Russian workers and leaders face looming test in economy
Raymond P. Brandt reports from Moscow on Bolshevik plans and a predicted reckoning within two to three years. Engineers warn five weak links in the planned economy include coordination, responsibility, labor turnover, grandiose schemes, and mass backwardness. anecdotes cite long signature chains and fear of punishment, while idle labor and high waste at Molotoff plant illustrate efficiency gaps.
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Japanese Refugees Flee Manchuria in Flight
The report shows Japanese refugees fleeing Manchuria as soldiers march into Taonan after its capture. Many women wear only dainty house gowns, signaling a hasty departure amid the advance and occupation by Japanese forces.
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Harbin
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Shortfalls in Russian factory output spark critique of managers
A former revolutionary and current ILGW secretary treasurer reports abysmal Russian product quality after inspecting Moscow, Leningrad, and Kharkov plants. He cites the Len ingrad Bolshevichka factory turning out 6,000 coats daily with 4,000 workers, far below American pace, plus widespread manager turnover, rest days, and scarce small tools as delays cripple production.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kharkov
Bolshevichka
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People’s Communissariat of Workers and Peasants Inspection
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Stalingrad
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