RUSSIAN TEXTILE WORKS
TO BE OPERATED BY AN AMERICAN COMPANY.
New York, May 11. Mr. Hillman,, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Union, has announced the formation of a company to operate textile factories and shops in Russia. Sixty thousand dollars nave 'already been appropriated, and the company will be capitalised to the extent of a million dollars by the American union. During a recent visit to Russia Mr. Hillman met Lenin, who offered a substantial concession. Mr. Hillman inspected Russian shops and factories able to employ 60,000 operatives. They aro in good working condition and nr© worth ten million gold roubles. The company will bo co-operative, and will furnish the technical staff. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 195, 15 May 1922, Page 5
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