The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-23
SOviets Cite
1884 Gains
In Industry
Pravda Points To Huge
III arve est Despite
Severe Drought
tspeciaI 10 the Daily workerl

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Great economic victories in indus
try and agriculture have been
achieved in the Soviet Union in the
first half of 1884.
''Pravda," central organ of the
Communist Party of the Soviet IN
ion, in leading article, writing on
these victories, declares:
TT is known that in spring the
U.S.SR. was threatened by drought
and poor crops. The threat of poor
crops was actually menacing the
Southern and Southeastern agri-
cultural regions which are most i'm
portant and determine the harvest
of the country. What panic usually
embraced the countryside during
the good old times when the pros
poets of drought and poor crops
menaced the fields! A feeling of
doom, helplessness and desperation
Marching with crosses, prayer were
resorted to and the priest and para
site kulak always cunningly utilized
hunger in their exploitation. Such
was usually the picture before dur
ing drought.
Such too is the picture now in
many countries of Europe which are
hit by poor crops. How inestimably
the Soviet Union has gone from all
of this.
Defeating the Drought
1.-THE broadest masses, the collec-
tive and individual farmers rose in
struggle with the threat of drought
Millions in the collective farms
unanimously left for the fields in the
spring, working in an organized
manner which in many respects sur
passed all earlier years.
EARLY sowing, shortening the
sowing period, deep blowing, cor
rect and careful rationing of seed,
digging bitches, wells, cleaning all
water reservoirs, mass watering of
crops and gardens-this is how the
collective masses replied to the
threat of drought.
"And if the Soviet country is
harvesting crop no worse than last
year, and in places better than last
year, the year of the biggest crop
then this tremendous economic fact
finds its expression in the great
victory of Lenin's leadership, the
Bolshevik Party and its wise helms
man, Stain.
Gains in Industry
mo less an achievement was
gained by the Soviet Union in So
cialist industry. The big Soviet in
dustry, in the first half of the year,
produced almost $4,000, 100000 rubles
worth of new products, whereof the
production of the means of produc-
ton amounts to over 10000, 0O0, 900
rubles.
"The gross production of big in
dustry increased 1877 per cent COM
pared with the first half of 1898.
This figure is especially significant
when compared with last years
average yearly growth of the prod
ucts of the entire big industry which
constituted 9 per cent.
Doubled tie pos compared to
1933-such are the achievements of
industry in the first half of 1884.
Heavy industry is marching con-
f1dently as the vanguard of all
branches of national economy. 1t
gives the best examples of work &C
cording to all indices. Its produc-
ton has grown 1913 per cent as
against the first half of 1888.
This is an outstanding victory
because in 1888 the average yearly
increase of products of heavy in
dustry constituted Ills per cent.
THE production of metal ma
chimes, electric power also increased
substantially, 40 per cent, 27 per
cent, and 80 per cent, respectively.
The production of fuel swelled. The
governments task in the produc-
ton of harvesting machines was
fulfilled. Agriculture obtained new
and substantially increased naachin-
cry.
"All this indicates the technical
re-equipment of national economy
is proceeding at high tempos which
is one of the most important tasks
of the Plan for 1884.
More Food
Production of articles of general
consumption increased los per cent.
OF this the food industry attained
the highest growth, having increased
production 1913 per cent. Together
with the growth of production ar
ticles and goods of general con-
sumption and marketable food
stocks, the trade of the country al
so increased.
The retail trade turnover in the
first half of the year advanced So
per cent over 1888.
These figures are figures of ex-
tensive economic development. The
productive forces of Socialist econ
omy are growing speedily, at full
blooded tempos.
Technical reconstruction of ma
tional economy is striding forward
with huge steps. The creative mi
tiatiye. the industrial enthusiasm of
the toilers in town and countryside
are growing. The Soviet fatherland
by the heroic work of millions of
toilers is conquering new heights in
the Second Five Year Plan"