The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-04
Trade Unions In u. S. S. R.
Intensity Preparations
To Defend Workers State
DEFENSE WEEK AND THE TRADE UNIONS.

! COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR THE SQUADRON
! OUR REPLY TO CHAMBERLAIN"
The Ukranian Miners Committee donated 10000 rou-
bes for the air fleet The miners of North Caucasia
have ordered their aeropane. The peat workers of
Yaroslav decided to build two aeroplanes
THE FIRST RUSSIAN POWERFUL DIESEL.
The first powerful Diesel of 2,400 horse power has
been completed by the "Russky Diesel" foundry Hher
to such motors produced only in England or Ger
many. The Russansmake is in way inferior to those
made abroad. The plant will the production
OF Diesel motors a large scale.
SPLENDID WORK OF THE YUGOSTAHL
FOUNDRIES.
The Yugostahl Trust invested about IS million roubes
IN capital alterations in the third quarter of this year.
produced during the first three quarters 1487 900
tons of IRON 100000 tons of steel 1903 900 tons
of rolled iron and $4,000 tons of other metaurgical
products The production of iron exceeded by 496
the original estmate the output of steel exceeded &c.
rolled iron 80 and other metaurgica commodities 49,
In the aggregate the original estimates have been
ried out 1880 The production amounted to the value
OF 2844 million pre-war roubles The output for the
year will surpass approximately 81O9o the original
innate.
The Yugostah reduced its administrative expenditure
during the first half year by 266 which is even more
than the instructions called for The administrative ex
pendture increased by 296 in the South machine fon
dries which is due primarily the wage increases The
plants of the Knimugo fulfilled the instructions only
by 1880 The Coegum of the Workers and Peasants
inspection instructed these enterprises take
without delay to put the original instructions into
effect.
THE TOTAL GRAIN PURCHASE IN 1926-27.
According to preliminary figures 6,832,015 pools of
grain were purchased from July 1st 1926 to July 1s
1927 The total of grain purchased during the
previous 5843506 pools and the purchase in
1924-25 amounted to 3136,O08 poods 1920 of the
original estimates carried out.
Overhead expenses this year PIC less than last
year.
In June 16,2417 thousand pools of grain were pur-
chased which is somewhat less than the purchases in
June, 1926.
HARVEST PROSPECTS,
Agriculture has made further advances both ouata
lively and quanttatively in the U. S. S. R.
This year we side by side with the growth in the
gram crops an increase in the growing special
raw material products for industry The raising of
cotton beet cultivated grass etc. has increased
The rate of this increase is considerably greater than
that of 1926.
This year also marks the further development of cat
tie breeding The rate of development will probably not
be below that of 1926
On the whole this years harvest is estimated as aver
age or somewhat above the average AS far the
mercal crops concerned the output will be about
15-20f6 above that of last year.
The gross output well the marketable produce
will be greater than that of last year.
ADMINISTRATION ON TRIAL FOR ATTEMPTING
TO DECLARE A LOCKOUT
The administration of the Tziansk peat workers
Minsk guberna) arbitrarily reduced the wage rates
stipulated by the collective agreement. When some
workers refused to come to work. the administration
tried to declare lockout The administration has been
put on trial for violation of the collective agreement
CROP PROSPECTS IN U. S. S. R.
According to data of the Central Statistical Board
the total sown has increased 10 as compared
with last year. The under wheat in all the II
s. r. is larger by 496. In various places as for in
stance IN North Caucasus and Ukraine area under
wheat increased 18-20%. The area under oats in the
European part OF the Union is go larger All the tech
meal cultures show increase of area of from
Is to 209o.
The crop prospects above middle. According TO
data by July 1st the harvest very good in the middle
Dlack earth belt and above average in Ukraine In
North Caucasus the winter crops are middle the sprnp
crops somewhat below middle In Transcaucasia both
winter and spring crops above middle In Central
ASA they are below middle and in Siberia-somewhat
above middle On the whole winter crops are superior
to the spring crops.
Although in different regions the crop is cbeouered
Che general harvest is expected to be middle
INCREASED PRODUCTION OF TRACTORS.
The employment of tractors in agriculture is becom
ing ever more extensive Three years ago. the Krasnv
Puovets in Leningrad produced it's first tractors In
9252o 1t already produced 422 Fordsons and since June
its output is l00-125 tractors per month
STORED IN AUGUST
IN regard to corn storage operations August the
Ukraine takes first place-549593 tons next comes
North Caucasus13644 9 TONS the Voga dstrict64 489
tons and the Urals-16,196 tons, etc.
DEPARTURE OF MOSCOW CYCLISTS FOR LATvIA
team of Moscow cyclists has left for Latyia It in
cludes the All Union champion Galkna and the
RSFSR champion Mironov.
ANTI-NEGRO SCHOOL STRIKE IN GARY
BY VIM. PICKENS
Of course it is the white parents who are using their