The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 19, 1935, Page 7

DAILY YORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 19 35 ey eS Is Palin In | Worker-Travelers Turn to U.S.S.R. t t i In Greater Numbers; Travel Dollars | Buy More in the Land of the Soviets Soviet Steamers From London | How to go? During the Summer | months the favorite route is by any | | one of a number of lines touching | | at British ports. Thence to London | ae and by Soviet steamer to Leningrad. | By L. A. Williams | A five day boat leaves Hays’ Wharf | « i }at London Bridge every Saturday. Workers and sympathizers | It is usually easy to find a trans-j{ 4 a ER Sine et -o.| Atlantic boat calling at South-| with the revolutionary move-| omnton or Plymouth that will make Countless Interesting Tours Now Being Provided ment sometimes find them-| connections. This is the best route | s | because life on a Soviet ship is a| selves able and anxious to/ good introduction to the Union it- travel. When they do find it| self. The absence of class-distinc- s . | tion—except that higher prices are p le to go abroad, their charged for better accommodations. . the unorthodox comaraderie between | choicé almost always falls on | Passengers and crew, the Soviet or- | the Soviet Union. In past/ ganization of the working-force, the : lectures, dancing and singing—the years, even during the depres-| entire atmosphere is as if one step- | ped off London Bridge directly into | Nevsky Frospekt. | In addition to being the recom- sion, Moscow residents were not surprised to find the New Moscow Hotel across from the|mended route, it is also the cheap- Kremlin jammed with workers not | Sst. Route trip through fares from only from Western Europe, but |New York to Leningrad and return | re are quoted by various lines as low from across the Atlantic as well. as $177. Those wishing to visit True, three or four years ago @/ continental cities have a cholce— goodly number of these were in the | at, of course, extra outlay—of book- | land of the Soviets in search of @| ing straight through to Paris, Ber- | job. At that time many were suc-|lin, or Rotterdam and thence by | cessful in locating places of work at! train to Moscow or Leningrad. | their trades. More recently this has | High European rail fares in view been less true. Workers bound for | of a depressed dollar add consider- the U.S. S. R. are warned that|ably to the cost. An alternative, jobs are not forthcoming. Still, they | not so expensive, is to go one way go. |by Soviet steamer and back by rail Many of those going from the} to an English Channel port for re- United States are workers, profes- | turn passage. Other routes may be | sionals and middle class people of | booked through Norway and Sweden, | Russian origin. Often they go to|by boat to Helsingfors, Finland, and | it relatives. Just as often they|short train ride into Leningrad; | are drawn back to see what has be-|or to Copenhagen and by Baltic come of the country they knew be- | ports, 3 | fore the revolution. In a word, getting to the Soviet ‘ Union is determined only by sea- | Travel Inexpensive |son (the Soviet Steamers stop run- Fortunately, travel in the Soviet | ning in late November and don’t Union for limited periods is not ex- | resume until April), preference and pensive, considering the distances | purse. The numerous ways of get- | traveled and the time spent, Trans- | ting there are attested by the large Atlantic fares have been sharply | number of steamer services and rail reduced since 1929 and steamship |routes available and the fact that companies make further concessions | there are no fewer than ten west- | for through round trip passages|ern points of entry on the Soviet New York and return. border. | Let us suppose we are going. What | Soviet Tours Different | is the procedure? First a passport.| Now comes the choice of a tour} This is secured in main cities from|in the U. 8S. S. R. itself. This is | Scenery and Climate Add to Industrial Interest expenses are covered by the tour which you bou way back in Cleveland or New York. Complete Travel Service Intourist, the organization in charge of travel by foreigners in the US.S.R., arranges tours extending from five to thirty-one days and covering most of European U.S.S.R. It has hotels in all important cen- ters, its own cars, buses, guide- service, farms, to supply its guests with food—a compact tourist or- ganization the like of which can exist in no capitalist country. The tours comprise thousands of kilometers and touch at every place an interested foreigner could pos- View of the famous Peterhof Fountains in the gardens of the palace by that name in Leningrad. sibly want to visit. These tours are priced on a basis of $5 per day third class; $8 per day tourist class and $15 per day first class. Some- times there is a variation in the | total tour price away from these | figures due to an excess of kilometer distances covered. There is a mini- " During 1934, Fe] Laan ‘et The clubhouse of the Sovicrg workers at Baku, the many examples of modern architect that is government buildings, workers’ clubs and apartments. This is one of to be found in | . ad number was increased to twenty. Soviet Travel | Great interest is being shown in the eas | International Physiological Congress | ~ x to be held in Moscow in the summer 125% Greater | of 1935, the travel arrangements for which are in the hands of the Amer- ican Express