LABOUR PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1929, Page 5

LABOUR PROBLEM

UNEMPLOYED DEPUTATION. (United Tress Association.—By ElectricTelegraph.—Copyright.} LONDON, Feb. 28. Twenty of the unemployed who partajk in the march to London headed Ifr a "'ell known Communist, called at Downing Street and made an attempt to see Mr Baldwin. On being repulsed they went to Parliament and spent an hour or two in the Central Hall and sent in cards to various Labourites who came out and chatted with them in groups. Before leaving the unemployed deputation suddenly conccrtedly began singing the He.d Flag rendering themselves liable to ejection for creating a disturbance. The police, not altogether surprised, approached the disturbers in force and unceremoniously led the men, who offered no serious resistance', to the door. There was no force or arrests. 11l consequence of the incident and the following scene to-night stricter rules will he enforced. The visitors will he forced to send in cards from the main entrance and wiii not Inpermitted the usual privilege of going straight to the Central Hall. LONDON. Feh. 28. ' jn the Commons to-night during the speech of Captain Fairfax, a voice from the strangers gallery suddenly rang out- “What about this Canadian immigration swindle. I’ve been returned to this country destitute. It is injustice.” An attendant immediately led out the interrupter who did not resist.