SENTENCE SABOTEURS OF FARM WORK COOPERATIVES

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• Publication Date: January 4, 1952
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Yugoslavia
Economic - Agriculture
Political - Sabotage
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SAYS COOPERATIVES BEING SABOTAGED IN ZUPANJA SREZ -- Zagreb, Borba, 13 Oct 51
The first cooperatives in Zupanja Srez were established in 1946 by native
inhabitants, and colonists from Like, Herzegovina, and Dalmatia. This srez
has 28 cooperatives which include 16 villages, 1,648 households, and 9,780
hectares of land.
Many of the cooperatives have become organizationally strong, and have
improved their livestock holdings, production, and living standards. Among
these are the "Granicar" Cooperative in Racinovci, the "Marko Oreskovic" Co-
operative in Drenovci, the "Naprijed" and "Buducnost" cooperatives in Gundinci,
and others. However, some cooperatives, even those composed solely of colo-
nists, have been infiltrated by enemies, speculators, and smugglers. Their
activity came to the fore when measures were introduced to strengthen and con-
solidate the cooperatives, such as production accounting, reapportionment of
land, etc.
Recently, when the land was to be reapportioned, enemies of the coopera-
tives began spreading rumors that cooperatives would dissolve at the end of
3 years. Surrounded by such rumors, private owners began refusing to accept
decisions concerning land reapportionment. As the time neared for autumn work
to begin, and cooperative members started the work, private owners gave open
opposition.
When the "Naprijed" Cooperative sent tractors to plow the newly apportioned
land, the owners of the land attempted to prevent the plowing. When the entire
working force of the "Buducnost" Cooperative gave notice that it was going to
plow the newly assigned fields, Ivan Varzic urged it not to do so for the co-
operative was about to dissolve anyway. However, these enemies were exposed
in time, and the land apportionment completed successfully.
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The enemy succeeded in breaking up only the "Jadran" Cooperative, which
was established in 1949 by colonists from Dalmatia and Herzegovina, among
them former smugglers who had operated in the old Yugoslavia. The coopera-
tive was put out of order, its earnings dissipated, and everyone helped him-
self to the grain.
When the time came to begin production accounting, members of the
"Jadran" Cooperative resisted. They refused to rearrange their work on the
basis of production accounting, but continued to work as formerly. They op-
posed land reapportionment still more.
Criminal action has been taken against the main saboteurs. Emil Zaper,
former president of the "Jadran" Cooperative, was sentenced to 18 months in
jail; bookkeeper Anton Zaper to one year; Ivan Zaper to 8 months; and Maric
(fnu), member of the administration of the cooperative, to 3 months.
SEWJ'ENCE 7 FROM CRKVICE COOPERATIVE -- Zagreb, Borba, 9 Oct 51
Srebrnica, 8 October -- From its establishment in October 1949 until
early in 1951, the farm work cooperative in Crkvice was one of the better
cooperatives in Bratunac Srez. Members of the cooperative worked as one and
almost always fulfi11aA their covIng and crop purchase plans co ntime. They
had begun to create a true socialist establishment.
However, several months ago members began staying away from work and the
administrative council stopped managing the cooperative. Dr Veselin Bingulac
a lawyer born in Bajine Basta, had persuaded members to petition to withdraw
from the cooperative. Dr Bingulac prepared 42 petitions, for which he re-
ceived 500 dinars each. Using calendar years as a basis, the petitions main-
tained that 3 years had elapsed since the cooperative was established when only
2 Liscal] years had actually elapsed.
Influenced by Bingulac, Milan Jakovljevic, the president of the coopera.
tive, Veso Jasic, and Spasoje Savic, members of the administration council,
Mihajlo Marjanovic, livestock man, and Branislav Jasic, Dobrisav Jakovljevic,
and Radosav Stojkanovic, members of the cooperative, began to sabotage the co-
operative. They did not keep accounts on the cooperative, but permitted members
to do as they pleased.
