"WE WANT WORK!"
NOISY DEMONSTRATION
AUCKLAND UNEMPLOYED
(By Telegraph.) (Speelal to 'Th 9 Evening Post.") AUCKLAND, This Day. When a deputation of 200 unemployed made a noisy demonstration at the Town Hall to-day, demanding that the whole of them be heard and not merely the executive, the police cleared tho corridor at tho request of the Mayor, Mr. Bailtlon. The men left the building grumbling noisly, but offered no resistance. "When the men arrived, Mr. Baildon and the Town Clerk were in conference with the Hon. A. J. Stall worthy, Minister of Health. Shouting "We want work!" "We want the Mayor!" and "Give us a hearing!" the crowd of men made a considerable din in the corridor, but it was noticeable that a handful were doing most of the shouting. The Minister decided to remain in the Mayor's room to hear- the committee place its case before Mr. Baildon.. One or two of the men took a few steps inside the Mayor's room, but there were angry shouts from the crowd, "Come back, come back! Stick to your decision! Look, fellow workers, the committee is letting us down!" One of the men who had entered caught sight of a tiger skin mat and stuffed head on the floor of the mayor's room. "Oh! look at that luxury in the rich Mayor's room—a regular palace, while we starve!" "You'll do what we tell you—don't we feed you?" demanded one of the young men in the corridor. After more wrangling among themselves, the men evidently decided that the committee >| was not to interview the Mayor, al- j though one or two of the men seemed anxious to enter the office. At this stage two constables arrived and stood behind Mr. Baildon. "They can raise £2000 for Poppy Day, but they can't give us work," shouted a voice. "You'll see the lot of us." The Mayor said that if that was the attitudo they were going to adopt they would have to leave at once, and as some of the men appeared reluctant to depart, he asked the policemen to clear the corridor. This was done quietly and tactfully, and the men congregated for an informal meeting on the pavement. , '
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 1 May 1930, Page 14
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367"WE WANT WORK!" Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 1 May 1930, Page 14
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