Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-18

with the first tractors and "com-
bines" come clever organizers from the
city, we'll versed in the psychology OF
youth. Films depicting in dramatic
| fashion mans struggle with Nature
drive home the points OF the orators.
saw one such film in Russia which
had no other plot than the construc-
ton of dam in Turkestan. am
bound to confess that it held me from
start to finish that 1t was far superior
to those Sordid stories Of sex ana crime
| which many Western producers imagine
are the sole interest of the public
The "collectives" make direct ap-
peal to the constructive enthusiasm Of
the young who are taught to be useful
in all manner of ways. They come to
believe implicitly in the glorious march
of their nation. They are In the van.
Adventure to Youth.
In estimating the stability Of the
present regime, foreign observers too
often leave out of account the new gen.
Grafton. To youth the task of devel-
oping RuSsias resources is an exciting
adventure, filling. all their thoughts,
claiming all their enthusiasm. Propa-
ganda never wearies them, for, denied
access to foreign journals and litera-
ture, they have no means OF checking
its truth. I met several young men, all
of whom spoke fluent English with a
strong American accent. Their igno-
rance of conditions outside their coun-
| try was abysmal.
| With youth on its side, the govern
ment is not likely to fail to carry out
its full agricultural program through
peasant obstruction, provided 1t en-
deavors to conciliate the seredniak.
Technical difficulties are more serious.
While the output of agricultural i'm
plements and machinery has increased
with startling rapidity-within few
years 1t will equal that Of the United
States-it Is inadequate to meet the
growing needs of the country Even
more serious is the defective quality Of
many of the machines and the lack OF
trained men to operate them. Ill-f1tting
parts have often to be sent back to the
factories-a costly plant Is often ruined
by unskilled or overenthusiastic oper-
atives.
Reports Of Inefficiency.
The story of the workers who switched
q current of 100000 volts through ap-
paratus designed to be worked at 1000,
to make it produce five times as rapidly,
is, believe, not apocryphal, and in this
country where labor is aristocracy many
| a good tractor is ruined because the
an oil can. These inefflciencies are adj
mitted by the party organizers, who are
| tireless in their efforts to eradicate
them.
Again, assuming that an exportable
surplus of 100000 tons Of grain is
realized In the next harvest, it Is doubt
| full whether the transport system will
be able to handle 1t. Labor Is simply
not available to load and unload trucks,
ships and barges.
In recent months the Soviet must
have lost many thousands of dollars in
demurrage, which it has been forced to
pay as a consequence Of its excessive
eagerness to flood the markets with
wheat. Similarly, owing to transport
difficulties, the timber trust is unable
to remove about 100000 cubic meters
of lumber from the urals These ex-
periences, costly as they have been, are
| likely to teach the government lesson.
We may expect that 1t will not rush so
precipitately into the market next year.
If my analysis is correct Soviet ex-
ports Of grain will show eeconsiderable
Increase next year, equalins&f not ex-
ceeding pre-war levels. Russia oil has
already won secure position in the
world markets, and only lack of labor
and capital prevents the more rapid ex-
ploitation of the country's enormously
rich deposits.
Some Exports Of Coal.
No substantial increase in the export
Of butter, eggs and poultry Is likely to
be recorded, as the population Is already
starved on these commodities Some
export of coal may be expected If the
authorities are successful In their at
tempt to speed up production In the
Donetz Basin, from which it is hoped
to take 100000 tons during 1881.