The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-04
i. 5. Printer, II, Stirred by
Power of Soviet Workers
Soviet Workers Invite
Printer Rank-and-F File
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where, If man gets disguised with
the routine Of things, he can &
there and take rest for a day OF
so.
THE trade union leaders in Rus
STA get very little pay. You can't
compare the wages Of the officials of
Big Six with the wages of the
trade union leaders in the Soviet
Union.
THE worker over there has control
OF everything. 1t is TO his advantage
to keep his machine In order, to
see that everything goes right, that
there Is no waste. Another thing,
he elects to the head positions above
him the men who can direct these
things.
1.-THE unions here in America are
not in control OF the rank and file.
Corrupt politics have been brought
into our unions to such an extent
that it has become profitable bust
ness for a man to become profess
sional labor man. He makes the best
Of it while the going's good. The
situation Is entirely different in Rus
sia."
About Inventions
I asked Dean about the teletype
invention which was threatening to
drive thousands Of printers out Of
a livelihood.
"On the question OF the teletype
machine and other technical ad-
vancement," Dean replied, "this
would not result in people being
thrown out on the streets in Russia.
There the man is the master of the
machine and not the machine the
master Of the man. The idea over
there Is that they should take ad-
vantage of all these mechanical ap-
pliances that reduce the number of
workers. If there are machines that
replace workers, they will simply have
their hours reduced"
Dean told Of a visit to a factory
near Moscow employing 5000 work
ers.
''It was cotton factory, where
they took the. raw cotton and turned
1t out until it is ready to be placed
on the shelves. saw the 5000
people working and they seemed to
be very happy,-no rushing, nobody
could drive anybody. Everything was
done in spirit OF brotherhood. They
each had their own responsibility and
they are in complete control Of this.
The foreman cannot fire anyone. He
can present complaint against a
man to the Union Council that meets
every three weeks. They take up
the subject Of this man and make
him realize that he has certain duties
to others as a human being. This
Is the spirit that perTneates every
thing over there. In capitalist coun-
tries everybody is working for him
self.
1.-THE young workers in Soviet Rus
sie are encouraged always to do
things little more advanced than
before, no matter what kind of work
he Is doing. To help In that direc-
ton, when boy or girl becomes Of
college age the government pays them
a salary, which doesn't amount to
much, but the government sends
them to school. In this country
Of course, It's different.
About Housing
Housing? Well, there is consider
able crowding In Moscow. They are
overcoming that. They are build
ing houses which will hold a thou
sand TO fifteen hundred people. Rent
is very low, from what the workers
have told me. The trade unions have
their own restaurants. The idea is
to create unions in all branches. For
example, take hotel, all hotel
workers are in the union. 1t doesn't
matter whether he is the man who
works at the head Of the hotel or
peels potatoes-they are all brothers
and address each other as comrades.
THE N. R. A.?-That doesn't
change the profit system and II
can never work out. 1t may give
more work for % certain length OF
time, but doubt IL. 1t will even
tually cut wages, and nothing is
being done to cut the profits Of
the employing class, and after all
this huIlabaIoo, we will be back to
where we were before. The work
ing man will mot get any more"
DEAN gives one the impression Of
v being an honest, self taught trade
unionist. A touch Of populism sug-
gested his possible evolution.
Were you ever . member Of the
Socialist Party7" I asked him.
Eyes was" Dean responded, 'but
not now. Joined the party about
IS years ago-around 1905-in New
Orleans, when was working for the
T1mes-Picayume' The trouble is
that there are too many lawyers in