Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
SOVIET iron FIST"
SOF TENED TO RICH
Bourgeoisie and Kulak
Glasses to BE "AttraCted
and Cared For"
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 6.-Soviet Russia has
held cut a modified form Of the olive
branch to two classes of its citizens
which, ever since the revolution it has
marked as arch enemies Of Communism
the bourgeoisie and the kulak.
Having suppressed them in no I'M
certain manner. it now proposes to for
give them their sins provided they are
duly repentant and willing to enter a
new fold marked out for them. This
means cooperation with and labor for
the present regime.
It Goes not mean relenting of the
iron policy against "counter-revolution
ary'' or Subversive activities generally
attributed to these classes as a whole.
It rather signifies that thu state wishes
as far as possible to avail itself of the
best brains and skill Of the old order
because of the growing demands OF
agricultural and industrial development
Policy Of Iron Fist.
Joseph Stain in a recent address
before the conference of industrialists
concerning that part Of the bourg elsie
which he called the old industrial in
telligentsia." said:
our attitude toward them during
the reign of sabotage was expressed in
the policy of the iron fist. Now it must
be expressed in a policy of attracting
them and caring for them. Oul pres
ent task dictates change of attitude
toward the engineering forces of the old
school.
We must show them greater atten-
ton and care, attract them more bold
~ to work The most highly skilled
portion of this class some years ago was
infected By wTecking malady, but since
then we smashed and successfully over
came the capitalistic elements in city
and village
Regarding the interventionist dreams
of the bourgeoisie. it is necessary to ad-
nit they so far have proved to be a
house built on sand. This explains the
definite signs of the turn toward Soviet
power of part of the section who
formerly sympathized with the wreckerS.
Even yesterdays wreckers are beginning
in number of factories to cooperate
with the working class. We must change
our policy toward this group accord
ingly."
Hard for "Standpatters."
Many "standpat" members Of the
bourgeoisie have continued to exist in
Russia since the revolution, but to those
who have not joined the bolshevist
cause life has been hard The govern
ment's fight to eXtreminate the kulak
has been even more intense. KulakS
were small merchants and well-to do
peasants. For years an unrelenting
drive has been waged to "liquidate"
them. because there is no place in the
Soviet state for private ownership of
property and private trade.
AS part of the new order of things,
Stain also presented program entail
ing radical changes in the governments
policy toward labor and industry to
insure the success of the flve-year plan.
These were:
Readjustment of wages in conformity
vi h the type of work done.
steps to halt the shifting of workmen
from place to place to improve their
living conditions.
Development by the working class Of
its own 'intelligentsia" from such skilled
workers as engineers and technicians.
Improvement Of the organization of
labor to distribute the proper strength
among factories and to END "irrespon-
sible methods
Increase in the interior sources of
industry and wider application of the
piecework system.
Reversal from collective business ad-
ninistration to an individualistic basis