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JLKKEJ
R e p o r t Mo,
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THE
UNEMPLOYED
h a s b e e n p o i n t e d o u t more t h a n o n c e t h a t
International
Socialist
the demonstrations
Club i s t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n
of the
unemployed.
in turn,
received
The n a m e s o f
In r e p o r t s
its
f u n d s from
r a p i d l y from p l a c e
Party
i n London
showing t h a t t h e y are
proceeding
every English
county.
T h e L a b o u r P a r t y a p p e a r s l i k e l y t o be h o i s t w i t h i t s
f o r t h o demand f o r f u l l
adopted by t h e e x t r e m i s t s
maintenance has
to note that
t h e r e has been c o m p a r a t i v e l y
although
with lightning
given
It
the tendency t o
is
alarmed
satisfactory
little
demonstrate
is
r a p i d i t y a s may be j u d g e d f r o m t h e
spreading
reports
below.
The f e e l i n g
Parliament
of r e s p o n s i b l e
should.be
public
Labour, l e a d e r s
summoned i n O c t o b e r t o
u n e m p l o y m e n t and a n a t i o n a l
is
that
reconsider
campaign o r g a n i s e d t o whip
opinion into a "turmoil,"
Many o f t h e
Boards
of Guardians are of opinion t h a t the problem should
tackled
quiescent,
but t h i s s t a t e
will
scarcely
t h a t t h e M i n i s t r y o f Healthjis a d v i s i n g t h e
t o rent,
relief
it
It i s
oe possible
strain
understood
Guardians
i n k i n d r a t h e r t h a n i n money.
saould
still
stand the
i n c r e a s e d d i s t r e s s and c o l d w e a t h e r .
to give
be
nationally.
The g r e a t m a s s o f g e n u i n e u n e m p l o y e d i s
of
own
been
t o an e x t e n t which has
even t h e Woolwich Labour C o u n c i l l o r s .
disorder,
moving
t h e o u t s t a n d i n g f e a t u r e b e i n g t h e demands made
on t h e G u a r d i a n s i n p r a c t i c a l l y
petard,
recur
to place.
The o r g a n i s a t i o n o f t h e u n e m p l o y e d i s
feverishly,
lately
Russia.
t h e Communist a g i t a t o r s
from t h e p r o v i n c e s
behind
T h i s Club
r e c e i v e d £ 1 , 0 0 0 f r o m t h e f u n d s o f t h e Communist
which,
the
In r e g a r d
to issue vouchers,
which
the/
the lpndlorda
could cash at the Councils.
put forward t h i s
The v a r y i n g demanl
week a r e shown i n t a b u l a r f o r m b e l c w .
T h i s w e e k t h e number o f p r o c e s s i o n s and m e e t i n g s
shows
-en i n c r e a s e ' - on l a s t w e e k and t h e
Communist o r g a n i s a t i o n o f t
unemployed i s p r o c e e d i n g apace.
The London o f f i c i a l s ,
frequent
the
International
Socialist
Club, are r e p o r t e d
bs making a good l i v i n g out o f t h e unemployed
The a t t i t u d e
who
to
agitation.
o f the genuine unemployed, however,
remains
reasonable.
The E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e o f t h e London L a b o u r P a r t y h a s
a d d r e s s e d t o t h e Prime M i n i s t e r a l e t t e r
on t h e
question,
in which i t i s
Government
faced the
fundamentals
s t a t e d that the
unemployment
"has n o t
o f t h e problem'" and " i s g u i l t y
of
grave n e g l e c t o f i t s d u t i e s towards large masses of
population."
Parliament
The E x e c u t i v e u r g e s t h a t a s p e c i a l
s h o u l d be. c a l l e d ' i m m e d i a t e l y , i n o r d e r
legislation
on.the l i n e s
session
in the r e p o r t
o f t h e Trade
taken
Union
C o n g r e s s and Labour P a r t y on Unemployment, p u b l i s h e d
January'last ,
( s u m m a r i s e d i n my r e p o r t - I I o . 9 0 o f
A l t e r n a t i v e l y the Executive
prefers
t h e m a t t e r t o b e d e a l t w i t h by
authorities,
i t should provide
Tho q u e s t i o n
anxiety
London;
suggests that if
the
it
i s urged that
relief
Government
the"Poor'Law
has aroused
considerabl
s h o u l d be g i v e n i n
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work o f s e m e
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description
tho
from the g e n u i n e
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in
kind
for-no other reason than t h a t
"work-shy" could ,be d i s t i n g u i s h e d
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i n m i d d l e . c l a s s and e v e n i n t r a d e u n i o n ' c i r c l e s
should be provided, i f
'
in
money.
of o u t - d o o r r e l i e f
o n l y end t h a t , w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e ,
'
the
of
that
may b e p a s s e d and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a c t i o n
suggested
the
'
unerqploye!
.
Bermond sey.
Or- S e p t e m b e r 6 t h t h e u n e m p l o y e d crowded ' Bermond. s e y Tcwa]
H a l l and p a s s e d a r e s o l u t i o n d e m a n d i n g i m m e d i a t e s o l u t i o n of[
the/
-
a ­
t h e u n e m p l o y m e n t p r o b l e m by t h e G o v e r n m e n t .
The Mayor
p r e s i d e d and w a s t o l d by t h e men " I f s g r u b , n o t
r e s o l u t i o n s we w a n t . "
Brentford
On S e p t e m b e r 5 t h a b o u t 1 , 2 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d , m o s t l y men
i n t h e e n g i n e e r i n g and b u i l d i n g t r a d e s , w i t h t h e i r w i v e s
and c h i l d r e n , m a r c h e d f r o m -Scton, H a h w e l l a n d C h i s w i c k t o
t h e B r e n t f o r d G u a r d i a n s ' O f f i o e s , and w e r e i n f o r m e d t h a t
t h e B o a r d w o u l d maet on S e p t e m b e r 1 3 t h t o draw up a s c a l e
of relief.
Camberwell
On S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , a b o u t 5 0 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d a n
unemployed meeting a t Brunswick Square, Camberwell.
B u r n e t t s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e were 1 6 , 0 0 0 unemployed in t h e
B o r o u g h and t h a t on t h e p r e v i o u s d a y - h e b a d a p p l i e d t o
If the Guardians r e f u s e d t o
t h e Gtiardians f o r r e l i e f . .
g r a n t t h e i r t e r m s he p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e C a m b e r w e l l unemployed
s h o u l d march e n m a s s e t o t h e Gordon Road Workhouse and
demand a d m i s s i o n .
The a u d i e n c e u n a n i m o u s l y a g r e e d t o
this proposal.
The c h i e f a g i t a t o r s i n t h i s d i s t r i c t a r e
B u r n e t t , F a n n i n , R a y , V i n c e n t and B o w d e n .
On S e p t e m b e r
6 t h t h e G u a r d i a n s informed a d e p u t a t i o n t h a t t h e y would
c o n s i d e r t h e d e m a n d s end g i v e a d e c i s i o n n o t l a t e r t h a n
September 1 2 t h .
Clerkenwell
M e e t i n g s h a v e b e e n h e l d and a c o m m i t t e e i s b e i n g
o r g a n i s e d t o demand r e l i e f on t h e I s l i n g t o n s c a l e .
Po-ptford
D e p t f o r d unemployed have been o r g a n i s e d c h i e f l y by a
Communist named H a r m s w o r t h : h e s t a t e d a t a r e c e n t m e e t i n g
t h a t i f t h e demands o f t h e u n e m p l o y e d d i d n o t r e c e i v e
p r o p e r a t t e n t i o n , d i r e a t a o t i b n w o u l d be a d o p t e d .
This
man i s a member o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S o c i a l i s t C l u b a n d
o t h e r members o f t h e C o m m i t t e e a r e S i v y e r , F l o w e r s , a n d
Kilock, the secretary.
