Evening star., 1928-03-19
WRITER SEES RUSSIA ON WAY
TO POWER IN WORLD ECONOMICS
Continued from First Page.)

| is likely to endure in Russia, perhap
with notifications.
believe that in the main the Rus
sian people are satisfied with the Sovie
mechanism. and that they think it l.
perfecting itself daily.
With an enormous industrialiZin!
process in full swing I believe it il
probable that Russia will become on,
OF the mlghtieSt economic forces tn,
world has known. as 1t is today probably
the miglltiest military power
The following are the principal gooe
features of the Soviet system, as
found them
First, its leaders. theoretic and prac.
tical. realize that the best thing fol
| everybody is work in some form, either
mental or physical. and the worst thing
| idleness-either enforced or personally
| desired-and they have set themselves
! to the task of providing work anc
/ eliminating idleness. I most heartily
/ approve of that.
Time for Leisure.
Next, while they realize that work
! for all is necessary and idleness for a
class abominable. nevertheless they fee
f! that the amount Of work assigned tc
| each should not be more than is neces-
/ Sayv to provide all with all the privi-
! leges and comforts Of a very highly
! developed state. a state economically
! artiStically. Intellectually and socially
| agreeable and perhaps beautiful: also
! that after that the individual may dc
! with the rest Of his time as he chooses.
Furthermore-and think this is one
| of its most valuable features-they will
not permit any individual accumulation
OF wealth, as they argue that individual
wealth on the one hand can only spell
! individual poverty and want on the
other. and this they will not endure.
To avoid it they have erected the
superstate or trust which owns and
controls everything How this state or
trust is organized is now too generally
known to need an explanation here.
Their contention is that it derives all
its power and meaning from the
thought and the will Of the people.
With this I do not exactly agree. but
that IS matter Of philosophy and too
deep to be quickly and clearly set forth
here.
Another feature that I think is Won
dertGl N connection with this Russian
Development is this: In pursuit of this
ideal of work for everybody, uneaDed
idlenesS for none, and the elimination
CT the i,loividualist who wishes every
thing for himself and as little as pos
sible for any other. Il has set out TO
awaken intellectually the individual
10 the fact that If he desires TO re-
main fairly comfortable under any form
Of government ne must first be willing
TO take only 50 much for himself as
will satisfy his personal needs and am
billions. and that without foreshorten-
ing or stuitifying the needs and am
bitions Of any other.
Guard Against Stacking.
Also that 10 have enough for his own
De~sora' needs and ambition ne must
contribute the same amount OF .WorE
or thought or both # he chooses tano
more Il he iikeS1 as everybody else,
that the government Or organism OF
which he is a part shall be a success
and able to 90 those collective tnlngs
which all individuals as members OF
greater social organism would have tnat
organism do for them. I must say
approve OF that.
Next. these leaders In consultation
with the working men and women q!
Russia have fixed upon what they con-
slider a worth while social arrangement
Or program into which every one must
81. whether tat present. they VIII or
not. This IS the new 1noustrla! pro-
gram OF Russia. and il means that al
who eat must work. But IN such ways
AZ ti1ey car. o. co1~se-noi a! Al ma
cf232ery by any means.
And land this Is the feature that
mos. appeals 70 me1 the program pro-
poses 70 make that woyk q pleasure.
rot z pain OK z clssgTeeabie Or ll-paid
thing. And TO that end it fixes the
hours Of Labor fcE everybody fcnilcren
I'D To l6 excluded. Of course1 g. as few
hours as are a. present consistent With
tI4e economic and social needs Of the
cC1rt~y-fae necessity. for instance. Of
psoYid3ng everybody with food. clothing.
q place 70 i've, place Or places in
which 10 oe entertained medical treat
Er7ent Il ease o. illness rest with pay
IL case CT Illness, q vacation In Sum
Ener. q pension ii Old age. idleneSs with
treatment in case q. accident and 50 on
But at present. Or 50 it says. because
q the lack o3 technical training IL
Russia, tae economic depletion which
resulted trom I.7e great war and RUS
Gia IS private wars. and the fact there
] gag 10 stored capital In tie country al
t!4e ti1ae communism took charge and
that Russia needs money very badly
r2ow 10 bug machinery. hire technic.ans
egeryoocy must work eight hours. and
not only that but rather intensely.
Three -Hour Day?
! Eut. Eav these leaders, speaking al
ways for the masses. OF course. as soon
Is tgsts technical and economic deyelop-
n1es1E CT improvement sg even In par;
Effected The men ard women Of The
{ country viii 10. have 70 work eithe.
] 80 hard Or 10 long.
II al tl1a. Russia desires TO 10 tos
I eTeTgoo6g can De effected with onk,
/ 3eFe1 t1o1rE' work a day. why. then. .
! 4ftae 2atGT, 81 course, everybody vii
Only WORK seven hours.
! E1c Il q little later all the gres'
8 things the people would Ike 10 do, the
1 clothes they would Ike 10 wear. fns
/ fooc they would Ike To eat, the no1gel
{ or apartments they would Ike 20 Ike
! II, Etse pleasure trips taey would liz
! 10 make the books. magazines and ia
I S>efs Gt4ey would Ike 10 read, the play,
I l:1ey would Ike ~ see, the education
3 1Asg Tgx1ac like 70 have. can he bouyn
afaG E3z!c Tor with only Elk hours Yorl
On ne part " everybocy. then ri,
! k4ol4TG' work il shall be-.
GttI later, Il FIVE Or four or eYey
/. three hours viii do 1t, then five Or to1II
I Or three will be the hours If yoyy re-
I qaarec 10 any MIL cftice. Or even eY
ne farm, Ua3ca also liz ~ be INDUS.
tElag3zec.
Not only that. but eince Yorx fy
some SpsyE3 is ~ be the allotted portion
! q al t!ae conditions surrounding on.
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