ALLEGED FORCED LABOUR
AT RUSSIAN GRAIN PORT. ' United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ) LONDON, October 8. The arrival of the British steamer Gullpool at Southampton, with a cargo of grain from Odessa, afforded EngHand a strange insight into Soviet methods. The crew of ithe Gullpool state that the Russian men loading the vessel worked under sentries with fixed bayonets. They were only allowed one hour in every twelve for meals, and had to snatch sleep between jobs. Women worked spells of fourteen hours. All were badly dressed and dirty. They huddled against the funnels of the vessel, seeking wojrmth when resting. Men and women offered the crew of the Gullpool money, if allowed to stow away.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 October 1931, Page 5
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115ALLEGED FORCED LABOUR Hokitika Guardian, 10 October 1931, Page 5
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