M e e t i n g s w e r e h e l d on A u g u s t 3 i s t ,
September 2nd, September 3rd and September 4 t h :
Harmsworth
s p o k e a t e a c h m e e t i n g and a t t h e l a s t a l l t h e s p e a k e r s w e r e
Communists.
Finsbury
M e e t i n g s have been h e l d and a committee i s b e i n g
o r g a n i s e d t o demand r e l i e f on t h e I s l i n g t o n s c a l e .
Fulham '
On A u g u s t 3 1 s t , H a n s o n , who h a s h e l p e d t o o r g a n i s e
Fulham unemployed, s t a t e d t h a t t h e l o c a l c o m m i t t e e
proposed t o organise a deputation t o the Guardians.
Ha
a d v i s e d them i n t h e e v e h t o f t h e G u a r d i a n s r e f u s i n g t o
s e e t h e m , t o s e e t h e R e l i e v i n g O f i i c e r i n t w o s and t h r e e s ,
r e f u s e t h e r e l i e f o f f e r e d a s i n a d e q u a t e and a s k f o r a n
o r d e r f o r a d m i s s i o n t o t h e Workhbase.
When 3 0 0 t o 4 0 0
had o b t a i n e d t h e s e o r d e r s t h e y s h o u l d g o t o g e t h e r one n i g h t
and demand a d m i s s i o n .
Ho knew t h e y w o u l d a l l b e r e f u s e d
because/
b e c a u s e t h e Workhouse was f u l l now, b u t t h i s c o u r s e
a c t i o n w h i c h had b e e n s u c c e s s f u l i n B a t t e r s e a and
o t h e r Boroughs, would compel t h e Guardians t o g r a n t
out-door r e l i e f .
of
them
The o r g a n i s e d u n e m p l o y e d h a v e s e v e r a l timeB
approached t h e Clerk of t h e Guardians w i t h t h e r e q u e s t
t h a t a m e e t i n g be o a l l e d t o d i s c u s s r e l i e f and H a n s o n
addresses meetings d a i l y :
the Board m e e t s t o - d a y and i t
i s p o s s i b l e t h a t a d e p u t a t i o n from t h e u n e m p l o y e d w i l l
seek admission.
Greenwich
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h a d e p u t a t i o n a s k e d t h e G u a r d i a n s
f o r work or m a i n t e n a n c e on a h i g h s c a l e , b u t p r e f e r r e d
work; t h e Board d e c i d e d t o make a t e m p o r a r y o r d e r , a f t e r
allowing f o r income, t o r e s p e c t a b l e working c l a s s f a m i l i e s
up t o 1 0 / - f o r a h u s b a n d , 1 0 , / - f o r a w i f e , 5 / - f o r e a c h
c h i l d and "an a l l o w a n c e i n a p p r o v e d c a s e s t o k e e p t h e
home t o g e t h e r . "
The o f f e r was a c c e p t e d u n d e r p r o / b e s t .
Hackney
On A u g u s t 3 1 s t a p r o c e s s i o n o f t h e H a c k n e y u n e m p l o y e d ,
w h i c h i n c r e a s e d from 3 0 0 to 3 , 0 0 0 , marched t o t h e o f f i c e s
of t h e B o a r d o f G u a r d i a n s .
T h e i r s e c r e t a r y , W. B u l l e n ,
and K e l v i t , o f t h e
London Trades end Labour C o u n c i l ,
h e a d e d a d e p u t a t i o n w h i c h was i n f o r m e d t h a t e v e r y c a s e
w o u l d be d e a l t w i t h on i t s m e r i t s a n d t h a t no g e n e r a l
system o f r e l i e f would be a l l o w e d .
B u l l e n and E e l v i t
t h e n i n v i t e d t h e u n e m p l o y e d t o demand i m m e d i a t e a d m i s s i o n
t o 1he H a c k n e y I n f i r m a r y , w h e r e t h e G t t & r d i a n s w e r e
sitting:
9 9 men a n d 6. women r e s p o n d e d a n d w e r e a d m i t t e d .
Of t h e s e 26 r e m a i n e d i n t h e i n s t i t u t i o n and t h e o t h e r s ,
when t h e y w e r e i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e i r o a s e s w o u l d b e t h e
subject of enquiry, l e f t the building.
^
P r i o r t o t h e p r o c e s s i o n , s p e e c h e s w e r e made b y
B u l l e n and M e P h e r s o n :
the l a t t e r said:
"To-day, i n the Borough, t h e r e are t e n
t h o u s a n d men o u t o f worfc, and w h a t d o I f i n d .
You
a r e s t i l l c o n t e n t t o w a l k t h e s t r e e t s and l o o k f o r
t h a t w h i o h y o u know y o u c a n n o t f i n d .
You a r e
s t i l l content t o a l l o w the blood sucking p e s t i l e n t
c l a s s t o l i v e on y o u r b a c k s . . . Y o u h a v e g o t t o
remember t h i s , t o H e l l w i t h a l l . t h i s Government
t h a t i f b r i n g i n g u s i n t o t h e d e g r a d a t i o n t h a t we
are in t c - d a y .
T o H e l l w i t h t h e B o a r d of G u a r d i a n s .
To H e l l w i t h t h o s e who s a y , n e i t h e r s h a l l w e h a v e
work n o r m a i n t e n a n c e .
I know t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s y o u ,
who a r e u n e m p l o y e d , h a v e g o t .
I know t h a t y o u , a
g o o d many o f y o u , a r e a f r a i d t o go o u t f o r s o m e t h i n g
t h a t i s g o i n g t o b e n e f i t y o u . . . W h e n y o u t o o k up t h a t
r e s p o n s i b l e p o s i t i o n t h 8 t you would look a f t e r t h a t
woman r i g h t t h r o u g h t h e p i e c e , y e t y o u men t o - d a y
a r e n o t even, l o o k i n g a f t e r t h o s e who y o u f o u g h t f o r .
T h e r e f o r e we f i n d t h a t t h e y h a v e n o t b o o t s , n o t
even s u f f i c i e n t i n t h e i r s t o m a c h s .
You w o u l d
r a t h e r a l l o w t h e b o a r d s t o d e a l out d o l e s . "
The t e m p e r of t h e crowd WEB v e r y u g l y a n d on. t h e i r
a r r i v a l a t t h e I n f i r m a r y , e x t r a p o l i c e a i d w a s summoned
t o keep the s i t u a t i o n in hand.
The M a s t e r o f t h o Workhouse r e p o r t s t h a t
on
September/
-
662
5 ­
S e p t e m b e r 1 s t a t 8 a . r a . , when h e r e f u s e d . t e g r a n t
d i s c h a r g e s t o t h e unemployed w i t h o u t due n e t i c e , a
c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t t o b r e a k o u t o f t h e I n s t i t u t e w a s made i n
t h e c o u r s e o f w h i c h h e and the" R e l i e v i n g O f f i c e r w e r e
assaulted.
When t o l d t o work 2 1 r e f u s e d t o d o s o a n d w e r e
a r r e s t e d and o e n v o y e d . t o t h e N o r t h London P o l i c e C o u r t ,
where t h e y w e r e charged w i t h r e f u s i n g t o p e r f o r m work
a l l o t t e d t o them, an o f f e n c e under Poor R e l i e f A c t s .
B u l l e n , a f t e r o b j e c t i n g to, t h e o a s e s b e f h g h o a r d t o g e t h e r ,
was, s e n t e n c e d t o 7 d a y s h a r d l a b o u r .
The, r e m a i n i n g 2 0
w e r e g i v e n t h e o p t i o n o f t h e same s e n t e n c e o r
o:?
, r e t u r n i n g t o t h e I n s t i t u t e , and c o m p l e t i n g t h e d a y ' s work
r e q u i r e d of t h e m ,
6 r e f u s e d ; t o r e t u r n and w e r e s e n t e n c e d :
t h e r e m a i n i n g 14 w e r e r e - a d m i t t e d - and p e r f o r m e d t h e i r
work s a t i s f a c t o r i l y .