Company. Rail Fares To Be Reduced Reductions of approximately 50 |per cent for the first class Vladi- 40% scta Were| vostok to Moscow rail fares will be 7o of Tourists Were | announced during the early part of Americans; Increase | this year. The first class fare from | the Soviet capitol to Vladivostok in Expected for 1935 Wagon-Lit type of sleeper will be about $130. This will include the A. K. DAWSON | usual charges for drawing-room and |for linen. These trains carry Eng- Forty per cent of all tourists who| lich-speaking interpreters | visited the Soviet Union in 1934] ‘The cost of the dining car service | The remainder) wilt also be reduced so that a book By | were Americans, | were 15 per cent French, 15 per cent! of coupons covering breakfast, lunch- | British, 10 per cent German, 7 per con, dinner and afternoon tea will | cent Austrian and Czechs and 6 per| cost about $3.00 per day. The jour- |cent from the Scantinavian coun-| ney from Vladivsotok to Moscow re- tries, |quires nine days. The distance is While the total number of tour-| about six thousand miles, or at the ists from all countries exceeded the| new rates, at a fraction of over 1933 total by a large percentage, the | two cents a mile, including Pullman. | number from America was more Bid For World Travelers than double that of the previous! The Soviets, by establishing the | year, the actual increase in Amer-| iowest first class train rate in the ican travelers over 1983 was 125 per! world, hope to attract many round- jeent. The Americans also stayed| the-world travelers to this route, A longer on the average and spent) round-the-world trip can now be more per capita than did thelt| made for about $650 first class and European cousins. | $490 tourist class. The actual travel | The Soviets welcome th time by train and boat is only }of American visitors as a thirty-five days, well within the better understanding and an im-| span of a vacation. | provement in the friendly relations| between the two nations. The plan} for 1935 takes into account a still| Dawson Ix manager of Travel Divinion of the mum rate of $40—no tour can be | further increase in American tourist | Letters Hail Progress of Soviet Union Travel Agency Receives Comments From Many Tourists In response to its ingui Tourists, Inc., has letters from American wor visited the Soviet Unio: receiy dur! ast year. What did they t he U. 8. 8. R.? Were they im- sressed by the progress bein n industry and agr! enjoy their tour? accommodations Those who make a slandering the Soviet Union and be- littling ma would have a difficult time of mak they atisfact< practice o its achiev ing any impr thusiastic tour! their own eye: nphs of Socialist construction, Not only were they amazed at what they saw, but the accommodations pro- vided by Intourist, Inc., the official travel bureau of the U.S.S.R., also came in for its share of praise. A typical letter received contains follow The | propaganda that has been carried |on within the U. 8. A Revolution, implanting poison and hatred within the minds and hearts of the populace of the U. A |against Soviet Russia, all or nearly Jall emanating from Europe, what | diabolical lies! I for one am glad the summation since the Ss Soviet Russia has thrown down the bars and opened wide the gates of the Soviet Russia to the people of world to come and see for tk selves. What a field for ed what a field for enlightenment, Jin history and_litei | tourist Soviet Russia A : most gigantic task unprecendented in the history of the world, nearing com- pletion! Let me congr and you,in turn, con, |workers and comrades who together with a will and y spirit of unanimity for su s in the realization that the eyes of the | entire world is focused on them!., .” E. WAICT TEM VIET NIG great achievement a VIN 1939 New, rising to the resorts the wil Independent travel can be arranged according to w your ishes, and an itinerary specially prepared for you by experts on Ru. approval without any ob! ECONOMY TOU been worked out Write fo’ jan travel submitted to you for tion on your part your below A BE HAS JUST COME OFF THE PRESS! IT. Iv WILL SENT YOU UTIFUL NEW MAP OF THE SOVIET UNION WRITE FOR FREE OF CHARGE BE safe, conveni be cashed in send Torgsin Money Orders by m cable or radio. with all Torgsin stores in the Soviet Union travel to Russia or anywhere, American Express Travel Service 65 Broadway — 150 West 41st St 551 Fifth Ave,, New York City 896 Broad St., Newark, N. J. — 1708 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. In 1934... ®@ jaar p of Soviet Tourists . oP @ Were Influenced By the DAILY WORKER American Express Company. | bought for less. This is because the | travel, The study of English is now (| ay This array of modern American Hmousines in the Red Square, Moscow, is an example of the manner in which Intourtst considers the convenience and comfort of the tourist, the passport divisions at sub-treas- ury buildings; in smaller cities from the clerk of a U. 8S, district court. Non-citizens must have either their national passport or an af- fidavit of identity. Both the latter should be accompanied by a re- entry permit secured from the Labor Department in Washington. Agents Named by Intourist Any travel agent in the countey will book the steamer passage and provide the coupons necessary for a tour in the U. 3S. 8. R. The coupons are issued to the agent by Intourist, Inc., U. 8. representatives of the Travel Company of the U. S.S.R. The agent {s required to sell the services at the prices quoted in literature furnished him for his clients by Intourist. The steamship fares likewise are quoted in literature supplied by the vari- ous limes. Tariffs, however, vary with the size and speed of the steamer and are listed by classes at minimum rates. This means that outside rooms and cabins containing less people are priced higher. CONSULT US desire without service Do not buy any steamship tickets be- fore you consult us. