The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-08
Agrarian Revolution


that In the Soviets, land has been
confiscated by the authorities. The
land was then distributed to the
peasants in accordance with the
number of persons in each family.
This revolutionary measure touched
the poor peasants so that many of
them were overjoyed to the point of
tears. All the MANNED and aged per-
sons and the families of the Red
soldiers are supported by the Soviets.
All sorts Of extortionate taxes, rents,
and loans with which the landlords
burdened the peasants, have been
abolished.
In order to help finance the So
VETS, the peasants pay percent Of
their crops to the Soviets. The rich
peasants pay from Is to 80 percent
Of their grain and the traders pay a
l unified progressive tax. The Soviets
Ahave tried their best to emancipate
the peasantry and to eliminate the
rich peasants and the landlords. The
poor peasants who owed the land
lords or the merchant capitalists any
money were instructed by the Soviets
not to return it. On the other hand,
in case the rich peasants or the land
lords owed the poor peasants any
thing, either COW or any implement
Of farming, they were compelled to
return it without delay.
The clear-out Of the reactionary
landlords and gentry was carried out
energetically with the help and ap-
proval Of the poor peasants. Nearly
all the reactionaries we're arrested at
the guidance of the poor peasants
and agricultural laborers. After they
were arrested they were tried py the
Reactionary- DISCRIMINATING Commit
tee and their penalty approved by the
mass meeting. In case they we're
proved counter they
were shot and executed right on the
spot before the eyes of the masses.
Alliance of Workers and Peasants
Altho the Soviets haven't extended
their rule over big industrial cities,
there have been concrete steps to
bring about the close alliance be-
tween the city proletariat and the
peasants in the villages. Many of
the farmers have been for sometime
workers in the cities and bring home
with them the methods of struggle
and revolutionary spirit Of their city
brothers. In the Soviets, factories
are also established to manufacture
articles of daily use, agricultural i'm
plements, munitions, etc. Therefore
not only the number Of workers in
the villages is on the increase, but
the material and cultural conditions
of the workers in the Soviets are also
greatly raised.
The workers are the administrators
of the factories, without boss, with
out strikes. without wage cuts and
other forms Of exploitation. The
wages Of the workers are on the in
crease altho the level Of their econ
onnic comfort Is still comparatively
low. This is due to the present back
ward economic life and to the civil
war. 1t will be changed as workers
control over industr yand government
Is further advanced. Socialist compe-
tition has been introduced and the
Soviet economy is developed in a
planned manner. Shock troops are
also organized. The labor law of the
Soviets have been proclaimed to
guarantee the interest Of the workers,
such as minimum wages. short hours,
social insurance.
Revolutionary Enthusiasm Prevails.
Like the Soviets In the Soviet
Union, the Chinese Soviets are COM
pletely democratic and therefore Sc
cure the support Of the toiling
masses. The masses understand that
the Soviets are their own govern
n1ents and support them with every
means at their command. This Is
manifested in the enthusiasm shown
In the mass meetings. Not long ago,
for instance at Lungyier, a district in
Western Fukein Province, mass
meeting was attended by an unpre-
cedentely great crowd-over seventy
thousand workers and peasants. The
masses who live in village about
twenty miles from the city also at
tended the meeting with their guns,
old-styled weapons. and swords.
Fiery speeches we're made by the
chairman Of the Soviet, the secretary
Of the district Of the G. p, the lead
er Of the Red Army. and the repre-
sentatives OF the workers and peas
ants. Concrete steps we're proposed
and passed by the meeting to i'm
prove the conditions Of the Soviets,
and to fight against the reactionary
nationalist militarists. Slogans like
Fight Against Imperialist War. De-
fend the Soviet Union, Workers and
the toiling masses OF the World,
Unitel" were also very prominent.
Another little episode will also
show the confidence Of the masses in
the Soviets. The paper money issued
by the Soviets is rather uglv in on
pearance being made Of the native
coarse paper. But it has been widely
circulated and many Of the peasants
rather prefer the ugly paper to the
real cash. They all have great faith
In such notes. They say: "These
notes represent the work of the poor