OCR Text |
Show SOCIALISTS CULL GENERALSTRIKE Planned as Protest Against "Suffocation" of Bolshevist Bol-shevist Movement. ROME, Saturday, July 12. (By the Associated Press.) The intraiisigcant Socialists have published a manifesto proclaiming a general strike July 20 and 21, us a protest against the peace treaty, which is denounced as "An attempt at-tempt by the allies to suffocate Bol- j shevism in Russia and Hungary." ' 'Workmen of France will do likewise," like-wise," the manifesto says. "Workmen ot England will also show their intention inten-tion to nring to hfcci i".-.e powerful action ac-tion of their trade unions. Workmen in Switzerland, Holland, Denmark and i Sweden will join in the . movement. ! Thus the flag of th internationals! will be unfurled against the new premeditated pre-meditated crimes of the .bourgeoisie." The manifesto was also signed )y the general confederation of labor. "The Socialist Italian union," comprising com-prising more moderate elements, has published another manifesto agreeing to a general strike, but warning workmen work-men that the English proletariat does not join in the strike. The manifesto states the strike in France is a protest against the high cost of living and not in behalf of Russia and Hungary. |