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HE Third Congress of the R. I. L. U. decided, in order to co-ordinate the action of the revolutionary minorities existing within the General Workers' Union (central reformist organization) and the National Confederation of Labor (Anarcho-syndicalist center), a Committee of Action, consisting of six members should be appointed, three from each minority. The representatives are to be appointed by the leading bodies of the minorities. This committee to be considered the directing organ of the Spanish federation of the R. I. L. U. adherents.

The revolutionary minorities working within the independent unions are to affiliate to the revolutionary minority either of the National Confederation of Labor or of the General Workers' Union, depending upon whether the former or latter is most influential in the particular locality.

The Joint Committee of Action meets whenever necessary, and the place of the meeting is selected by agreement of the Central Committee of the minorities.

The secretariat of the Committee of Action shall have its seat at Barcelona and consists of two members (one representative from each minority) whose duty it will be to co-ordinate the work and maintain close connection between the two minorities in the intervals between the meetings of the joint committee.

2. A uniform membership card of the Spanish Federation of R. I. L. U. adherents is to be introduced and stamps for the collection of monthly dues are to be issued. The revenues from the sale of these cards and stamps cover the expenses of the Committee of Action and of the secretariat.

The leading bodies of the two minorities receive their quota of cards and stamps from the secretariat.

3. The two minority committees cover their expenses of propaganda and agitation from means fixed by themselves.

It is understood that both of the leading revolutionary minority organs enjoy complete financial autonomy.

4. The immediate program of action of the R. I. L. U. adherents must be the resolutions of the R. I. L. U. Congress, especially the following:

Everything should be done to prevent the isolation of the labor organizations expelled by the reformists from the general labor movement. They should affiliate either to the General Workers' Union or to the National Federation of Labor. The Committee of Action decided, on the basis of the local conditions and of the interests of the revolutionary labor movement, which central organization the expelled should affiliate to. As regards the concrete case of the expulsion of the Biscay labor unions, the congress believes that the expelled unions should im-