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to the extent Of creating fractional
underground groupings we call on
them to Immediately dissolve same
"Ninthly, we consider absolutely
binding on us, all decisions of party
congresses and conferences, its cen
trail committee and central control
commission and pledge ourselves to
fulfill them unconditionally.
with Communist greetings,
"Shliapnikoff, Medvedeff."
Cultural Work in Unions.
twenty-five speakers participated in
the debate on Tomsky's report. The
main subject discussed was the ques
ton Of cooperation between those
directing state enterprises and trade
unionists in directing production and
solving labor questions. Speakers also
the Importance of cultural
work in the trade unions.
Losovsky dwelt on the big tasks
confronting the Prohntern in tearing
away the labor masses from the in.
fluence of Amsterdam to combat the
efforts of the capitalists to sell the
American method" to the European
workers.
Won by Soviet Spirit.
The European labor masses must
be won by the spirit of the Soviet
trade unions rather than by. the spirit
Of the American trade union bureau
cracy. In his concluding speech Tom.
sky declared: Numerous speakers
touched several questions on practical
trade union work. Those questions
will come up at the coming trade
union congress. Complex questions of
industry and reconstruction render
very difficult the tasks Of Soviet ad-
ministration and Soviet enterprises.
Trade Union Support.
II can state that excellent support
was given the administration by trade
unionists on questions of organiza-
ton and direction Of production. There
Is an improvement in the standard Of
living of the workers and their cul-
tural level has been raised. This calls
forth growing aspiration on the part
of broad masses Of workers to active
ly participate in socialist economic re-
construction. Organization Of such
mass initiative will be promoted by
proposed workers control commits
sions in industry according to Lenin's
teaching, that ever broader proletarian
masses should be drawn into state and
economic reconstruction.
"The interests OF young workers
should be defended by trade unions
and close cooperation should be estab-
lished with the Communist youth.
Trade unions must increase the at
tention paid to the general education
Of the youth" After concluding his
speech which was often interrupted
by applause, the conference unani-
mously adopted Tomsky's theses.
Help For British Miners.
In an appeal to all working class or
ganizations the Profntern points out
that the British miners struggle,
which has already lasted six months
with great stubbornness and pluck on
the part of the strikers, has set
SPLENDID example in the way to fight
for working class interests. Interna-
tional organizations, such as the
International and the
Miners International with which the
miners are affiliated, cynically be-
trayed them. The Red International
Of Labor Unions, the Miners Interna--
tional Propaganda Committee and
firstly their Soviet sections. namely
those organizations with which the
British miners are not affiliated, full
filed and are fulfilling to the end their
class duty
Victory for the miners is still pos
sible if relief on a broad scale is in
tensieed. No more important task
exists than to help the British miners
who tho exhausted are yet strug-
Cling.