The fourth convention of the Histadruth, Palestine Labor Federation, and the first since 1927 is now in session here.
A large audience attended the opening session which featured a review of the work of the last six years by Ben Gurion. He reported that the organization has a membership of 35,500, comprising 17 percent of the entire Jewish population as compared to the 6 percent in 1927.
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