Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-22
BORING FROM WITHIN
HARMFUL, UNION SAYS
Canadians Have Withstood In
fluence of Radicals and Hos
tility of Employers.

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Winnipeg, Man, August 22.-4-The
Canadian Trades Union movement has
successfully withstood the "boring
from within" campaign dictated by the
Third Internationaie Of N0scow. the
executive council today declared in It's
report TO the thirty seventh annual
convention of the Trades and Labor
Congress OF Canada.
We have utmost confidence in the
ability OF the congress" 1t was added.
ito successfully meet the present
crucial condition. and continue TO
function successfully i'm guarding the
interests OF its affiliated member
Ship
"fn Canada, as i'm practically all
other countries continued the report.
the trades union movement has suf-
fered from those boring from
within aimed to bring about the dis
| rupticn and destruction of the trades
| union movement. and throughout th,
dominion these tactics are being, car
ried on insidiously and persistentIy.
There has been no letup In ths
campaign dictated by the Third In.
| ternationale of Moscow of 'belittling,
| slandering' and in every possible way
undermining confidence and respect
for all who hold office in our move.
| ment. whether local. internal or in.
ternational. This has brought about
in many places a temporary weaken.
| ing of the morale and self-discipline
Of our members, with the result that
the efforts of greedy employers and
interests to bring about a reduction
in the standards of wage earners ano
to destroy the growing power and in
huence Of the trades union move.
ment. have been far more successful
than otherwise would have been the
case
While expressing disapproyal OF
some OF the declarations and mani-
festos issued by the international
Federation OF Trade Unions during
the past year. the council said the
best interest of all will be conserved
by our continuing to take active pari
and interest in the work of the In
ternational Federation of Tradt
Unions"
The report commends the interna.
tional for valuable services rendered
| in exposing fully the policies of this
Third Internationale of MOSCOW, an(
| the dangers TO trades union of accept
| ing the policy of this Third Interna
| tionaIe of Moscow"
| The council expressed the apprecia
| ton of the organized workers O
| Canada for the steps taken by the do
| minion government to bring about
reduction of military and naval arma-
ments. IL was urged that organized
| labor be given representation in am
commission sent by Canada to Tho
Washington disarmament conference
"The practical illustration of tht
possibilities of nations living In har-
mony," added the report, without
their borders being guarded by armed
forces. is demonstrated by the thou
sands of miles of undefended border
between United States and Canada.
.'The international trades unions
composed OF common membership be-
tween these countries has been a
potent factor in maintaining this con-
dition, by bringing about a common
knowledge of the identity of interest
between the masses of wage earners
on both sides of the border and sub
stituting liberation and understand
ing for intolerance and armed power