CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

Evening Star, Issue 20720, 17 February 1931, Page 9

CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

STIMULATING EXPORTS PEACEMAKING GANGS AND SHOCK BRIGADES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 10. The Riga correspondent of 1 The Times ’ states that Soviet peacemaking gangs and shock brigades, which wore despatched to provincial centres to stimulate transport, tho sloivness of which is holding np exports, have encountered hostility, which in many places has developed into rioting, with destruction of property, especially in tho Lower Volga and Caucasus regions. Seven peacemakers were killed, and many persons were injured during rioting at Astrakhan, and railwayman in tho Caucasus killed a .peacemaker. Tho Economic Council raised tho wages of underground miners in the Donctz region 20 per cent, owing to widespread restiveness and desertion duo to diminished purchasing power. Tho Soviet is introducing labour conduct sheets in order to “enforce stricter discipline to combat tho disorganisers of production,” and will label every worker with a record of his qualifications, earnings, conduct, and punishments.—London ‘ Times ' Cabin. ORDERS FOR AMERICAN GOODS THREATENED WITHDRAWAL. LONDON, February 16. The British United Press Association correspondent at Moscow says that Russian orders ol 1,000,000 dollars’ worth of American goods will be cancelled if tho United States enforces tho exclusion of imports of Russian timber on the ground that it is produced under prison conditions.