ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

Maoriland Worker, Volume 11, Issue 475, 21 April 1920, Page 4

ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

Mr. George Lansbury, writing from Moscow.—l have seen toolmakers, foundry workers, machine minders, engineers, wood workers, all aLwork, with machines at full speed, and have mentally compared them with those I have seen by the thousand in England and France. The only difference, and it is a vital ono, is that the men here aro their own employers. They are working, not for a boss, to produce rent, profit or interest, but for the Soviet State, which is themselves.

The position of women here in industry would give complete satisfaction to every leader of (ho women's niovemeut at home. Women work in industry side by side with men, and aro recognised on terms of absolute equality as citizens of the State. Every post is open to them..

To-day it is claimed that within the limits set by our blockade and our suicidal wars, the Soviet Government ha-ve succeeded in bringing order out of chaos. This is due to the tremendous loyalty of the workers . . . and also to tho fact that the leaders in every department have chor.en to accept theee positions. not lv gain money- or personal power, but. l<> assist in building the new social order.