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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 1928.
THE MYSTERY OF RUSSIA.
BRITISH WORKERS' DELEGATION'S PICTURE.
EVERYONE WELL FED, FREE AND HAPPY, &c.]
"
la no other country in the world is there such a widespread participation of the workers in the whole political, exnomic, and t Focint life of the country,"
So stater one of the concluding paragraphs of the report of the British Workers Delcgntion which visited Soviet Russia for the tenth anniversary of the Revolution, in Novembär-last-and- spent a period of so od days waiting many of the towns and villages, factories, workshops, schools, hospitals, etc.. in the country.
state, inter ulia:
The physical conditions of the towns stand comparison with those
of British towns.
· THEATRE OWNER'S
ROMANCE.
-AMUSEMENT KINGLOE A
WHOLE COUNTRY.
· LONDON. INTERESTS.
One of the most romantic figúres in the chentrien) world, through little known in England, is Mr. Isidoro W. Schlesinger, the South African millionaire, who has just) purchased the controlling interest. in the following nine London, theatres
The Walwich Hippodrome, the Kennington Theatre, the Camden Hippodrome, the Shakespeare Theatre, Clapham, the Broadway Theatre, New Cross, the Kilburn Palace, the Old Kent-rond Picture House, the Rivoli. Whitechapel, and the Mile End Empire Cinema Theatre.
"They state they have tried to convey their own personal im pressious, arving a simple decription of Russia and its people. In their report the delegation Concerning the peasant popula
tion, over a hundred million, the report states the position of the rural population has undoubtedly improved, and is steadily improv Ing. Undoubtedly there it a terrible legacy from the Tsardot of ignorange ned poverty. liur the heasants are contented and
Mr. Schlesinger herived in South appreciative of the better condiAfrica at the end of inst century. tious they now enjoy."
representing an insurance .com- pany, and through various valsvin
and land" insurance, banking,
He rapidly became a millionaire. is now many times a millionaire, one of the most prominent figures in South Africa, and vasily the largest employer of white labour
In the streets and in the work shops and factories everyone looked healthy and well fed, and their Gothing was strong and warnt. There were very few silk stockings: at the impression prevailed that however dear clothing may be the workers and peasants were able to get it. The children looked re- markady howlthy, and well-clad. with strong boots. The happiness and remarkable intelligence were
also noticeable.
The Generali Contentment,
The Position Of Orphans, In a chapter on meetings and im- pressions, the following passages Appear
Everywhere we went we were astonished at the tremendous in- terest and great knowledge dis played by the Russian workers m connection with Britain.
question of Auglo-Russian trade union unity met is at every turn, and Tomsky said "they coa. sidered the auity between Russing and British workers essential in the interests of both."
there.
He had at first no idea of enter-
"It is difficult to convey in words Everywhere we were asked what ing the entertainment industry. the very definite impression we had were the prospects of the Govern but in 1913 he bought, the Johannes
The burg Empire, and from that time. of the general contentment and attacking Russia.... well-being of the workers and their
gradually required every theatre children, and of the high level of
of note, every music hall, and every cinema in South Africa, in intelligence and interest in affairs. Of their pride in the achievement
addition to skating rinks and of the revolution there can be no
dance halls, doubt. We have no hesitation. in say that the very existence of huge minases of workers who bare this confidence and wide outlook was a revelation to us.
In all parts of Russia whieb we visited it was made evident to
Varied Interests.
His interests in South Africa in- us that the trade unions were clude the African Life Assurance through the agency of the clubs, | Company; the Carlton Hotel, Lehusses, and so on, the training | Johannesburg's hotel de luxe; the The women of Soviet Russin ares schools of the worker
The African Advertising Corporation, as free, economically and mentally, trade unicas and trade unionisce which OWIN ..practically Cvery as the men, and are encouraged to had always the pick of the test boarding in the country, as well "take their full share with the men public buildings-Why not
as other advertising media; thei in the political and social activities
Concerning the"reports regarding African Realty Trust, Ltd.;and of their country.... Women in industry receive two months holi-millions of homeless children in the Colonia Banking and Trus
Russia, the report says:-
Company. day before childbirth and two After the revolution vast num months after. on full pay and spersal allowances for feeding and gorbing the infant for nine months.
