The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-07

THERE appeared IN the Chicago Tribune a
copyrighted news dispatch dated Sept. goth
from Riga, Latva. with the following headlines:
"Detroiters Reds Slaves and "450 Tractor work.
ers, families face hunger, disease in Soviet fac
tory"
In this dispatch the reporter is trying to re-
late woeful story about the life fthe Amer
lean Colony in Stalingrad This story is built
upon an interview with MIR. Lewis, who was re-
Gently exiled from the Soviet Union because he
was found guilty of attacking a Negro worker.
late woeful story about the life Of the Amer
leans are threatened by "lot of known and un-
known Asiatic fevers''
Yes, many of us have suffered one way or
another, due to the change of climate also due
to the abrupt change in food. Nearly all Of us
have lost weight rapidly. But by now nearly
all Of us are steadily regaining our weight.
Many Of us are feeling better then we did
when we came here. We suppose many letters
from here to relatives in Detroit will testify to
this effect Furthermore we want to correct the
Riga dispatch: not two, but four Americans have
died in our Colony. Were these deaths due to
lack Of medical attention. as Mr.. Lewis insinu-
ates in his interview? Absolutely not In order
to set many anxious relatives at ease we will
review two cases here
Died of Friends Foolishness.
One is, that Of Mr.. DAILY, who when taken i'll
with typhoid fever his American friends would
not permit him to be moved to the hospital,
stating that they wanted to take care OF him
themselves. Naturally they could not give him
the needed medical attention and in spite of
the doctors order they fed him substantial food,
which was to his detriment, and which caused
his death in a short while ~
Then Is the last case Mr.. Kuzmcky was
taken Ill with typhoid fever and pulled through
successfully but this restless soul took him out
door too early. he contracted cold which
caused inflammation of the brain that cost his
life. That everything possible was done to save
them, can be testified by those that stood BY
There are many that have been cured of typhoid
fever and all kinds of other ailments that the
Americans brought with them from the States.
Some being taken to Moscow and operated upon
successfully and given back their health opera
tons that they needed long before they came
mere, but could not afford because Of the amount
involved Here it cost them not penny, and
they were paid their full wages while laid up.
Workers of America take notice..
Relatives Get Wages.
whether our wages are being deposited il,
DcuoiI UT HoC, we Will leave 10 our relatives to
testify But Mr. Lewis in his interview insinu-
ates that "the attempt Of others to discover II
Tractorstroy was keeping its agreement we're
fruitless because of the censorship OF their mail
and kilograms" To prove this to be an abnom-
Unable lie 1t will be enough to recall that Will
son, who is habitual drunk, who has not put
In weeks work while here, and when he did
go near machine he nearly wrecked It, he was
disgrace to the Colony and some time ago sent
out defamable letter about the conditions In
our Colony, which letter was also full Of Islander.
This letter was published in full In the Detroit
News OF Aug. 18th. If such fourfusher could
get such letters through the Soviet malls, where
is there censorship then?
Lied About Attack on Negro
Then Mr.. Lewis goes on telling why he has
been exiled. and states he attacked the Negro
worker who took exception to his protest
against the Negro being CHARTERED in his room"
This is very characteristic xxx. lie. Every
American in this Colony will nail this as such
for they know best.
Mr.. Lewis is trying to say that conditions are
very much unbearable here and that many would
like to leave. But why did he at the trial come
forward with the defense that he was drunk
(Which lie was quite often) and did not know
what he was doing at the time, and after his