The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-13

Pdrty.
The absolute and complete government
tai control of everything and every indi-
vidual is so foreign to our way of life
that it is extremely difficult to under
stand and appreciate. The individual has
no freedoms. He is merely unit of pro-
duction like tractor or a COW, meas
ured by what utilization can be made of
him for the State
In walking and riding through the
streets of Leningrad and Moscow for
three days in July, saw only two chill
dren under the age of IS. The children
were in training in health camps in the
country, being indoctrinated and trained
as they are in school to the utilization of
benefit to the State.
Russian System
From an early age the youth of Russia
are processed constantly to determine
their adaptabilities and capabilities for
what they can be best trained to- do. If
a child demonstrates or there is indicated
proficiency in mathematics, art, music,
teaching. medicine, law, architecture, ag-
riculture. engineering, mechanics or any
other occupation, then his education and
opportunities are directed to the develop
ment of the talents for which he has
shown proficiency, and from time to
time as he progresses up the training or
educational ladder, his training or edu-
cation is modified accordingly.
If he shows no particular ability. or
fails to meet the required standards, he
is sunnmariy removed from school and
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biities of every person in Russia are d.
rected to the greatest productivity of
which he is capable. His higher education
is dependent upon his prior demonstrated
abilities
At the great University of Moscow
there are some $4,000 students, selected
by the Government, and their education
is channeled to the departments for
which they have shown the greatest apti-
tudes. If the student does not fulfill his
requirements, he is dropped out of the
University and assigned to job for which
the Government thinks he is best fitted.
There are about 5000 graduates per year
from the University of Moscow, but when
the student graduates he has absolutely
no individual choice as to what he will
do or where he will 60 Practically, when
he receives his diploma he receives Job
assignment
He has no freedom of choice. The
whole Soviet system is based upon the
most efficient utilization of everything
and everybody in Russia. No wonder it
is powerful and growing country when
it can and does utilize in the most eff
ficeient way all of its human resources.
Property in Russia
There Is no individual ownership of
property in Russia. No man owns his own
land No man owns his own house. No
man owns or operates his own business
No man owns even his own children
Everything is owned and operated by the
State, and every human being works for
the State. His occupation, his wages, the
price at which he buys and sells, and the
rent he pays are all fixed by the State
The State builds the apartment in which
he lives, and assigns to him living quar-
tiers according to his position in society.
his occupation and his wage
There is no freedom of speech. no
freedom Of the press, no freedom of the
ballot in Russia. No dictator and no to-
talltarian government can survive with
either. The people are told and permitted
to hear and read only what their rulers
want them to hear and read.
There is no freedom of religion in
fact, there is very little religion of any
kind and very few churches Most of the
beautiful old church buildings have been
destroyed or converted into museums The
people have been ndoctrinated in the be-
lief that there is no God but the State,
and to it they are rapidly becoming dedi-
Gated prisoners, though many already
would like to leave. Bear this in mind.
however, when you think of Russia
Everybody works, men. women and chill
dren. There is no 40-holr week
USSR Education
The Russian people are rapidly becom-
ing educated, and the only bright hope
which l see is that in time there will be
millions of educated minds in Russia, and
while a tyrannical government may con-
troll and encompass mems bodies, l do
not believe that any government can long
control the freedom of an educated mind.
The social and political conditions in
Russia would be intolerable to u.s. who
have known and enjoyed, but l fear do
not appreciate. our individual freedoms.
We may think our freedoms can never
be lost, but are we not also rapidly ap-
preaching. certainly to a large degree.
this same governmental control at least
on the economic level? We fix the maxi
mum hours of work the minimum hourly
rate Of pay the amount of production and
the prices for goods. We provide Federal
housing and fix and determine the ten
ants who can occupy them and the rent
which they will pay.
When we examine our expanding gov
ornamental controls which the people have
willingly surrendered for a governmental
bride with our own money, we cannot be
too critical of the economic and social
practices of communistic countries.
Until very recent years taxes we're
imposed for the sole purpose of running
the government This phllOSophv was re