One in Every 20 Russians Living oz the State Moscow, May 15.
Over four million and a_ half, people, exclusive of the Red army and navy, draw their living direct from Governmental sources in Russia, and this in spite of the recent dismissal of 3,000,000 such employees. Nor do these figures cover the Ukraine, with its 30,000,- 000 people; the Far Eastern Republic, with perhaps 10,000,000, and the governments of Trans-Caucasus, Bokhara and Turkestan. These statistics mean, says the newspaper Economic Life," that. one out of every 20 persons in Russia has a government job, not counting soldiers and sailors. The new budget will reduce the number of governmental employees still further to 3,300,000.
Of the 4,571,000 still employed, the Supreme Feonomie Council, which operates a number of factorjes, pays 1,630,000." Railroads come next with 960,000, and the department of education has 420,000. In the State Political Police there are 105.000, and in the uniformed police 160.000.
The 3.000.000 recently discharged, deprived of rations, have had to turn to the open markets to secure their sustenance.—Reuter. prohibited without permission.
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