The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-09
AMERICANS SIR
Up SOVIET COOp

Moscow. y (FP)-Two
ccooperatOrs, Eskel Rom ana 11ne 7.
Tenhmen, delegates from 4 tI Man
erative League of America ' ~ Coop
Cooperative Congress in n S y me l
also visited the Soviet U TiioCAa'a
made the following statema a,lol All
Centrosoyus, the central ' eo,-;.. % ts
eratives institution in Moec co1s, coop
In Sweden and Finland V w.
the highly developed coon ~ W. loUi
CARNATIONS that we expe Ite.'e o.
one who comes from America1 !. ~
Wet Russia, prepared to eo .a % ~
and disorder, the actual con5 sIaa
are a pleasant surprise 0OHuloaa
Coming from American oo,,,..
what especially attracted o ourul.loli
ton IS the general appearance a. a.'el
Russian people. There is not u /. I'
contract of the extreme rich DO' 'aa'
extreme poor so prevalent IL "a
country. There seems to ba - o9
ard OF life which all enjoy. W. e s.-.,
contented happy people, and tb = I Iul
ant healthy youth one imm mo- oa'!'
noticed. -'''''ieulaley
I'VE have visited hundreds &c
tories in America and must sa ~ 4 "a
the working conditions, and tbs a' .s ~a
illness we found in Soviet P M .''.'
above the average American fao.. y
This no doubt is due to the fart ,r'' Al.
all the workers in the industr rs' w y
organized. Eight-hour workds - u a
vacation of 2 to weeks at fnn ~ \.
and full pay while sick, are somstbs.
the average American workers Ja'
not even dare to dream of. 3
Comprising the cooperative sto,,,
and factories and restaurants of ' h
Wet Russia with the hundreds a
operative and private institutions u y I,
have seen in America, we must en-
TESS that some of the Russian sto,a
are the best we have ever seen IN.
found the shelves stocked with me-,
chandise Of all descriptions. excellent
ly displayed. The personnel aDDsm.
ed courteous and efficient. We Ta.
e the large city cOops, the small tm
stores, and the peasants stores NJ
failed to find the chaos and disorg
we had expected. The fact that tg
are connecting these stores at a g5g
profit of II per cent and expenses 4
from 8 to 9 per cent proves then
must be order and system. In Amer
ca the private stores are charging Is
to 20 per cent with an expense dI
from 1 5to Is per cent. Russian @
operators work only 8 hours a dr
compared to the 10 hours or more q
the American store clerk.
"TO find the reasons for the mi
that prevails among the workers, oa
over the club rooms attached to ever
factory and cooperative store. Ca
eral meeting places are provided, with
special reading rooms, cooperate
corners, hygiene corners, and LEM
corners where the government bring
its messages. The workers are taugr
to stick together. To talk organic
ton they do not have to go sneakg
around to the homes of their feIbT
workers.
"To really understand the trema
dOus development of the cooperate
in Soviet Russia, one must
feel the throbbing pulse Of this g
gantic movement. 100000 heaa
of families organized in one move
ment, doing As per cent of the bas
ness of the entire country, that's what
these -Societ cooperators have done
Such a development is only pOSi'
because their movement is highly
centralized thru district unions ind
the Centrosoyus, and the close coop
Grafton that exists between the coop
movement, the trade union
and the worker state. 1t is absolute
ly impossible for any cooperaim
movement in a capitalist state
make such strides forward.