UNEMPLOYED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 5

UNEMPLOYED.

AUSTRALIANS WORKLESB. • THOUSANDS IDLE. COMPLAINTS IN THE CAPITALS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, February 21. Two hundred unemployed formed a do* putalion lo Sir. M'Gowcn, tho Stato Pre* mier, alleging that ' four thousand per* sons wero without work in Sydney. . Mr. M'Gowcn Is obtaining a report dn the subject. . One deputationist to the Labour Coum oil declared that there wero six thousand unemployed, bnt another only ■ vouched for three hundred; A' member of tho council subsequently caused laughter; by remarking that- tho leader of tho deputation had been associated with tho.unemployed movement for many .years. Th« council is inquiring regarding tho .slate' nients.

/ MEETINGS IN MELBOURNE. ; ' Melbourne, February 14. , A meeting of COO unemployed condemn* : od tho Victorian Government for encourv aging immigration. It' is alleged' that' there arc nearly'thrco thousand workloss, .; ■Tho Labour Council is holding, a public meeting to protest against immigration, and asking Mr. Fisher (Fcdernr Prime I Minister) to inform Sir Georgo Held',; ' (High Commissioner in Loudon) of. con-< ' ditipns here, and nslc him to publish tho* information in England. .'"' ; '

•■. PERTH GATHERING. . : Perth, 1 February 14. . A, gathering of unemployed urged th« undertaking of the Cockburn Sound naval base works. ~--._. RELIEF WORKS IN QUEENSLAND.'. : .'.',■ Bri»bano, Febhiory 14. A deputation of unemployed 'number* ing- sixty secured from tho Railway Coin* missioner 'tents; rations, and conveyaticdto tlio duplication works.' ' ) ■