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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1920. 6 RUSSIANS WORK FOR SOVIET STATE, SAYS BRITISHER Gor Laraburr, who ncnt th anb-joinwl wirtlma dkpateh is a Rucil lWt ntmlwr of tb Kniliih limine of eommoni. lilt papar, tin iJally Harald, ia h official orftn of British or canitrd labor. Much aurpriac manifeitad la British official circlu recently whan it waa laanMd that Lanstniry had obtained pamporta to Ituaaia and In aome Quarter ht voyaca waa linked with Premier IJoytt Ceorts't avowed ef fort for peace with that country.) By George Lansbury KlltT of the Dally Herald. BritteU Labor Organ Union. (Special Radio Ilrpetch to fnirenal Rerrice) Moscow, Feb. 25. All Russia will become united all-Russian coop erative society of workers that is our aim." said Nicolai Lenin, Bol shevist prime minister, to me the other day. I have visited several state fac tories here, where automobiles, bi-C3-ele8 and airplanes are being built. There we could see how much . rrs accomplished during the period of trouble. Before the revplution, Russia was d -pendent upon the outside world for narly all machinery. Now. with her own raw materials she is building air planes, automobiles and bicycles. 1 have seen ' tool makers, foundry workers, machine minders and engineers working at full speed, and I have mental ly compared them with the -thousands t have seen in England and Prance. The only difference and it is a vital one is tnat tne men here are their own employers. They are working not for a boss or to produce rent profit interest, but for the soviet state, which means themselves. They participate in the organisation and direction of their Industry. The people of England often talk of waste in government and municipal enter prises. In Russian workshops exactly the contrary Is the result. The products of factories are care fully Inspected and stamped. All in ferior work is returned. In the Moscow, waterworks the work ers have control and they show extra ordinary Initiative and enthusiasm. They have helped relieve the fuel shortage by new methods of peat burning and by the construction, on their initiative, of a narrow gauge railway. The "Red" armies could not possibly have been fed and supplied with muni tions, nor could the nation have been kept alive except by this sort of en thusiasm. Not a single person I have met dreams of altering these conditions. All believe things would be much worse under any other government than the present. WOMEN I IT ISDC8TBT The position of the women in in dustry here would give complete suf frage to every leader of the women's movement. Women work in industries here side by side with the men, and they are recognized upon terms of abso lute equality as citizens of the state. Every post is pen to them. In one thing only there is inequality women are working on day rates and are al lowed the same wages as men though their production falls 15 per cent below that of the men. In piecework their is a minimum wage which is the same for men aa women. In cases of sickness and unemployment full rates are paid and the sick get extra food. The workers are given ten church holidays yearly, also eight public holi days yearly and Sundays and Saturday afternoons, as well as two weeks'. vaca tion with pay. Vacations are extended where necessary. Overtime is paid at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter. Much overtime is being worked st present and a good deal of voluntary work Is being done, which means that the people work in other than their normal occupations tn order to assist the nation. A btg wave of enthusiasm is rising among the people, who talk now about the "bloodless front," meaning the in dustrial field. Herr Paul Appointed For American Post Berlin, Feb. 25. Herr Paul, former German minister to Cuba and later minister to Brazil, is said to have been selected for the post of German charge d'affaires at Washington. Herr Paul is at present head of the American af fairs division of the foreign office. Al though the American government sent a charge d'affaires to Berlin recently with the' title of American commissioner, Germany is waiting for the ratifica tion of the peace treaty by America or congressional action officially ending the state of war between the two na tions, before sending a diplomatic rep resentative to Washington. BRITISH WAR MINISTER REBUKED FOR SNEERING REMARK ABOU T AMERICA London, Feb. 25. "An unseemly sneer, the less excusable as coming from a man who Is himself hc.lt American," is the way the Daily News characterises War Minister Churchill's remark In the house of commons yesterday that Britain in obolishing conscription was setting an example to all the world, "even to pious America." , Those of the London newspapers7 that are combatting the violent anti-American campaign being carried on by a section of the British press, comment indignantly on the fact that Captain Wedgewood Benn, who leaped to his feet when the war minister had made the remark and interpolated the objection, "a disgraceful sneer," was practlca:-y shouted down by the majority of the house which thus virtually went on record as endorsing what Churchill had said. Northcliffc's Times which leads the opposition to the anti-American cam paign, apologizes for Mr. Churchill to day, and says his remark must not be taken seriously. "But," the newspaper adds, "the whole passage shows how great are the dangers of speaking with too great energy in the world's whisper ing gallery." of commons this afternoon. There vill be m debate and no eomment, it understood. ! Chemists have developed a method In Sweden- for removing carbon from coal tar, leaving a clear, transparent, golden brown liquid. New Irish Bill to Be Introduced j London. Feb. 23. (U. P.) Premier i Lloyd George's bill outlining his plan for a new scheme for home rule 'n I Ireland will be introduced in the house I Young Men Don't Get Bald Cuticura Does Much To Prevent It Dandruff, itching, scalp irritation, etc .point to an unhealthy condition of the Jcalp, which leads to thin, falling hair and premature bald ness. Frequent shampoos with Cuticura Soap and hot water do much to prevent such a condition, especially if preceded by a gentle anointing with Cuticura Ointment to spots of dandruff and itching. W tribal. All: TlUia .lsr.atafchMjlMa." SaMrn MiiflSMat. 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