all on full pay. These privileges are not in
full operation yet owing to the war.
There is also a very firm belief in the doctrine of one day’s rest in seven which results in no morning papers on Monday. There are no Sunday papers as such ; all papers come out on Sunday morning but no evening papers on that day. This enables all workers connected with the production of newspapers to have Sunday free. I wonder when newspaper workers in this country will demand one day’s rest in seven and refuse to accept a standard of living dependent on overtime and a seven-day week. Theatres are open on Sunday and closed on Monday so that the actors and performers may get their day of rest. I found this was a rule also in some Scandinavian countries. I should be thankful to see it adopted here. The trade unions also manage the distribution of tickets for the National Theatres : they are allowed two-thirds for each performance. I think there are eight theatres paid for directly out of national funds.
Another question very seriously discussed while I was in Russia was Trotsky’s appeal for a labour army. Everybody agreed that all able-bodied citizens must take their part in the work of supplying the needs of the community, but some, especially the anarchists, were very sceptical indeed as to the wisdom of allowing labour to be organised in armies
