The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-14

was q Dig grassy lawn III Tile CeHIeI'
They stood. amazed.
'SThat must be a place where the
real dictators live - the bosses, l
mean," ventured John Smith.
THEY walked through the settlement.
i On a bench under an elm they
saw an elderly man in a worn blouse
and with a crumpled cap on his
head. His bare feet we're stuck in
pair of old galoshes.
"He must be a Waterman" Smith
suggested. Lets talk to him.
They did. The man answered will
ingly, Komroff interpreting.
"Who lives in these palaces2" was
Smiths first question.
I'VE" was the modest reply.
"Who are 'we?'"
1.-THE workers"
what workers2"
"The workers of the machine-con-
struction plant yonder."
you, too?"
"Why not2"
"Can you show us your placer"
"Gladly."
The man who gave his name as
Golovin led them to the third row
Of houses on the left side. Over a
spotless staircase with granite steps
they entered an apartment flooded
with sunshine. One room appa-
rently served as dining room, the
other as a living room, the third as a
bedroom. There were shelves OF
books in the living room, portraits
OF leaders on the walls. The furnl-
ture was clean and solid. A samovar
stood en- the big round table Of the
dining room. Through an open door
the guests could see the spacious
kitchen. A door opened on a bal
cony decorated with potted plants.
A radio was playing.
Golovin's story Is very simple. He
is a worker in the machine plant.
He is recovering from the FLU" and
therefore taking 1t easy. His wages
are paid for him from the sick in
surance fund. They live, five Of
them, in this apartment, Golovin, his
wife, who is now on visit out OF
town, a son of 20 and daughter
Of is, the former working in the
plant as a mechanic, the daughter
studying in the factory school. Colo
WINS salary is 100 rubles a month;
his son earns $50. The girls pay
for technical work is so month
and the boy brings about 80 every
month. Between them they earn over
400 rubles monthly. The rent for
the apartment is 30 rubles. They get
food from the cooperative store at
low prices. The noon meal is had
by each at the place Of his work,
except the old woman who stays
home.
John SMITH listened to this &C.
curate and detailed information
He asked about the owners of the
houses and found they had been built
by the factory only year before
He learned also that such houses are
being built by the tens Of thousands
all over the country. He asked about
savings and learned that although
the family had saved up a few hun.
dred rubles in government bonds
nobody actually cared to save be-
cause their Jobs were secure and the
aggregate income was bound to in
crease. He asked whether Golovir
was a member Of the Communis
Party and found that he was not
although he had been through TIT
revolution. His son was a member o
the Young Communist League.
you mean to say they do no
discriminate against nom Commu
nists?" Smith asked.
Golovin. smiled. THE Communist
work harder, but they do it will
pleasure. That's about ALL"
"And who is managing all this?
was the query.
"We," Golovin replied
An hour passed quickly. Final,
Smith suggested that they visit tn
plant. Smith knew machine con
struction when he saw 1t, and h,
wandered from shop to shop watch
ing the most expert work we'll done
In one shop the foreman was point
ed out to him, lad Of twenty-five,
in khaki shirt HE is a p nc
of our own plant" Golovin re-
marked. HE has a splendid head oil
his shoulders and has two inventions
to his credit" In another shop Colo
vim made them shake hands with ,
worker who was explaining some
thing to a group. This is ou
director" Golovin explained after
wards. HE was a worker here onl,
three years ago. Almost all on
directors are workers"
John Smith listened and watched
and wondered.
In one shop young tall Russian
was handling new machine JOIN
Smith watched him for while, ther
he stepped up and took his place.
This Is the way to handle her
son." he said CURLY. The othel
stepped aside, watching. Two hour!
passed, and still John Smith worked
looking neither to the right nor tc
the left. He did not notice the grour
that gathered around him. He die
not hear the siren announcing the
end of the shift.
Late that evening, at meeting In
the House of Columns, John Smith
was speaking;
g.. And I say this country is The
only one in the world where the
working class is actuallv free. Ths
Russians show the way for the work.
ers of the world"
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