AFRICAN FIASCO
CONFERENCE OF UNIONISTS. CAPTURED BY COMMUNISTS. [By Elec trio Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received March 30, 9.35 a.m. CAPETOWN, March 29. At a conference of trade union delegates at Johannesburg for the purpose of forming a united association of employees on the principle of one big union, the Minister for Labour attended anu expressed approval of the movement. The meeting was held behind 1 closed doors. It has now been announced that the conference was practically a’ fiasco owing to the fact that it was captured by the Communists. Two Communist leaders, Andrews and Glass, were elected secretary and treasurer. It is expected that few, if any, trade unions will affiliate with the conference.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 101, 30 March 1925, Page 5
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