SOVIET RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1928, Page 5

SOVIET RUSSIA.

ECONOMIC STRESS IN RUSSIA

FEARS OF FAMINE

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Numerous reports of economic stress in Russia are encouraging the enemies of the Soviet rule, and it is expected there will be dramatic developments in Russia. General Eueoinsky, who was Deniken’s Minister of War, is now in Paris, organising military academies, where officers of the White Army arc training in the principal cities in Europe and America. General Kontiepov, who was aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Nicholas, has been appointed leader of the White Army.

Meanwhile, reports from Riga state the fear of famine is creating an urgent demand for the nationalisation ol Ukraine, which with a population ol forty, millions, considers it is entitled to decide its own fate. The central Soviet authorities, however, are unsympathetic as Ukraine is Russia’s granary.

The Ivuraks, who are a wealthy peasant class, are leading the resistance to Moscow. Hitherto, the Ivuraks have relied on passive resistance, hut are now introducing a policy of violence, including the burning ol Bolshevik Communist stores, and grain belonging to Communists peasants. Moscow officially denies the possibility of famine*

RUSSIA’S PERIL

OF A FOOD SHORTAGE

MOSCOW. November 7

The adage tlmt an army marches on its stomach is suggested hv the I act that fears of a hungry winter overhung the celebration of the eleventh anniversary of the* Soviet. Seven hundred thousand civilians filed past Lenin’s tomb, after a military parade to the accompaniment of booming guns anci droning aeroplanes. The slogan was “Prepare against Imperialist attacks,” hut even the Soviet press is now reflecting Russia’s •peril which comes from within in the shape of a grain shortage and adintis the scarcity of commodities is a fleet - ing the willingness of land holders to produce farm products for the cities. Trade figures for August showed an adverse balance of £18.000,000. largely due to the cessation of grain exports. The debit would have been worse but for the heavy exports of butter and pr/gs, which means that the producers had to go without.