HOSTILE TO BRITAIN.
RUSSIAN WORKERS PROTEST. AGAINST NOTE TO SOVIET. DEMONSTRATIONS IN MOROCCO. BY CABLE -PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 12.20 p.m. to-day. MOSCOW, June 18. Bier trade union demonstrations protested against the British Note to the Soviet. Banners bore slogans such as “Hands off Russian Trade Unions,” and “We will not renounce solidarity with the workers in other countries.” Meetings were held in the streets and factories. Foot and mounted militia during the demonstrations guarded Vorovskv street, where the British Mission’ was housed. They several times pushed back crowds which were trying to pass into the buildings.— Reuter.
“THEIR CAUSE IS OUR CAUSE.” WHY RUSSIAN UNIONS HELP MINERS. Received 12.50 p.m. to-day. LONDON, June 18. The Riga correspondent of the Times states: Red trade unions have issued a note to the world whichvsays : £ To cxp-Gct t-Li'o Soviet to forbid Tvii&si&ii unions to help British miners is to totally misunderstand the spirit or the Soviet Government. The unions have he’ped, are helping and will help, British miners, because their cause is our cause.” . (trru, _ The newspaper Izestia -says: lire contributions were not the real cause of the note, but they served as a convenient pretext to begin Britain s carefully Manned assault on. Russia to make us pav our debts.”—rTimes.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 19 June 1926, Page 9
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