man workers are more interested.
Therefore the greater part of this
report considers such questions as
the cooperative movement, the con-
cession policy Of the Soviet govern
ment, the trade union movement, the
working day, strikes, workers vaca-
tons, participation of Communists in
the leadership of the trade unions. etc,
After acquaintance with the coop
erative movement, its functions and
tasks, the delegation reports its inn
preston that the general growth of
this movement in recent years prom
ises a great future and is one Of the
strongest means for the development
of socialist society.
In a considerably detailed report Of
the trade union movement in the U. S.
S. R., the account of the delegation
dwelt with great attention upon the
core crucial points, and these also
were most often advanced by the Ger
man workers during the verbal re-
ports of the delegates.
The delegation in the most indis-
putable manner established that the
eight-hour working day, as general
normally, is strictly adhered to in the
U. S. S. r.
The more Soviet economy (indus-
try) is developed, the more the Soviet
enterprises are expanded, the Better
becomes the material condition of the
Soviet workers. The delegation with
some envy remarks that the U. S.
S. R. and its working class lives I'M
der the conditions of peaceful and
stable political system. Even if the
wages have not everywhere reached
the pre-war level, nevertheless with
all the privileges accorded the work
ing class, it is assured of fully salts
factory existence. Therefore in the
Soviet economy Industry there is no
place for strikes.
The Dictatorship Of the Children"
At the meetings where the dele
gates appeared with reports about
u. s. S. r., very often were heard
statements, somewhat strange at a
first appearance, that in the U. S.
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