Moscow June 23.
The figures that are published as
Jon the Soviet Government rai estimates for the work to be, done fore. of such colossal proportions that there are few people who ca fered it the plan going through. So] far. the results "have proved very fatisfactety, but this is only the beginning of the five years plan, fand as the country was in a terible state when the work of reconstruction was, commenced, it natural that such work should be equal or nearly equal to the est mates that were reckoned upon.
the first place, who are the people that are making out these Fronderful estimates of the work to be carried out in Soviet Russia?" As far as can be learned line most of the figures are prepared foy men who are either in prison, oF lurider arrest, and who are ordered [io show a continual advance in the ldevelepment of the whole country. The figures which these men show fare in many ease colossal and pra CGeally, impossible, and. thus when they do not work out in practice, the men who are responsible for the work are said to be inimical io the state and are either imprisoned or shot, The work-people who were at frst most enthusiastic, as they believed all that was told them, are now getting rived of the forced Labour which they are compelled to do, The scheme of a holiday every fifth day sounds exceedingly good Jon paper, but as a matter of fact, does, not give the work-people 0 many days rest in a year, as when they had each Sunday and. other fuolidays Sree to do what they liked, fend there are many who are now strongly objecting to this system of jerking. So interested are the
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