PEASANTS DO NOT
FAVOR PLANS OF
SOVIETS -
MOSCOW, Deo. 4.—A far-reaching
revision of the Russian communists
policy toward the peasantry is en
visaged in a speech delivered recent
ly by Stalin, one of the powerful tri
umvirate now controlling the des
tinies of the Bolshevik party. Stal
in’s remarks were addressed to the
secretaries of the so-called “com
munistic cells” in the villages. In
view of the overwhelming prepon
derance of peasants among the citi
zens of the Soviet Union, Stalin’s
frank admission of the peasants’
aloofness from the soviet’s political
activities acquires high importance.
Stalin stated unreservedly that the
work of the communists in the vil
lages continues to represent the
weakest side of the party . The
“communist cells” or village groups
of bolsheviks, have become accus
tomed to considering their own mood
rather than the temper of millions of
non-pratisan peasants, without
whose support their work is unavail
ing. Stalin exhorts his comrades in
the villages to learn the needs, de
sires and humors of the common
folk on the land, and to discord their
own leanings toward bureaucracy.
He points out that the communist
party in the cities has been able to
carry on in full swing, because the
bolsheviks are surrounded by a mass
of impartial but sympathizing citi
zens. These non-partisan sympa
thizers are lacking among the peas
ants, declares Stalin, and the party
groups in the villages have not suc
ceeded in approaching closely enough
the agrarian population.
It is one of the main tasks of the
villages, as has been done in the
party, he continues, to create in the
urban districts, “an intermediate
layer of sympathizers, who stand be
tween the party itself and those who
are wholly detached from commun
ish.”
The communist is admonished to
refrain merely from “teaching
and commanding” the peasanl^ and
is urged to approach them on a foot
ing of equality.
“We have much to learn from the
peasants,” says Stalin, “and if we
fail to win the confidence of the non
partisan element on the land, a
gaunt wall will intervene between
our party and the peasantry.”
Referring to the recent events in
Georgia. Stalin attributed that insur
rectionary movement to the fugitive
mensheviks and foreign powers, but
adds that the mensheviks succeeded
in winning over the peasants in var
ious Georgian districts. He attri
butes the hostility of this section of
the peasantry to the “poorly estab.
lished contact between th ecommun
is tparty and the masses of the
land” and, in general, to the inade
quate foothold of the party in the
provinces.
“The soviets are the barometer of
the party’s power in the country,”
declares Stalin, “and this barometer
tailed to rise to the occasion in cer
tain Georgian districts, when it was
most necessary.
"ri he events of Georgia are signifi
cant. What happened there might
occur elsewhere in the union, if we
do not succeed in creating an at
mosphere of confidence between par
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ty members and non-partisans. We
must, listen to the voice of the peas
ants. If we fail to direct the grow
ing political energy of the peasantry
into the right revolutionary chan
nels, it will burst in upon us in the
form of banditry much as it did dur
ing the Geogian occurrences.
Concluding his appeal Stalin as
serts that the immediate task of the
party is to enlist the peasantry into
the management of the country. The
conditions for the realization of this
program are favorable, he says, be
cause of the rising political activity
of the poorer peasants. He calls for
; a “united front of workmen and
; peasant against the dominating ten
| dencies of the farmer-profiteer.”
; The local village budgets, revenue,
I expenditure, taxation, are questions
of immediate importance to the
peasant, whose active cooperation in
the work of the soviets must be en
couraged. The effective assistance
rendered by the soviet government
j in the districts affected by the crop
failure has revived the peasants’
confidence and provided a basis for
the “re-animation” of the village
soviets.
GRADUATE JOURNALISTS
CAN GO INTO BUSINESS
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Graduates of
the University of Washington school
of Journalism can own their own
newspapers after finishing their
courses here it was announced by
Dean M. Lyle Spencer, director.
Dean Spencer, who has been financ
ing the scheme said it has been in
operation for some time and that sev
( en newspapers in Washington have
been purchased by graduating stu
dents.
When the newspaper is purchased,
Dean Spencer says he becomes own
er of 51 per cent of the stock, the
graduate student buying the remain
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snip card is revoked.
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8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
^atsJsoiiK,
Dec. 21
Jan. 1^
Calling at all regular S outheastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
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Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
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tH.F. ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT
STEAMSHIP STARR
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G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. SEWARD, ALASKA
COMPOSER SAYS COST
OF LESSONS HAMPERS
U. S. MUSIC STUDENTS
FRANKFORT, Dec. 3_Native mu
sicians will never have a fair op
portunity in the United States un
til the cost of musical education is
reduced in America, according to
Simon Bucharoff, the Chicago com
poser who is in Germany arranging
for the production of his new grand
opera, “Sakahra.”
“We should have government and
city support for music schools and
opera houses in the United States,”
said Mr. Bucharoff, “and I believe
such public spirited citizens as Gen
eral Dawes will eventually bring
about the establishment of schools
of that character, where poor, but
talented, young Americans may get
thorough musical education at small
cost. A school, such as the Berlin
Musical High School, would be a
boon to hundreds of young Ameri
cans who are struggling to become
artists.
“In the Berlin school German pu
pils have tuition for about $50 a
year, and foreigners pay about twice
that amount. Only youngsters who
are well-rounded in music are tak
en, and the course in the school is
ordinarily three years. Most of the
pupils have had at least five years
of training before they enter the
Berlin school.
Think of the difference in cost for
students in Germany and America,
skilled teachers in the United States
charge advanced pupils $10, $20 or
even $50 a lesson. When one con
siders that most really gifted pupils
in the United States cannot afford
to pay even $2 a lesson and are
often earning all their educational
iunds it is little wronder that Am
erican students become discouraged.
We can educate our American sing
ers and musicians in the United
4
! States better than it can be done /
I here, and by so doing we can lay the
foundations for a real American
type of music and divorce ourselves
from European standards.
“We can get all the European
teachers we need in America and
create schools just as good as the
government maintains in Germany
or any other European country.”
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Christmas Excursions to Sweden
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December 4.
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Also Earlier Sailings
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ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Yukon . Nov. 22nd
Northwestern.Nov. 20th
Alaska. Dec. 6th
Alameda.Dec. 13th
Northwestern. Dec. 20th
Alaska.Dec. 27th
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Nov. 29 th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 13th
Dec. 2Cth
Dec. 27th
Jan. 3rd
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Nov. 29th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 13th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 27th
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Northwestern and Alameda will also call at Petersburg both ways.
Steamers leave Seward at MIDNIGHT on sailing dates showif.
Steamer Redondo is withdrawn from westward route for the winter.
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