BRITISH REDS

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1925, Page 5

BRITISH REDS

ASCENDANCY IN UNIONS Capitalists Anxious (Aus ami N.Z. Cable Assn.; <•(•(•[\e,| February 2 at 5.5 p.mm LONDON. February 2'L ’ ■ .1., MI- .1 . 11 . Thomas. M . I’., ks d,.iiy (. um-ciiing the railwaymen lo adhere , i .< ;i .itimi in the liegut.iat!"!! <•!' their vvag mmmnds in pre I ereiice I io a disastrous >trik<‘ policy, the H<‘c-ie!,-iry <1 the Miuer>" Fedei at ion. Mr Cuok. i> pi vnching Red doctrines to llie The Miners' Executive today de- ■ ci<led In convene a con I'erenee in L'U) don in March, of the Minei>. Railway | men. Ihr Ama iga ma Icd I'.iigin ccrs. the . Tianspmt Wmkcrs an ( | lhe Locunioi i • ' Engineers I'm- the purpose of discu<> ing their various wage claims. This decision. following mi sug gestimis to revive the Triple Alliance, is being regarded as most significant. j oint out that a struggle is at present going on lo resist the inroads of the Reds in the Trade I nion Congress. Like lhe Australian Reds, they are seeking t»> ‘ ‘ white-an t ’ ’ the Unions as the preliminary to gain ing control ef lh<- Trade I nion Congress. but so far they have been me- 1 unsiicci’ssfiil. An outstanding fact is that the last Trade I nion Congress de cision. refusing the Communists affiliation or union membership, is jiroving a hopeless failure.