"Barbarous Soviet Russia"

by Isaac McBride

(a.) It is to maintain and establish a connection with all the existing and newly arising trade union organizations;

(b.) It is to aid in the creation of local all-Russian vocational unions as well as the amalgamation of all trades;

(c.) It is to establish connections with the central trade union bodies of all countries;

(d.) It is to carry out all the necessary work connected with the preparation and calling of All-Russian conferences and congresses, it works out a program of business to be transacted by the congresses, it takes care of the preparation of reports, and it publishes the fundamental principles;

(e.) It appoints the time for the calling of conferences and congresses;

(f.) It periodically publishes in the press reports on its activities;

(g.) It issues its bulletin (periodical organ);

(h.) It connects, and acts as representative for the entire trade-union movement before the Central government institutions and social organizations;

(i.) It aids the unions in their work of organization and guides that work, for which purpose it issues various by-laws, instructions, forms of accounting (book-keeping), etc.;

(j.) It takes part in organizations and institutions, serving the interests of cultural and educational activity among the proletariat;