Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1947 — Page 13

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‘Most People Believe Communist Regime Has Bettered Their Lot, Despite Inequalities

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They never have enjoyed civil lib|erties, Govern-

czar or commissar.

i#| standards and however “wide the tichasm between the Bolshevik .buf |reaucrat and -Red army officer on {2 |the one side and the masses on the | other, there is a far greater sharing ‘of food, housing, education, entertainment and opportunity than before the revolution. 318oviet regime generally is considered .a. benefactor.

ernment for the present suffering. They have been led to believe troubles which cannot be attributed to war or drought are due to that unfailing’ scapegoat, international capitalism.

ciently potent to eliminate any positive spirit of revolt, they have not prevented a serious loss of morale. The prevailing attitude of the people is grim. Many are weary with waiting for the promised land of Communist plenty, which after 30 years continues to be beyond the | horizon.

(ways. In Russia as elsewhere war devastation ' and Sisorganimtion furnish a convenient alibi for ernment postwar failures. But t war sent millions of Russians ifito central Europe. There even among the ruins, they saw comforts they ver conceived of and cultures they dreamed of. They returned D tell the folks back home of forin ‘wonders, bringing loot to prove

By LUDWELL DENNY Soripps-Howard Staff Writer, LONDON, May 1~~Even more impressive than the suffering ef the Russian people is the way they take it—they are so docile. The paradox is so extreme some foreigners in the past assumed it was impossible, that behind those silent, stolid faces there must be a seething spirit of revolt, But few if any informed observers think ‘so. Then why hasn’t-hunger, homelessness and suppression—such: an explosive compound in almost any other country-——caused more frouble in Russia?

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Capitalism Gets Blame The people do not blame the gov-

Though these factors are suffi-

“The war experience cuts’ both

| the occupied lands and to delouse

the Krémlin, along with new territories and satellites, an acute sociological ‘indigestion. From that beliyache it cannot recover soon. Its presept efforts to prevent fra ternization by the Red ttoops in

them ideologically on demobilization. are puny remedies. The extent to which this contact with western civizilation has shaken the unquestioning faith of Rus= sians in the superiority of the Soviet civilization is reflected in alarmed complaints by Red officials and the press. Criticize ‘Survivals’ The - virus of individualism 1s spreading. beyond youth to the adult population. The following extraordinary confession is made by the organ “Bolshevik” in its current issue: ’ “However there are still no few people who place their individual interests above public interests and endeavor to organize their lives atq the expense of .other members of the Socialist society. This is manifested in violation by individuals of ‘discipline of Socialist labor in State : enterprises, in collective farms, in government institutions; it is also manifested in tendencies to pilfer public lands and the public property of the kolhozes, in .revivals of speculation, etc.—

are Idlers, who violate labor discipline and are negligept in their attitude toward labor, ‘Which leads to damage, to spoilage™ef equipment and tools, to miscarriage of production.

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Hoosler water works personnel will meet here at Hotel Antlers Wednesday for the 39th .annual meeting of the Indiana section of the American Water Works association. ~ Technicians will speak on vital phases of the water works industry and Indiana's water resources. Speakers include Wendell R. LaDue, president of the American Water Works association; - Charles Bechert, director of the division of water resources of the Indiana department of conservation; Louis 8. Finch, chief engineer of Indianapolis Water Co.; Dr. Leroy Burney, state health commissioner; Dr. Mervin Palmer, Butler university botany professor; O. M. Leonard, consulting engineer of Michigan City; Otto Jensen, executive secretary of the Indianapolis redevelopment commission; Fred Witherspoon, senior engineer of the public service commission: J. H. Draves, Michigan City water works; B. A. Poole, direc~ tor and chief engineer of the state board of health, and Glen Garman, superintendent of the Lafayette water works.

Thomas J. Burrin; Lebanon, chairman of the Indiana section, will | preside. |

survivals are forgotten, when man- | ners are left to take their own course, these survivals grow stronger and can reach alarming proportions.” From such guarded admissions of public indifference, lack of discipline and even sabotage and from the: expose of widespread non-co-operation and ‘bureaucratic corruption in the purge of the Ukraine; government and party there is| plenty of evidence that the morale of the Russian masses is low. Nevertheless, there is no evidenee “of . a+ significant organized

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is the most serious defeat ered by the Soviet dictatorshig since it seized control—destruction | of its. carefully myth that Russia is the most advaliced country in the world instead of the most backward of all great powers in lving standards, tech-

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