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World labor front bid exposed as Hillman plot meets opposition
A front page explosive alleges Sidney Hillman and Russian allies led a World Trade Union Congress bid to control world labor at the Oakland meeting and in the San Francisco peace conference. Molotov allegedly backed the plan, but the steering committee blocked it, sparing Bill Green’s AFL aligned approach.
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Sidney Hillman
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World-Trade-Union Congress
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Latin America
Trade Union Congress
California
Bill Green
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World Labor
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League of Nations
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International Federation of Trades Unions
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