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Newspaper
Sydney Communist
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
4
A Brisbane Worker op-ed argues against equating Soviets with Parliament, accusing Labour leaders of defending capitalism. It asserts Soviets express proletarian power during revolution, while Parliament remains a class instrument of capitalism, and warns Labourists fear extremism more than capitalism.
The piece attacks the Labor Party and praises the Nationalists while highlighting wage reductions across Queensland and New South Wales. It cites meat workers, miners, and unemployed crowds as evidence of economic distress under Labor governance. It contrasts Queensland’s alleged Labour success with NSW and Queensland workers facing hardship.
The piece rails at the margin judgment by Judge Heydon claiming workers above the Basic Wage are robbed. It imagines Act II Scene I with awakened workers marching on courts and demanding fair sustenance for families. It contests Board of Trade rates of 14/10 weekly and a £3/18/- weekly living standard in Sydney.
A summary of a protest that the Employers' representatives, defeated at Hughes called Economic Conference, vow to shift tactics against workers by assaulting leaders labeled agitators Bolsheviks and then targeting unions. They press to lower wages and extend hours while capitalist press denounces Communists.
Printed by T. W. McCrystal at the Industrial Printery 23 Cunningham Street Sydney and published by J. S. Garden Randwick Sydney for the United Communist Party of Australia.
A discussion urges workers to reject eternal capitalist myths and embrace practical, plain language to win over wage earners. It calls for persistent, patient outreach, using accessible terms, education through science in action, and steadfast hope that capitalistic rule will not endure.
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