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166 is the Congress order of merit.” The Manchester Guardian said that “Mr. Wadia evoked cheers by his insistence on the common interests of white and colour ed labour thoughout the world.” As a result of Mr. Wadia's speech, the Trade Union Congress passed the following rssolution : “ That this Congress learns with great pleasure that the workers of India are taking steps to form Trade Unions to improve their conditions and hereby instructs the Parliamentary Committee to send an appeal to all Unions affiliated to the Congress for their financial assist ance to our fellow Trade Unionists in India.” - - - IN AMERICA. It is not possible to go into full details of the work done at the first International Labour Conference of the League of Nations held at Washington D. C. in November 1919 where Mr. Wadia had the privilege to be present on behalf of Indian labour in company with Mr. N. M. Joshi. Nor is it possible to narrate work done by Mr. Wadia at several American Labour Centres from New York in the east to Los Angeles in the west. Everywhere he obtained a very good response to his appeals on be half of the poor of India, At the following places Mr. Wadia spoke on Indian Labour Problems: Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Pitts. burgh, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Springfield, Boston, New York. THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE It was an imposing spectacle. Three hundred dele