Evening star., 1932-02-07
Russ Prepare for World War
Union Trains Its People Tremendous Conquest

plow, in the home and in the school,
the next war" is spoken of with a
sense Of lnality as If the enemy were
already modified and on the march.
Just as the five-year plan represents a
stupendous departure in the field of
economies, so MoScow's preparedness
program-the Soviet plan for war, it
might be called-represents the most
breath taking advance of militarism the
world has yet seen.
From the Gulf of Finland to Afghan
istan, from the Polish border to the
Island of Sakhalin, the country's hu-
man and natural technical and educa-
tional resources are being modified.
combined and fitted for war. Industry
is being placed on a reversible basis,
for use in war as well as peace. Every
citizen is a prospective soldier, every
factory a possible munitions plant.
A 24-Hour Basis.
The Soviet war industries operate on
a 24-hour basis, and never rest. The
loss and inconveniences from red tape
and bureaucracy which are the curse
of every other industry in the Soviet
Union are unknown in factories pro-
ducing war munitions, airplanes or war
chemicals. Here drunkenness by a
workman is no excuse, and irregularity,
if it is repeated, becomes a counter
revolutionary crime.
These industries do not complain Of
shoddy materials or halfway work. In
front of each establishment a Red SOL
dier is stationed, and he turns aside all
visitors without proper admission Gre
dentialS.
Lenin went to the New Testament for
the most powerful slogan of the revO-
luton, that about the last being first
and the first last" Stain chose his
epitome for the SOviets military pro-
gram from the Old Testament. David s
Injunction TO teach the children OF
Judah the use of the bow" has been
translated by the Communist war ma
chine into an incisive edict, as follows
Every young worker, every young
clerk, every young office employe must
learn to handle a machine gun. Every
young person must become proficient in
some branch of military science and
battle practice"
Between the ages of 10 and so every
man and woman, every boy and girl, IN
the Soviet Union today is provided with
some sort of military qualification, "
whether this be for work on the battle
field or behind the lines. Machinery for
the training of large masses of the
population in war practice has been
set up in every part of the Soviet Union.
Every class of the population is reached
by the governments defense program,
and every language or dialect spoken in
the Soviet Union is utilized in these
campaigns.
Military Corner"
Each factory is provided with mill
tary corner Ivoyenni ugOlok). Every
village has its defense house (dom obo-
lonD. a small scale armory for military
practice and instruction. In every large
city is a central house Of the Red
Army" which serves both as military
school and museum for the city and
district
The whole of the Soviet Union is
covered with network OF shooting cir
cles. and men and women periodically
undergo rife practice. Every boys club
in the country sees youths and children
practicing military gymnastics for all
sport in the Soviet Union is conducted
with an eye to military usefulness
Theoretical and practical military edu-
cation is carried on in grade schools,
high schools and universities
There is an Army Press. consisting
CT daily paper, the Red Star, and of a
dozen or n ore weekly and monthly pub
lications. One publication, which
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