The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 18, 1925, Page 5

THE ARE My WORKER Page Five Latest News From the Union of Soviet Republics FOREIGN TRAD TAKES JUMP IN SOVIET RUSSIA Internal Commerce Is Also on Increase (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW—(By Tass)—The. internal edmmercial turnover for the year 1925-1926 has been tentatively esti- mated at from 33,000 to 35,000 million rubles, as compared with 18,000 mil- Hon in 1923-24, nad 24,000 rubles in 1924-25, acoording to a preliminary re- port issued by the economic depart- ment of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Commerce. ‘This development is expected in connection with the planned 40 per cent extension of the industrial scheme and the 43 per cent increase of agricultural production. As for the foreign trade balance, it is estimated that it will increase up to 3,000 million roubles, as against 1,200° million rubles in the current year. 1924-1925. SOVIET RUSSIA EXPECTS CLOSER TIE WITH LATVIA Moscow — (By Tass.)—The new Soviet minister at Riga, Chornykh, in presenting his credentials to thé Latvian president, pointed out that new prospects were being opened in mutual relations between the USSR and Latvia promising to be mutually beneficial to both sides, It was with much satisfaction, he said, that the Soviet government took note of the growing tendencies among Latvian circles in favour of closer economic ties with the Soviet Union. In reply, President Tchakste stated that the Latvian people and the gov- ernment were ever striving to keep up close relations with their great neighbor républic and welcomed every step that could promote co- operation and economic rapproach- ment of both peoples. Should. Stop Anti-Soviet Acts. Commenting on the statement re- cently made to press representatives by Mr. Moyerowiez, Latvian minister of foreign affairs, while he was in Vienna, namely that Latvia looked upon herself as a link between West and East and, as such, wished to be in a position to meet the economic requirements of her neighbors from both sides, the Moscow papers express the wish that the Latvian govern- ment should live-up to these good intentions and for ever leave . off harboring any plans of aggressive anti-Soviet alliances. Closer Railway Relations, In particular, the Soviet press de- clares itself ready to welcome, if genuine, the desire of the Latvian government, voiced by their foreign minister, to improve railway ties with the USSR in order to help promote economic relations between the West- .ern European countries and the Soviet Union. NEW COMPOSITIONS BY SOVIET COMPOSERS ARE MANY, YOUNGER ONES ARE THE MOST PROLIFIC MOSCOW, U. S. 8. R. Union went on uninterruptedly. During the post-revolutionary period a series of new musical creations appeared, written by Som as who had made their mark already prior to 1917. New Gnipcailbine The composer Vasilenko has writ- ten a ballet entitled “Joseph, the Beautiful,” a ballet-pantomine “Noah,” the musical score to Muratov's play, “The Coffee Shop,” étc.” Glier has written ‘music “for folk songs of Azerbaijan, an opera entitled “Shah-Senem,” a ballot “Hgyptian Nights” (after Pushkin), music for Aristophanes’ “Linistrata” étc. ~ Ge- dike has completed his thir ‘romantic symphony, a series of Russidn folk songs for two voices with the accom- panyment of violin, cello and ‘forte- piano, Ippolitoy-Ivanov has written ‘a sym- phonic poem entitled “Le ‘Lac d’An- neau,” an opera “David and, Bath- sheba,” and-an aperatic ballet “The Panther’s Skin” after the libretto by the Georgian poet Shot-Rustaveli. Mayakovsky has completed his 6th, 7th and 8th symphonies, in which he forsook .the classical symphony for the more versatile poetical form. Post-Revolution Composer. Particularly prolific were the young composers who came to the front chiefly after the revolution. Alexan- drovy has written five fortepiano so- natas, a string quartet, and a suite to the play “Blue Beard.” Borkhman, one of the few followers of the Ger- man romantic school in the Soviet Union, has completed a symphonic poem entitled “Kuzum.” Lobatchov has written a series of songs for chil- dren and arranged a series of folk songs of different peoples. Sabaneyev, one of the few Wagnerites in Russia, has produced a fortepiano trio, sona- tas, etc. Sheninshin has written com- positions chiefly for the children’s theater, also romances, fortepiano miniatures, etc. Prominent among the young com- posers are Netchayev, the author of a string quartet; Polovinkin, Shebalin, Sherinsky, Knipper, Mosolov, Abram- sky, and others. A unique place is occupied by the omposers Alexandre Krein and Gnes- sin, who are cultivating the old Jew- ish song and working on the new Jew- ish musical style. Folk Songs. Of tremendous interest is the work | produced by the two ethnographical composers, Paskhelov, who gathered and harmonized a collection of folk songs of Great Russia, Crimea and Tartarta, and Zatayevitch, who has