NINTH PLENUM SPEECH OF PIOTH JAROSZEWICZ ON PROBLEMS FACING HEAVY INDUSTRY IN POLAND

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• Publication Date: May 21, 1954
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NINTH PLENUM SPEECIf OF PIO'i':i JAROSyLZJICZ
ON PROBLEMS FACII4G I~;:'JY IIfDUST 'Y Ifl PO7NID
Nowe Drogi
I.7arsaw, October 1953
(The following report of Piotr Jaroszewicz, Vice Chairman of the
Council oP Ministers, was given at the Itinth Plenum of the KC PZPR
(Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' ?arty), held in
Warsaw on 29-30 October 1953?
The report was given at the plenum ns an ar,.plification of the
featured report of Premier Boleslaw Bierut, "Task of Party in
Struggle to I?aise Standard of Living of ilorkers in Current Phase of
Building Socialism." .?s English-lenruage translation of Bierut's
report is available in the P,,P (PolisY. Pres~_ Agency) release of
6 November 153, Pages 1-44.)
The theme and discussions of the nre~~ent plenum are an expressicn of the
continuous interest shown by the party i.n development of the country, in im-
provement of the welfare of the citizens, and in creation of conditions for the
broader and fuller operation of the basic economic lnw of socis].ism.
Full realization of the guiding principles of the present plenum will
result in an improvement in living conditions and will raise the material and
cultural level of the working masses. This noble tasY, will be warmly received
by every citizen, and will mobilize the entire nation to more productive and
more dedicated worY..
I would like to call the attention of :,y comrades to some of the economic
tasks facing heavy industry for 1~5}+-1955, and to some of the deficiencies which
exist,
Among other things, f'or 1954 and 1y~5, within the framework of the tasks of
the Six-Year P_aa, more will be expccLed from heavy industry in the production
of machinery, agricultural equipment, artificial fertilizers, and goods for
general use. Heavy industry must also suarly machinery and raw materials to
industries producing consumer goods.
Hear, industry is continually improving its plrn fulfillment. Zn 1953
there was such an improvement in metallurgy that ve successfully fulfilled the
state plan for the first; three quarters and have the car:ditions for the fulfill-
ment of the plsn for the current year. The machine industry has fulfilled both
its production plan ar.d its assortment plnr.. '1'he year 1953 is undoubtedly
important for technicrel and production successes in the machine industry. In
spite of a number of great difficulties, the bfi.nistry of the Chemical Industry
has increased production anC mastered the production of n number of both new
products and products which are difi'icult to manufacture. The Ministry of Yower
has improved the operation of the power plants and ti:e power ey~tem. It now
supplies more electric power to the industrial centers and to the population.
Despite its attainments, heavy industry has important deficiencies and weak
spots. Despite ';.he improvements in the fulfillment of the over-all plan, the
plans for the required variety of products have not been cumpletely fulfilled.
A ~ack of balance exists in the development of various production sectors. The
theses indicate all these wrens in heavy industry on which ere should concentrate.
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organizational, and `'. ""y~ur~l stchire:;; !.: tchirn_ i.n .
staff setup t:ithin the IiSni.?~;::~r ~~i' tl:c :,y tr~chnicnl.,
Un to the present time this ministr? n~inecrinC Industry.
the production of agricultural mncitine?y?noT]_?e ;~ni~. ~~ oC 1~?~^llurgyehaiobeen
lax in sup?.lyinC the agriculturalrac}tine industry. T'nis irdurtry hcs not been
allotted sufficient sass r_aterials, nuaL?'ty cif iron, coL?^, and the necessary
good products, The agricultural machine industry is rot fulfilling its pro-
duction plan by type of product, and h^~ had ?; t?ticular difficulty in mastering
Herr production. The :ro~m:adzt'ao coc:--ittces, c~nezntratin, on ;;ey iadustrics,
have raid little attention to the ::gricultur::1 :c~chine nlants.
The tas1: of increasing the production of ^,~ricultur,a tree?tines in 1951+_
1955, and of :mastering the produ
e uir ction o,' la?,.~~.. ;
4 r:_ri:rot nro~'uced beret j perren`, fo: the :second quarter. The
quality of fiber }:as xo;?sened consideraLl, , ilti creches a nu.^tLer of difficulties
in the te.%tile industry.
The reason for nonfulfiil:-ent o ti;.. , ir.:. i :.}:.. ::oor quality of raw materials
Produced by the nLa,ts .order t}:e llinisirr ,._? ,,;
cal level oi' the woriatt cre:a 1 ~ ~~~-+iecl Industry, the low teehri-
supervision, and ::oor o3~;ar?atioa.ofLnrud.;ct;~;.;r~l,. cell ~lantrlinTheseoareetheimain
faults oi' the at ~ificial fiber i.ad?aatro t;:;io;t r.}u: ninietr, should eliminnte as soon
as possible. ?
i, superflcinl inspe:ctlon of sor..e o? the arena ?f heavy industry, important in
the development of agriculture and tear?st unrly, discloses a number of important
deficiencies w}ticF: should be eLminated as coot; as possible by `he proper minis-
tries. Party echelons :oust also t alerted to ci'fer aid to these plants.
