These international bodies of Socialists have their counterpart in international
industrial organization. The majority of Trade Unionists of various countries are organized in the Inter- national Federation of Trade Unions which has its headquarters at Amsterdam. But Moscow, as Mr. Cole says, " has launched a rival Red Trade Union International, on behalf of which an active propaganda is being conducted in this and other countries." This Red Trade Union International has not as yet anything like so definite a programme as has been drawn up by the Third International. But it is getting on. It preaches Communism, of course, and, quite sure of its own Redness, it calls the International Amsterdam Yellow. Mr. Cole prophesies that we shall soon hear much more of the Red Trade Union International here. We daresay we shall, but it will not be dangerous if people understand what it is.
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