A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized,… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
At Leeds the idea of an international labour organization appeared in a trade-union text which also drew attention to the danger to the working… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
We too, through lack of knowledge and of sufficiently mature reflection, mistook the visible outward appearance of the phenomenon for the phenomenon itself. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
On completion of my military service, I went back to the factory and to the trade union. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
Expressing the thoughts of my comrades, I suggested, among other means, the organization of an international information service on inventories, on production, and on… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
The trade unions, far from being content with these declarations, established international liaisons and supported every policy based on pacification and understanding. — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
Furthermore, it is not distorting history to say that it was largely through the efforts and propaganda of our International Federation that the government… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
From 1918 on, trade unionists were to express from the platforms of their congresses the workers' desire for peace through a rational organization of… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be also an… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
In the report made on behalf of the C.G.T. we affirmed that the Peace Treaty should, in accordance with the spirit of workers' organizations,… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
True enough, nature has endowed me with a fair measure of patience and composure, yet I should be lying if I told you that,… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