"More than 20,000 women are already making part in the different sections of the local and central
government.
bers of children became orphans Forced to look after theirselves or starve, they robbed and even killed to get food and shelter, and defied all authority. As soon as any kind of organization could be arranged the children were rapidly collected inte hantee .. No force is en acted on the boys to go into the home, and inside the home
poral punishment is ever used."
Soldiers And Officers All
....." Comrade."
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The Workers Are In Power. In everything we saw the most
fact that in Soviet Russia the workera and penints arc in power.
A soldier possesses all civilian rights, and soldiers, police, nad sailors salute the International'; they do not salute officers. Officers and men are equal who off duty, and at all times address each other
5 Comrade ., *
The general average waget
A striking feature everywhere shows a 10.0 per cent increase was the simplicity and comradeship pre-war, but taking into account of the soldiers and police. other benefits received (sickness and insurance, rent allowance, &c., for which the workers pays no con tribution, and concessions in the matter of purchase of food, and tickets for opera and other amuse ments), it is estimated that thu seal improvement is between 30 40 per cent. above provar level." adds the We cannot, of course, tepurt, vouch for the exact ac curacy of this estimate."
In the conclusion the report says, From the whole course of our in- vestigations into every aspect of life in Soviet Russia we are cons vinced that in no other country in
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Food prices, states the report, the world is there such widespread compare favourably with those pre-participation of the workers in the vailing in Britain, and the only
economic, whole political, stems in the workers budget which social life of the country: were considerably higher than in
The material sources of the coun- Britain were the clothes, which aptry are being developed in a care- peared to be about 50 per cent. higher."
With regard to housing, the re port states that the rooms are urge and airy, and rents in proportion to wages, being as low in some cases us 1s. 6d. per week. Central heat. ing, gas, and electric, light, being communal services, are provided
Iree.
State Trading. Concerning the general economie position, the report states that "is the towns all the large shops in the main streets are run by the State, municipal, or co-operativ institutions, There are plenty of small private shops in the back streets, but the Socialized shops are able to provide all that is wanted."
iment.
ful and well thought cut plan for the benefit of the workers and pensants. The Government has the enthusiastic aupport of an over- whelming proportion of the popu Intion.
ask them.
He owns film companies, orange groves, and pineapple estates, and has four new theatres under con- struction at the moment.
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In England, he owns the de For-
rest Phonofilms, the International Variety and Theatrical Agenes. through which he does the bookings for all his theatres, and the British International Film Distributors. He was interested for a time in the Elstree film enterprise.
He is a dynamic personality, and his only recreation is work.
The now concern, which is to be
called the United Picture Theatres, is probably only the nucleus of mach larger interests in the Eng- lish cinema world.
This year,
reached 275 millions. 400 millions more will be added to
this sun."
A special investigating commit- recently published a report on urban conditions in the U. 8. S. R. and, among other interesting in-
nabits, appeared the statements that 40 per cent of all towns in Soviet Russia have not any street pavements; 34 per cent. lack any street lights and in all other cities their number is insufficient; more than 60 per cent, of all towns do not possess waterworks: and one- third of all houses are occupied by Soviet administrative offices,
The Disillusioned Peasantry. "A proletarian author, Rodien We consider it our duty to put the facts regarding Soviet Russia Akutshine, in a new book publish- before the British workers, and toel in Moscow, gives some interest. to offer a determining details of peasant file under Soviet rule. Everyone, writen ed and united resistance against the British Imperialist policy of Akulshine, who goes into & Rusino hostility towards Soviet Russia, village is met with the stereotype which may at any moment brenic question:-"Are they
A new- out into open war."
bering us in Honowy remem. answers: They' cannot forget you. You now are masters of the country." Such flattery. however, does not make any im pression upon the peasants, who re WHAT SOVIET PAPERS SAY.ply: Yes, musters, but these
trousers!" masters are going about without
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comer
In connection with the happy optimism of the British Socialist victory, it is of interest to study simple calico now we pay oc The peasants then explain:- a few facts extracted from Soviet 70 kopecks a inetre and in three.
