LAND REFORM AND INCREASED PRODUCTION PROGRAM IN SINKIANG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 309
• Publication Date: April 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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LAND REFORM AND INCREASED PRODUCTION PROGRAM IN SINKIANG
According to a statement by the Propaganda Section of the K'o-
Communist Party Committee, a summary of newspaper copy sent in by correspondents from several hsiens indicate. that the land-reform cadres of each
ch'u and hslang have tried
tion, to combine their work with that of increased produc-
they he Their e encouraged propaganda the has farmers stressed
that "he who sows, reaps the harvest" and
and animal.
to voluntarily loan to each other needed tools
In trying not to interfere with production, some land-reform cadres have
pease ttY farmers by emphasizing small conferences held at night instead of large
mass meetings held during the busy day. They have also suggested that the
land-reform team become a production team. This means that the cadres work in
the fields with the farmers and chat with the farmers during rest periods thus
comi:.g to know their thoughts and problems. It gives the cadres a chance to
advocate land reform.
In the second ch'u of She Ya Rsien the land-reform cadres helped the
farmers plow, carry fertilizer, and dig irrigation ditches. The farmers readily
listened to their exhortations. In one village where the cadres helped in this
manner the farmers were so impressed that they remarked, "they dress like cadres,
but they work like hired help."
However, in places where land reform has been initiated but not completed
people of all classes still have their doubts and worries about this reform.
Those farmers who in 1951 received their share of allotted land are worried
lest this land be taken from them. Those who rent land fear it will be dis-
tributed to others before they can reap the grain they have sowed. The middle-
class landowners fear the burden of taxes. They know that the landlord class
has been destroyed and that, while the wealth of rich farmers has been preserved,
their numbers are so few that most of the tax .irden will fall on the middle-
class farmers. Within all these classes of farmers there is very little en-
thusiss for increased production.
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There are some localities such as the third ch'u of Vu-ch'e Hsien, where
the middle-class farmers, discouraged by rumors, planted only a portion of their
fields. The landlord class whose lands are still undistributed, fearing their
land will be confiscated and that they will secure no crops, are unwilling to
Plant their Yields.
Throughout rue hsien the land-reform cadres have encouraged the policy of
tvvooluntary lending and borrowing." In tL-- first ch'u of Ju-shih Hsien, after
e explanation of thi- polar? 12 farmer households of their own accord loaned
580 catties of ..neat, 430 cattier of maize, and 200 catties of rape to 54 house-
holds who lacked food' and seed.
of Not all problems have been solved regarding working plans for the increase
production. Some cadres still emphasize the large imposing meeting. At
times farmers show their displeasure at making a 10-li round trip on foot to
attend such shows. During the discussion time at such large assemblies people
have no chance to express their opinions. In individual cases, like that of
the fifth haiang of the third ch'u of So-ch'e Hsien, the cadres, disregarding
production, had long meetings of the administrative village units 'ach morning
and each evening. Some morning meetinga lasted until noon causii. me farmer
eamark, "The cadres are always yelling about production but hov :an one pro-
duce with meetings every morning and evening?"
The policy that he who sows, reaps the harvest" was not always made suf-
ficiently clear, leading to some indiscriminate planting.
Patriotic increase in production was not properly understood. Some hsiangs
even had the slogan, "The laborers will become wealthy. Produce and advance
Your family fortunes." One land-reform cadre group said to the people, "Work
well to produce. The government leads you toward increased production not
merely to get grain tax but so you may eat well and dress well, so that the
laborer may become rich and the family prosper."
In the matter of voluntary lending, some of the propaganda was reckless,
cadres proclaiming all farmers are kin." In the matter of borrowing, some
cadres did not appreciate the difficulties involved in repayment. Grain can
be repaid by grain but with borrowed carts, tools, plow animals, donkeys, and
sheep the matter of age and deterioration makes it impossible to return the
borrowed item in the original condition. This causes complications and is a
matter demanding correction.