The l e a d e r s i n t h i s d i s t r i c t a r e
George B u l l e n and A l b e r t K e y a s .
There have b e e n
s u b s e q u e n t m e e t i n g s i n t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e H a c k n e y Town
H a l l a n a a n o t h e r e f f o r t i s t o be made t o i n t e r v i B w t h e
; G u a r d i a n s . . '
. .,,
1
Hammersmith
'
I.
D e p u t a t i o n s w a i t e d upon t h e Hammersmith G u a r d i a n s on
S e p t e m b e r 1 s t and 5 t h and t h e f o i l o w i n g r e l i e f was g r a n t e d :
9 / - f o r e a c h man, 9 / - f o r w i f e , 5 / - f o r e a c h c h i l d u n d e r
16, r e n t t o be p a i d up t o 1 5 / - , e a c h c a s e t o bo d e c i d e d
individually.
G e o r g e T u r n e r i s t h e Hammersmith l e a d e r and
o t h e r l o c a l a g i t a t o r s a r e B o l l e n , H a t c h e r , Howe, R o b b i n s ,
P a t w o r t h a n d M r s . C r o c k e r , who c o m p r i s e t h e c o m m i t t e e who
i n t e n d t o l e a d a march t o t h e Town H a l l t o d a y .
Bendon
On S e p t e m b e r 5 t h Hendon u n e n p l o y o d o c c u p i e d t h o H a l l
u s e d by t h e R e l i e f C o m m i t t e e o f t h e l o c a l B o a r d o f
G u a r d i a n s and t h e e j e c t e d c o m m i t t e e c o n t i n u e d t h e i r
m e e t i n g s i n t h e V e s t r y p f t h e a d j o i n i n g c h u r c h , Where
t h e y r e c e i v e d a d e p u t a t i o n f r o m t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s , many
o f whom had b e e n t h r o w n o u t o f w o r k by tfie c l o s i n g down
o f f a c t o r i e s i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e Hehdon A e r o d r o m e . Vk
m a s s m e e t i n g w a s h o l d y e s t e r d a y end a v i s i t i n f o r c e t o
t h e Guardians i s contemplated.
Islington
The C l e r k of t h e I s l i n g t o n B o a r d of G u a r d i a n s r e p o r t s
t h a t during l a s t week r e l i e f was g i v e n t o * 1 , 9 5 6 unemployed
at a o o s t to the r a t e p a y e r s o f £ 2 , 4 0 8 .
It i s expected
t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e a n a d d i t i o n of 9 0 0 men t h i s w e e k .
Lambeth
',j
e;i
The L a m b e t h u n e m p l o y e d a r e o r g a n i s i n g a n d h a v e h e l d a
a e r i e s o f meetings during the week.
They h a v e a s k e d t h a t a
s p e c i a l m e e t i n g o f t h e Board s h o u l d b e h o l d t o d i s c u s s
e x i s t i n g s c a l e o f r e l i e f and t h e p r o v i s i o n o f s h e l t e r , b u t
t h e oh a i r man h a s r e p l i e d t h a t h e c a n f i n d n o r e a s o n f o r
c a l l i n g a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g a t p r e s e n t and adds t h a t t h e r e
i s no f i x e d scale, r e l i e f being given according t o
n e c e s s i t i e s o f each case.
Ho w i l l , h o w e v e r / c o n s i d e r c a l l i n
a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g , i f t h e u n e m p l o y e d c a n show t h a t o n e i s
necessary.
L a s t w e e k 9 2 2 men w e r e r e l i e v e d a s compared
w i t h 890 d u r i n g ' t h e preceding-.week.
The a m o u n t e x p o r t e d i n
money w a s £ 8 0 , w h i l e r e l i e f i n f o o d r e p r e s e n t e d £ 7 6 0 .
Although/
-
6 -
A l t h o u g h t h e number o f f a m i l i e s was 3 2 I n e x o e s s o f t h e
p r e v i o u s w e e k t h e amount o f r e l i e f w a s l e s s b y £ 8 .
j
P e r r i n , Meet and S i n c l a i r a r e t h e c h i e f a g i t a t o r s , b u t a r e
a s s i s t e d b y Ray and Bowden o f t h e C a m b e r w e l l u n e m p l o y e d
Committee.
jj^
X e y t o n . Walth,amst,ow and
Stratford
, On S e p t e m b e r 1 s t t h e u n e m p l o y e d o f t h e s e B o r o u g h s
v i s i t e d t h e W e s t Ham W o r k h o u s e and a d e p u t a t i o n demanded
increased r e l i e f .
The d e m o n s t r a t o r s a g r e e d t o w a i t u n t i l
t o - d a y , when t h e f u l l Board w i l l m e e t .
On S e p t e m b e r 1 s t ,
a t W e s t Ham P o l i o s C o u r t t h e r e was a l i s t o f 1 , 2 3 2
summonses f o r r a t e s .
N o r t h K e n t and E s s e x '
Meetings have been h e l d a t g r l t h . Bexley Heath.
D a r t f o r d a n d E l t ham, o r g a n i s e d c h i e f l y b y members o f t h e
Woolwich Committee;
j S r i t h . D a r t f o r d and B e x l e y H e a t h
i n t e n d t o s e n d a d e p u t a t i o n t o t h e G u a r d i a n s on S e p t e m b e r
13th.
S t r a k e r o f t h e London D i s t r i c t C o u n c i l o f Unemployed
i s arranging the demonstration.
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h u n e m p l o y e d f r o m O r p i n g t o n a n d Grays
marched t o B r o m l e y Board o f G u a r d i a n s and p u t f o r w a r d a
wcherne f o r r o a d - w i d e n i n g :
t h e Guardians agreed t o s t a r t
r e l i e f work a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
G r a v e s e n d and
Strood
The Board o f G u a r d i a n s , a s a r e s u l t o f p r e s s u r e from
G r a v e s e n d and N o i t h f l e e t Unemployed C o m m i t t e e , h a s g r a n t e d
relief.
1
Peckham
On S e p t e m b e r 1 0 t h t h e f i r s t m e e t i n g ; o f P e c k h a m
unemployed w i l l be h e l d on Camberwell Green.
Hannington
and M r s . T a r i n g o f t h e London D i s t r i c t C o u n c i l , B e e c h a m ,
D a v i d Ramsay, W.P. W a t s o n , B u r n e t t and e x - I n s p e c t o r Syme
are expected t o speak.
St. Panoras
'".;.,
On S e p t e m b e r 1 s t a o r o o e s s l o n o f a b o u t 2 , 0 0 0 unemployed
w e n t t o t h e S t . Pan e r a s Town B a l l , w h e r e a d e p u t a t i o n was
i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e Board had d e c i d e d t o c o n t i n u e t o g i v e
r e l i e f i n k i n d and t o d e a l w i t h i n d i v i d u a l s on t h e i r m e r i t s .
Amid- s t o r m y s c e n e s t h e u n e m p l o y e d t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e
Board Boom end r e f u s e d t o w i t h d r a w , a l e a d e r s h o u t i n g t h a t
he w a s p r e p a r e d t o smash e v e r y window i n t h e H i g h S t r e e t .
The G u a r d i a n s w i t h d r e w b u t l a t e r r e t u r n e d t o a n n o u n c e t h a t
t h e y c o u l d n o t a l t e r t h e i r d e c i s i o n and a f t e r a B i t t i n g o f
o v e r 3 h o u r s a d j o u r n e d and t h e unemployed d i s p e r s e d .
S h e p h e r d s Bush
The Hammersmith o r g a n i s e r s a r e t u r n i n g t h e i r a t t e n t i o n
t o S h e p h e r d s B u s h , w h e r e T u r n e r , B u r k e , Meecham and B o w l e r
a d d r e s s e d ^ a m e e t i n g o f a b o u t 4 0 0 on S e p t e m b e r , 5 t h .
