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Newspaper
Sydney Communist
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
7
The O B U Bulletin criticizes high wages for labor leaders amid wage cuts for workers. A listed table shows annual salaries for presidents of locomotive engineers, trainmen, clerks, firemen, conductors, telegraphers, and trades, with traveling expenses noted, highlighting perceived class disparity.
The article traces postwar Italy where Arditi violence against workers spawned a new White Guard, the fascisti, led by army officers. It notes clashes with workers, including the 26 September attack in Puglia that killed Socialist MP Di Vagno and left fascisti wounded, while workers form Red Guards in response. It also comments on international reactions and a shift toward labor unrest in Spain.
An eyewitness account from September 1921 describes widespread unemployment in Germany and Britain with large demonstrations in Berlin London and Cardiff. The author notes strikes tax protests in Berlin a rising protest mood among workers in Wales and Manchester and plans to report findings to Australian labor councils and publish a book. The letter mentions the Red Trade Union International and journals tied to the Communist movement.
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