"Who Congress of the' Interhtional Paris, Aug. "8. Federation of Trade Unions has concluded its sessions after a series of lively incidents, At the utéet "strong exception was taken by several delegates to That part of the opening address of the Prebideht of the Congress, Mr. ALA, Puteell (Labour M. P. for {his Forest of Dean), in -which he extolled tie "Bolsheviks.
'This speech fas regarded attempt on the' part of the British Aelogates: to} bring the Soviet into Tbater the British: Secretary of the Executive (Gopneil-accused, his Continental colleagues of intriguing against the British: representatives fand read a letter alleged written by: Oudegeest (Holland), Thetprineipaltecretary, of the Ex: ecutive: Gonimittee,. to M. Jouhaux (Franco), Vice-President of the Congress) urging that, a counter. attack be made sigainst the proposal for the admission of Russian trade unions ta'the- Federation. The outfeome has been: that 'M, Oudegeest thas' unexpectélly resigned from the post of Secretary, "The dissension between the Brit-{sh and Continental delegates to the Congress' reuchad its climax during the nel sitting, when the Contin. fontal delegates. ousted Mr._ Purcell fand "Mr. 'Brown (7 James' Brown: ea, Labour M. P, for South Ayr) from office and, hended by the Ger: rman delegates, elected Mr. Hicks President of the Federation despite the strenuous objection of the British, The "President of the Federation must be British by virtue of the regulations, "These incidents, taken as a whole, marked the success of the Right Wing, or moderate, members of the Conrens over the Left, or extrem-fats, of which the Britis del gates form: an advanced. sertion. Reuter
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