The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-02
BY An AnaeEsean Worker
Continued From Yesterday.

What is being done 30 overcome
these various shortcomings? In the
answer TO this question we see the
qualities of Bolshevik vigilance and
sensitiyeness TO problems, Bolshevik
methods of work, things from which
we in America can learn a great
deal.
The director of the plant explains
that the most burning problems con-
fronting the factory, in carrying out
the January decisions, are:
Raising the quality of the prod
Uets. "Our bearings must become the
best in the world" declared the di-
rector In further investigation We
find that, even now, this factorys
product already compares favorably
with those produced anywhere in
the world
2-Better organization in the plant,
and q sharp decrease in the cost of
production We find that the entire
fMetory is being recognized, ma
cfinery replaced, etc, SO as to solve
the problem of unnecessary loss of
tsIne in the labor process, of which
the workers had so bitterly COM
planned. With regard to the decrease
in the cost Of production, we found
that in February, Immediately after
the c. G. Plenum, by means of
strengthened efforts in this respect,
there was 80 per cent decrease in
the cost Of production for the entire
Fant.
A great part of the struggle to put
into life the January decisions for
mastering technique is the spread Of
technical education in the plant. A
whole network of technical circles,
embracing so per cent of all workers,
are now busy in the factory. The en-
ttre Party and trade union apparatus
was set into motion, to educate the
workers to the need OF overcoming
me shortcomings IN the work. Plans
were worked out. showing concretely
tzne way to accomplish this task. Here
are some OF the methods used
while the PIenum was taking
place, there were nucleus meetings III
the various departments to discuss
the reports and speeches made at the
Plenun. After these closed Party
meetings, there were open Party
meetings where non-Party workers
were invited TO discuss the Plenum
decisions. Then there were general
meetings for all workers in the shop
for the same purpose This did not
end with the close of the Plenm;
there are now 81 Study circles, with
! 300 students IN the plant. All these
circles continue their work on the
basis of q detailed study OF the PIE
mum proceedings and decisions.
The PaeSosy Press
A powerful weapon IN the hands of
the Party in the Factory Is the net
work of wallpapers, and the central
newspaper Of the factory. The paper
Soviet Ball Bearing" is printed daily
in 5000 copies. The wallpapers are
100 in number, issued every week or
Whereabouts, which take I'D the spe-
cific problems of the various depart
ments. To show the actual role OF
these papers in the struggle for ful-
fillment of the productive plan, we
shall relate the following incident:
When at the end of last year, it
became clear that the plant had not
fulfilled its plan, that there was, in
Soviet language, "a break in the
plan" 500 worker correspondents
were called together to discuss the
Mutation. These worker correspond
4nts went oSt IN a raid" through
Ass factory, to lind out the reasons
Fer this break The reasons were