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Show Russ 'Sovietize.' German Section Industry, Farming, Mining ' Largely Under Direction OfRedMUitary i BERLIN. With veteran communists com-munists in key position a program of sovletlzatlon wai found in prog-' prog-' ran or five American correspondent correspond-ent who toured the occupation zone Of Germany. I Industry, farming- and minlnf are ; largely under the control of Ger- j man provincial governments, aided i tnsl supported by the Russian mili- j Wry government, says the Associ- , W4 Press. j The correspondents toured for eisfct dayi through the southeast-era southeast-era section of the Russian zone frees, Berlin,. 125 miles south to Dreedta through Saxony. :- This is the first time western terresoendents have been admitted late Ike Russian area, under an ex-ehaage ex-ehaage alia which alse will take fcusetans into the American zone. Five Americans, conducted by rear Russians and driven by U. S. eldler-chauffeurs. traveled an itinerary itin-erary chosen by the correspondents eat Interviewed Russian and German Ger-man administrators. The Soviet - sponsored program was observed at work In a sector whose cities largely escaped the terrific ter-rific bomb damage Inflicted on western Germany, and In regions which, though rich agriculturally, were coping with tremendous refugee refu-gee roblems. rtaaaed Kooaemy. The foviet program is based on planaed economy for Industry and business, and widespread agrarian fcjnkers, cad distributed their vast holdings among previously landless '" er Impoverished peasants. Oermaa government leaders say the arcgram is progressing satlsfae-etc satlsfae-etc tara, despite undeniable . Initial s '.: herdsUae. 1m .j The reaetfoa of the Germaa little ik ..mem range from oeurageoua ea-e ea-e ti timlsm among the new farmers, to helpUec doubt la Dresden, and villi . blurting complaints in the streets of. " Halle aad Loipxlg. 1' "" People In the province ef tax-eny, tax-eny, which first was occupied bf it In 1 Americans, complained ' chiefly of seV.- the shortages of food and clothing, '' and of the Russian reparations eel-wit eel-wit -.c lections which they called "plunder-y "plunder-y tag.", " - Farther south In Saxony, and In " ' Its capital, Dresden, where Ameri-301 Ameri-301 can have never been, the people ln " acknowledged that life was hard, MS" .'. hut 'added: "Well, that's to be ex nected. 'We lost the war." Boa by Boards. Industry In Saxony and through- out the Russian zone has been geared to a strict planned economy, according to production plans drafted draft-ed by the state governments at j Marshal Oeorgl'K. Zhukov's dlreo Hon. Under this scheme the governments govern-ments allocate available raw materials, mate-rials, and direct where the manufacturers manu-facturers should deliver finished . products, and at what prices. Sim-:l Sim-:l liar strict control Is enforced on .i wholesalers and retailers, on all ex- coat a few unratloned consumer good. Mines and factories are run by boards of directors and workers' council representatives. " 1 Despite the big refugee Influx, the government claimed that food ration ra-tion were" being met. These range .. from ' 1,160 . calories dally for the heaviest labor, to 1,178 calorie dally for housewives and unessentially unessen-tially employed persons. This Is less than Berliners get, but somewhat higher than the average aver-age of 1,3M calories, dally for the normal consumer In the American zone. , linl The Russian zone also has free pro- markets In' which peasants are al-)0t al-)0t lowed to sell 30 per cent of their production, and where anyone with yfjf money enough can buy meat and on). tat to supplement rations. |