Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-10
Stain Reveals New 5-year Plan
With Goals for |ron> Steel Coal
And Oil Set Near u. S. Output
Capitalist World
Economy Blamed
For Two Wars
fTert OF Stains Address on
Page 49,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9. - Premier
Stain, declaring the last two
wars resulted from the develop
ment of capitalistic world econ
omy, tonight announced a new
flve-year plan for Soviet Russia
and stupendous production goals
ito guarantee our country
against any eventuality."
He predicted, too, that Soviet
scientists could mot only catch up
with but surpass those abroad" He
did not mention atomic research
specifically.
Premier Stain said the new FIVE
year plan-Russia's fourth, includ-
ing the one interrupted by German
invasion in 1941-would be inaugu-
rated soon, and 'for the further
future" set goals for steel, pig iron,
coal and oil production close to the
output of the United States.
Perhaps three new f1ve-year
plans will be required" he said, "to
achieve this, if not more. But it
can be done and we must do it,"
In a prediction speech broad
cast by the Moscow radio, the Soviet
chieftain promised that "soon ra-
tioning will end" and that the
Russian workers standard of living
would be raised.
Blames Monopoly Capitalism.
Declaring the wars were "the in
evitable result of the development
of the world economic and political
forces on the basis Of monopoly cap
italism," Premier Stain asserted:
Perhaps the catastrophe of war
could have been avoided If the pos
sibility of periodic redistribution of
raw materials and markets between
the countries existed in accordance
with their economic needs, in the
way of co-ordinated and peaceful
decisions.
But this is impossible under the
present capitalistic development of
world economy. Thus as a result of
the first crisis in the development
of the capitalistic world economy
the first war arose. The Second
World War arose as a result of the
second crisis"
Premier Stain, making his first
speech since last September 2, spoke
for Sc minutes on the eve of cleo
tons for the Supreme Soviet. He
spoke in the district wnere he is a
candidate for reelection.
Soviet Stands TEST of War"
He called for an industrial output
OF 100000 tons of pig iron a year,
100000 tons of steel, 500 200, 900
tons of coal. and $4,000, 900 tons of
oil.
When these goals are reached,
only then can we consider our
country guaranteed against any
eventuality," he said.
tThe StateSman'S yearbook of
l945 said RuSsias estimated pro-
duction in 1941, last available
year, was 100000 tons of pig
iron, 100000 of steel, 1911, O00,-
900 of coal, and 80, 900, 600 of oil.
The American Iron and Steel In
stitute gave American produce
ton of pig iron in 1914 as 61,-
007,000 tons and steel as 89,641,-
600. The United States Bureau
of Mines reported American pro-
duction of coal and coke in 1914
at 683, TOO, 900 tons)
Premier Stain, recalling for
eign predictions that the Russian
State was doomed to failure, de-
clared the test of war had shown
that our Soviet system is popular,
has grown out of the people, is ca
pable of life and is solid organiza-
ton of society. The question is no
longer whether the Soviet system
can endure
THE point is that the Soviet
social system has proved to be more
capable of life and more stable
than a non-Soviet social system,
that the Soviet social system is
better form of organization of
society than any other non-Soviet
social system"
Now for the immediate future"
he said. 1.-THE main thing is the
new five-year plan which soon will
be confirmed. It's main task is to
restore areas that suffered, to re-
store prewar level, and then con-
siderably surpass it.
Soon rationing will be abolished
Particular attention will be de-
voted to raising the standard of
(See STAIN, Page A-7.)