The men
m a r c h e d t w i c e t o t h e G u a r d i a n s who r e f u s e d t o . m a k e a n y
a d v a n c e on t h e i r f i r s t o f f e r o f 9 / - e a c h f o r m a r r i e d men and
women, 5 / - f o r e a o h o h i l d and 1 5 / - r e n t .
T h i s o f f e r was
r e j e c t e d b y t h e u n e m p l o y e d who c o n t e m p l a t e g o i n g t o t h e
Workhouse.
Shoreditch/
Shore-ditch
'"On A u g u s t 3 1 s t , about;; 1 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d . w e r e - m a r s h a l l e d a t
- R o x t b n t o march t o t h e Board o f G u a r d i a n s : ' o n a r r i v i n g t h e
number had i n c r e a s e d t o a b o u t . 5 , 0 0 0 . p e o p l e , who w e r e
a d d r e s s e d by B i s h o p , B o w e r s , L e s t e r , Palmer, e x - C o u n c i l l o r
B e r r y and C o u n c i l l o r I j a y l o r o f t h e . S h o r e d i t c h Borough
C o u n c i l , w h i l e a d e p u t a t i o n o f 6 was r e c e i v e d by the
G u a r d i a n s . ' The d e p u t a t i o n s t a t e d t h a t a f t e r " a s t i f f f i g h t "
t h e y had r e e e i v e d t h e f o l l o w i n g o"ffar: "Man and w i f e 3 0 / - ,
o n e - t h i r d i n k i n d , t w o - t h i r d s in c a s h :
each child 5 / - , rent
3 / - , coal S/-; single person not l i v i n g with parents 1 5 / - ,
5 / - i n k i n d , 1 0 / - .cash;, s i n g l e p e r s o n , l i v i n g w i t h p a r e n t s ,
1 0 / - , ' 5 / - i n k i n d , 5 / - cash;.' n o r e n t t o b e p a i d ;
money
- r e c e i v e d f r o m t r a d e u n i o n s ' o f l a b o u r e x c h a n g e s t o . be d e d u c t e d
f r o m t h e s e a m o u n t s , b u t n o t e x - S e r v i c e m e n ' s p e n s i o n s ; no
r e l i e f t o exceed £3 per week.
A f t e r a B p e e c h by R a n n i n g t o n
t h e a u d i e h c e u n a n i m o u s l y r e j e c t e d the G u a r d i a n s ' o f f e r .
;
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b y ^ t h e Sho r e d i t c h
On September.. l s t f .
U n e m p l o y e d Commit t e e a t H 6 x t o n ' C h u r c h : a f t e r - a s p e e c h b y
Squair,' t h e chairman, the a u d i e n c e , which.^umbered about 500,
v o t e d unanimously i n favour, of a R o - r e n t - e t r i k o .
Bowers t h e n
said that they wished to conform t o law.and order, but t h a t
l a w e n d o r d e r m u s t g o t o H e l l when i t w a s a q u e s t i o n o f
w h e t h e r t h e i r w i v e s a n d f a m i l i e s s t a r v e d .or n o t .
On S e p t e m b e r 3rd, a b o u t . 1 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d w e r e a d d r e s s e d
n e a r B o x t o n P a r i s h Churc h, b y S q u a i r and o t h e r members o f t h e
1 o c a l u n e m p l o y e d c o m m i t t e e , Who reeommended---temporar y
Squair s t a t e d that the
acceptance of the Guardians . o f f e r .
u n e m p l o y e d man w a s e n t i t l e "to r e l i e f and t h a t t h e
a u t h o r i t i e s h a d n o r i g h t t o a s k him h o w he came t o , b e
destitute.
Ro a n s w e r s . t o q u e s t i o n s o f t h i s k i n d s h o u l d be
given.
T h i s Committee c l a i m s , t o . h a v e c o l l e c t e d t h e names
o f n e a r l y 6 . 0 0 0 men.
f
1
4
On' S e p t e m b e r 4 t h t h a " S h o r e d i t c h L a b o u r P a r t y . h e l d a
m e e t i n g a t P i t t a f i e l d S t r e e t , Roxt on'/ a t which t h e Labour
C o u n c i l l o r s a t t e m p t e d t o J u s t i f y t h e i r a t t i t u d e t-owards t h e
unemployed.
S q u a i r was a l l o w e d t o a d d r e s s the m e e t i n g a s a
c r i t i c and m a i n t a i n e d t h a t t h e L a b o u r P a r t y h a d f a i l e d and
t h a t it w a s t h e r e f o r e ' . tip t o - t h e w o r k e r s t o o r g a n i s e and
demand, n o t a s k , f o r t h e s t a n d a r d o f l i f e t o w h i c h t h e y w e r e
fully entitled.
There' was c o n s i d e r a b l e r e c r i m i n a t i o n b e t w e e n
t h e Communists and t h e f o l l o w e r s o f t h e L a b o u r P a r t y .
;
On S e p t e m b e r 5 t h ' S q u a i r i n f o r m e d a m e e t i n g . o f S h o r e d i t e h '
u n e n p l o y e d t h a t t h e 'c*ommittee i n t e n d e d t o put; f orwa-rd
i n c r e a s e d demands a n d t h a t t h e n e e d n o t w o r r y a b o u t t h e c o u n t r y
or b o r o u g h g o i n g b a n k r u p t , f o r i t was o n l y t h e c a p i t a l i s t
t h e i r bankruptcy would merely
c l a s s who had a n y t h i n g t o l o s e j
h a s t e n t h e t i m e when t h e w o r k e r s t o o k o v e r , t h e f a c t o r i e s a n d
p r o d u c e d r i c h e s f o r t h e m s e i V e s , i n s t e a d of f o r t h e i r
employers.
Be added
t h e r e h a s r e c e n t l y been a: m e e t i n g
of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ot t h e u n e m p l o y e d frops,--ell p a r t s o f
E n g l a n d , S c o t l a n d and W a l e s , I i , e . t h e N a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
Coumsil of Unemployed O r g a n i s a t i o n s ) and t h e y , had d e c i d e d
t h a t when t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r r e t u r n e d from! h i s h o l i d a y , t h e y
w o u l d go t o s e e "him a b o u t t h i s m a t t e r a t 1.0 ' , L o w n i n g S t r e e t .
I f t h e y c o u l d g e t t h e t w q m i l l i o n s of:'.'un^%10'yed .-tb.-,-go t o
D o w n i n g ^ S t r e e t t o h e l p - t h e m to:; f o r x i e a f a v o u r a b l e , d e c i s i o n
i t would p r o b a b l y soon be s e t t l e d . , , but even a h a l f m i l l i o n i n
London w o u l d b e e n o u g h .
J e n n i n g s ' s t a t e d t h a t t h e . r e a s o n why
t h e u n e m p l o y e d movement w a s c r e a t i n g s u c h a s t i r , w a s b e c a u s e
t h e C o m m i t t e e s w e r e f o r m e d l a r g e l y o f Communists who d i d n o t
care/
that
r
:
c a r e who knew i t , i n f a c t t h e more w i d e - s p r e a d t h e k n o w l e d g e
The n e w s p a p e r s w e r e making a g r e e t p o i n t o f
the b e t t e r .
t h i s and t h e y w e r e o n l y : t e l l i n g t h e t r u t h .
A deputation
w i l l g o t o t h e . G u a r d i a n s on S e p t e m b e r 1 3 t h and s c h e m e s f o r
a n o r e n t s t r i k e a r e b e i n g ; p u s h e d f o r w a r d j t h e b o r o u g h i s tt?
d i v i d e d ' i h t o 16 d i v i s i o n s , e a c h o f which w i l l - b e p l a c e d
u n d e r a ; " m a r s h a l " , u n d e r whom w i l l he p l o k e t s , w h o w i l l
p a t r o l each ; s t r e a t , t h e whole body g i v i n g a s s i s t a n c e i n
c a s e o f a n y a t t e m p t a t the e v l c t i o n p f a s t r i k e r .
