The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-29
SOVIET SYSTEM BRINGS ADVANCE IN wELL-BENG

The old distinguished figures,
Kulak exploiter, bloodsucking
money lender, merchant specula-
tor, priest and police sergeant,
have disappeared. At present the
distinguished persons are the
workers, Kolkhoz collective farm
ers and Sovhozes, Soviet farmers,
schools and club members, better
tractor drivers and combine OPP
orators, brigadiers in field of cul-
tivation and stock breeding, best
Udarniks (Shock brigaders) in
Kolhoz fields.
The difference between the city
and countryside is disappearing.
The city, in the eyes of the peas
ants, ceases to be the center of
their exploitation. Threads of
economic and cultural union be-
tween the city and country are be-
coming stronger all the time.
From the city industry, the coun-
tryside receives at present aid in
the form Of tractors, agricultural
machinery, automobiles and other
means Of production. Moreover
the village itself at present has
its own industry from machine
tractor stations, repair shops and
all kinds of industrial enterprises
Of kolhozes, to small electric sta
tions, ETC., etc. The cultural abyss
between the city and village is
being filled out.
Such are the basic achievements
of the toilers in the field of i'm
proving the material situation, the
living situation, and culture.
On the basis of these achieve
ments, we have in the period I'M
der report:
1.-The growth of National in
come from 35 billion rubles in
1880, to so billion in 1888. Since
the share of capitalist elements
including concessionaires in ma
tional income at present less than
one-half of one per cent, almost
the whole national income is dis
tributed among workers and en-
plpoyees, toiling peasants, coopera-
tives and state.
2-The growth of the popula-
ton of the Soviet Union from
1908 million people at the end
of 1880, to 1913 million at the
end of 1888.
3.-The growth of the number
of workers employed, from A.
100000 in 1880, to 81, 1888, 900 in
1888, the number OF physical
workers rising during this period
from 9,489,000 to 13,797,0OO; the
number of workers in Iarge-scale
industry, including transportation,
rising from 5.079,000 to 1882. 900;
the number of agricultural work
ers from 1,426,0O0 to 2,590,000,
and the number of workers en-
ployed in trade from 849,0 900 to
100000.
4.-The growth of total wages
of the workers employee from
1887, 100000 roubIes in 1880, to
81, $50, 100000 roubles in 1888.
5.-The growth of the average
yearly wages of the workers in
industry from 991 rubles in 1880
to 1919 rubles in 1888.
6.-The growth Of funds for
social insurance for workers en-
ployed from 1,81O,00O,0OO rubles
in 1880, to 100000 rubles
in 1898.
Putting all industrial work
ers, except those working under
ground, on the hour working
day.
State assistance to peasants
by organizing 1850 machine trac-
tor stations in which 2 billion ru-
bles were invested.
State assistance to peasants
in the form of credit to Kolhozes
TO amount TO l billion SIX hundred
million rubles.
1O.-State assistance to peas
ants in the form of seed and
food loans in the course of the
period under report to amount to
262 million pools of grain.
11.-State assistance to poor
peasants in the form of tax privi-
leges and insurance, to amount
to 375 billion rubles.
AS for the cultural development