Muddling by Government. Causes, Shortage Riga, Oct. 17.
Soviet Russ ing. from beat famine. ly ostimatced that the number of pairs of boot which it, will be possible to manus facture in Soviet Russia this year will be 18,000,000 pairs short of the: number required. Owing to the shortage of leather, new boots. arw practically—unprocurable. Fifty. State cobbling work-shops have been opened in Leningrad alone in an attempt to deal with the situation and the opening of others every. where ig planned, The Soviet Leather Syndicat" blames the government for the crisis among the dealers, as special measures taken by the Government compelled private traders and tan ners to liquidate their stocks. Reuter, 4
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