The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-01
u. S.. R. PAY
RAISE OF 9.3
PC. IN 1888
Toilers Delegates in
Soviet Unanimous
for Govt Plan
BY N. BUCHWALD.
European Correspondent, Daily
Worker.)

MOSCOW, Jan. 81. - The
Central Executive Committee
of the Soviet Union closed its
sessions yesterday after the
adoption of the economic plan
for 1888, the first year of the
Second Five-Year Plan.
The budget for this year
provides for an income Of IS billion
rubles, with expenditures at 1872 bill
lion rubles, leaving a surplus or
nearly two billion rubles.
Increase Production 1885,.
The total increase in industrial
production for the year is set at 1865
per cent over 1882. Increased capital
investments are provided for all in
dustrieS and agriculture.
The plan provides for production OF
84.2 million tons of coal; 2a.4 million
tons Of oil; million tons Of iron and
an equal quantity of steel The tex
tile industry is scheduled to produce
275 billion meters Of cotton cloth; the
shoe industry to give Bis million
pairs Of leather footwear besides
many million pairs Of rubber foot
wear. Production in the food indus
try will amount to TT billion rubles
according to the prices of 1926-2T.
VIII Raise Wages.
An important feature of the Second
Five Year Plan is the provision for
a decrease in production costs Of all
industries. This decrease, however, is
not to be realized at the expense Of
the workers. On the contrary, wages
during 1898 will be further raised in
all branches of socialist economy,
with an average increase amounting
to 9.3 per cent. Increased productiv-
ity Of labor is provided for In all in
dustry and in agriculture.
The total sowing area in 1888 will
be 1885 million hectares. The YIELD
of grain per hectare will be increased
IL per cent with even larger in
creases for other agricultural pro-
ducts. The total grain production
for 1888 is set at 300 million centners
Ga centner is approximately 1908
pounds.
Strengthen Collective Farms.
An important feature of the session
of the Central Executive Committee
Of the US.SR. is the adoption of a
measure concerning the strengthens
ing Of the collective farms, improY-
ing their administration, technical
equipment and labor productivity.
/ All State agencies, like Soviets, agri-
cultural commiSsariat, motor tractor
stations, etc, are to be modified for
the Spring sowing campaign, thus as
surfing the collective and State farms
an adequate supply of agricultural
machinery, experts, and proper Or
ganization of the sowing
Further energetic measures were
adopted to counterfeit the damaging
descriptive activities Of the kulaks and
other counter-revolutionar elements
which have penetrated the collectives,
The income of the agricultural work.
ers will be regulated with a view to
assuring the maximum pay for the
maximum work instead of a uniform
schedule for all agricultural work.
Gradations in pay will be introduced
so that the highest skilled workers
in agriculture receive greater re-
Enumeration.
The motor tractor stations are to
have more responsibility In organiz-
ing the work of the collective farms.
giving them technical and admins
trative assistance.
Big Increase in Necessities.
The production of good for imme-
diate use will be increased 1875 per
cent as compared to 1892. The volume
of these goods will amount to 23.4
| billion rubles. The capital invest
ment for light industry manufactur-
ing these goods will be increased "a
per cent as compared to last year.
The Soviet universities will gradu-
ate during 1882 over $4,000 students.
the technical schools $4,000 and the
factory schools over 100000. The to-
tai number of persons now receiving
education in the Soviet schools Of all
types is about forty-nine million.
While Boss Crisis Grows.
While stressing increased labor
productivity, mastering of the tech
nlgue of the factories already built
the plan for the first year Of the
second Five Year Plan provides for
further enormous increases in an
branches of Socialist economy, and
further Improvement Of the mater
ial and cultural conditions Of the
toillng masses, precisely at the time
when the capitalist world Is sinking
deeper into decay with increasing
attacks on the living standards and
cultural conditions of the toilinE
masses In The capitalist countries.
TUilcrs Approve Plan.
The members Of the Central Exec.
utive Committee of the U.S.SR. gave
enthusiastic, unanimous approval TO
the entire program of the Soviet
Government for 1888. The session Of
the Committee represented cross
section Of the best elements Of work.
ers and peasants from all parts Of the
country. assuring the mobilization Of
the entire toiling population around
the tasks of the Second Five Year
Plan, under the leadership OF the
Communist Party headed by Comrade
| Stain.