Bund Archives Reveal Mussolini Aided Jewish Labor Movement

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Many important documents throwing light on the history of the Jewish labor movement in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, are contained in the archives of the Bund, the Jewish labor party, which have been transferred from Geneva to Vienna.

Several of the boxes which were opened contain correspondence dating back to the seventies of the nineteenth century. Among them are letters from Lenin, Tchichein, Trotzky, Zionvieff, Plechanov. Martoff, Gapon, Pilsudski and Mussolini.

In his letter Mussolini acknowledges the reccipt from Angelica Balabanowa of revolutionary literature for the Jewish workers.

Joseph Figewitz, a cloakmaker, sentenced to the penitentiary Jan. 27 by Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions for assault upon a nonunion worker, appeared before that Magistrate on Tuesday, made partial reparation to one of his victims. and offered to restily before the Grand Jury agaist those members of the Strike Committee under whose direction be worked.

The Grand Jury has for several days been considerins evidence against leaders of the recent strike, and two indiclments against men, declared by Assistant Distric, Attorney Myles O’Brien to have been the instigators of the reign of terror during the strike, have been returned.

It was also disclosed that of the sixteen sentenced to various jial terms Jan, 30 by Judge Rosalky several others have offered to tell all they know about the assaults and destruction of porpetty during the strike.

The prisoners charge that they were “double-crosseel” by members of the Strike Committee into pleading guilty having been told that if they would so plead they would escape with small fines or suspended sentences and permit those really respossible to escape punishment.

In answer to questions from the Court, Figewit preanised to tesrify against those members of the Strike Committee who had arranged for assanlts, and on this understanding he was onmmitted to the Tombs to await call.