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Mr. Ernest Hunter (Chairman of the be quoted. There was paid out in IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCE London Divisional Council LLP.) who pre-months ending last December 29,27,411; sided at the main platform, began on the and for six months ending June, 1922, well worn theme that Russia should be left 200,501. Pgment alous to work out her own salvation.

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The General Cmancil of the Trades Union Congress is beginning a Back! to the Unions campaign. There is

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The Mayor of Poplar laad hard words to say about the autocratic and destic rules organisations in the country to work of Mussolini, which was bolstered up by the a national manimum of agreed de. visit to Italy

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The Boilermakers Society refused to The Rev. Campbell Stephen, M., thought honour an agreement concluded by the the Note wasthe first stage in the conspiracy Federation of Engineering and Shipbuild, Ito dverthrow Russia in the interests of the

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More unkind things were said about the Italian Premier by Mr. R. C. Walhend, M.P, who criticised the conferring of an honour by the King on M. Mussolini, who was "a tymnt and an autocrat."

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The speaker drew a triumphant picture of the masses of Scotland, the North, and Wales, who were "marching on to victory between groups of unions affiliated to the but he added that the South lugged behind. Trade Union Congress all trade unions

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further wage risduction in any guises Mr. S. Saklatvala MP, hinted at more whatever. except where there are agree terrible things. The Foreign Office had armies of agente provouleur everywhere.ments providing for such a contingency. Curzon was a stumbling block to And also in future to counter employers pence with Russin, and therefore to peace proposals by applying for wage advances. generally.

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He laced the attack on educated, because the criminal of to-day governor!") Russia was the work of the United States. knows that it is far safer and more Everything was being done to make the profitable to swindle hundreds than to position of Great Britain ira possible. How rob one by knocking him on the head." did they expect to fight Russia? He warned

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Wen you are ready to overthrow your fessional criminals at large in this qulods we are willing to give you every country whom the police know well but are powerless to arrest," he said. "They men and women who derive very Not an Englishm:n must be carolied to aro light such people as those. There was gelarge incomes by trading on the extra- ing to be no breach in the united front so ordinary endulity of a certain section of far as the Communists were concerried. wealthy people.

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