,! ,BRITI% ,WORK]S & ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,E/ELLE ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/ 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AGE1 ,AUGU/ #i1 #a#i#a#i2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,SALLY ,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG 9 #b2 
,PRO(READ3 BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 
,PREFACE 

,\,R PROGRESS IS V]Y SL[4 ,:5 ! ,ALLI$ 9T]V5TION TO CRU% ! ,RUSSIAN ,SOVIETS BEGAN A YE> AGO1 IT WAS 
IMPOSSIBLE TO >\SE ,BRITI% WORK]S TO PROTE/ AGA9/ IT4 ,9 ,JUNE1 #a#i#a#h1 :5 ! ,ALLIES W]E AS YET ONLY M$DL+ T5TATIVELY 9 
,RUSSIA1 ,K]5SKY CAME TO ?IS C\NTRY TO APPEAL TO ! ,ALLIES TO MAKE A GREAT W> UPON ! ,SOVIETS4 ,HIS FIR/ APPE>ANCE WAS AT ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ,CONF]5CE AT ,WE/M9/]4 ,HE WAS 9TRODUC$ TO ! ,CONF]5CE BY ,>?UR ,H5D]SON & RECEIV$ A GREAT OVATION FROM ! DELEGATES :O HAD NOT ?\<T 5\< AB\T ,RUSSIA TO UND]/& ?AT HE WAS ! TOOL ( ! ,CZ>I/ C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,?OSE ( US :O PROTE/$ AGA9/ HIS BE+ ALL[$ TO ADDRESS ! CONF]5CE AS AN HONOR$ GUE/ W]E H[L$ D[N OR EJECT$4 ,\R DEM& ?AT ,MAXIM ,LITV9(F1 ! DULY ACCR$IT$ REPRES5TATIVE ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 :O WAS PRES5T 9 ! GALL]Y1 %\LD BE ALL[$ TO REPLY TO ! *>GES ,K]5SKY HAD MADE AGA9/ ! ,SOVIETS1 WAS IGNOR$1 AT ! BIDD+ ( ,>?UR ,H5D]SON4 

,AT ! ,BLACKPOOL ,TRADE ,UNION ,CONGRESS1 ! FOLL[+ FALL NO EFFECTIVE PROTE/ WAS MADE AGA9/ ! 9T]V5TION3 NO DELEGATE WAS F\ND BOLD 5\< TO EXPRESS SOLID>ITY ) ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT N[ ALL IS *ANG$3 ,! WORK]S >E GRADUALLY COM+ TO REALIZE ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN & ,HUNG>IAN ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5TS >E GOV]NM5TS ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ANSW]+ TO !IR NE$S1 & 5ABL+ !M1 AT LA/1 TO REALIZE !IR LONG *]I%$ 
IDEALS4 ,?\< ! (FICIAL LEAD]S LIKE ,>?UR ,H5D]SON HAVE DEPRECAT$1 REPUDIAT$1 & EV5 HELP$ TO SL&] ! ,SOVIETS1 A DEEPLY FELT S5SE ( SOLID>ITY ) ,COMMUNI/ ,RUSSIA HAS BE5 GR[+ /EADILY AMONG ! WORK]S4 ,= MON?S PA/ 0,H&S ,(F ,RUSSIA0 HAS F\ND ITS WAY 9TO ! RESOLUTION ( EV]Y LABOR & ,SOCIALI/ PROPAG&A MEET+ & LIT]ATURE AB\T ,RUSSIA HAS BE5 ! MORE EAG]LY READ ?AN ANY O!R4 ,AT ! ,S\?PORT ,CONF]5CE ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :I* OP5$ ON ,JUNE #b#e?1 ! FEEL+ :I* HAS BE5 GR[+ DUR+ ! YE> WAS CLE>LY MANIFE/4 ,TO ! MASS ( ! #ie DELEGATES ,RUSSIA WAS ! MO/ BURN+ ( ALL QUE/IONS1 & ?R\<\T ! CONF]5CE1 BY CLAPP+1 BY *E]S1 BY 9T]JECTORY REM>KS1 !Y GAVE VOCAL EXPRESSION TO HEAT$ ?\<T ON ! ,RUSSIAN QUE/ION4 ,! RANK & FILE DELEGATES W]E F> 9 ADVANCE ( ! PLAT=M & ! WELL-KN[N LEAD]S 7,RESOLUTIONS AT ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ,CONF]5CE >E PLAC$ ON ! AG5DA SEV]AL MON?S BE=EH& & EM]G5CY RESOLUTIONS >E ONLY BR\<T =W>D ?R\< ! /&+ ORD]S COMMITTEE74 ,?IS (FICIAL ELEM5T ACTS AS A B>RI] TO SWIFT PROGRESS DIFFICULT TO CIRCUMV5T4 ,NEV]!LESS IT CAN BE SAID ?AT ! ,S\?PORT ,CONF]5CE ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY HAS SUCCE$$ 9 DECL>+ ITSELF ON ! FOLL[+ PO9TS3 