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT We Will Show You How to Travel Comfortably at Low Rates Visit the SOVIET UNION We will arrange for you a round trip, steamship ticket third class, to the Soviet Union (Leningrad), also tor the MAY DAY CELEBRATION for as low as = + - The tour in the U.S.S.R., we will arrange as per your entirely a separte item from the passage to the border and the fare from the border point to the city cost of Soviet entrance and exit| given first place in the Moscow visas are included—a total of $22.| school for guides. The tastes of | But for this $40, for example, you! Americans in the matter of food can go to Leningrad for three days, | and entertainment are also carefully take a train to Moscow for four | considered. |deys and receive meals, hotels, two | i s 1 hours’ sightseeing daily by bus with | imap) pedir acl aS ied trained guide-interpreters, transfer | | from station to hotel and vise versa | ~~~ ee have your visa charge thrown | stage where the best theatres are Dollar Buys More In U.S.S.R. question is completed. Because of the present low state | of the dollar, you can travel as|_ Zeningrad is a technical and cheaply in no other European coun- | scientific _center. literally hun- try. j dreds of institutes carry on their But don’t let anyone tell you) Work in as many fine public build- that solid comforts are not pro-| ines: It is a beautiful city, planned | vided for third class visitors. They|@d_ surrounded by — numerous | are. And the truth is that the worker | Wooded islands where the workers | traveling third class in the U.S.S.R, | and their families play on free day. | Jearns more about the country in| One could go on like this for seven days than Mrs. John Smith- | hours. But if you have ever talked | Jones of New York and Ni rt | to one who has come back, you learns on a thirty day de luxe jaunt | know already that you can ask more | from Moscow to Vladivostok. questions than he has time to an- Ask anyone interested in the | swer. | and he will say Moscow before your at which the tour begins. But why take a tour? Why not just go into the U. 8S. S. R. the way you would go to England and pay your way. Because, dear friend, the Soviet Union fortunately, is nothing like England. The Soviet Union is an organized economy and makes no provision for foreigners coming from abroad with money earned, the lord only knows how, and using | lt any way they please. But provision is made for them to come. There is nothing to hide. On the contrary, there 1s much to show. But the visitor is a guest of the Soviet Union and his travels and his money difficulties are solved for him in an organized fashion. To begin with, it is illegal either to import or export Soviet currency. aoe is necessary to avoid specula- ion. So what do you do? Simple. You spend the dollar itself. There are plenty of places to spend it at fair rates and, anyway, most of your $137 charge through Intourist. TRAVEL CHOICE OF 1935 Dollar Rates Have Not Changed Write for Genera] Descrip- 7@ Booklet and lap No. D:W. 2 abroad for this coming Summer implies of the Soviet Union, Trans-Atlantio steamer rates through to Leningrad are low. The travel dollar in the Soviet Union remains at the same level it held before the dollar went off gold. Itineraries on a basic daily rate of $5.00 Third Class, $8.00 Tourist extend from five to thirty-one days and cover all important centers of European U.S.S.R.... |, Moscow, Gorki, Kharkoy, Stalingrad, Kiev, Odessa, Crimea, the Caucusus. See a new world in the making ... any travel agent will consult with you about low costs for the trip of a lifetime. INTOURIST., tc. _U, S. Representatives of the Travel Company of the U.S.S.R. | 545 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. Planning your vacation serions consideration EISNER. TOURIST AGENCY ANY TRAVEL AGENT WILL BOOK YOU PREPARE NOW For That Trip to the SOVIET UNION if of 4) | onmenenentiaabesietahacatel ROUND PEEP Special winter excursion rates are now in effect. Complete third class round trip ticket to the Soviet Union from New York with eight days in Leningrad and Moscow, including hotels, meals, sightseeing and visa is available at the above price, See the new way of life in the two foremost cities of the Soviet Union, Parks of culture and rest; the theatre at its height in the winter season; the communal life of the new Soviet citi- wer factories; worke . 9 > clubs and the relics of another day in sharp contrast to the new. An experience of a lifetime, WORLD TOURISTS, Inc., offers also travel rates to Europe, France and England as low as $110.00 round trip. Torgsin orders executed in the quickest and most direct wa’ WORLD TOURISTS, Inc. 175 FIFTH, AVENUE @ Algonquin 4-6656-7-8 @ NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO 6 office N. Clark Street Room 1003 Telephone: Dearborn 5351 SAN FRANCISCO office 580 Market Street Room 304 Telephone: Garfield 77 er Seen eee ea TE RET NaN