The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
BY VERN SMITH
part IL

(Part IL
MOSCOW, U. S. S. Ran old
worker, candidate for reelection
to the raion Soviet, was the second
to speak in discussion of the report
of Party Secretary Hogan at the
election meeting of spinners and
weavers at the Trekhgornaya mill,
He explained that he works in the
educational section of the Soviet.
He gave figures on the increase in
the school budget, and then stated:
The number of school children
in the raion rose from $4,000 in 1881
to $4,000 in 1884 The number of
schools increased from 81 to 40.
The number of teachers rose from
1881 to 1896, and the percentage of
those with highest education in
creased much more. Several of
our schools received prizes for ex-
cellent work." he said proudly. and
then, the deputy merging with the
worker, since, like all deputies he
continues to work in the factory
while holding public office, he
launched into fierce criticism OF
the quality and amount of dye sup
piled the plant, and demanded that
all deputies take up in the Soviet
at once the necessity OF sufficient
good dye for Trekhgorka When
you remember that all other depu-
ties have the same daily intimate
knowledge Of the needs of industry
and of its workers, you begin to
see something of the firmness and
efficiency of the Soviet form of gov
eminent.
Best Shock Worker
One of the best udarniks, or
shock workers, the woman spinner
Murashova, took the floor She
also, like Hogan, commented with
satisfaction, Nov it is the turn OF
light industry" And then went on
to ask, How are we answering the
country's call for good woven ma
terial?"
She told of regular courses of in
struction in the spinning mill on
saving raw material, avoiding spoil
age, etc. She told of the success
full fight to learn the spinning of a
specially thin yarn.
She praised the new machines
going m. which are so nearly auto
matte that the department can
take its real periods without shut
ting down the machines. And
then she wound up with descrip-
ton of the leadership and help in
this department by the deputies tc
the Soviet, and declared with
fervor:
1--WE elect our state power our
selves. Let us love and respect our
power. Let us treat Soviet depu-
ties properly, and not give them
some other social work to do that
will interfere with their duties as
deputies"
Nogradova, a woman weaver,
spoke. She is a member of a bri-
gade that watches over the out
of School Coordinate for Children,
which is a sort of playground, chill
dren's club and gymnasium run for
children who want to go somewhere
when the school day ends and be-
fore supper time.
I'VE Need Newspapers"
i There are 1000 children of Trek
hgornaya mill workers, she said,
and only 600 of them regularly at
tend the combinate. This is prin-
cipally because the mill can pro-
vide it with only limited premises
She demanded that the Soviet see
that additional space is given SC
that all 1000 can come at once
She says the money was already
voted, but seems to be tied up
somewhere" She wants the Soviet
to investigate and cure other COM
plants. There are still, in this fac
tory of over 5000 workers, "a il
| literates. 1T is disgrace" The
fault is mostly because the mill ad.
ministratlon assigned such dark
uninviting rooms as class rooms fol
classes to liquidate illiteracy. Some
thing has to be done about it.
Furthermore, the Trekhgornaya
mill, alone of the large factories ir
Moscow, he's no club building Of
] its own. That also is disgrace.