Many of the difficulties in heav" indu-t:??r arc cau.:ed by deficiencies in the
administration of the industry. 'lery often the ministries ignore the central ad-
ministrations and operate over the heads a' th.e central administrations. The
directors of some of the plants, with tre tacit consent ?
away from the authority- of the central administ:?rtions. Uf the :ainistries, break
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Improper use of tY:e central admtnistr;rt.ione i.a :e:_ulted in nn inordinate
expansion of the departments in the ministries, aru :.tr:: encu.:.bered rhea wi~.h
work which should be performed by the central adainistrraion.
The central administrations should perfom their proper functions, and the
activities of the departments of the ministries should be regulated in relation
to them. .The central administrations should be s*.rer.C,tl:ened, and should operate
independently. Their authority in relation '.o the plants and departmei-,;s of
the ministries should be strengthened.
The cork organization in the centr:el adrrini:t.ration~ i= not perfect. The
central administrations spend an unnecessa*~ portion cf ;heir time on papex?
work. Such paper work leads to nn unnecessa: incrense_n workers .n the central
administration and takes them away from the problem; of technology and production.
The time has come to free the administration of t}:c industry from superfluous
paper work, to simplify reports, to cut do?.rn on c!:e unnecessary correspondence,
^nd snecify the nors:al conditions .'cr adr:inistrrai':e ??:or?k. T},ic will result in
better administration, will lead to a conside:?able reduction in the stai'f of the
central administrations, and will lead Lo tic to^nsfer of workers directly to
the production plants.
Through the dedicated efforts o_' ;rori:cr:', en^L-:ecrs, and technicians, and
tlu?ough the assistance given by thc? ;o?riet inicn, }:envy industry has quickly
develoned. In many areas it is a coi;,:letcly modern industx-~? btany of the plants
employ excellent technology; xe ::re mcci:r::;}z.;:~ pr.o1GCtio:, nrocerses; sad xe are
introdur.Ltr automatic prccesscc. 'ihe d'=gree to c:~ich these technical processes
are mastered by our xorkers, tee}mlcians, and en};lasers ;rill determine whether
we :rill be able to completely utilize the tech::ics1 processes which we have and
attain further technical progress in all ihe fields oi' production. `ilte attitude
toward technology will de ;ermine the i'urther cievelo;?mertt o: our industry.
The teci:rtical level of the production plant: nrd the ere:rs has improved
each year, Iiumerous party and technical conferences ;,Dint out tl:e fact that our
workers, technicians, and engineers have rude enor?:aous progress in mastering
technology.
It must be stated with conririeruc;le u;ra~~~
ously underempha:;ize technical nrotress. c ,,;r;r;s i'.,rttechni?cal`t_ieJ cortinu-
not completely fulfilled, The aiaistries ~~,:' progress are
development of techrolo t, _ ?~ ~??--~^~?air, an interest in the
not fulfill their role us vanccardl uf?LrrLn?c.:i or~,?u~;sr1?- ?nstitutions do
minlstri.es do not show enouE}t ini;eres;: i ;cci:r;ic.^.1 p ihlicat'ortsduntloe.r ~e
fields. --
To improve :..an:r~,eacnt of her:.r,.. ~.i?.i,:c?:r;- ;. ? .
tries closer to matters or' technolo~~~ '.r?d tcchr:ol:~Eicnl-di:'c:plin=,?rand?~to???elis-
nnte the important deficiencies in t.:as sabers f:o:a t}-,,. work of the ministries.
Settlement of the problems of the m?:nex;e:tent i,;,l:atr;- :,:,d improvement in the
technical appreciation of manugec:ent is neces::a:"' to f~.rL'ill the production tasks
for heavy industry in 1951r_lo,j
In our industry xc itnve r.:an;; gocd news lc f?ti ;.}n'ul to the tarty. This is
expressed in t}te continuous development t:;r:irig r7?cc? in vor!: cr;;.-et9t+~,n~ rution-
nlization, and i:arrove:pent. :i,i:; i~ also e>:pressed by the interest in production
and in vigilance against the machinations of the clras ene:ay.
A large step forward was made by the incr_ased conrcient?~nrsness of the
working masses and?by the changed attitude of the xorkers and white-col]ar em-
ployees toward work, There has been an increased growtY. of socialist relations
in our industry, a growing trust in the administration, and an increased interest
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in the worker. 4Torking conditions have improved considerably, but we still have
considerable deficiencies in this field. Not all arc concernned with :ndurtrial
safety. Often the directors of industry are concerned with production but not
with the individual's needs, anxietlea, and troubles. Tens of thousands of
people live in workers' hotels, not always under good conditions. Gt times
people ere dissatisfied with the poor construction of the new worY.ers' settle-
ments, The petty grievances that make living difficult for many families are
not attended to within a reasonable period of time. The following is an example
oP how the needs of the individual are not correctly handled. For the past 2
years the Ministry for the Construction of Cities and Set*lem~nts has not been
able to repair the numerous building defects at the Niielec housing settlement.
We must prod the management, factory councils, and tl:e party organizations
to maintain a constant interest in the existing problem. This is a great oppor-
tunity for the factory councils whose activities in ti,is field have been unsatis-
factory ?n many of the plants.
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