OF THE COLLEGIUM OF THE COMMISSARIAT OF FOOD

To Bryukhanov and other members of the collegium of the Food Commissariat

From your memorandum I conclude that the Food Commissariat is incorrectly understanding and applying the decrees.

"Among the workers no particular desire is observed..." (to go into harvest brigades).

Where is the evidence? Where is the Food Commissariat's appeal? From what date?

To which factories was it sent? When and how many?

I am afraid that the Food Commissariat did nothing of the sort (judging by comrade Bryukhanov's silence), but instead engaged in—God knows what kind of—bureaucratic red tape! For without the help of workers the Food Commissariat is worth nothing.

From the quotation (from Nevsky's telegram of 8. VIII) nothing bad is evident, for in it the question is not touched upon either concerning the percentage of trade union members, or concerning the guiding organization, or concerning participation and harvest work (§ 7 of the decree on collective expeditions), i.e., the practical questions are not touched upon.

What then is bad in Nevsky's telegram, aside from what is good? Nevsky calls upon the workers: go and help (he is silent about conditions, but we have outlined these conditions and outlined them well), while the Food Commissariat quibbles over a word (and quibbles without reason)... and does nothing!