Southwark
S o u t h w a x k u n a l l o y e d i n t e n d t o march r o u n d t h e b o r o u g h
to-day:
t h e G u a r d i a n s h a v e a g r e e d to. r e c e i v e a d e p u t a t i o n
a t 6 . 3 0 . pVm.
Stebhev
The S t e p n e y u n e m p l o y e d . s e n t a. d e p u t a t i o n t o t h e
Guardians yesterdiay.
TJba^Committee s t a t e s t h a t i n a d d i t i o n
t o t h e 1 5 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d , who a r e . o n . t h e r e g i s t e r o f t h e
L o c a l - L a b o u r E x o h a n g e , t h e t ^ , a r e a t l e a s t . 5 , C O O who a r e
u n r e g i s t e r e d a n d who a r e , i n r e c e i p t o f n o u n e m p l o y m e n t p a y
whatsoever.
1
Wandsworth
P r o c e s s i o n s o f u n e m p l b y e d c a r r y i n g b a n n e r s and s i n g i n g
t h e "Red F l a g " ' h a v e p a r a d e d ' Wahdswort h d u r i n g : i t h e w e e k b u t
:no d i s t u r b a n c e s h a v e s o f a r O c c u r r e d , n e i t h e r h a v e t h e
G u a r d i a n s ' o f f i c e s b e e n v i s i t e d . ., L a s t . week 1 , 9 1 1 ; j d e s t i t u t e
f a m i l i e s c o m p r i s i n g 7,377L p e r s o n s were^ r e l i e v e d ; a t a c o s t
o f £ 8 , 3 2 8 T h e number; o f a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r r e l i e f i s
i n c r e a s i n g rap i d l y ;.and h a s . n e c e s s i t a t e d t h e -employment o f an
- e x t r a ' s t a f f o f ihv'6 s t i g a t o r s , ' en t a i l i n g a n e x p e n d i t u r e o f
£ 1 3 0 . a w e e k . ' The . s c ' a l e o f r e l i e f i s 1 0 / - e a c h f o r man a n d
w i f e , 6 / - f o r t h e f i r s t , , c h i l d , , 5 / - f o r . . . o t h e r ^children and
an 1all o w a n c e o f 1 5 / - ' . r e n t . f o r m a r r i e d p e o p l e .
: Westminster
-On S e p t ember 6'th/: t h e Was t m i n s t e r /Uhempil e y e d - s e n t ' a
d e p u t a t i o n t o t h e G u a r d i a n s , ' who r e f u s e d i t h e i r . d e m a n d s b u t
o f f e r e d 1 4 / - p e r week' f o r s i n g l e T p a r s o n s , ^ i t h y a d d i t i o n a l
o a l l o w a n c e s f o r m a r r i e d ' o o u p l e s . : : maximum 4 2 / 6 a n d a l l r e l i e f
i n kiridv On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h t h e o f f e r , was p r o v i s i o n a l i y
accepted" u n t i l September 1 4 t h owing, t o - . t h o , i n t e r v e n t i o n o f
more m o d e r a t e l e a d e r s who: a r e e n d e a v o u r i n g t o d e p o s e t h e
e x t r e m i s t s , C a l l a g h a n ' a n d Quinh.;
;
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a
v
Woolwloh
M e e t i n g s were h e l d . . i n 3 e r e s f o r d Square d a i l y d u r i n g t h e
^ a ^ * ^ ' S l c ^ t h e . ^ 8 ^ 8 f s ^ w ^ r a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ t j i ^ t W o r di e y,
B a i l e y i ^ R e a y ' a n d ; M^Pi^lla!^1I^Pf^W^9^l)^ a o t i v e .Communista.
Rea y -and' 'BoWdin . h a y s ; a l s o b e e n - o r g a n i s i n g i n C a m b e r w e l l .
J
On" S e p t e m b e r 1 s t a p r o c e s s i o n :of u n e p l o y e d e s t i m a t e d
t o n u m b e r 8';COO - 1 0 , 0 0 0 U a r c h e d t o t h e o f f i c e s o f t h e Woolv£
G u a r d / i a n s ^ n d ; s e n t i n a d e p u t a t i o n . * The, B o a r d . d e c i d e d h o t
t o p a y ' " r e n t j . b u t o f f e r e d a s c a l e o f 1 5 / - e a c h f o r man and
w i f e and- f o r - s i n g l e ' men a n d , w o m e i , . and . 5 / - i p e r ; - c h i l d , t h e
maximums% o "be.' ^ ^ ^ a ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ o a j f t o ' . b a . d e d u c t e i d - . : f r o m r e l i e f .
S t o r m y ' - s c e n e s f p l i b w e d t h e ' u n - e ^ l o y e d b a r r e d ; t h e ; d 0 b r s and
!.* w i n d o w s /
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windows and refused to allow anyone except the medical
offioer to oome in or go out. After a s e r i e s of hysterical
apeeohee, the seige was raised on the following morning; at
6 a.m. and outdoor meetings have since been resumed. The
leaders of the deputation were Mrs. Thring, Leaf, Pembery,
Straker and McCarthy, who i s the d i s t r i c t organiser.
At week-end meetings speakers have advised the unemployed
to aooept the soale of r e l i e f offered "under protest" and
a further meeting i s to be held to-day. There i s
considerable friotion between the Woolwich Labour party and
and the leaders of the unenployed and the l a t t e r have
challenged the Labour Party to address a meeting on Thursday,
at whioh they w i l l occupy the eooond platform. On September
6th the Woolwich Labour party issued a manifesto.upholding
the right of the unemployed t o maintenance but pointing
out that the scale demanded would amount to a charge on
the l o o a l rates of a t l e a s t £25,000 per week, a "sum
equivalent to more than \a 6d., rate per week and involving
an increase on rent o f ' 6 / - a week.
The Party protests
against the "disgusting^treatment" of the Board by the
deputations end i s convinced that th* l a t t e r did not
represent the great bulk of the Woolwich unemployed. *
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,
The Guardians, ih response to a demand for a higher
scale, have granted r e l i e f at the rate of 1 0 / - for each
adult and 5 / - for eaoh c h i l d . The Unemployed Committee
i s asking them t o re-consider t h e i r decision.
CUMBERLAND
,
V,
'\ West Cumberland. Iron Ore miners have held several
meetings ;to-day
they propose to march from Cleator Moor,
Friaingtoh, EgremOht, Cleat dr and other centres t o the
Board of Guardians at Whitehaven t o demand r e l i e f .
DURHAM
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. .
In the mining d i s t r i o t s o f the County of Durham
:
demonstrations have been held to, protest against the
Guard iansf proposals to stop o u t - r e l i e f t o the miners who
have reoeiyed benefit, from their County Association.
It
has now been decided that the.ordinary r e l i e f shall be
given irrespective of benefits from the Miners' Association.
There are at present 15,565 unemployed on Wear-side;
38,494 on Tees**side and 46,111 on Tyne-side, decreases
respectively of 445 , 2974 and 26.71.
Many of the unemployed
are genuine cases \and .ere householders who are pav/ning most
;
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of t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n s i n o r d e r t o g e t f o o d .
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On A u g u s t 3 1 s t a b o u t 1 , 6 0 0 u n e n p l o y o d marched t o t h e
G u a r d i a n s ' O f f i o e s and a d e p u t a t i o n p l a o e d b e f o r e t h e B o a r a
a r o s d l u t i o n a s k i n g f o r j u s t i c e t o be d o n e t o t h e unemployed
and u r g i n g t h a t t h e y s h o u l d b e a s s i s t e d i n t h e i r own h o m e s
r a t h e r t h a n f o r c e d i n t o t h a Workhouse.
