The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-23
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LABOR ATTORNEY
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Tells of the Land of
Vitality"
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visitor to the Soviet Union gets"
Brodsky said yesterday, "is the
enormous vitality of the nation.
Building is brisk, factories are being
enlarged; there is great activity
everywhere"
The workers and peasants of the
Soviet Union, he said, are utterly
convinced of the inevitability of a
joint imperialist attack upon their
country. "1hey are determined to
resist this attack" Brodskyreported,
"and are confident that in the event
of war the world proletariat will
stand by them"
".The country belongs to the work.
crs," said Brodsky. "Of this fact
they are profoundly convinced. A
visit to the opera house, to the va
cation places, rest homes and the
atres dramatizes this fact. Every
where are workers"
Tens of thousands of workers visit
the museums each day, Brodsky re-
ports. Interpreters and guides are
provided and the way of the visitor
is facilitated to tbs greatest ex-
tent"
Complete refutal of the SANDER
;.us propaganda in capitalist coun-
tries that the Soviet government has
despoiled its art treasures is found,
Brodsky stated, in the fact that all
the art galleries, museums, parks
and public buildings have been pre-
served for the use of the workers
and peasants.
Stability.
I That the Soviet government is
stable and will endure is attested to
not only by the enthusiasm of the
millions of workers and peasants
who are prepared to die to defend it
against the world imperialists. but
also by the "despairing attitude of
many of the former members of the
hourgeoisie, some of whom include
Nepmen."
The Soviet Union is dedicated to
the service of the youth, the laror
attorney said. "All energies are
bent to their development as citi-
zcns of the workers and peasants
republic" The schools, universities,
clubs, the sport unions-all are sat
rrated with the enthusiasm and
vitality which is characteristic of the
new social order, he said.
I The legal system of the Soviet
Union differs from the legal sys-
tenn of the United States and other
capitalist countries as night does
from day, Brodsky said. "The dis
tinguishing characteristic of the So
Wet Jurisprudence is it's lack of for
malitv. Every case is decided on its
individual merits and not on pre-
cedents and citations founded on
medieval law There are no loop
holes through which cunning law
yers, hired by wealthy and powerful
corporations, can take advantage
Of" he reported.
Law for Workers.
Obscure Latin terms and involved
pleading and procedure, which in
capitalist countries are used to con-
fuse the poor client, does not exist
in Soviet jurisprudence. "Neverthe-
less" Brodsky said. "the odifica-
ton of the Soviet law is being ac-
complished gradually"
All courts have three members,
Brodsky said, one being the chief
magistrate, who may be but is not
necessarily a lawyer, and two work
ers. These workers are sent by
various unions, and there is a sys-
tenn of rotation. The two workers
can overrule the judge, and very
frequently do so, he stated.
No Sharks"
No such institution as the bail
system, as it is known in the United
States, exists in the Soviet Union.
Consequently, there are no bond
sharks. surety agents and other
parasites. In the U. S. S. R., Brod-
sky said, the defendant is given the
opportunity to seek a friend who
will simply vouch for his appearance
on the day Of trial. Financial
standing is not necessary, only that
the friend be a member of trade
union, and no money is involved
Public trials in the Soviet Unions
are not spectacles to provide cheap
thrills" to idlers, but rather a
forum for the education of the