TRADE UNION CONGRESS.
Uy Cible.—Prces Association.—Copyright.) LONDON. August 31. Tho Trade Union Congress opons at Manchester on Monday. Mr \V.' J. Davics will preside. When the Congress met at Manchester in 1882 the membership was half & million; now it is two and a quarter millions. Tho delegates includo representatives from the United States, and now, for the first time, from Germany, France, and Canada. The purposes of the Congress include the securing of an interchange of information regarding wages, hours, and conditions of work, with a view to ultimate conjoint action. Home and international questions of common interest will be discussed, and the Congress will dobato the Parliamcntary's Committee's resolution, condemning compulsory. Service, and expressing astonishment at the manner in which alleged patriots have learned the art of killing. The that servants of the Crown are allowed to sell their knowledge as shareholders and directors of companies dealing in foreign countries while receiving pensions or allowances from tho Uritish Government will also be discussed.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14760, 2 September 1913, Page 7
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