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Until very lately the red unions gave little attention to workers' sport. Yet millions of workers take part in the sport movement, which more than any other movement is dominated by the bourgeoisie. It should not be forgotton THAT THE WORKERS' SPORT SOCIETIES MIGHT FURNISH THE MAIN BATTALIONS AND YIELD MANY FIGHTING UNITS in all the decisive batles between labor and capital. The labor unions should extend their utmost support to the workers' sport circles and societies, and strive, without splitting the labor sport movement, to support the Red Sport International in its efforts to revolutionize the international sport movement.

The Farmers' International organized in Moscow last year, manifests the serious change that has taken place among the farmers. The poorest and most exploited section of the farmers cannot fail to seek for a solution of its problems along revolutionary lines. THE LABOR UNIONS MUST GIVE THE GREATEST ASSISTANCE IN SHAPING THE REVOLUTIONARY CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE POOREST CATEGORIES OF FARMERS. This can be done only if all the revolutionary unions will turn their attention to the work among the agricultural laborers, who might prove the best advocates of the communist ideas in the village. THE FARMERS CAN BE INFLUENCED ONLY THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FARM LABORERS. The Third Congress therefore calls upon all the organizations affiliated to the R. I. L. U. to give their attention to the support of the farm laborers' organizations.

The tremendous part played by working women in branches of industry in every country and their significance in all the economic and political actions of the proletariat on the one hand, and the attempts of the capitalists, reformists and Fascists to use them as a stirkebreakingstrikebreaking [sic] force and a basis for the surpression of the revolutionary will of the proletariat, on the other, are very serious stimulants for the red labor unions and revolutionary minorities to take up systematic organizing activities among the working women. It is necessary to put at the forefront education of the masses of working women in the class spirit, the drawing of the working women into the general, economic and political life of the working class as active fighters for the dictatorship of the proletariat, electing them to office, both high and low, in all the leading union bodies. Owing to the economic, cultural and other peculiarities of the working women, this work should be conducted by special methods near and comprehensible to the tremendous masses of working women.

After the war period the young workers have become very susceptible to revolutionary ideas. The unceasing economic upheavals, the constant threats of war conflicts and clashes, impell the working youths to search for new ways and methods of struggle. The red unions of all countries have given insufficient attention and energy to winning over the young workers and drawing them into the.active struggle. The role of the young workers in the economic and political battles will be the greater, the more attention the red unions devote to their training