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REPORT TO THE SECOND NATIONAL CONGRESS
tion of ten or more electors, seconded by more than one-half of the
whole electorate or through the resolution of the council meeting.
The city and hsiang Soviets are the foundation for the government
organs of the Soviets above them; they are all formed by the
Soviet congresses and their executives. Government workers are
also appointed by election. If any one is found to be incompetent,
he may be recalled by public opinion. The solution of all problems
is based on public opinion. So the Soviet is really the government
of broad masses.
The Soviet democracy is also shown by the fact that all revolutionary
masses are given the right of free speech, free association,
free assembly, free publication and free strike. The Soviet gives
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them all facilities such as meeting places, paper, printing shop, and
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other material needs. Moreover, to consolidate the worker-peasant
democratic dictatorship, the Soviet always welcomes the supervision
and criticism of the broad masses. Every revolutionary citizen
has the right to disclose the error or shortcoming of any Soviet functionary
in his work. Finally, the Soviet democracy is also found in
the division or administrative districts. All the administrative districts
from province down to hsiang are now smaller than before.
This makes the Soviets of various grades to know exhaustively the
demands of the masses and makes the opinions of the masses to be
quickly reflected in the Soviets.
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c. SOVIET ATTITUDE TOWARD LANDLORD-BOURGEOIS
The Soviet is not democratic to the exploiters — landlord and
bourgeoisie who have been knocked down by the revolutionary
masses. The Soviet DISTRIBUTION
maintain a different attitude toward them. Although
overthrown, they still have a deep foundation and their remnants
have not yet been wiped out. They have a superior knowledge
and techniques. They are always thinking of the restoration of their
power. Particularly in the course of the civil war, they are always
seeking to support the attacking enemies through counter-revolutionary
activities Hence, the Soviet has to curb and oppress them
from all sides.
First of all, the Soviet rules the exploiting elements out of the
political power. In the Soviet Constitution, they are all deprived of
the rights of election and military service. The Soviet has been
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