AUSTRALIAN LABOUR
CONGRESS CONCLUDES COUNCIL OF ACTION TO CONTROL INDUSTRIAL .MOVEMENT. OPPOSITION TO WARS. (iv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Auatrdian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Julv 2, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 2. The Trade Union Congress has concluded. It eleoted a council of action representative of tho various States, which will function as practically tho controlling body of the Australian industrial movement. Congress adopted a resolution expressive of* the fear of possible ’future wars and condemnatory thereof as opposed to Labour’s interests ; also urgently calling upon workers immediately to organise to prevent war by linking up in order to oppose tho designs, methods and machinations of capitalistic Governments. As a first step the council of action was instructed to call a pan-Pacific conferenco of workers’ organisations in Australia year simultaneously with the pan-Pacific Science Congress. It was also resolved to 'hold a demonstration against war during tho week of the anniversary of the war.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11252, 3 July 1922, Page 8
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