The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-03

2 HlLefnaCleDdI workers 1eSClVaI.
Moscow,s population was
afoot early this morning al
though it had gone to bed very late
the night before, when the whole
population was in the streets admir-
ing the decorations throughout the
city showing the toilers' achievements
and aspirations.
Moscow ASsaze With Lights.
The city was a blaze of lights from
end to end Every street, and every
square, was, utilized to demonstrate
some point oil the toilers' struggle.
Theatre Square had a mammoth
model Of a blooming mill, which APP
peared to he working through the
use of cunning lighting devices. The
opposite SIDE Of the square was oc-
cupied by giant tractors climbing up
an inclined plane.
Near the Pushkin statue, where
the offiees of the great newspapers
\ are located, a giant printing press
gave information on the, circulation
and influence of the Soviet press
! district by district.
"Street Of Satire
One street. Kuznetzky Most was
remained Street of Satire" for the
occasion, with every window filled
with giant reproductions of satirical
cartoons. .including the famous
"PJavdas cartoon depicting Litvinov
telling the Die Hards: "U. S. S. r.
doesn't srsn Mexico" Outside dec
1rations portrayed the struggle
against sucn enemies as kulaks, bur-
esucrats, drunkards, loafers, and so
forth.
At midnight, Moscow was as light
as midday, revealing how completely
the Metropolitan -Viekers wreckers
failed in. their attempts to destroy
the efficiency Of Moscowis power
stations
An early morning tour of the OUT
skirts Of Moscow showed the work
ers early afoot everywhere. BY eight
O'Clock the road in front of the great
Serp Molot factory was impossible.
Children were mobilizing in the
\ school Fairgrounds, while nurses
were gathering outside the hospitals.
Factories Show Exhibit.
J Iear every factory there were mo-
dels and Charts showing the nature
of the factory's work and the extent
of its fulfilment of the Plan. The
great Amo' factory had show of its
products: fine cars, motor trucks, BIZ
cycles, etc. nearby
Delegates CROWD Red Square.
Long before ten o'clock struck
every inch Of space available for
spectators in Red Square had been
taken. The spectators consisted
largely of delegations Of industrial
workers ir( all parts of the Soviet
Union outs-.2 Moscow. Moscow
workers won't watch demonstrations
they march in them.
Among the interested spectators
were the members Of the diplomatic
corps of the imperialist powers and
their military attaches, who doubt
less found much TO give them food
for thought. The place Of honor was
assigned TO workers delegations from
abroad, including a British delega-
ton
Red Army Parades.
The first part OF the denlonstra-
ton was a parade of the armed
workers and, peasants of the Army,
= Navy and, Air Forces plus large con-
tingents of armed factory workers.
y AS rank after rank marched by
J veterans Of the civil war, young
Komsomols, factory workers Shout
dering their rifles, highly trained
troops of the famous proietarian di-
visions with steel helmets and bay
onets at the charge position, sailors
from Kronstadt. frontiersmen from
the furthest outposts Of the Soviet
Union, flying pilots who only re-
Gently left the factory bench-one
realized that here was a nation that
didn't fear arming its toilers.
The march past of the troops was
followed by a parade Of cavalry I'M
its, followed in turn by nagnif1-
cent parade Of mechanical units en-
bracing every conceivable form of
mechanical weapons, including 500
eight wheeled tanks and new twelve
wheel high speed tanks
Airplanes Dronc Over Square.
Overhead in perfect formation
tltIc oquduTOil amer squadron Oh Ell
planes, bombers and scouts mono
planes and biplanes, dazzling all by
their close formation and the skill
with which they were maneuyred.
The workers state demonstrated
that it was capable of defending it.
self against capitalist aggression.
What differentiated this from mill
tary spectacles in the capitalist world
was the international nature of the
whole affair. The Red Army is re-
garded not only as the defender Of
the Soviet masses against capitalist
aggression, but as the friend of the
toilers Of all countries.
Mosc0Y's Workers March.
When the display of the Red fight
ing forces finished there started the
great march of the Moscow workers.
A striking feature of the demonstra-
ton was the international character
Of its slogans. Everywhere one read
and heard workers shout: 'Fraternal
greetings to the revolutionary work
>ers OF Germany! Long live Comradc
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