Tho G u a r d i a n s ,
a f t e r d i s c u s s i o n , p a s s e d $ r e s o l u t i o n c a l l i n g upon t h e
Government t o s u p p l y t h e v a r i o u s d i s t r i o t s a f f e c t e d b y
u n e m p l o y m e n t w i t h f i n a n c i a l i i d " f r o m " n a t i o n a l s o u r c e s , and
thus r e l i e v e the l o c a l burden.
Cop l e a o f t h i s r e s o l u t i o n
w e r e s e n t t o members o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d t o a l l B o a r d s o f
G u a r d i a n s , t h e l a t t e r b e i n g a s k e d t o s u p p o r t a p e t i t i o n on
t h e s e l i n e s t o t h e Government and t o Members o f P a r l i a m e n t .
Jarrow
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h b e t w e e n 2 , 0 0 0 and 3,000^ u n e m p l o y e d
assembled a t
J a r r o w and a d e p u t a t i o n i n t e r v i e w e d t h e
Mayor, who s t a t e d t h a t t h e Town C o u n c i l w o u l d p r o b a b l y s e n d
a d e p u t a t i o n t o London.
Suhderland
"
.
On S e p t e m b e r 2nd a d e p u t a t i o n o f u n e m p l o y e d h e a d e d b y
t h e i r l o c a l s e o r e t a r y , a Communist named L e n a g h ? demanded
r e l i e f f r o m t h e S u n d e r l a n d G u a r d i a n s , who d e c i d e d t o
i n c r e a s e t h e s c a l e f r o m 1 0 / - t o 1 5 / - p e r a d u l t and f r o m
2 / - to 3 / - f o r each c h i l d .
They a l s o a g r e e d t o send a
d e p u t a t i o n t o t h e Town C o u n c i l t o u r g e r e l i e f w o r k "sohemes
t o be p r e s s e d f o r w a r d .
The v i s i t t o t h e G u a r d i a n s was
t h e o u t c o m e o f s e v e r a l m e e t i n g s o r g a n i s e d by Lenagh and
Wheeler.
Oh S e p t e m b e r 7 t h a b o u t 4 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d a s s e n b l e d i n
W e s t P a r k , w h e r e s p e e c h e s w e r e made by L e n a g h and Alderman
Dunlop.
The f o r m e r t h e n l e a d a b o u t 2 , 0 0 0 t o t h e G u a r d i a n s
O f f i c e s where t h e y w e r e informed by t h e C l e r k t o , t h e Board
t h a t t h e r e w o u l d be n o m e e t i n g f o r a w e a k and t h a t n o t h i n g
f u r t h e r o o u i a b e done by t h e R e l i e f C o m m i t t e e .
T h e crowd
then went t o t h e Workhouse, where t h e y t h r e a t e n e d t o f o r c e
an e n t r a n c e a n d s e i z e d a m a s s i n g t r a m - c a r :
they, subsequently
r e t u r n e d t o t h e G u a r d i a h s ^ O f f i c e s and r u s h e d i n b u t w i t h d r e i
on t h e a r r i v a l o f t h e p o l i c e .
The, d e m o n s t r a t o r s w h o s e number
h a d d e c r e a s e d t o a b o u t 3 0 0 r e t u r n e d t o West P a r k and r e s o l v e d
to hold another meeting to-day.
ESSEX ' '
Southend
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h a b o u t 2 5 0 u n e m p l o y e d marohed f r o m
S o u t h e n d t o t h e .Workhouse a t R p c h f o r d , w h e r e t h e G u a r d i a n s
Were s i t t i n g a n d demanded eidmiss i o n , - u n d e r t h r e a t s t o f o r c e
t h e i r way i n .
A d e p u t a t i o n w a s r e c e i v e d by t h e G u a r d i a n s and
a f t e r b e i n g promised r e l i e f through the r e l i e v i n g o f f i c e r ,
t h e u n e m p l o y e d r e t u r n e d home w i t h o u t d i s t u r b a n c e .
The 2 , 0 0 0
unemployed/
u n e m p l o y e d a t Southerid a r e n o t y e t o r g a n i s e d , b u t i t i s
thought t h a t another v i s i t w i l l be p a i d t o t h e w o r k h o u s e .
:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
''
Bristol
On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h s e r i o u s d i s t u r b a n c e s w e r e c a u s e d
by t h e unemployei In B r i s t o l .
The G u a r d i a n s o consented t o
r e o e i v e a deputation but s t i p u l a t e d t h a t i t should not
number more t h a n 4 :
t h e Unemployed C o m m i t t e e i n s i s t e d
t h a t 11 should be a d m i t t e d .
The g a t e s o f S t , P e t e r ' s
H o s p i t a l , the o f f i c e o f t h e Guardians^ were stormed; the
p o l i c e w e r e p e l t e d w i t h s t o n e s and w o o d - p a v i n g b l o c k s and
- s t r u c k w i t h t h a b a n n e r p o l e s o f t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s , who
carried
r e d f l a g s . The p o l i o e made a b a t o n a h a r g e b u t
t h e crowd, e s c a p i n g t h r o u g h B r i d g e S t r e e t , broke most of
t h e shop w i n d o w s and u s e d t h e r o a d r e p a i r i n g m a t e r i a l a s
ammunition.
S e v e r a l p o l i c e and d e m o n s t r a t o r s are r e p o r t e d
s l i g h t l y injured.
The o r g a n i s e r o f t h e Unemployed i s a man named
H a m i l t o n , who a r r i v e d i n t h e c i t y a b o u t 1 0 d a y s a g o .
He
i s t h o u g h t t o be
i d e n t i c a l w i t h R . C . H a m i l t o n , . . w h o was
a r r e s t e d i n 1 9 1 6 , when s e c r e t a r y o f t h e C l y d e D e f e n c e
Committee.
- Waraley
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h a b o u t 4 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d v i s i t e d t h e
G u a r d i a n s O f f i c e s a t W a r n l e y and w e r e g r a n t e d r e l i e f a t
t h e r a t e o f 1 5 / - man, 1 0 / - w i f e , 5 / - f o r e a c h c h i l d .
There
was n o . d i s t u r b a n c e .
1
ISLE OP WIGHT
Cowos
"
On S e p t e m b e r 4 t h o v e r 1 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d h e l d a m e e t i n g : .
. t o p r o t e s t a g a i n s t , t h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e I s l e o f Wight
G u a r d i a n s i n r e f u s i n g an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a n e x t r a v a g a n t
scale of relief.
I t w a s d e c i d e d t h a t f a i l i n g p a y m e n t by
t h e Guardians of t h e I s l i n g t o n s c a l e o f r e l i e f t h e unemployed
s h o u l d m a r c h en m a s s e t o t h e w o r k h o u s e .
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE
The u n e m p l o y e d p o s i t i o n
serious
and t h e r e i s g r o w i n g
in these counties
is
very
exasperation.
Aoqringtm
The r e l i e f s c a l e i s 1 3 . / 6 f o r s i n g l e p e o p l e - m a r r i e d
couple 2 6 / - ; 10/6 each for 2 c h i l d r e n ; 1 0 / - f o r each
subsequent c h i l d .
A s h t cn--under-L.vne
On S e p t e m b e r 1 s t a n u n e n p l o y e d d e p u t a t i o n w a s i n f o r m e d
b y t h e G u a r d i a n s t h a t e a c h c a s e w o u l d b e d e a l t w i t h on i t s
merits/
m e r i t s and t h a t t h e y d i d n o t f e e l d i s p o s e d t o a b s o l v e peop
who e n t e r e d t h e w o r k h o u s e f r o m t h e o r d i n a r y t a s k s .
The
Guardians s u b s e q u e n t l y p a s s e d a s t r o n g r e s o l u t i o n p r o t e s t !
a g a i n s t t h e a c t i o n o f t h e Government i n f o r c i n g l o c a l
a u t h o r i t i e s t o shoulder the Government's r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ^
B l s o kburn
The p o s i t i o n h a s i m p r o v e d .
