SLAVE LABOR IN SOVIET RUSSIA By Dr. Hermann Greife High School Instructor, Berlin Translated by B. Warkentin, Kitchener, Ontario 1937 (26 Original Illustrations) DEFENDER PUBLISHERS Wichita, Kansas NOTICE: ThisMaterial maybeprotected bycopyright law.(Title17US.Code) FIRST EDITION JANUARY 1937. SECOND EDITION JANUARY 1937. Price 25 Cents Five Copies $1.00 Contents Page To Our American Readers, by the Translator 6 Preface, by the Author 7 Chapter 1 Extermination of the Valuable National Elements of Russia Through Jewry 9 Chapter 2 The Origin of Compulsion Labor 20 Chapter 3 The Cry for Redemption of the Exiled 32 Chapter 4 The Division of Compulsion Workers 36 Chapter 5 The Construction of the White Sea CanaLAl • Abbreviations s. W. C.-liSt-alin White Sea Canal", the title of an official publication dealing with the construction of the White Sea Canal, issued at Moscowin 1934. All illustrations-unless others....ise listed-are from the above publication. \VHAT is going on in Russia? Is Communism a failure-a success? These questions are asked by millions of Americans to day. They read strange contradictory accounts about the economical and political conditions of Soviet Russia. Today they read about such colossal technical achievements that even those in America seem to be over shadowed. The next day they read of a general food short age, or famine, or revolts and shootings. Other statements of a more balanced opinion point to alleged concessions sup posedly made by the Soviet government in favor of demo cratic principles. But all these reports seem to lack sincerity-they leave an impression in the mind of the reader that the writers somehow were not without prejudices. And the more con tradictory reports that are read, the more shrouded and mysterious becomes the Soviet Union-the greater is the desire to learn the truth, True facts can neverbe acquiredfrom personal opinions of occasional visitors to the Soviet Union. It was, therefore, necessary to resort to other, more reliable sources, in order to correctly answer the questions existing in the minds of the people. And these sources were found-in the news papers and official records of the communists themselves. The following exhaustive material, as taken from the various publications of the U. S. S. R., presents an excellent inside view of actual conditions in the first Marxist State of the world, after eighteen years of existence. And this first hand information, in its cruel nakedness, is as convincing as it is indisputable. It willdispel the clouds of doubt about the real nature of U. S. S. R. and its Jewish lead-ers. It is with great pleasure that I take the opportunity of presenting this translation, in an effort to challenge every true American to give strong and firm support in averting the dangers of Communism-the greatest evil of modern times and the destroyer of human rights, Christianity, and civilization. As a native of Russia who succeeded in escaping from the Soviet, I am naturally anxious to have the actual truth known. Kitchener, January 1937 B. Warkentin Preface THE world today is comparatively well informed about the fate of the compulsion workers in the Soviet Union. But little is known about the concentration camps where conditions are so gruesome as to be.almost unbeliev able. Many people find it difficult to realize that this state of affairs can exist in the twentieth century. This explains why the descriptions about compulsion laborin the Soviet Union are sometimes scepticallyreceived. This presentation of investigations is, therefore, based exclusively on actual reports of the government-controlled Soviet press and official governmental records. The photo graphs are also taken from official Soviet sources thereby providing a possibility for everyone to verify for himself the interpretations. We wish to point out that all illustrations in this bro chure are true reproductions of originals as they appeared in the official Soviet publication: "Stalin White Sea Canal" or in Soviet newspapers. We could not afford to disturb the poor quality of these pictures by retouching them as they reflect true conditions existing in the U. S. S. R. It is not our aim to present a complete and exhaustive account of the actual number of prisoners, the numbers put to death, the distribution of concentration camps, etc., but rather to give a cross-cut of the life of those condemned to this form of living death-true and without exaggeration as conditions really are. H.G. The J~wish pot"ntsln of RlllIl.. Th" picture shows from Iert to riltht: Fidll (Jew. C'1llef of Con rentration CampI, Jagoda (Je.... Chi~r of th~ G. P. U.). T(o.gollotd trll (Jew, r1ltht·band man and fll.ther_ift-Iaw of dkt"tor Je'lleph StaUn) alld K".(Jan (Jew, Chief of conlltrurtioJlll in th" Campll) durinc an inapedion 01 th~ canal "olga-Moak..a, which g bE'in&, bullt DY compul_ion labor. The piclllre ap ,..and in the So.iei papt'r "W"tchernaja MIKkwa" o«.L 1915. Chapter One Extermination of the Valuable National Elements of Russia Through Jewry. In November 1917, Jewish Marxism completely absorb ed the ruling power of Russia. Its next step was to expand this power through the exploitation of the masses. As an ideal state, it visioned a slavishly devoted and' a spiritually ann morally degenerated, population. Soon, however, the new rulers discovered that this goal could not be attained unless all those racially valuable ele ments which would never be content with a life of slavery, were exterminated. With the aid of a terroristic organization, established specially for this purpose-the Tscheka (Tsche-Ka, meaning extraordinary commission) and later the G. P. U., they startedouton the bloody task. Itwas comparatively easy to dispose of the leading and most valuable racial elements: the intelligentsiaand nobility, A certain numberof the intelligentsia hadfallen during the world war, and an even greater number fell during the 'Civil war which led up to the inauguration of Jewish con trol, The rest either fled the country or were cruelly mas sacred by the Tscheka. Only a very small number were allowed to contribute their knowledge and experience in service for the new state. But the most difficult problem was the handling of the peasants. Lenin, himself, had long ago recognized that the greatest obstacle in establishing a Communistic slave state would be the strong and healthy peasant, consequently the government had but one alternative: the complete de .struction of the healthy peasantry. -9- _10_ The Jt" Jal'oda (Htrahel J~huda) Olitf of tht TKhtka-G. P, U.. no" u lltd the "Commi8~ari.t of tht Interior", All ~onrf'ntrallo.n u mJlfl ar. IIl1d., hie 'lI~r,i.lon,