collected 1000 Kirghiz songs and har- monized a series of Kirghiz melodies for the fortepiano. In a line distinct from the pro- fessional composers, so to speak, are the so-called “proletarian musicians” writing almost exclusively musical pieces on revolutionary themes. Among these should be mentioned: Kortchmarey, Lazarev, Krasev, Shul- gin, Klyatchko, Turenkov, Kasyanov and others. Their common features are the simple Russian folk melody, very simple harmony, and themes taken from modern life. Revival of Operas. In recent years there has also been | a revival in the creation of operas. There appeared the opera “The Silver Prince” by Triodin (after the novel by A. Tolstoy), “Lachel’s Loment” by Worker Correspondents Reo ; What? Where? When? Why? How? if e : TH the growth of the. i X . world Communit move : ; mony . |. ment, new factors ¢ 10 Cents 12 Copies for One Dollar. NUMBER FOUR i ; The Little Red Library By WILLIAM F, DUNNE, uting to its growth developed. The question. of * worker correspondents re- - ceives its first attention in- America in this. booklet... Here is the analysis of its importance and a text book to guide every worker to success in this field. —In spite of the civil strife and the severe living conditions of the last eight years or so, creative muscial work in the Soviet SOVIET DOCTORS HOLD MEETING IN ODESSA ON HEALTH MEASURES Moscow, vu. 8. ‘s. R., Sept. 16.— | The third conference of surgeons of the district of Odessa was held in that city on September 12 to 15. Among .the subjects discussed were | the following questions: (1) Surg- | ical treatment of suppurative pleur- | isy, and (2) treatment of patients. before and after the operation. The fist conference of physicians of Northern Caucasus is to be held at Rostov during the first half of December. The All-Russian Congress of Pa- thologists will be held this month. ae ] Dudkovitch, “The Unknown Lady” by Krynkoy (after the story by Block), “Ivan the Soldier” by Kortchmarev, “Trilbi” by Yurasovsky, ete. An in- teresting musical comedy of modern life ‘in the Soviet village is the musi- cal play by Ivanov-Boretzky entitled “Wlectricity Festival.” Moscow. Prepares for Tolstoi Centennary Anniversary in 1928 MOSCOW —(By Mail)—The gov- ernthent has approved a series of measures preparatory to the hund- reth anniversary of Tolstoy's. birth- day three years from now, on Sept. i, 1928. The present Tolstoy’s Museum will be removed into a large and special- ly accomodated building; Tolstoy's house in Moscow is to be repaired, as well as all buildings in the “Yasnaia Poliana” (the writer's land estate;) collections of Tolstoy’s Museum are to be replenished; a special jubilee complete edition of Tolstoy’s works is to be published; an exhibition will be organized, and so forth, National Education in White Russia. MOSCOW, U. S. S. R—The White Russian language has been adopted in ‘White Russia in a number of ‘schools, both elementary and superior. In'schools where the majority of the pupils speak Russian, the White Rus- sian language has been introduced as a subject. Sections for White Rus- Sian literature have been established at the libraries. At Moscow a labor college has been organized for White Russians living outside of the White Russian Re- public, * National Educational Activities, MOSCOW, U. S. S. R—In Moscow |} there exist 13 clubs maintained by residents belonging to the different nationalities of the Union, including 2 Polish clubs, 2 Jewish, 2 Latvian, 1 Tartar, 1 Esthonian, 1 Korean, 1 Ukrainian, ete. There are also educa- tional circles for national minorities maintained at various Moscow fac- tories where non-Russian workers are employed. A New Monument at Baku, MOSCOW, U. S. S. R.—The well- known artist Yakulov has drawn up @ project for a monument to the 26 commissaries shot by the counter- revolutionary generals about 6 years ago during their reign in Azerbaijan, The monument is to consist of a spiral column symbolizing the force and momentum of the revolution, The monument is to serve as a sepulchre for the remains of the revolutionary martyrs. There are also to be erected WORLD RESEARCH On October 1, 1924, the Soviet Union's capital’ wealth, exclusive of land, amounted to 37,843,000,000 gold rubles. The ‘value of the land on the same date was equal to 63,000,000,000 gold rubles, of which the equivalent of 50,000,000,000 gold rubles was in | possession of the population. The country’s total wealth, includ- ing land, aggregated 100,843,000,000 gold roubles. The per capita wealth, exclusive of land, amounted to 282,: gold roubles; including land, it was 752 gold roubles. The total capital wealth of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics BUREAU NOW IN SOVIET RUSSIA To Exchange Data on Economics on hk MOSCOW, UW §. S. R.