For stance 111 newspapers, **Pravda
country is every grade of educn- the last month of the Soviet your life? they ask. Formerly" we
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"At certain times of the year there are over one and a half mil lion unemployed in Russia; the overwhelming majority are young! peasants from the country, and arr, in the main, non-workers, who are for the first time seeking employ
que "'finds' " some weeks, it is in rags. Formerly we
Threat Not Enforced;" In education Russia is spreding startling indications of what must could buy it for 10 to 20 hopecks
According to the ultimatumi to ahead nader the sure-guidance of considered, the true condition of wid it was of the first quality. PHOTOGRAPHIC "RING,"
"Pravda,'
in Now everything is bad!" the Workers' State. In no other Soviet industry.
Where are your improvements in
the dealers, those who had not join- ed the new association by Decem-" declared that production int
ber 31st were to be excluded from tion. as open to the workers na in
nationalized industries, was declin. had a lease from the proprietor: Russia."
Mary ing, and it instanced that, in that now we arust pay to the Blate.
leading photographic, making further purchases from the Happy Prisoners.
month, the output of cast-iron Formerly we did not pay any taxes dealers are engaged in a battle manufacturers concerned in the Giving their impressions of visits diminished by 42 per cent, that for lensod land: now we must pay with some of the largest, manufae formation of the organisation. to the prisonry the delegates any of metallic industries by 18.3 per We are paying land tax, income turers, following an attempt to These manufacturers, however, that there is no restriction upon cent, of electro-technical-works-by-tax-additional taxes, and so forth form a ing-of-manufacturers have informed customers who re spanking to fellow-prisoners, and 28 per cent., of colon industries There is no end to faxes?”4. and dealers to prevent the sale of fuse to subscribe to the condition smoking is permitted at any time by 0.8 per cent, of the wool indus.
Cannibalism And Qarrion-Eating.
camera and other photographic that they have no intention of stup. The cells have the aptry by 6 per cent, of the flax in
articles made by manufacturers ping supplies. Dearance of bed-sitting-rooms." Industry by 7 per cent.. of the rubber Meat is a rarity in the villages. outside the
Mr. James A. Sinclair, head of ring. one prison visited was a clubroom, industry by 55.3 per cent., and of During the Inst famine, the A cireular setting out the objects one of the largest frms of photo- where prisoners met at night for the match industry by 41 per cent peasants ate hamon fesh and car- of the "ring has been sent by graphic dealers and manufacturers
musical circles, "&c.
more than in London, told a Daily Mail, te Many dust enterprises," #
rion, and since that time carrion registered post to Prisoners wear their own clothing, concludes Prayin" work has become a COMMON food in 5,000 dotiers, and gives the names porter that when the facts became have their own dramatic circles, or ing under very difficult financial Soviet villages. Comrade Rudzu of 27 manufacturing firms who known the public would not chestra, wireless seta, &c. and "conditions."
tak, Communications Commissary, have subscribed to an agreement tolerate this attempt to boycott when they have served half their
during a recent conference. af rail not to supply, cameras, lenses, productions outside the ring. sentence they are allowed, one- or Industries Heavily In Debt.
way workmen, and that tecarical plates, or planting paper to any He added two weeks' holiday per annum. Pea-
Financial difficulties also are defects on the railways, the routine, dealer who is not a member of the sante can work on farms in their emphasized by “Trade & Indus and the bureaucratic system were new organisations R villages during harvest, and two
which states: "For this handicapping the successful solu Many dealers resent this effort year, credits for industry were pro tion of the transport problem, and, to dictate the make of goods they working days count as two of sep-
In conclurio, the report or vided to the aniont of 270 million unless the present conditions were are to sell, and several of the prisons states Prison Hle inroubles, but laten were intre chiminated. All fall of the develop largest firms of retail chemists, who and the total debts of Soviet-in-ment of the country and the pro- have shops all over the country Soviet Russia is better than the dustries at the end of the year gres of agriculture would be use have announced that they will travej conditions that many
British i miners have to endure."
Continued on next Oğlumn,)
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nothing to do with the scheme.
If the monopoly that these? firms are trying to establish is made possibly it will be the pub- lie who will pay.
T
Therage Brith, American and Germany' firns of manufac- turers in the "mag." If the theme goes through many small British firms will be badly hit.
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