SOVIET REMEDY.
CLASS STRUGGLE. Mild Sensation by Geneva Speech. UNFAVOURABLE IMPRESSION. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 11 a.m.) GENEVA, May 10. A mild sensation was caused at the Economic Conference by the speech of M. Lepse, president of the Soviet Metal Workers' Union. He spoke in Russian, which has not hitherto been heard at the League. He urged the necessity of increasing the wages of the workers and regretted that so far there had been no allusion to that point. The bourgeoisie constantly appealed to the workers for cooperation, yet the hours of labour in capitalistic countries exceeded eight per day, while wages were reduced. He advocated the Soviet remedy of improving the lot of the workers and declaring that such improvement was only attainable by a class struggle. The speech was afterwards translated in English and in French, but created an unfavourable impression.—(A. and N.Z. and Sydney "Sun.")
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 109, 11 May 1927, Page 7
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149SOVIET REMEDY. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 109, 11 May 1927, Page 7
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