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ADOPTION OF CENTRAL BUREAU'S REPORT.
A report on the activity of the Central Bureau of the Russian Trade Unions was presented by Tomsky. He pointed out that after its appointment in February, 1919, the Central Bureau had to face the extraordinarily difficult problems of re-organising the Trade Union movement in the Ukraine which had been crushed by Denikin. He then traced the further work of the Bureau dealing particularly with the efforts made by the Bureau to rouse the Trade Unions of other countries to action in defence of the Russian revolution, and the attempts made to get in touch with the various sections of the European Trade Union movement.
After Tomsky's report the Congress voted the following resolution: "Having heard the report presented by Comrade Tomsky on the activities of the Central Bureau in the course of the year the Congress declares:—
| (1) | The Central Bureau has faithfully worked to carry out the desires of the Working Class for the consolidation of its dictatorship, which is absolutely necessary in the difficult conditions created by the internal and external political struggle. |
| (2) | The active part taken by the Central Bureau in the military defence of the Soviet Russia has naturally affected its fundamental tasks and having considerably complicated and extended its work has endangered the balance which previously existed between the Executive organs of the Central Bureau on the one hand and the Trade Union movement on the other. |
| (3) | The Central Bureau must now concentrate on re-establishing this balance which is absolutely necessary for the peaceful reorganisation of the country, that must be carried out by means of a determined struggle against economic disorganisation and famine. |
| (4) | In order to carry out this aim as rapidly as possible the Trade Unions and their Central organisations must help in every way the Central Bureau of the Russian Trade Unions, and in particular help it to develop regular contact with all their local organisations. |
| (5) | The Central Bureau must also work in close contact with all the economic organs of the Soviet system. |
| (6) | The Central Bureau must ensure that all its organisations as well as the regional trade organisations observe strict labour discipline. |
| (7) | In its future work the Central Bureau must develop in practice all the main principles of the Dictatorship of the workers, and must adapt the Trade Union movement for the carrying out of this Dictatorship by helping in its consolidation and by thus preparing the way for the full establishment of Communism." |
