Evening star., 1930-12-01
SOVIET TO FINISH 5-YEAR PLAN
IN a, ASSERTS IT'S DIRECTOR
Industrial and Agricultural Progress of
Socialist State Declared Refuting
Critics Abroad.

"The production of general machinery
during the first two years also exceeded
the plan.
Second Year Momentum.
Though estimates for the first year
Of piatiletka proved exceeded, paraticu-
larly remarkable successes were achieved
by socialist industry in the second year.
In 1929-30 the gross output increased 25
per cent, exceeding piatiletka estimates
by per cent.
ut must be emphasized that the in
crease in the output of industries pro-
ducing means of production amounted
last year to 40 per cent, exceeding the
planned figure for the year by 16 per
cent.
I'm short, in all important indust les
we are progressing beyond piatiletka
figures.
"a less rapid tempo of growth was
recorded in the light industries, in
which available agricultural and raw
The stimulation of native raw materials
Ind resources will enable us next year
considerably to exceed the piatiletka
estimate in the light industries as we'll
food, Gotten, etc. On the whole, the
pre-war level of industrial production
already has been doubled"
Building Program Ahead.
M. Kuibyshev continues to say that
building program figures are also far
ahead OF the piatiletka estimates, and
continues to a discussion of agriculture !:
"A very great advance has been made in
the field of agriculture. The sown area
increased from 118,O00,000 hectares in
1928-29 to 127, 100000 in 1929-30."
He states that, due to improved culti-
Vation methods, the gross grain crop of
this year was 86,500,000 tens, against
71,700,0 900 tons in 1929, an increase of
20.6 per cent. Marketable grain
produce, he said, was 1875 per cent above
piatiletka provisions. Thus" he states,
the grain problem has been funda-
mentally solved"
With regard to collective farming,
he says that upward of one-fifth of
peasant households have joined in the
collectives-that is, that more than S.
1000 peasant households have reject
ed individual farming and have taken
up collective farming The collectives
planted $4,000, 900 hectares, as compared
with 20.600,0 900 planned for the fifth
year OF piatiletka. In the grain regions
1873 per cent of the peasants have
joined the collectives.
Other Successes Seen.
M. Kuibyshev proceeds with assertions
marking success of socialization of live
stock, liquidation of the kulak, or land
ed peasant class: surprising of piati-
letka quotas by the railroads and inn
provement Of the cultural standards of
the population. Wages, he says, have
increased 12.1 per cent.
Contrary to all the phophecies of
hostile economists and politicians; con-
trary to the wrecking efforts of en-
bittered fragments of the old system.
platiletka is being carried out and will
be fulfilled, it may confidently be
said, not in five. but in four years." he
says.
However, we are not salts
ned by our tempo of progress or the
quality OF our work. That explains why
We so mercileSsly criticize ourselves.
Those who, on the basis of this crit
icism, conclude the failure of piati-
letka only place themselves, as may be
seen, in ridiculous position"
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