V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v53;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TO ALL GUBERNIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, GUBERNIA PARTY COMMITTEES, GUBERNIA TRADE UNION COUNCILS, GUBERNIA LABOUR DEPARTMENTS

October 10, 1921

Under the influence of the aggravated food situation in the Donets Basin during the past May-July, tens of thousands of workers have left the pits and scattered, partly beyond the confines of the basin. The flight of hewers has been particularly heavy, their number having dropped from 16,000 to 10,000 in August, as also that of skilled workers in boiler plants. At present a stable food situation has been created in the Donets Basin, namely, a three months' supply of grain has been delivered, and this will be increased. It is proposed to launch a broad campaign of agitation for the return to the mines of the underground workers who have left the Donets Basin, such as hewers, sledge-men, timbermen, drillers, sinkers, trammers, and also boiler-men and engine-drivers. Do not send other workers except those of the categories indicated.

In the agitation explain: 1) full security of grain supplies; 2) the introduction of new rules of payment for work in food and money according to productivity, with the abolition of equalised issues of food and money; 3) the success of the food campaign in the Ukraine, which is being held up by a shortage of fuel for food transports, depends to a considerable extent on the return of the workers.

Chairman, Council of Labour and Defence, Lenin*