7#a7 ,IT HAS CLE>LY RECOGNIZ$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL CLASS /RUGGLE BETWE5 ,LABOR & ,CAPITAL4 

7#b7 ,IT HAS DECL>$ 7?\< AS YET A LITTLE TIMIDLY1 & )\T AS YET FULL PREP>$NESS TO MEET ALL ! OBLIGATIONS ( ?IS *OICE7 ITS SOLID>ITY ) ! ,WORK]S' ,SOCIALI/ ,REPUBLICS ( ,RUSSIA & ,HUNG>Y4 

7#c7 ,IT HAS DECL>$ ITSELF 9 FAVOR ( US+ DIRECT 9DU/RIAL ACTION TO A*IEVE ! POLITICAL 5DS ( ! WORK]S4 

7#d7 ,IT HAS DECID$ ?AT DIRECT 9DU/RIAL ACTION %ALL BE US$ TO /OP CAPITALI/ ATTACKS UPON ! ,SOCIALI/ ,REPUBLICS ( ,RUSSIA & ,HUNG>Y4 

7#e7 ,BUT IT HAS LEFT ?IS ACTION TO ! JO9T ,EXECUTIVES1 & ! ,EXECUTIVES WILL NOT ACT )\T PRESSURE4 

,! ,CONF]5CE WAS NOT 9VIT$ TO DISCUSS ! FACT ?AT DELEGATES HAD COME FROM ! ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN ,COMRADES TO APPEAL TO ! 
,BRITI% MOVEM5T TO JO9 9 A DEMON/RATION /RIKE AGA9/ ! W> ON ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLICS4 ,H5D]SON1 M]ELY ANN\NC$1 0AS A MATT] ( 9=MATION ONLY0 ! ,EXECUTIVE HAD AGRE$ ) ! ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN DELEGATES TO >RANGE ANTI-9T]V5TION DEMON/RATIONS = ,JULY #b & #ba 9 ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY & ,BRITA93 ! DEMON/RATIONS TO BE 09 ! =M BE/ 
ADAPT$ TO ! CIRCUM/ANCES & TO ! ME?ODS 9 OP]ATION 9 EA* C\NTRY40 ,! RESOLUTIONS TO BE SUBMITT$ TO ! DEMON/RATIONS 
/ATES3 

0,TO ?IS 5D IT IS ! FUR!R DUTY ( ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T TO AU?ORIZE ACTION 9 ! V>I\S ,P>LIAM5TS1 & TO BR+ TO BE> :ATEV] PRESSURE IT CAN COMM&1 9 VIEW ( !IR NATIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES AGA9/ ! GOV]N+ AU?ORITIES ( ! V>I\S C\NTRIES40 

,( C\RSE SOME DELEGATE \<T TO HAVE JUMP$ UP & MOV$ ! SUSP5SION ( ! ,/&+ ,ORD]S1 9 ORD] ?AT A RESOLUTION MI<T BE MOV$ DECL>+ A G5]AL /RIKE ON ,JULY #b & #b#a4 ,NO ONE WAS READY 5\< TO SEIZE ! OPPORTUNITY2 BUT IF ANY DELEGATE HAD DONE IT1 OLD EXP]I5CE PROVES ?AT ! ,*AIRMAN W\LD PROBABLY HAVE REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! MOTION4 ,! RESOLUTION ACTUALLY ADOPT$ BY ! ,CONF]5CE3 

0,9/RUCTS ! ,NATIONAL ,EXECUTIVE TO CONSULT ! ,P>LIAM5T>Y ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRADE ,UNION ,CONGRESS ) A VIEW TO EFFECTIVE ACTION BE+ TAK5 TO 5=CE !SE DEM&S BY ! UNRES]V$ USE ( !IR POLITICAL & 9DU/RIAL P[]40 