—The rapid growth of econognicjand cultural rela- tions between the. Soviet Union and ‘ the rest of the.warld has caused the | ”** \ catiall ntidle 2 SE ad need for the organization of special Pot. of Total research work im the:domain of world Ine | economies. In Germany there have | long since been in ‘existence special | Form of Value ing ine. | institutes for the;:study of the econ- | Capital Gold Roubles land land omic situation of Eastern Europe (at | Industry ...... 5,335,800,000 5.3 14.1 Breslau, Konigsberg etc). Agriculture 6,527,100,000 6.5 ,17.2.. A number of central scientific insti- | Buildings . 2,000,000 19.4 51.3 tutions of Western Rurope and ,Amer- | Municipal fea, not to speak #findividual scient-| Utilities .... 338,000,000 0.3 0.9 ists, are constantly, enquiring about | Transporta- the economic situation in U. S. 8. R. tion . . 6,050,100,000 6.0 0.9 There is similar interest ‘on the part | Land ... 63,000,000,000 6.2 — of Soviet organs to study the econom- Total 00,843,000,000 100.0 100.0 ic situation of the world. There has now been organized a special economic research department by the state planning commission (Gosplan) of the U. S. S. R., whose task is to make a systematic and thoro-going study of all the dynamic and static economic processes on a world-wide scale, and on this basic to establish the reciprocal effect of economic phenomena as between the U. S. S. R. and the other countries. Informs of Economic Situation The state planning commission is the supreme organ which regulates the national economy of U. S. §. R., co-ordinates its individual branches, and outlines the course of its further development. An essential part of the Gosplan is the so-called “Council on Conjunctures,’) which studies the combined action, of the world-econ- omic factors that serves as the ob- jective basis for all new economic measures, The Conjuncture Council receives telegraphic reports from all parts of the Soviet Union, .and on this basis it draws up every month a general esti- mate of the economic situation of the Union. Another important section of the Conjuncture Council is the sta- tistical appartus which calculates the indexes of wholesale prices, published under the title of “Gosplan Indexes.” The close contac existing between the economic research department and the Contunetsiee Council enables |iD& right to cultivate land and take the department to furnish systematic |UP farming to foreigners of working information to interested organs in |¢lasses residing in the USSR and, en- Western Europe about the economic |Joying rights in accordance with. the situation in U. $:°S. R., in exchange | Constitution of the Union of Soviet for similar information by Western | Socialist Republics, institutions on the-economic situation in their respectiy, eae Gdnancttche ith U. Ss. The department™1s now establish- ing connections:a¥ith scientific insti- tutions in Europe and America en- gaged in similar researches, fn order The capital wealth in small-scale in- dustry amounts to 644,000,000 gold roubles, which is less than one-sey- enth of the total for large-scale indus- try—4,692,100,000 gold roubles. Of the latter gfiure 4,572,000,000 gold roubles or 97.4 per cent, falls to the share of the state industry; 87,300,- ence and mutual telegraphic informa- tion.. The initiative in this respect has largely been taken by Prof. Irving Fisher who proposed’ to Gosplan to supply weekly telegraphic reports on indexes in the United’ States in ex- change for the Gosplan indexes. The proposal was gladly accepted. At the head of the economic re- search ‘department is Prof. Smilga, Prof. S. A. Falkner. The department is divided into 3 sections; (1) Econ- omics, in charge of Prof. J. M. Buks- pan; (2) Statistics, in charge of Prof. K. S. Parmonov, and (3) Information, in charge of D. P. Bukhartsev. The address of the department is as follows: Moscow, State Planning Com- mission, World Economic Research Department. Telegraphic address: Moscow, Gosplan, Mirkhoz, New Bill Helps Foreigners. MOSCOW, Sept. 15. (Tass)—The government has approved a Dill, giv- A New Soviet Museum. LENINGRAD, U, S. S. R.—The Rué- sian Academy of Sciences at Lenin- grad is opening a new museum of soil. be collected in various parts of the to establish permanent correspond- | Soviet Union. PRIZES The worker sending in the best story for this issue of the DAILY WORKER will receive from the catalog his choice of 4 $5.00 Worth of Books. on that site a museum, a library and a hall for meetings, eae ESR U, &. 8. R, Folk Concerts at Paris MOSCOW, U. 8S, S, R.