The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-04
CEMENT By rhoPoT
Translated by A. S. Arthur and c. Ashieigh
All Rights d-Internatiomat Publishers ~ l.

Glsb Chunaov Army Commdr returns to has to'0n on
the Civil Wars find the great cement or
he had formerly orked ruins and the ne o. e %
disoroand He DISCOVERS great change has Wte Daha aoho
he has for three gears She as no longer ee t
ov leader the OF the o'" t0ge'"r maM
1ekhovo of the Womens Section Of the comma"
Party
Gleb ns leading 'oorkers to the task of re-
constructing the factory and work as started
of Geb the appropriation of the prope'd
begins Among ho deprived their belongings
father Serge Iuag Bolsheuk intellectual aho denoted
Party worke The prOpeed elements are mo being oOed Prom
their elegant humble nts in another part OF the ton
At night within the garland of the mountains rising in stony dark
flashing like burning birds hurting themselves into
the depths from their secret ey cropping mn Df T ds Of b
night were shattered by regiment of Red soldiers IN patte array
shadows at the ominous call of the fiery birds
the night after their commissions of
Night seeplessness seethng Was
worth while to waste this rabb to tery once more
this crying of children and all this mad panic living
This crowd sinking of intimate household sweat terrified
the slaughter goanng with misery and madness
from them which wrenched his enas One would
carry the future; because
children forget fear and terror
of Undertaking and sinking of bed
linen, stirred his soul with outrage and anger
THE principal thing something else
The factory with its laundering the docks and the
ships grow Thousands workers amidst
machinery. flaming golden wheat This
There the mountains and beyond them
artillery and the Red soldiers loading their rifles the trenches
And the fields deoaon bands of bgands oamed the land
while famshed naked arbazed people lay dying on the neglected
SOIL
away oafers whstlng and
with prepare self for nights the mountains
winged with fiery omnous signs
Mekhova, rifle her shoulders Serge
She had not slept all night but her eyes burned with the e OF
morning.
What long time it is since I've lived through 4s1 such Exciting n
October wonderfully good! Well and you
Why you dull, Serge, eh?"
resoundng with joyful emotion seemed from
far away He heard her and heard
she had been crying out like this for long time past He
voice. seemed though answered her and not
~ HAVE headache"
whats the you? you think about you
blood boiling used to those days? There
be headaches now The New Economic Poeyto the devil
to forced labor tomorrow Do you hear, SERGE?
"what do you don't know? What are you talking
about?"
don't know"
standing quietly looking the crowd, his rifle in his
Mkova walked from him through
high grass @ Ting and Stumbling but w s9 W wa g
else? Perhaps had been just an illusion
loaded with household goods upon
beside them walking working men and women Luhava was
brisk pace his hair futcr like black flames.
flaming Pola up Gleb.
He outh his chest and waved his hand
"Ctnrades get into ine"
The Communists running along breaking through
crowd, coming Gleb
then, Citizens, take things. Get ready march
living palaces, try
while There, the suburb you'll be shown doors There's
enough and for youyou be richly provided
You'll sleep spring mattresses and rest sofas March,!
and exhausted the people sitting the
their bundes they remained bby blinded and eafened Ivan
himself the crowd and left first walking
with Verohka They walked slowly endey
though customary walk
smiling gestculatng, speaking with
others with
baskets following them; and then
suddenly hurry crawl
the grass back into the town.
Ito Be Connued)