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Show FAVOR TRADING 1IITHJUSSIS Ogden Trades and Labor Assembly As-sembly Protests Unfavorable Action Against Soviets Resolutions adopted recently by the Ogdtn Trades and Labor aasembl protesting against "the further participation par-ticipation of the American government govern-ment In the various plots against soviet so-viet Russia" nnd demanding that "all military, material, financial and moral support be withdrawn forthwith from all those elements nngaKec n direct or Indirect war upon Russia" and sent by the assembly to the local bodies Cor action were approved last night at 8 I meeting of OgdCH lodge. No. 12 7. International In-ternational Association of Machinists. The resolutions also demand that I the state department take Immediate Isteps to remove all obstacles f trade I with Russia and ak the resumption 'of unrestricted communication and , tr;i . I The Ogden Trades and Labor asscm-bly. asscm-bly. In adopting the resolution. Bays It ! represents the three thousand organ-j ' Ized workers of this city, Fulfillment of the Immense contracts con-tracts which soviet leaders are said to be ready to place in the United States would solve the unemployment I problem, the accompanying comment oi the assembly committee declares. Copies of the resolutions will be ( sent in state and national government officials and representatlv es tu con- gress. ! . I I RE sN Reasons for taking this action are contained In the preamble to the res-1 olutions: The people of Russia have for the past three yean been subjected to untold un-told misery and privation because of an economic blockade maintained b the allied powers, with the aim of forcing the Russian people to abandon S system of government which they I saw fit to establish and continue to (Support, and which the avowed prln-jclple prln-jclple of self-determination declared by lour government guarantees them, and "This Inhuman blockade to which the American government has given its approval and support is hlnderlnK; I the Russian people from organising i ;thelr Industrial life in order to relieve ithe political conditions created b sii I years Ol continued wur. and "In common with the allies the! 't'nlted States government has been J participating In open warfare or the support of Invasions and IrU-rnal as-; vaults upon the sovereignty of the Russian republic, although no war hnsi been constitutionally declared by t Ills j jcountry against Russls -'tid "These attacks upon the Russian ! people have ever, led to the prohibition ', of the various relief agencies from I sending medical and Other aid to the sick and needy, and food the starv-ling starv-ling women and children while full support and aid was extended to the various counter-revolutionary forces, and "Public opinion in the United States ha been aroused against this monstrous mon-strous murder of an innocent people so that the state department announced on July 7 1H20, the nominal lifting of I he blockade, without, however, permitting per-mitting the execution of commercial transaction between this country and j Russia, and "Growing unemployment in thisi country could be materially relieved if! Russia were permitted to make purchases pur-chases of clothing, tool?, machinery and various other supplies which are needed by the Russian people iii large I quantities, anil this country could BS- ' cure raw materials which Russia tan: supply," |