Evening star., 1930-12-09
SOVIET SEES PLAN
. FULFILLED IN 1892
Shortage of Labor and Fora
elgn Credits, However,
May Cause Difficulties.
This q the Arst Of four arttcles
Depicting economic and political
conditions In Russia.
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press staR Oorrespondent.

Aasoeiated Press STAG OoFrespondsnt.
MOSCOW, December 9.-Whether or
not the Soviet government actually
believes 1t can accomplish the tremen-
dous task IL has outlined in the famous
"Ave-year plan" of industrialization,
the masses Of Russians are being food
ed with propaganda to convince them
that not only will the great Communist
building plan be carried out on time,
but that probably the work viii be COM
pleted in four years.
As q convincing argument that the
flrst big Soviet job viii be finished by
1882 instead of 1888, the newspapers
recently announced that the planning
section Of the Supreme Economic Coun-
ell, together with the Industrial Eco
nomic Institute, have already taken
steps 70 map out second five-year
schedule.
Figures of the State Planning Com
mission purport to show that the pres
ent plan is far ahead of its schedule
In practically every one Of the major
industries of Soviet Russia Neverthe-
less the plan has had its difficulties and
there are indications that further diff
culties will present themselves during
the pending third year.
Shortage Of Labor and Credit.
age Of labor and foreign credits. The
Soviet scheme calls for 100000 addi-
tional laborers in 1881. The seriousness
Of this problem Is shown by the fact
that, ut the conclusion of the second
year Of the plan, there was q labor
shortage of some 5000 in the Union.
The government accounted in large
part for this shortage by pointing out
that thousands of workers would not
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seek better and more renunerative en-
ployment. The obviattng Of this tin
Grant labor question Is now believed to
have been solved by the various unions,
which, upon instructions from the
higher ups" have warned workers
that they will not be permitted to quit
their jobs except for the best of reasons,
such as Ill health, etc.
The penalty is expulsion from the
union and the withdrawal of bread
cards and food privileges, also blacklist
ing In other plants and factories. In
other words, all workers, beth men ana
women. must agree to remain "for the
duration"
Subscription Disappointing.
The government some time ago called
for subscriptions to ''five-yeaf plan in
four years loan" and, up to recently,
the reSutLS nave somewhat 0l&AppOinted
the State banking authorities. The total
subscribed thus far is around $50, ,00O, 900
rubles Approximately $3.50, 600, ,O00) !,
with the workers and employees taking
UP for the greater amount and the
peasants exhibiting their usual pessi-
ntism By absorbing only q small part of
the issue. The ultimate size Of this
loan has not been set by the authorities,
but Il 70 believed that . billion was the
sum hoped for.
In the meantime the government n
working desperately to Ill the huge la
bor demands which must be met next
year. Schools for the training of special,
workers are being opened rapidly. Sol
diers Of the Red Army who are finish
ing thar terms Of CONSUMPTION are being
sent to work on the big projects
throughout the union, and large por-
ton ef the gap is expected to Be filed
by young man and women, whe oom-
plete THAR school years..
just how additional foreign credit IA
10 be obtained the government finance
commissarfat has not yet revealed, but
this matter apparently does not seem 70
be wcrTytng the authorities at the pres
ent moment