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expert workers remained in their places. At-present two-thirds of the members of the administration board are representatives of the Union. The consequence of this was that further disorganisation of public communications was averted, although the surrounding conditions proved to be very unfavourable.
The Union paid great attention to the proper organisation of public communications in the Red Army. Many responsible workers are now at the front; they are appointed chiefs of divisions, armies and fronts. Five members of the Central Committee were sent to the Board of Administration of the Public Communications of the Red Army.
The Central Committee recommended the mobilisation in view of the acute food crisis, the dearth of experienced workers and the wholesale resignation of the post and telegraph workers. As soon as the decree was issued the workers could no longer resign from their work at their own free will, nor could they transfer from one place to another. This decree was absolutely essential in order to avoid a stoppage of the work; the Central Committee, while maintaining this, was guided by state and class considerations in the interests of the proletarian revolution.
The Union paid t attention to the establishment of labour discipline. The Union, while exercising an educational and moral influence upon the masses resorted to stern measures towards all sluggards, idlers and passive-stikers. The carrying out of labour discipline is entirely given over to the Union. The Management only reserved the technical training of workers. All important questions were solved by the Union or by its representatives.
The 3rd. All-Russian Congress of the Union took place from 16th to 24th of March. Delegates from the recently liberated provinces of Russia, the Ukraine,
