Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05
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than they are about themselv,
WANT 1T THAT WAY
This is true of most armies,
but. in the Red army, it is based
on the knowledge that the private
is getting more than his wife.
People behind the lines want IL
that way; it is all they can do in,
the face of the terrible casualty
lists that come in every day.
Fat men are so rare in Soviet
Russia they are considered a
curiosity.
There Is an American corre-
spondent in Moscow who weighs
more than 200 pounds. mostly
muscle; he was once mentioned on
several All = American football
teams.
But he Is big. and he looks we'll
fed; consequently, he attracts at
ttention on the streets. Small
boys follow him, and women look
at him admiringly; the military
police. of course, are constantly
stopping him and asking for his
papers. He just doesn't look
Russian.
NO ACTUAL STARVATION
Although supplies have been
lreduced, there is no actual starva-
ton today in the Soviet Union
Workers in factories eat lunch at
their canteens, and this is invari
ably the big meal of the day
Dieticians watch over the menu
carefully, seeking the kind of
food that will meet the physical
requirements of the labor.
The men supplement this meal
at home with their own ration
lcardS.
Miners, for example, receive
more food than office workers;
there is no favoritism because Of
rank. Food is distributed solely
on the basis OF needs and services.
A sample days menu for a
miner. or a worker in heavy In
ldustry is as follows: Breakfast
tea. probably without sugar, black
bread, and a pudding of ground
meal; lunch-cabbage soup con-
tanning slices Of meat and pos
sibly turnips. then main dish
of meat and rice: supper-the
same as breakfast during the
winter, but with vegetables or
salad during the summer.
The Moskovskaya Hotel and the
Novy Moskovskaya Hotel are
used for soldiers, sailors. and air.
men on leave in Moscow. The
lobbies are constantly filled with
service men. usually wearing deco
Irations such as heoro of the So
lviet Union or the order of Red
banner.
Nurseries. where working
mothers may leave their babies
while they are at the factory or
office. are not new TO the Soviet
Union, but their usefulness has
been emphasized by the war. The
English Trade Union delegation
was especially interested in them
during their trip through Russia
last year, and they have been
generally adopted in Britain.
BABIES GET GOOD CARE
Babies are given good care: the
state regards them as its most
precious assets. along with 'front.'
line fighters. The limited supplies
Of milk and sugar are reserved
for them. and all necessary cloth
ing is provided. Schools were
closed in Moscow last year but
are now reopened.
recently visited n grammar
school and asked questions of the
boys and girls from the first grade
10 the eighth grade. In the class
room where the oldest boys and
girls were seated. I finished my
Questions and turned 10 60. when
one of the boys stood up and asked
lif l would answer some questions
my self
I. Of course, told him 10 fire
away and I learned more from
their questions during the next
no minutes than I had during the
previous two hours. They had a
curious idea OF America; II was,
admittedly. a land of great tcchni-
cal progress. but Russia would
catch up in a few years.
One little girl. painfully embsr-
raised because she thought she
was being impolite, asked me about
llynchings, and another asked me
about unemployment.
Did you 60 10 university"
asked one boy.
j said yes.
"How much tuition did you
pay?"
| told him.
81 am going 10 q university"
he said triumphantly and I will
not have 10 pay anything"
But l had him there.
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