Evening star., 1930-12-01
"Piatiletka." !"

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Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., OF
New York should have delivered through
the National Radio Forum Of The Wash
ington Star and the Columbia Broad
casting System his impressive arraign-
ment of Communism in the United
States at about the same moment the
| Associated Press released its authentic
analysis of "Piatiletka" That somewhat
unpronounceable Russian word means
the notorious and fantastic five-year
plan of the Soviet government, whereby
it is sought to place the 'proletariat"
union of so-called republics and its
$50, 10000 inhabitants on modern in
dustrial basis by 1888.
Representative Fish's exposure of the
Communist menace in this country is of
timely connection with the "Piatiletka"
revolutions because the Soviets' colossal
economic scheme is part and parcel Of
its vociferously vaunted program for
world revolution" Valerian v. Kui-
byshev, president of the State Planning
Commission, which drew up the five
year plan, informs the Associated
Press that the project, under the high
pressure which the Kremlin czars have
imposed upon the people, is already so
far advanced that its fulfillment in four
years. e., by 1932-can now be con-
fidently predicted Production Of oil.
steel, rolled metal, electro-technical
facilities, agricultural implements and
other machinery, and farm produce are
said to be vastly in excess Of scheduled
output up to this time. The prodigious
speeding-up process necessary to- the
achievement of these alleged results has
been accompanied, Mr.. Kuibyshev
claims, by q steady increase in the
number of workers enjoying a seven
hour day.
"Piatiletka" and the spread of Com
munism here and in other nom Russian
countries are associated developments,
too, because the avowed purpose of the
Soviet is, by adopting the hated prac-
tices of capitalism, to make itself more
and more formidable as an interna-
tional influence. Red Russia does not
crave international relations in the
sense and for the reasons that other
nations cultivate them. The Soviet
conception of internationalism is to
make Communism the dominating fac
tor in 1t. II Stain and his co-conspir-
ators for world revolution should ever
have their way, the entire globe would
be dragooned INTO q union of Soviet
republics" run by, from and for Mos
cow. Communism has many veiled
purposes. But it makes no conceal
ment of its international aims.
"Piatiletka" is to. provide the sinews
of war for the accomplishment OF this
glamorous plot. Russia is to be turned
into a gigantic money-making machine
in order that world revolution may be
adequately financed and comprehensive
ly organized. Dumping of Russian
made products is, Of course, major
element in the plot. To outsell the
rest of the industrial earth, in its va
rious home markets, is fundamental
feature Of the scheme. In the United
States the Soviet would destroy our
farmers by deluging us with cheap
wheat grown and harvested by sweated
peasants. 1t would demoralize our Pa
cific Coast lumber trade by sending to
the American market timber cut and
sawn by forced labor. It would tempt
the American steel industry with man
ganese mined by semi and Of
fered here at prices far below what our
limited domestic output of that basic
metal can be sold for.
Representative Fish and the other
members of the committee appointed
by the House to investigate Communist
activities are rendering truly national
service. pink" seoffers have essayed
to ridicule the committee and minimize
its assigned task. "Recognitionists," +"
who want Uncle Sam to shake diplo-
matte hands with the Soviet, have
joined with our price
contingent to laugh of the idea that
Communism has noteworthy foothold
in this guileless and unsuspecting land.
There is, fortunately, every indication
that the forthcoming report Of the Fish
committee will blow up much Of this
ostrich-headed equanimity.