The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-11
The Political and Tactical Program
of the Sabotage Center.


program of the sabotagers was as follows;
the accused Ramzin states
THE form of leadership was conceived as
a bourgeois democratic republic. In this
question various proposals were submitted,
going as far as the restoration of the mo-
narchy. But in the course of the discussions
this standpoint was abandoned, as the old
dynasty is completely discredited; the set
ting up of fresh dynasty would have in
Volved entering on a dangerous adventure,
and above all monarchist restoration would
have encountered energetic protest ON the
part of the broad masses, and would have
repealed these masses from the Centre.
1.-THE Legislative organ was planned in the
form of parliament with universal suffrage,
but with the aid of an electoral system COM
plicated in such a manner that the desirable
composition of the parliament would have
been secured.
Both of the above proposals were, however
only conceived for the period following the
final consolidation of the new regime; mill
tary dictatorship was held to be necessary
for the preliminary period after the counter
revolutionary upheaval
I'm the sphere of industry the main prin-
ciple consisted of the return to their former
owners of the works and factories Great
difficulties were, however, to be reckoned
with in the accomplishment of this inten-
ton, since the majority of the former under
takings had undergone fundamental changes,
a number of them had been completely Iqui-
dated or reduced to a condition ia which work
was impossible, whilst on the other hand
other undertakings had become so greatly
enlarged, or had been subjected to such
radical reconstruction that their value was
frequently greatly increased And finally,
after the october revolution large number
of entirely new undertakings sprang into be-
ing, and the total value and productive cap
acity of these greatly exceeded the total value
of the former pre-revolutionary undertake
ings. Therefore it was agreed with the lead
ing circles of the industrial emigres that a
peculiar method should be adopted-the re-
organization and concentration of the new
and extensively reconstructed undertakings
in joint stock companies. BY this method
these undertakings would be depersonified,
and the former owners of the hquidated or
radically altered undertakings were to be
COMPENSATED by the issue of a corresponding
number of shares. In consequence of the
value of the undertakings at the moment of
the counter upheaval as COM
pared with the personal---very. value, even
the application of artificial methods Of as
sessnent would still have left the possibility
that after the former owners had been COM
pensated a considerable number of free
shares and means would remain in the hands
of the State. These free means were to be
employed in part for the partial compensa-
ton of the former owners, and in part for
the general requirements of the state.
I'm the sphere Of agriculture the main line
Of orientation was the strong individual farm
and the partial purchase Of the land from
the former owners. Therefore the idea of
restoring the land to the former owners was
rejected, and the possession of the land by
the peasants, in the form of individual farms
with definite boundaries, was confirmed The
compensation of the former landowners was
planned in the form above described. This
orieDtation on the part of the Centre in the
sphere of agriculture was expected to ensure
the energetic aid of the peasant masses, espe-
ciaily during the carrying ont of eolIectipiza-
ton by the Soviet power, which the Centre
considered was bound to arouse great resist :
ance on the part of the peasants, and even
open action.
$50 Tar as know the question of local self
sdEntnistaatisn WAS net dealt with exhaus-
lively. since. as already stated it WAS intend
cd THAT the counter+evolutionary nsaaeaval
should be followed by a period of military
dictatorship. wdfh the setting up OF g,,berniaa
and &istrict oozananders, Ssc., by aAininistasa-
tive RncaEzu9x
"A combined system OF direct &na indirect
taxation WAS PLANNED. but 20 far as know.