—B. Krassin, director of the Russian Philharmonic Society, is in Paris to carry out the Preliminary work in connection with the arrangement of concerts of the nationalities of the Soviet Union at the intrenational exhibition of decora- tive arts. Second best story i $3.00 »” Worth of Books. "° Third best story . Worth of Books. WINNING STORIES WILL RECEIVE To those who work hard for thelr money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENT 645 Smithfield Street. PITTSBURGH, PA. , 16) PROMINENT DISPLAY. vice-chairman of Gosplan, assisted by | Exhibits for the museum are to} CORR. National Wealth of the Soviet Union | 000 gold roubles, or 1.9 per cent, to the co-operative industry; 32,800,000 gold roubles, or 0.7 per cent to private j industry. Holdings of State. Wealth in the form of buildings is almost equally divided between urban and rural districts, the cities having 9,586,000,000 gold roubles as against 10,000000000 gold roubles for the coug- regions. Of the aggregate of 19,- remainder 13,017,000,000 gold roubles, or 66.4 per cent is in private hands. Theistate holdings are chiefly in the , cities 4, 289,000,000° roubles, as com- pared with 286,000,000 gold roubles in | the country districts. Private wealth in buildings is ‘principally in the rural | regions—99720,000,000 gold roubles, as against 7,000,000 in the ci Wealth in’ the form of various muni- cipal ‘utilities in the cities amounts to 338000,000 gold roubles, or 0.3 per cent of the aggregate national wealth Of» the alth in transporation, 1,560}000,000 gold roubles consists of rolling stock, while the balance of 4,490,0000,00 .gold roubles is in the form of stationary equipment. The total for the agricultural capi- tal wealth is made up as follows: draft animals—2,319,000,000 gold roubles, making an aggregate of 6,- 527,000,000 gold roubles. The value of land is calculated on the base of selling prices in the year 1914, SOVIET UNION EXPORTS BULK OF FURS TO U. S, | Worth, Total MOSCOW—(Tass)— Commissariat for Foreign Trade, 51.1 million roubles’ worth of furs were exported abroad during the last nine | months (October-June). The first | place in fur exports is held by Eng- 9.2 per cent. However, America is the main consumer of furs, English | firms ‘mostly reselling them to that} country. | The People’s Commissariat for For- jeign Trade (Narkomynestorg) ; work- ing through “Gostorg” and “Acro: |is the chief exporter of Russian furs |it exports 51 per cent of the total fur | |stock set apart for exportation. Then follow the Soviet Cooperative So- |cieties—27 per cent, and the. third place in the exportation of furs be- cent. with subs. 00,000 gold roubles under thi head the state owns 000000 gold | rouble's worth or 33.6 per cent. The Fifty-one Million Rubles’ According to| figures at the disposal of the People’s | land—45.4 per cent, then follows Am-) erica—42.2 per cent, and Germany—| longs to the mixed societies—14.5 per | Build the DAILY WORKER SCIENCE BOWS TO THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY'S WORK Leaders Present at the 200th Anniversary MOSCOW, —(Tass) — Interviewed by representatives of the press with regard to the jubilee of the Academy of Sciences, Academician Oldenburg, the permanent secretary of the Aca- demy, made the following observa- tions: e that letters of foreign ged with our Acade- } °“D-mas scientists ex my with re 1 to its jubilee prove ir sincere and friendly attitude to Academy and confirm their recog: nition of the fact that the Russian | Academy of Sciences has contribut- led a good share to the progress of | the world ¢ re. | “Having d its work two hun- | dred years as a foreign institu- tion the Academy gradually began to be replenished with exclusively Rus- ian forces. But this did not make it a narrowly national institution, the international character of its work, jeven in its most essential part of | studying the nature and peoples of | our country, is quite clear to every- body. This is also reflected in greet- ings which we receive from abroad.” Referring to one or two solitary notes of distrust struck by a very few foreign papers, such as the Journal des Debats, Gldenburg re- marked that this has been inspired by political combinations. Prominent Sciegtists Present | “I am no politican,” he said, “and shall never take part in political con- troversies; we, Russian men of science, devote our lives and all our forces to our motherland and our people. We want that science should } Progress in our Union, and that our | Academy should work on as before, and even more intensively in its third centenary." Separate hostile | voices do not trouble us, as we are | certain that all our Western and East- ern friends feel with us in this re- spect. | “At our celebration feast we shall | see, as we already know it, many of |the most prominent leaders of con- | temporary science; we shall be glad to show them what we have done and nd what we are going to do.” ‘\E. W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Six Places 169 N. Clark 118 S, Clark 66 W. Washington | 167 N. State 42 W. Narrtese 234 S. Halsted HARRISON 8616-7 E. W. Rieck Boston Baked is and Brown Bread Fine ‘Sours and Fresh Made Coffee Commiceary and Bakery: 1612 Fulton £t. Phore West 2549 weleiaelen rar eiefeeierenelier Ss PONDENCE ——_ NOMBE Rr MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Whether or not your story is printed you will receive a copy of the Little Red Library booklet WORKER CORRESPONDENTS, by William F, Dunne—without charge. 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