The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-14

the card system for the sale of
bread and certain other food prod
ucts can only serve as hindrance
to the improvement of supplies and
must therefore be abolished. The
abolition of the bread card system
will be a new and important step
toward the replacement of the sys-
tenn of centralized distribution by
the extension of Soviet trading in
accordance with the directives
adopted by the 18th Party Confer
ence on the second Five Year Plan.
". The abolition of the bread
card system and the cards for other
food products should do away with
the present dual prices (ration
prices and prices in open state
stores and must bring about the
Establishment of fixed and uniform
state prices for every region or re-
public. This uniform price for bread
and other food products must be
fixed approximately as the average
between the existing high prices in
the open state stores and the ex-
tremely low ration prices, giving
due consideration to the various
conditions of transport, ETC., affect
ing supplies in the various districts.
In connection with the fact that
this will lead to a certain rise over
the ration prices for bread, the
Plenum of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the So
Wet Union considers that CORE
spending increase must be made in
the wages of workers and en-
ployees.
v. simultaneously with the abo-
lition of the card system in the
towns it is necessary to completely
abolish the rational supply of grain
in consideration of the delivery of
agricultural raw material such as
cotton, flax, hemp, tobacco, etc
OWN to the increase which will take
place in the ration prices of bread
the abolition of this Special issue
Of grain must be accompanied by
corresponding increase in the pur-
chase price of cotton, hemp, flax
etc.
VI. The abolition of the card sys-
tenn and the introduction of the
universal wide sale of bread as well
as flour and some other food prod
ucts must be accompanied by the
extensive development of the trad
ing system both in town and vii
lage, the utmost development Of
state and cooperative bread baking
and the proper distribution of grain
reserves over the districts of supply
While leaving in force the existing
system of collective farm trading
it is necessary to conduct relent-
less struggle against any attempt al
grain speculation and other attacks
Of the class enemy while this most
important measure is being en-
forced
In view of the above the plenum
Of the &C, C.PS.U., considers it
necessary.
1. To abolish the card system fol
the supply of bread flour anc
cereals from January l, 1895, anc
everywhere to carry on the sale o.
bread and other food products on g
wide scale to the population from
state and cooperative stores.
2. To abolish all existing retail
prices of bread, flour and cereals
and to introduce uniform state retail
prices for bread, flour and cereals
which will apply to a number O.
territorial zones, each including de.
finite groups of regions and repub.
lies.
8. In connection with the aboli
ton of the card system and tn,
fixing Of uniform retail prices fo
bread, flour and cereals, from Janu
airy /, 1885, to raise the wages o
the workers and employees, th.
stipends of students and the pen
sions of pensioners.
The Council of Peoples Commits
sars of the U.SSR. is directed Il
settle the amount Of the increas
- wases for the varfoas branehe