R e l i e f i s being granted a
t h e r a t e o f 1 5 / - f o r each a d u l t ;
S O / - f o r man a n d w i f e ani
&/- f o r each c h i l d .
Burnley
The r e d u c e d s c a l e a d o p t e d i n June i s s t i l l i n f o r c e .
Tho a v e r a g e w e e k l y p a y m e n t f o r r e l i e f i s £3,COO:. JTha
Improvement C o m m i t t e e o f t h e B u r n l e y C o r p o r a t i o n h a s refusi
t o p r o c e e d w i t h r e a d m a k i n g i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e work f o r
t h e u n e m p l o y e d , , and a t t e m p t s mc.de b y the. L a b o u r c o u n c i l l o r !
t o r e v e r s e t h i s d e c i s i o n were- d e f e a t e d b y 1 3 . t o l l .
Bury
'
E a c h d i s t r i c t r e l i e f c o m m i t t e e d e c i d e s t h e ' a m o u n t give
and a b l e b o d i e d men d o t e s t w o r k .
Liverpool."
On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h a d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f u n e m p l o y e d w a s hel
b e h i n d t h e Town H a l l d u r i n g t h e m o n t h l y m e e t i n g o f t h e
C i t y C o u n c i l - e n d demanded t h a t , t h e Lord Mayor s h o u l d addres
the meeting;
Ee r e f u s e d b u t c o n s e n t e d t o r e c e i v e a
deputationThe c r o w d , w h i c h n u m b e r e d n e a r l y 1 0 , 0 0 0 , adopt
a t h r e a t e n i n g a t t i t u d e , f o r m i n g a s o l i d m a s s i n f r o n t o f th
Town E a l l and s t o p p i n g a l l t r a f f i c f o r h a l f - an h o u r .
E v e n t u a l l y t h e Lord Mayor a p p e a l e d on t h e b a l c o n y w i t h "the
d e p u t a t i o n , whom h e i n f o r m e d t h a t s c h e m e s f o r t h e - p r o v i s i o n
o f work w e r e u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
The d e p u t a t i o n ' ' r e p l i e d
t h a t work or s u b s t a n t i a l m a i n t e n a n c e m u s t be f o u n d f o r a l l ,
n o t a few.
The c r o w d d i s p e r s e d a f t e r d e c i d i n g - t o p a r a d e
the p r i n c i p a l s t r e e t s each day.
Mgn C h e s t e r
R e l i e f i s g i v e n on t h e f o l l o w i n g s c a l e :
Man a n d w i f e
9 / - . e a c h ; 3 p e r s o n s i n o n e h o u s e 8 / 6 e a c h ; 5 p e r s o n a i n one
h o u s e 8 / - eacla; 6 o r 7 p e r s o n s i n o n e h o u s e 7 / 6 e a c h ; r e n t
up t o 1 0 / - .
M a n c h e s t e r G u a r d i a n s e x p e c t t o h a v e s p e n t about
£ 1 0 0 , C O S on r e l i e f a t t h e end o f t h e S e p t e m b e r q u a r t e r ;
My c o r r e s p o n d e n t r e p o r t s t h a t t h e r e a r e a g r e a t many
u n e m p l o y a b l e s , a s w e l l a s t h e g e n u i n e unemployed,.'
Oldham
There i s l i t t l e d i s t r e s s , as. most o f t h e w o r k e r s are
working Trades Union b e n e f i t s :
l e s s than 20 a b l e - b o d i e d I
ere receiving out-door r e l i e f .
.Preston- There, i s n o s t a t e d s c a l e a n d n o a b n o r m a l demands
r e l i e f have been made,
Rochdale
first
The r e l i e f s c a l e i s : Man a n d w i f e 1 6 / - , 5 / 6
three c h i l d r e n ; 4/6 a d d i t i o n a l children.
for
*
;
each
St./
for
- 13
St.
-
Helens
On S e p t e m b e r 1 s t a b o u t 6 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d ' ' i n a r c h e d t o t h e
L a b o u r Club and a d e p u t a t i o n a s h e d C o u n c i l l o r W a r i n g t o
t a k e thorn t o t h e Mayor.
Ho r e p l i e d t h a t i ' t h a d b e e n
d e c i d e d to p r o c e e d w i t h c e r t a i n road improvements a t a c o s t
o f £ 8 6 , 0 0 0 and t h a t he w o u l d c o n s u l t w i t h the* Mayor
regarding further measures. .
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. - T h e r e i s l i t t l e - u n e m p l o y m e n t and' n o f i x e d s c a l e , b u t
a man, w i f e and c h i l d r e c e i v e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 5 / - a w e e k .
Warringtpn
On A u g u s t 3 1 s t a b o u t 2.COO u n e m p l o y e d ' a s s e m b l e d o u t s i d e
t h e Onion Workhouse a n d a d e p u t a t i o n o f 8 a s k e d $ h e
G u a r d i a n s f o r r e l i e f on a s c a l e s i m i l a r t o " t h a t b e i n g
g i v e n i n c e r t a i n £ e n d on b o r o u g h s . . The Chairman r e p l i e d
t h a t e a c h c a s e w o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d - i n d i v i d u a l l y and n o
minimum o r maximum f i x e d . " T h e d e p u t a t i o n a l s o a s k e d t h e
Guardians t o c a l l upon t h o Government t o e x t e n d t h e p e r i o d
o f UXJemployed d o n a t i o n s . ' - T h e W a r r i n g t o n G u a r d i a n s ar.9
s p e n d i n g a b o u t £ 2 , 0 0 0 a w e e k cn r e l i e f and f o o d t i c k e t s ­
varying from 1 0 / - t o 5 0 / - weekly.
It i s estimated that
t h e i r o v e r d r a f t a t t h e end of. S e p t e m b e r w i l l b e . £ 3 . 4 , 0 0 0 .
T h e r e a r e 1 5 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d and p a r t i a l l y u n e m p l o y e d and
between 3 , 0 0 0 t o 4 , 0 0 0 are n o t r e c e i v i n g S t a t e b e n e f i t s .
:
Wlanes
Cn A u g u s t 3 1 s t a b o r t .6C0 u n e m p l o y e d m a r c h e d ' t o t h e
r e l i e v i n g o f f i c e s and a d e p u t a t i o n was., a s k e d - t o r e t u r n t h e
n e x t d a y , when i t s members w e r e t a k e n t c v i a s k " b y a L a b o u r
C o u n c i l l o r named Mac Donald,..;who. s t a t e d t h a t h e w a s e n t i r e l y
- o p p o s e d - t o a f l a t r a t e Of r e l i e f , T h e Gtiardian-s s u b s e q u e n t l y
informed t h e - d e p u t a t i o n t h a t each c a s e would be d e a l t with
on i t 3 . - . m e r i t s and a d e q u a t e r e l i e f g i v e n i n t h e ' f o r m o f
f o o d v o u c h e r s f o r marriedvmeh, but t h a t n o t h i n g c o u l d be
-promised- to" s i n g l e Men.. " " T h e ' o r g a n i s e r . H u n t e r , , - t h e r e u p o n
t h r e a t e n e d t h a t a d e s c e n t w o u l d b a made i n f o r c e on t h e
G u a r d i a n s i n t h e neiar f u t u r e .
The.; Town C o u n c i l h a s s i n c e
made, a r r a n g e m e n t s t o s t a r t w o r k f o r , a number o f - u n e m p l o y e d ,
4.0, h o u r s , a w e e k f o r - m a r r i e d - men a n d ! 3 4 h o u r s . f o r s i n g l e
men:.
There are ho s i g n s o f d i s o r d e r .
, .
