The daily worker., 1932-11-10
Gi g a n tic
NOV. Z March
in KdrkhOV
BY MYRA PAGE.
European Correspondent of the
Daily Worker.)


KHARKOV, Nov. (By Cable) =
The streets of Kharkov were filled
today with men, women and youth
celebrating the 18th anniversary OF
their freedom, of the workers and
farmers power.
At exactly ten in the morning a
monster coloreful demonstration COM
nenced in the recently completed
Dzerjinsky Square. This imposing
spacious square running six blocks
in length offered grandiose spec
tacle as one column after another
of worthy, brave Ukrainian workers
and farmers who so resolutely are
building their new socialist life
started to march.
In the reviewing stand were Com
rade Petrovsky, President OF the
Ulrainian Soviet Government, other
Soviet officials, and many trade union
leaders, Comrade Kossior, Secretary
of the Ukrainian Communist Party,
Gopner, representing the Comintern,
some of the best shock brigaders OF
Dombas, Moscow. Stalingrad and
other centers, collective farmers and
foreign worker delegates.
mo Power on Earth Can Take Away
Our Gains"
Following Petrovsky's fiery greet
ings from the Ukrainian workers
and farmers to the toilers of the
whole Soviet Union and the world"
an impressive military parade took
place, lasting over two hours. Artil-
lery, Infantry, Cavalry, Tanks, Avi-
alton and Sanitary Corps partici'
pated in the parade. The workers
enthusiasm burst out in a tremend-
Gus "hurrah, no power on earth can
take away our gains"
Tractor plant workers, including
two truckload of Americans, had the
honor of heading the workers col
umns as the plant was recently
awarded the Lenin Order. Workers
Of the giant Locomotive plant, elec-
chemical, turbine generator
bicycle and other factories fell ir
line carrying banners, hailing kle
achievements Of the Five-Year Plar
and cheering their leaders.
Best Answer to Imperialist Slander
The sight Of smiling joyous faces
of men, women and youth pouring
through the square is the best answer
to the ISLANDERS circulated labroac
concerning the Ukrainian toilers,-it
testifies to the revolutionary spirit
and enthusiasm of the workers anc
peasants.
On the 18th anniversary OF The
Russian Revolution many new work
ers' clubs, restaurants, apartments
were opened in Kharkov, as the Rail
road Club near the Southern Station
Krasny, the Workers District Clui
Blacko, several apartments and alst
the largest turbine plant in Europe
The workers are especially prouc
of the fact that the Ukrainian people
once oppressed and kept backward
by czarism, is now in the front rank
of the Soviet republics, Transforming
their former impoverished illiteratI
country into a modern land of BIZ
industry and widespread culture
where the standards of living il
countryside are steadily rising.
Workers, Peasants Achievements.
The most outstanding achievement
of the Ukrainian workers and peas
ants in the socialist construction /
Dnieprostroy, the largest power sta
ton in the world which was recentl,
completed.
Ukrainian agriculture is also ad
.vancing on the path of socialism
with 10000 tractors and ten thou
sand combines where before tn
revolution there was not even
cinele one.
The workers wages in the Ukrai
MAN industry increased one thirt
over those prevailing in 1928. TIL
collective farmers find big materia
end social advantages in COLLECTIVE
farming.
With unconquerable spirit and higl
class consciousness the Ukrainial
workers, as we'll as the workers o
the whole Soviet Union are march
ing in the city and countryside to
ward socialism on the 18th ami
versary of the great November TIL
Revolution.