The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-06

tainly not. 1t is surely known to everyone
that the Soviet Union possesses considerably
less capital than the capitalist countries. Were
it question of the status of accumulation, we
should have the crisis and the capitalist coun-
tries would be enjoying the upward trend.
1t has been said that economics depend greas-
ly on the organizational and technical training
of the economic cadres This is of course true.
Are the crises in the capitalist countries and
the rise of the Soviet Union therefore to be
explained by their lack and our superfluity of
technical cadres? Most certainly not. 1t is
surely common knowledge that the capitalist
countries possess much larger technically
trained cadres than we do. We have never
concealed the fact nor intend to do so, that in
the sphere of technics are the pupils of the
Germans, English French, Italians, and above
all and especially of the Americans. Therefore
the surplus or shortage of technical cadres is
not the decisive factor here, although the pro-
blem of cadres is of serious Importance for the
development of national economy.
Perhaps the solution of the riddle is to be
found in the fact that our cultural level is
higher than that of the capitalist countries
Again this is not the case. Everyone knows
that among us the cultural level of the masses
of the people is lower than in the United
States, England Germany, etc. No, it is not the
culture of the masses which plays the decisive
role mere, important as TINS is Tor Cno develop
ment of national economy.
Perhaps the reason lies in the personal quail
tiles of the leading men of the capitalist coun-
tries =? But again the answer is no. The crises
have arisen simultaneously with the establish
ment of the rule of capitalism. For more than
100 years there have been periodical crises in
capitalist economy, recurring every twelve,
ten, eight, or fewer years. All the capitalist
parties, all the more or less prominent repre-
sentatives of capitalism, from the outstanding
genius" down to the average man, have tried
their powers towards preventing or Gre
medying" the crises. But all have failed. Is it
therefore any matter of wonder that Hoover
and his disciples too have failed? No. 1t is not
a question of the leaders or parties of capital
ism, although these leaders and parties are of
not inconsi 1erable Importance in the matter
What, then, is the reason? How is it that
the Soviet Union, in spite of its cultural back
wardness, in spite of its lack of capital, it's
lack of technically trained and experienced eco
nomic cadres is in state of economic advance
ment, able to record decided successes in the
work of economic construction, whilst the cap
italist countries, in spite of their surplus cap
ital their surplus of technical workers, and in
spite of their higher cultural level, are in
state of growing economic crisis and are suf-
fering defeat after defeat in the field of eco
nornic development?
The cause is to be found in the difference
of the economic system in the capitalist coun-
tries and in the Soviet Union.
The cause is to be found in the bankruptcy
of the capitalist system of economy
The cause is to be found in the advantages
of the Soviet system as. compared with the
capitalist system.