The daily worker., 1934-09-03
.Radek Cites
Youth Work
In US. S.R.
Young Men and Girls
Have No Barriers
For Advancement

Red Square celebrating Interna-
tional Youth Day, "Izvestia" pub
lished a leading article on "Ou,
Youth"
This article, written by Karl Ra-
dek, declares:
When the Soviet youth marche-
in the streets on International
Youth Day, one says to himself:
What a healthy youth This is the
youth who even by the way it looks
alone speaks of the growth of the
well-being of our country, about the
growth of its culture.
Our great Socialist construction
is absorbing yearly millions of
youth. Not one country has such
a percentage of youth in its plants
of construction as the Union Soviet
Socialist Republics. When we finish
erecting the Socialist edifice and
when the day comes that we may
say: On the whole, our work is
done. the country not only built the
foundation of socialism, but also
lives in a new Socialist edifice, and
we erect a monument to the collec-
tive hero who transformed the coun-
try of collective, and mechanical
agriculture and big Socialist indus
try-this hero will be the youthl
viii Not Know Unemployment
Millions of young men and girls,
entering Soviet construction of new
plants, know the problems of the
future. To them the future is open
and clear. They know they will
never suffer from unemployment.
Only one problem exists for them
will they remain workers on the
plant or will they go ahead and
study in order to become technicians
and engineers. The solution of this
problem depends exclusively on the
energy of each OF them.
In the Soviet country there aren't
any barriers. Any talented work
er may expect support from the col
lective where he works which will
assist him in his aspiration to study.
THE change in the situation on
the countryside is no less striking.
Machine and tractor stations at one
time in out of the way townletS are
acquiring schools wherein hundreds
of thousands are learning to oper-
ate tractors and combines. Out of
these schools stream is moving
into the technical colleges.
Out of the ranks of the collec-
tive farm youth, new ranks have al
ready been promoted TO study agron-
omy (the science of agriculture)
Millions of active youth on the col
lective farms are learning to man
age things along new lines.
The problem OF the youth of the
National minorities stands alto
gether differently now. In the Khar-
kov Hammer and Sickle plant, among
twelve factory papers, I found a
literary newspaper in the Jewish
language. 1t is published by Jewish
youth from White Russia and the
Ukraine who only a few years ago
still loitered in toWnlets without oc-
cupation and without prospects. Now
they have materialized their dream,
having gained the highest calling in
the Soviet Union-they are working
in heavy industry contributing with
the whole sprightliness of mind of
this intelligent people
In the Baku oil technicum, girls
are studying, who several years ago
wore the veil. Children of the
classes whom the proletariat over
threw also find application in this
country's construction. If they work
well, if they march together with
the whole of the struggling mass,
their wound of apostates and aliens
also heals. They become equal,
bravely looking into the future.
'The youth of the US.S.R.-
youth builders of Socialism! This is
the task with which not one genera
ton was faced arouses within it
titanic forces. Little do we know of
that work which the Soviet youth
does in scientific laboratories, But
when one sees at least part of this
work one simply strengthens his
deep confidence that in the U.S.S.R.
a new science is giving birth which
will be so much higher than bour-
geoise science, as Socialism is higher
than capitalism, as dialectical ma
terialism is higher than all the ef-
forts of bourgeois philosophy.
For Unlimited Development
"The Soviet country has provided
it's youth with everything necessary
for its development. 1t provided it
labor, illuminated with the highest
aims of mankind. The Soviet coun-
try gave it schools in quantities of
which not only the youth of the
workingclass in capitalist countries
cannot dream, but also the youth
generally. She provided it with
leadership who do not look upon
the youth with the eyes of grumbling
elders, not satisfied with the impe-
tuosity of youth These people lead
ing the Soviet youth see it swing
into its great role of accomplish
ment of the dream of the continual
ton of their life.
THE Soviet youth is facing tasks
which the world did not see and
it is fulfilling them. 1t will fulfill
them because within its spirit not
only burns the fire of love to great
creative labor, which may transform
the U.S.SR. in several years into
the most cultured most educated,
most prosperous country But with
in the heart of the Soviet youth
hatred is burning toward the dying
world which is attempting to food
the homes of Socialist labor with
blood, chopping off the heads of the
best sons Of the workingclass,
preaching darkness in attempting to
extinguish all light which mankind
created.
When one addresses the Soviet
youth on plants or colleges, it puts
most questions about Fascism and