The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-20
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press stan Correspondent

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MOSCOW, Dec. 20-A vast new
industrial structure has arisen in
Russia since October, 1923, when the
five-year plan was started, which
places the first proletarian nation
in the forefront of modern indus
trialized lands.
The structure, as Soviet leaders
candidly admit, is defective in many
ways. 1t is Unbalanced, produces
extensively and inefficiently stalls
altogether from time to time for
lack Of proper management or CO.
ordination fits various parts.
But that it represents a solid and
unshakable foundation for further
industrialization is beyond dispute.
The outstanding giants of the
Piatiletka-Dniepedstroi, Stalingrad
Tractor, Magnitostroi, etc.-have
doomed large in the world news.
Industry Centers Reared
These, however, are only a few
peaks in the new industrial land
scape, been extended from its mar
row limits in western Russia to the
brim of the Pacific.
The Urals, the interior of Siberia,
have in a few short years become
world centers of industry. The
rapidity with which bleak, thinly
populated regions, have been trans
formed into modern industrial sites
is familiar story.
Russia has taken first place in
Europe and second place in the
world in the output of iron ma
chinery and series Of other goods.
From an importer Of tractors and
farm machinery, it has become the
worlds largest producer of these
items. From eighth place in the
world in the production of electrical
energy it has arisen to fifth place;
from eighth place in chemical pro-
duction it has risen to fourth place.
One Objective Fulfilled
In laying this industrial founda-
ton the Soviet regime has fulfilled
the first and most important econ
omic objective of it's Piatiletka. A
closeup Of the production figures,
however, destroys the illusion that
the plan was a neat timetable de-
vice.
While some industries carried out
their schedules in tive and one
half or three years, others are I'M
likely to do so in six or seven. The
plan has required day-to-day Jug
Cling, to meet conditions.
The picture presented upon the
official conclusion of the plan only
vaguely resembles the one sketched
in the original draft. The control
figures" for 1882 will not be fulfilled.
Instead of the SO per cent in
crease in total production only 20
odd per cent will be forthcoming.
Program Not Complete
Since these control figures were
pitched to enable completion of the
Piatiletka, it means that technically
the Piatiletka will not be carried out
by the end of the year.
Final figures are not yet at hand,
but indications are that the total
coal production will amount to
about 65,000,000 tons, as against co.
100000 projected for 1882 and u.s.
100000 foreseen by the original plan
for the last year.
Iron output is likely to be no more
than 100000 tons compared with
the 100000 called for in the orig
inal plan. Steel probably will total
less than 100000 tons, although
the original plan called for 10,40O,-
000
This backwardness applies to a
series of products. On the other
hand, oil production list year already
had exceeded the f1ve-year program.
MISUNDERSTANDING industries, like
wise, had fulfilled their five year.
plan in three years.
Plans Not Carried Out
The so-called light industries
textiles, leather goods, canned
goods, etc.-did not carry out the
plans, partly because agriculture
failed to provide the necessary raw
materials, partly because the ma
tional energy until recently was con-
centrated almost exclusively on
heavy industries.
Taken as whole, the quantitative
side of the five-year plan gave sat-
isfactory results.
Even where it fell short of ex-
pectations, the advance was large
enough to astound the world and
the general rate of growth is with
out precedent in all history.