,IT WILL BE SE5 ?AT ?IS RESOLUTION LEAVES IT TO ! JO9T ,EXECUTIVES TO PUT ! WILL ( ! ,CONF]5CE 9TO OP]ATION4 ,! ,EXECUTIVE ( ! ,TRADE ,UNION ,CONGRESS IS OP5LY OPPOS$ TO 9DU/RIAL ACTION = POLITICAL PURPOSES & C>ES NO?+ = ! ,SOVIETS & ! MAJORITY ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ,EXECUTIVES IS ALSO OPPOS$ TO ACTION4 ,MC,GURK1 ! RETIR+ *AIRMAN ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 AT ONCE GAVE AN 9T]VIEW TO ! CAPITALI/-IMP]IALI/ ,EV5+ ,/&>D1 A MO/ VIRUL5TLY ANTI-LABOR PAP]1 9 :I* HE SAID ?AT NO?+ W\LD COME ( ! RESOLUTION4 

,BUT ALREADY SOME?+ IS COM+ ( ! RESOLUTION4 ,! SPIRIT ?AT IS BEH9D IT IS GR[+ 9 /R5G? & DECISION ( PURPOSE2 ,B5 ,TILLETT1 ! ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,DOCK]S' ,UNION1 REC5TLY ANN\NC$ 9 CONJUNCTION ) ,HAVELOCK ,WILSON1 ! REACTION>Y ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,SEAM5'S ,UNION1 ?AT !Y W\LD S5D A FOOD %IP TO ,KOLT*AK & ?AT ! DOCK]S W\LD LOAD IT )\T PAY3 ?AT FOOD %IP DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE MAT]IALIZ$ & :5 ! O!R DAY ,B5 ,TILLETT SPOKE 9 ,POPL> 7A ,LONDON DOCK DI/RICT7 UNTIL LATELY ONE ( HIS /RONG HOLDS1 HE WAS H[L$ D[N BY ! DOCK]S4 

,N[ ! ,LONDON DI/RICT COMMITTEE ( ! DOCK]S HAS DECID$ TO DECL>E A /RIKE ON ,JULY #b & #b#a1 BUT IT GOES FUR!R1 IT HAD DECID$ TO ADVISE ITS MEMB]S TO AB/A9 FROM WORK+ ON ANY %IPS B\ND = ,RUSSIA OR ASSI/+ 9 ANY WAY ! OV]?R[ ( ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT4 ,MOREOV] IT DEM&S ?AT ! MONEY 9VE/$ BY ! ,DOCK]S' ,UNION 9 W> LOANS %ALL BE IMM$IATELY )DRAWN4 

,! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,ASSOCIAT$ ,SOCIETY ( ,LOCOMOTIVE ,5G9E]S & ,FIREM5 IS ISSU+ A CIRCUL> TO ITS MEMB]S ASK+ !M TO SUPPORT ! DEMON/RATIONS ON ,JULY #b & #ba 9 EV]Y WAY4 ,?IS IS V]Y IMPORTANT1 AS ?\< ?IS ,UNION NECESS>ILY IS SMALL1 IT CONTROLS A P[]FUL & ABSOLUTELY ESS5TIAL SECTION ( M54 ,MOREOV] !RE IS GREAT RIVALRY BETWE5 IT & ! ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,RAILWAYM52 & :]E ! SMALL] CRAFT UNION LEADS ! BIG 9DU/RIAL UNION IS C]TA9 TO TRY TO GO ONE BETT]4 ,!RE IS ALREADY 
! POSSIBILITY ( AN IMM$IATE RAILWAY /RIKE ON 9DU/RIAL GR\NDS & ! RAILWAY M5 >E SEE?+ ) DISCONT5T4 

,! M9]S SUPPORT$ ! /RIKE RESOLUTION AT ! CONF]5CE & ! ,TRIPLE ,ALLIANCE IS ITSELF CALL+ A CONF]5CE ON 9DU/RIAL ACTION TO /OP ! 9T]V5TION4 ,ALTOGE!R IT SEEMS ?AT ,BRITI% ,LABOR IS BEG9N+ TO MOVE4 ,WE >E SL[1 BUT LET US HOPE1 WE >E SURE4 

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