Leftist Propaganda Critique of Unions by Early Communist Leader
A stern polemic argues that revolutionaries must work within mass unions rather than form separate bodies. It warns that demanding recognition of the dictatorship of the proletariat as a condition of union membership weakens the revolution and cedes influence to Mensheviks. Gompers Henderson Jouhaux Legien are singled out as targets of the critique.
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England
France
Germany
Workers’ Union
Russia
Messrs. Gompers
Henderson
Jouhaux
Legien
Scandinavian labor turmoil grips Nordic industries
Unemployment rises across Sweden with layoffs in textiles, matches, metal and machinery. Rail and building strikes spread as 20 000 private rail workers walk out for higher pay while state railroads stay protected. Norway and Denmark face rising joblessness and looming large scale protests as wage demands grow.
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Sweden
Kristiania
Norway
Denmark
Copenhagen
Scandinavia