V. I.

Lenin

Minister Peshekhonov uttered many beautiful and high-sounding
phrases in his speech. He said that "we must divide equitably all
we have", that "the resistance of the capitalists has apparently
been broken", and many more phrases of that kind.

But he cited only one exact figure, only one exact fact in his
speech, devoting six lines to it out of eight columns. Here it is:
nails leave the factory at 20 kopeks a pound, but they reach the
consumer at 2 rubles a pound.

Isn’t it possible, since "the resistance of the capitalists has
been broken", to pass a law on publishing (1) all letters of
guarantee concerning prices of supplies under the war con tracts;
(2) all prices of supplies to the state in general; (3) the cost
price of products delivered to the state; (4) isn’t it possible to
give the workers’ organisations an opportunity to verify all these
facts?

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