The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

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tell anyone who may be interest
ed that we can say without any
hesitation or doubt that we do
NOT go hungry or in want of any
kind of food element OR WILL
WE DO so while we are in the
SOVIET UNION. Can you guys
over there say that3
Work-the average work day is
about hours-that varies in DIFF
ferent places, depending on the
nature OF the work and the gen
eral agreement of the workers.
Hee on the farm they work from
I'll, and 1874. Everyone works
four days and rests the fifth day.
Even we have lost track of the
old-fasnioned week days. Looked
at the calendar just now, its Sun
day; out there 1880 A. M, here
It is $3.50 p. M. (boys are Just
dragging out their beds.)
In the evenings from ST, here
on the farm and other places, too,
volunteers work at such things as
clearing some places of twigs and
Limbs, ETC., or digging a basement
for some future building or con-
structing an athletic field, etc.. The
individuals do this work voIun-
tarily and instead Of accepting
their pay, donate it to some such
project as the one the comrades
here on the farm are working to-
ward-an aeroplane for Karelia's
air feet which will be titled
"Punainen Hiilisuo." They need
$1,000 rubles, $4,000 Of which has
already been accumulated.
You hoped that we would be
happy just post first impress
sions, which of course have the
possibility of not lasting, but
which often times have a great
deal Of bearing on future conclu-
sions, can say for myself, hon
estly and really and truly, and
sincerely, and I believe am quite
correct in voicing the opinion OF
the rest Of the crew in that feel
myself right at home here and
like it.
If it were not for you, dear rel
atives, comrades and friends over
there, my thots would very gel
dom even stray to that part Of the
globe. When they say they are
in need of technical aiGs here, they
are saying mouthful,, naturally
education along other Ines goes
hand In hand with that--recon-
strpction work is going on at a
mad pace but additional Pa ofes-
sional assistance Of every kin is
still in great demand.
. OF course there are plenty Of dig
couraging things to be seen, that
is If one allows onself to consider
Z these conditions as dissouragine
there is still very large pc,
a cent Of the native element who
!, education ana cultural training
4 Is at q very low standard-th
= older element especially Is prac
= tica1ly hopeless in that respect
~ It Is not q woAAr s4thsr, ate
a generations Of extreme depres
o sion by the ruling class, isnpos
i sible living conditions, extrem
b religious bonhage-to find sue
Il things as sanitation but Iittl
= known, etc.
q could relate all sorts o
= shortcomings and mistakes Of tn
/; different phases Of the workin
70 class government-we knew b
p fore we started here that the rev
J. olution had not, is not and Wi
Is not be completed for some tim
d what is and has to be done l
l. to bring to light these flaws an
d all novel and most convenier
l. ideas and patch things up accort
d ing1y.
Is In order TO be happy In tt
l. Soviet Union one has to undo,
st stand all these different things |
IS the degree of natural and commc
ID human intelligence at least. Jui
Sc this in conc1usion-to the casu
N observer it is evident that Il
. different kinds of work is not I
al to the American standard in eff
f. cheney and systematization but
at little further study of the san
p proves that unlimited headws
has been made In that directiC
n and that nothing is spared In
ct ve1oping It.
ID Censure-That letters are ce
ar sured is just so much capitalist
boloney. no one has ever infor1
ed ed us In any shape or manner
as to what to write or what not
a. write, or do they provide poop
'r- who write letters with any XII
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