The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-29

sy at Rochester, Mass; the National Economic League
at Boston, Mass; the Institute for Research of Land
Economics the New York Public Library, the Refs In
sttute, Texas Foreign Affairs Committee, New York,
and the United States Department of Agriculture.
1t is interesting therefore, to learn that while Har
ward University fearing for the United States Govern
ment, turns its back on the Communist Academy the
government at Washington thru it's agricultural depart
ment maintains relations with the feared Bolsheviks
Perhaps the Harvard professors themselves would be
shocked to know that Mrs Derman received part of her
education and experience in library methods right here
in this country She is graduate of Simmons College
IN Massachusetts, and for four years member of
the staff of the Congressional Library at Washington
D. c.. government institution. She the first to
apply the dictionary catalogue methods to libraries in
Russia.
The Communist Academy is not university in the
usually accepted definition of that word 1t is unique
among the worlds educational institutions, not in the
fact alone thatst is Communist, but also in the fact
that it has students
1t is in fact, college of professors-Red Professors
as they called in Moscow. Membership in the
Communist Academy is limited exclusively those who
have already produced some original work This is best
shown of course by the writing of book that has
been published The Communist Academy is center
of MARKHAM thought
Thus the library becomes the laboratory where the
members of the Academy work. 1t is here that the
books pamphlets magazines and newspapers gath
cred for the use of those carrying intensive research
into any given subject.
1918 almost the very heels of the rise to power of
the Soviets in November, 1917 In this period many
private libraries nationazed and turned over to
the Academy which also became the heir Of the libraries
of private and public institutions of learning that
flourshed under czarism but Iqudated by the
revolution
At the time, however, entire libraries pur-
chased abroad, in England, Germany and France espe
ciay during the years 1919 1920 and 1921 and brought
to Moscow.
eff you have any libraries, private collections of
books Of value running around loose in the United
States, shall be glad to learn about it," said Mrs
Derman, with a smile
Literature the social science on economies on la
Dor and socialist parties and the proetaran revou
tions is especially in great demand The Library of the
Communist Academy the present time number 800 900
pieces. The two buildings that once made up the home
of the merchant prince under the have become
much too small. Plans have already been gone over
carefully for entirely building of imposing pro-
portions. The architects busy. But actual building
operations have not yet been started.
The Communist Academy has it's own publications
including the Messenger of the Communist Academy
quarterly; The Agrarian Front, monthly with cir
culaton of 5000 and The Magazine of World Politics
and World Economics, also monthly, circulating $500
copies. Two books issued claw and the Theory of
the State, and The Revolution of Law" But this is
only the beginning.
Tomorrow: Engdahl will review some of the huge
tasks undertaken by the Communist Academy in coabo
rati ion with tha Soviet