The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

lures, nor does it need them. for it
has all the central Russian plain in
which to expand. They are build
ingS of five to nine stories or more,
of which the now nearly completed
new hotel of the Moscow Soviet on
Mokhovaya Street is an example, a
building of ornamented balconies
forming straight lines along its ten
stories, and with a marble bal
ustrade along the edge of its flat
roof, pleasing, somewhat classical,
in appearance.
In addition TO sucif buildings as
this, which replace and more than
replace the useless Sukharevsky
Towers, which are incomparably
more useful and more beautiful
than the low, old shacks that we're
torn down to make room for them,
in addition to the numerous con-
crete and glass club houses and fac
tory restaurants, in addition to the
dozens of new office buildings,
modernly equipped, with elevator
service, ETC., is the actual building
out of the city, is the erection of
hundreds of workers apartment
houses, four of five stories high,
surrounded by parks and wide
boulevards, in the suburbs of the
city.
Moscow city spent in repair of
old buildings 53,475,0 900 rubles dur
ing 1S32-1934 in the task of making
them more fit to live in, in in
stalling electricity, piping in gas
putting in plumbing, etc.
But, mostly within the last six
years, Moscow has added so pei
cent to the space for workers liv-
ing quarters, and this job is being
rushed with might and main. 1t is
still the weak point, for. in spite OF
such building campaigns as nc
capitalist city ever experienced even
in the height of prosperity and
building boons, population has in
creased still more rapidly. Moscow
is crowded: the number needing tc
be housed increased 100 per cent
while the housing space increased
so per cent. But that condition is
being remedied. Already housing is
beginning to gain again on popula-
ton increase, just as the new sub
way, the trolley bus lines, opera
ton of which began this year, anc
the widening of the streets are be-
ginning, with a noticeable effect
even while have watched it fol
the last twelve months, to solve
Moscow's traffic problems.
All Moscow Builds
just as the population intelli.
gently applauds the smashing
through of the Chinese Wall, JUS
as it flocks to offer volunteers tx
contribute their labor time on thu
subway construction. until they car
boast, "All Moscow Builds the Sub
way" so also the population take
pride in and helps to further thu
beautifying of the city.
Nearly every house in Moscow i
now involved in the contest for tn
house best prepared for winter, TO
the cleanest courtyard, and best or
dered interior. The contest is con
Quoted through the house organiza
ticns, for every dwelling house il
Moscow is now part of a co-opera
tive. There are Loaf such co
operatives, or collectives of tenant
in the houses, each cooperative in
Guiding two or three smaller house
or one very big apartment house.
Moscow workers are, under SO
cialist forms, building their home.
identifying them and improvin
them, and solving their traffi
problems. A cleaned, vastly i'm
proved, more splendid Mosco
greeted the Nov 7 anniversary thi
year, and will carry through tn
election campaign this month. An
everyone knows that, much as ha
been done, this is only beginning
The workers own the city, crises d
not affect them. and the buildin
boom is a permanent institution.