The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-20
FINDS NO RACE
DISCRIMINATION
IN SOVIET union
Negro Student Tells Of
Equality
BY THOMAS L. DA5NEY,
Federated Press.

(Dabney Is a member Of the Teach
srs' Union, a former Brookwood Labor
College student who went with the
spontaneously formed American stu
dent delegation to Russia during the
summer.--Ed.)
There is no discrimination against a
worker in Russia because of his race
or nationality Every worker has the
same economic and political rights
Nnd advantages, whether he be the
member of the largest social group
the Great Russians-or a minority race
like the Volga Germans or an undevel-
oped race like the Tartars. I was
convinced Of this during my travels in
Russia the past summer. I talked with
the heads OF shop committees in Mini
. Novgorod, Saratov and other cities
where different nationalities were en-
ployed. / found no evidences Of dis
elimination in any factory on account
Of race.
No Negro Discrimination.
In Moscow l met 1--WE Negro students
from the Communist University of the
Minorities of the East. In my CONVEX
sation with one of them he said: 1--WE
are treated we'll by the Russians. We
have suffered no discrimination on ac-
count of color On the contrary, we
are accorded absolute equality and
Rroodov, o~varxrxyboya Cop,n P,eoiopa
Of course, have seen no Negroes, so
they eye us curiously and seem little
shy at first But they lose this after
they come to know US"
Council Of NatIonalltIes.
The Soviet government has made
the greatest contribution to demo
cratic government in modern times in
its handling of the problems Of race
and nationality. This unique achieve
ment was accomplished by the Soviet
system Of representation in the legis-
fative body of the republic. The Soviet
legislative organ-the central execu-
tive committees composed Of two
I bodies, the Union Council and the
GOUuoll VI ANdLAOudAll1Cha
The Union Council is composed of
members elected by the Union Con-
gress from among delegates OF all the
republics, IN proportion to the popula-
ton Of the respective republics. This
body represents the workers. The
races and nationalities are represented
in the Council of Nationalities, which
Is composed of five representatives
from each autonomous and allied re-
public and one representative from
each autonomous territory. The func-
ton of this body Is TO protect and fur
Their the interests and rights OF the
various races and minorities in the
Soviet Union.
All Are Satisfied.
The races and minorities seem to
be satisfied with this system. The
Icommissar of education of the Volga
German Commune assured our delega-
ton that the Germans were enjoying
all the rights and advantages granted
by the Soviet authorities to other
races. Before the revolution they were
denied the privilege OF studying Ger
man; now both German and Russian
are taught in the schools.
In Kasan. capital Of the Tartar re-
public, the commissar of education re-
iterated the story told us in the Ger
man Volga Commune. At the hills of
the Caucasus we visited village in
habited by a branch Of the Turkish
race where the tribes were without
written language during the days of
the car. Since the revolution the So
Wet authorities have worked out a
written language for these people and
II Is taught in their schools.
Every race and minority group is
free to develop its own culture and to
worship as 1t pleases, AS result Of
this policy racial conflicts have ceased
and all peoples are loyal to the Soviet
government.
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