KULAK SUES STATE FOR RETURN OF FARM MACHINES

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• Publication Date: May 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIA1(ONFIDEVOIR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Sociological - Law
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Warsaw; Katowice; Wroclaw
DATE
PUBLISHED 27 Jan - 2 Feb 1950
LANGUAGE Polish
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OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE N[ANINA OF ESPIONAGE ACT RO
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HIRITED IT LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FOR. IS PROHISIT[D.
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1950
DATE DIST. a,( May 1950
NO. OF PAGES 2
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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KULAK SUES STATE
FOR RETURN OF FARM MACHINES
Mieczyslaw Stobbe of Wysoka Village, Starogard Powiat, Gdansk Pomorze,
brought suit in the Gdansk Regional Court against the State Treasury and the
Samopomoc Chlopska Village Cooperative in Bobowo for the return of some farm
machines which he had previously purchased from the state but which were re-
possessed by the state in 1948 and assigned to the Machine Center.
This case is typical of the class struggle in villages and the attitude
of village kulaks. The court's decision in this matter shows what is expected
from the courts of Poland in such cases.
Stobbe has a beautiful 69-hectare farm in Wysoka Village and his chief
source of income has been the exploitation of his poor neighbors. At the end
of hostilities, he purchased some German farm machines from the Mikolajczyk
regime on contract and made the first payment. In December 1948, when the
balance became due, he was notified by the government that his contract was
voided.
The Powiat authorities in Starogard, following the administration's policy,
assigned the machines to the Cooperative Machine Center in Bobowo.
The judges in the case, A. Stopniak, J. Odrobinski, and W. Maruczynski,
dismissed the case on the grounds that Stobbe had a right to request the return
of his payments but had no legal right to claim the return of the machines,
since such action would be for the benefit of the individual and not the common
good. Stobbe was charged court costs amounting'to 15,000 zlotys.
Judicial opinion in the country supports the legality of the decision, since
the case was dismissed on the grounds of inconsistency with public welfare.
Legally, the agreement should not have been annulled, since payment had already
been made; but, on the other hand, the center needed Stobbe's machines.
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ecutor's motion for dismissal was not properly supported
The general pros
as was the decision of the court. The SamoPomoc Chlopska Village Cooperative
no interest in the case and was not represented in court. It must be
village
emphasized that cooperation between the court, the prosecutor, the uage co-
operative, and all concerned is most important in such cases-
CRIMES DECREASE IN POLAND -- Trybuna Robotnicza, No 27, 27 Jan 50
Through increased activities of different security organs, several impor-
tant espionage centers were detected and eliminated during 1949. Robber, and
murder cases in Poland have decreased notably. Today, 95 percent of the MO
(Citizens'
1,000 officers iand noncommissionedemenaweremtrained~inlMOrcentraliscchools.
1949, ,
Minister Radkiewi.cz has stated that the daily prison fare has been increased
roved. to 3,060 calories. Sanitary conditions and medical care have also lso ~ been expanded
train-
The range of vocational training and employment for prisoners a
by establishment of industrial schools, factories, etc. Prisoners taking
rbschool certifin teioon.hich no mention 'ned
ing courses in prison receive a regular
is made of the fact that training
The total estimated expenditures of the Ministry of Public Security for
1950 are approximately 4 percent less than for 1949.
RADIO LISTENERS AVOID PAYING RADIO FEES -- Slowo Polskie, No 33, 2 Feb 50
There are still many radio listeners in all parts of Poland who operate
radio., w thout payme"t of the necessary fee. During 1949, 29,154 such listeners
were apprehended. A total of 48,923,425 zlotys were collected from the appre-
hended listeners.
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