The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-06-07
By CARL A. HANSEN

By CARL A. HANSEN
1t was my good fortune last
summer to be invited to accom-
pany my father on a trip to Rus
STA and Siberia in search of new
plants and seeds of economic value
for our western dry lands as we'll
as for similar climatic conditions
in Soviet Russia.
We saw much in the way of new
scientific experiments there and
brought back with US many new
plants and seed which, when fur
ther developed, will be of great
use in our western prairies.
| Brought Perennial Wheat
Among some of the new plants
and seeds with which we returned
were some seeds of a plant which
they are using over there to de-
velop a perennial wheat; a new
hardy apricot through which a
hardy peach for our northern
states may be developed; a new
rubber plant which may be grown
in the dry portions of our western
states, and thus we may become
independent of the tropics for our
rubber supply.
During the course of our trav-
els we passed through Leningrad,
Moscow, to Mitchurinsk where we
Joined with several Soviet scien-
lists for the expedition to East
Siberia, near the headwaters of
the Amur river, close to the Dor
der of Manchuria. So during the
course of our work and travels in
gathering new plants, we had ev-
cry opportunity to observe the life
and conditions in the New Russia
of today, from the largest of her
cities to some of the smallest
towns and villages scattered thru
out great expanse of F.. the vast
territory through which we trav-
eled.
Briefly, Russia changed from
what the world terms a capitalist
nation in 1917 to a sort of a CO.
operative state wherein all land
natural resources, industries, banks
and businesses in general, in fact
all property except what we tern
personal property such as clothes
ETC., is owned by the state or the
people as a whole. Thus everyon'
is working directly for the stat
or state enterprises.
No Unemployment
There is no involuntary unem
ployment there nor the so-calle'
depression as has been the cas-
here. This is due no doubt to tn
fact that everyone that wants
job there can have one, since Their
is work for all to do. Pay 70
work is according to the type @
work done and the workers abb
ity. Good pay for good worker
and poor pay for poor workers
There is no dole or charity 70
those who are too lazy to worl
though should one be injured o
incapacitated through illness or In
jury, there is compensation insul
ance as we'll as old age pension
5 after working 25 years at som
5 useful work.
l Cars for Mothers
There are free schools and meC
ical service for all. Working VIZ
, men who are to become mother
are required to take two month
vacation before and after the chill
is born, during which time tt
mother is given full pay, bette
class of food and all hospital e.
penses paid, as well as later tin
off for nursing and caring for tt
v child with no deduction in pay.
In most industries the hours
: labor range from four or five
. seven hours a day for five succe
5 sive days followed by one rest da,
s there being no Sunday, whi'
L makes the sixth, 18th, 18th, "a
S and Both of each month rest da
e Starvation Tales Are Lies
" There have been widespread T
ports in this country that there
at present a great deal of starv
ton in Russia. This is not tr
now. A few years ago when co
ditions were not settled during a
directly following the civil W
TO there. there were consideral
c. hardships in the way of PROF
ID food supply for all. At prese
10 there is sufficient supply for
: eryone, though it is not what
=. would call fancy foods, being
= the main whole-wheat bread. YES
~ tables, some meat, ETC., but
many sweets and pastries. He
ever, it is healthful food and
adequate until their production
the fancier foods which is C
stantly rising provides bigl
lie supply.
We Everywhere there is tremendC
CIV activity in the building of n
&c factories, workers homes, parks
,c culture and rest for the worke
e.; schools, and every type of pull
~ building needed for their devel
al ment.
7di Three Kinds of Farms