As a result, the cooperative lost two oxen, 16 sheep, and six lambs. The
president, supported by other members of the administrative council, told
members that the cooperative should be dissolved this fall. They went so far
as to divide the entire 1951 grain harvest among the members, leaving no grain
in reserve.
The men mentioned above were tried publicly before members from seven farm
work cooperatives in Bratunac Srez. The Circuit Court Council sentenced Milan
Jakovljevic to 7 years, Veso Jasic to 5 years, and Mikhajlo Marjanovic to 5
years in a penal-rehabilitation center. The srez court sentenced Spasoje Savic,
Dobrisav Jakovljevic, Branislav Jasic, and Radosav Stojkanovic to 2 to 5 years
in a penal-rehabilitation center. The sentence,, were fully approved by members
of the cooperatives.
TO BEGIN TRIAL OF FARM WORK COOPERATIVE SABOTEURS -- Zagreb, Borba, 19 Sep 51
Sabac, 18 September -- On 20 September, the Sabac Circuit Court is to try
a group of saboteurs of farm work cooperatives from Pocer Srez. The leader
of the group is Momcilo Susnjevic, a lawyer from Novi Sad, well-known member
of the ill-famed Ravna Gore Council of Chetniks which operated during the oc-
cupation.
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In Belgrade in April, SusnJevic met his friend Milan Zivanovic, a member
of a farm work cooperative in Tabanovic in Pocer Srez, and immediately began
discussing the cooperatives in Macva and Pocerina. Susnjevic told Zivanovic
that the government was preparing a law which would change all 3-year coopera-
tives into a fourth type, and would make all land brought into the cooperative
the property of the cooperative. Susnjevic said this could be evaded if mem-
bers presented petitions to withdraw from the cooperative, at least 6 months
before the third anniversary of their joining the cooperative; if they did not,
they would not be able to get back their land. His purpose was clearly to
sabotage the cooperatives which were established in this area 3 years ago.
When they parted, Susnjevic gave Zivanovic detailed instructions on how to
notify other members and friends.
Three others are to be tried with Susnjevic for spreading the information
given by Zivanovic and adding lies of their own.
Vrbovec, 29 September -- The "Partizan" Farm Work Cooperative was estab-
lished in summer 1949 in Zabnjak-Kraljev Vrh in Vrbovec Srez. In 1950 the
cooperative showed good results despite the drought. However, when some mem-
bers of its administrative council left for military service, the cooperative
was weakened organizationally and its enemies became active. In spring 1951
five horses were lost and over 1,000 liters of wine were stolen, decreasing
the value of each work day 33 dinars.
The principal saboteurs of the cooprative were Josip Pollak, Stjepan
Kopsejak, and Jaga Skupnjak, who spread rumors about the dissolution of the
cooperative, and encouraged members not to work on the cooperative but to
work on their own fields. When the other members did not agree, the trio
stopped working on the cooperative. They kept the horses belonging to the
cooperative and worked on private property. Consequently, six jutars of arable
and six jutars of stubble area were not cultivated, two Jutars of beets were
not planted, and the vineyards were not cultivated.
Sabotage activities of the trio lasted from spring until July, when
criminal proceedings were institued against them. Recently the arez court in
Vrbovec sentenced Josip Pollak to one year, Stjepan KopseJak to li years, and
Jaga Skupnjak to 9 months in jail.
EXPOSE SABOTEUR OF COOPERATIVE -- Zagreb, Borba, 11 Oct 51
Lebane, 9 October -- The "Pobjeda" Farm Work Cooperative was formed in
spring 1949 in Sekicolo in Jablanica Srez. A group of speculators joined the
cooperative at that time and succeeded in having one of their men made presi-
dent. In a short time he had succeeded in stopping all capital construction
because of his purported concern to keep the cooperative from going too deeply
into debt. He also worked on the destruction of tractors. and finally induced
cooperative members to present petitions to withdraw from the cooperative.
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