Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15

Many Americans read, as the epitaph
OF Communism, the statement BY Jo-
seph stalin, chief Of the Russian Soviet,
that workers must be paid according TO
the quality Of their work, and that there
should Be recognition Of intellectual
ability. There b believed to be sig
nificance In Stains insistence that
shall not enjoy special privileges.
THE world II fortunate" thinks the
Newark Evening News, Gin having Rus
sia IS great laboratory In which expert
nents can be tried and applied or
tossed into the drain, rs would not be
possible anywhere else" The Evening
News concludes that people are pretty
much alike all over" The San Jose
Mercury Herald believes that 1.-The re-
cent bid for capitalist favor and the
negotiations to borrow money from
relations with capitalist countries, be-
cause his interests require them" The
Chicago Daily News declares: "The
whole fabric Of Russian life apparently
Is in for q thorough shake-up. How 1t
works out win be Of almost as much
interest to the world IS to the Russians.
However, 1t will be far more agreeable
to watch the process from the outside
than rom within Russia's borders"
Quoting Rtissia's man Of steel" As
announcing that failure to differentiate
between skilled and unskilled workers
causes unskilled workers to lose inter.
est in raising their Qualification" the
South Bend Tribune states: That
fact was recognized In capitalistic ma
tions before Russia came into exist
ence." The Toledo Blade remarks that
"Stalin has learned his lesson through
experience, end he has had the courage
to change his mind" The Springfield
Republican finds that Prussia ct last
admits that any laborer 10 worthy o.
his hire" The Gary Post Tribune Ia
Ia to he nut back into Russian life;
that "it 10 certain to be effective, but
it Ia also certain 10 destroy Russian
faith in the Bolshevik program"
"Russia will continue to find out what
We found out long ago" according 70
the Rutland Herald. that there Is such
. thing As human nature ana tnat
human nature h stimulated BY the
prospect OF advancement" The Herald
adds that at Is not impossible that the
idea Of, careful planning for long pc.
RODS Of all phases OF agriculture ana
industry will be real contribution 70
the rest Of the world" The Mancheeter
Union believes that Chances OF ulta-
mate fruition Of the Mve.yeaf plan are
greatly improved by this move to give
the Russian workers incentive TO DO
their best"
Failure of the Russian experiment Is
forecast by the Memphis Commercial-
Appeal, while the Schenectady 0azette,
voicing the American view that "ulti-
mately the Soviet idea Will crumnie,
adds that st Is too early to expect the
dictators Of the Soviet Union to yielo:
that their power Is still too great but,
BY concessions here and there, they are
STRENGTHENING It for the time being.
The ct. Louis Times would mot be
surprised soon to hear Of fresh conflict
between the irreconclables and the
changing Stain regime" and suspects
that "Adam.zad, the bear that walks
like o man, Is still Of undetermined
species" The Birmingham News con.
tends that 1T u doubtful II = Soviet
establishment can hope to continue
where individuals are permitted TO
prosper"
Advising ''calinness in the consider
alton Of foreign affairs" the New York
SUN points out that, from the days Of
Petsr the Great. Inevitably, after .
period Of agitation, the Russian people
has fallen again into what may be
called the tempo Of its life, and neither
its most hopeful prophets NOR its most
alarmed aSsailants have been sus-
tanned" The New York Evening Post
says: "9ovist Russia 70 IN . state Of
fux. Communism 10 in o highly ex-
detrimental stage. We have no way Of
telling what viii result, and it - not
probAhIes that The Communist leaders
themselves would In private dare hazard
more than . guess rs to what will be
the economic status OF Russia 10 or 40
years from to-day. But II progress con-
.Nnuss alone the HINES indicated b. the