The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-15

MS contention is DdSeQ upon Cne
dlminution of the area of land pro-
ducing grain this year. This dim
mutton is to be explained by the
bad harvests in the Ukraine and in
part in Northern Caucasus. De-
spite this, however, the total produc-
ton of agriculture is 70 million
pools more than last year. If I'M
favorable climatic conditions had
not prevailed, this years harvest
would have exceeded last years by
800 million pools.
"a few years ago Trotsky made
the same mistake and commended
that rain was of no Importance for
agriculture. Comrade Rykov re-
futed this and was supported by the
overwhelming majority of the mem
bors of the Central Committee. Com
rade Frumkin now makes the same
error when he ignores climatic con-
Gitions and attempts to throw every
blame onto the policy of the Party.
Increase Crop Area.
"In order to accelerate the tempo
of development of agriculture in gen.
eral and of grain production in par
ticular, it is necessary to increase
the harvest, to extend the area I'M
der seed in the individual economic
units of the poor and middle pea
SAINTS, to develop the collective econ
omic units and to extend and de-
velop the old and new state agri-
cultural undertakings. The Party
must pay increased attention to the
working out of practical measures
to develop the production of grain.
Hit Kulaks, Not Middle Peasants.
"At the same time the Party COM
rades working in the village, must,
in their practical work, different
ate strictly between the middle pea
SAINTS and the kulaks and must see
to it that the middle peasants are
not hit when the blow has been di-
rected against the kulaks. Greater
incentive must be given to the in
dividual undertakings of the poor
and middle peasants. The increase
Of grain prices, which has already
taken place, the practical applica-
ton of revolutionary law, the prac-
teal support of the poor and middle
peasant farms by the purchase of
the future harvest by contract and
other measures will give the pea
SAINTS this increased incentive.
"In the present year approx
mately 1870 million roubles, that is
TO say, rs millions more than last
year, will be expended for the state
agricultural undertakings and for
the collective agricultural units,
Three million roubles, or 100 millions
more than last year, will be set aside
for the purchase of the harvests be-
forehand.
Increased Commodity Demand.
"With regard to the question of
the supply of commodities 10 the
village, certain circles of the Party
cherish illusions to the effect that
we are in a position to abolish here
and now the commodity shortage.
The fact is. however, that the lack
Of commodities is explained by a
tremendous increase of the demands
Of the workers end peasants for
commodities, the production OF which
has been increased but which still
remain behind the demand.
However, the lack of commodi-
ties is connected with the present
period of reconstruction in industry.
The new factories will only produce
masses of commodities in three to
four years time. Nevertheless, the
lack of commodities can be reduced
by increasing the production of those
branches of industry which produce
agricultural machines and tools, and
other commodities nodded by the
peasants at the moment.
Right Wing Deviations.
"The social basis for the devia-
tons from Leninism is represented
by the preponderance of small scale