Wigan-; - --.-. '' ; "
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t
:
On S e p t e m b e r 2nd a d e p u t a t i o n o f u n e m p l o y e d i n t e r v i e w e d
t h e Guardians a f t e r t h r e a t e n i n g t h a t t h e y would r e t u r n
t h o u s a n d s s t r o n g i f t h e y r e f u s e d a d m i t t a n c e . ; The Board
r e f u s e d t o a g r e e t o a f l a t r a t e but p r o m i s e d i n d i v i d u a l
c o n s i d e r a t i o n and a d e q u a t e r e l i e f f o r d e s t i t u t i o n .
1
LSI05ST355SHIBS--
*
- ,,
::
-
Leicester.
,
D i s t r e s s i s i n c r e a s i n g and, a l t h o u g h the e x t r e m i s t s
h a v e n o t y e t r e - s t a r t e d -the Unemployed Committee, t h e y
are doing t h e i r utmost t o arouse t h e unemployed.
NORFOLK/
NORFOLK
Norwich
On S e p t e m b e r 2nd. a crowd o f w i v e s o f t h e u n e m p l o y e d 4)
l e d bjt t w o u n e m p l o y e d e x - S e r v i c e men swarmed i n t o t h e
o f f i o e s o f t h e N o r w i c h G u a r d i a n s a n d demanded t h a t t h e
Guardians should provide t h e i r c h i l d r e n with b o o t s .
The
a u t h o r i t i e s r e f u s e d t o r e c o g n i s e the d e m o n s t r a t i o n but an
e x - S e r v i c e man named L e y , , s t a t e d t h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t e d t h e
E a s t A n g l i a n C o u n c i l of Unemployed.
The crowd* e v e n t u a l l y
dispersed without disturbance.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
,
Northampton
v
The Town C o u n c i l a p p e a r s t o b e d o i n g i t s u t m o s t t o
p r o v i d e work f o r t h e u n e n p l o y e d and i t i s r e p o r t e d t h a t a
hew £ 6 0 , 0 0 0 scheme i s t o b e s t a r t e d .
I t w i l l p r o v i d e some
h u n d r e d s o f men w i t h w o r k f o r s e v e r a l m o n t h s .
We^lingbo rough
On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h a b o u t 4 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d m a r c h e d t o t h e
o f f i c e s o f " t h e G u a r d i a n s who d e c i d e d t o g r a n t t e m p o r a r y
relief!
N0RTHUT.1BE RLANP
Newcastle
At N e w o a s t l e t h e r e have so f a r b e e n n o unemployed
d e m o n s t r a t i o n s b u t Major B a r n e s , M.E. p r o m i s e d , a t a meetiri
o f u n e m p l o y e d h e l d i n t h e E a s t End L i b e r a l I n s t i t u t e , t o
b r i n g b e f o r e t h e Government a s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h e Governmer
s h o u l d g i v e £1 i n r e l i e f f o r e v e r y £1 f r o m l o c a l f u n d s .
It i s stated in shipbuilding c i r c l e s that unlaas tho cost c
p r o d u c t i o n c a n b e r e d u o e d i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e , t h e r e i s ever
p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t many s h i p y a r d s w i l l h a v e t o b e o l o s e d dam
entirely.
The s h i p y a r d w o r k e r s when q u e s t i o n e d i n t h i s
aiamnection s t a t e d t h a t they would have no o b j e c t i o n t o a
r e d u c t i o n in w a g e s , i f i t were p r e c e d e d by a r e d u c t i o n in
t h e c o s t o f l i v i n g and a d d e d t h a t i f t h e p r i c e o f f o o d and
t h e p r i o o o f b e e r came down and t h e r e w a s w o r k f o r t h e
g e n u i n e u n e n p l o y e d t h e a g i t a t o r s would have no h o l d a t a l l .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Nottingham
The l a c e , h o s i e r y and e n g i n e e r i n g t r a d e s a r e s t i l l vefl
d e p r e s s e d and t h e unemployed a r e r e s t i v e , but l a c k a leader
a l t h o u g h the formation of a committee i s under considerati
On S e p t e m b e r 2nd a b o u t 7 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d e n g i n e e r s a p p e a l e d foi
r e l i e f b u t w e r e t o l d b y t h e Mayor t h a t t h e d i s t r e s s fund M
was e x h a u s t e d , o v e r £ 2 0 , 0 0 0 h a v i n g b e e n d i s t r i b u t e d e i n o e ^
Leoember l a s t .
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h a d e m o n s t r a t i o n w e n t t o
t h e Guardians and was t o l d t h a t g e n u i n e c a s e s would be
r e l i e v e d i n k i n d but n o t by c a s h payments.
STAFFORDSHIRE/
STAFFORDSR I R S
Smethwic3£
R e e l i n g I s ,running h i g h :
the.deputation to the
. M i n i s t r i e s ,of;-Health;and Labour r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e
u n e m p l o y e d may e x p e c t . " p l e n t y o f s y m p a t h y a n d n o a s s i s t a n c e
from' t h e Government."".. A,,movement; h a s - b e e n ^ s t a r t e d t o
o r g a n i s e . . . a F e d e r a t i o n of" M i d i and Municipal". A u t h o r i t i e s t o
a s k t h e Govorhmont t o empower a . . T r e a s u r y . g r a n t u n d e r
reasonable' c o n d i t i o n s *
On Sep temb or 3 r d a ^meeting was
a d d r e s s e d - : b y G r a n t / c h a i r m a n o f committee, ah'd. a
r e s o l u t i o n p a s s e d p l e d g i n g a s s i s t a n c e t o a n y o n e who
s p e n t r e l i e f money on f o o d i n s t e a d of r e n t .
v
:
On S e p t e m b e r 6 t h t h e W a l s a L l Unemployed Committee p a i d
a s e c o n d v i s i t - t o "the G u a r d i a n s , w h o ' d e c i d e d h o t t o g r a n t
t h e demands b u t t o a d h e r e t o t h e p r e s e n t s c a l e o f r e l i e f ,
p l u s l / - p e r week f o r e a c h c h i l d .
Much d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n
was s h e w n - b y t h e u n e m p l o y e d , who e x p r e s s e d t h e i r
d e t e r m i n a t i o n to g o t o t h e Workhouse.
-
W o l v e r h amp t on
The G u a r d i a n s h a v e u s e d p r a o t i e a l l y a l l - t h e i r f u n d s
and 1 , 5 0 0 o f t h e u n e m p l o y e d , who' t o t a l a b o u t 12',COO, h a v e
exhausted t h e i r S t a t e b e n e f i t :
t h e s c a l e ' of r e l i e f ,
p r o p o s a l b y t h e U n e m p l o y e d C o m m i t t e e arid t h e T r a d e s
C o u n c i l h a s b e e n r e f u s e d b u t a n a d d i t i o n a l a l l o w a n c e of
1 / - in k i n d t o e a c h c h i l d h a s b e e n g r a n t e d .
Unemployment i n N o r t h S t a f f o r d s h i r e
as the staple
industry,
the pottery
i s not serious,
trade,
i s doing
well.
SURR-SY
Wok i n s
On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h a b o u t 1 5 0 men, a p p a r e n t l y g e n u i n e ,
u n e m p l o y e d , marched t o t h e - h o u s e o f th.e r e l i e v i n g o f f i c e r
-an^demanded-reliefs
h e - t o o k t h e names e n d a d d r e s s e s o f
the' m a j o r i t y and promised' t o -submit' t h e i r , a p p l i c a t i o n t o
^^^^^^^f^^^li^^^
e a p e o t e d t o m e e t on
September l O t h ,
The p r o c e s s i o n w a s q u i t e o r d e r l y .
i
s
WARWICKSHIRE
1
i' i i i
i
u['
Birmingham
On S e p t e m b e r 5 t h a m e e t i n g w a s h e l d , i n Win-som. G r e e n
t o f o r m a n u n e m p l o y m e n t c o m h t i t t e e w i t h a v l e w t o "­
a p p r o a o h i n g . the. B o a i d o f G u a r d i a n s f o r r e l i e f . . - A b o u t 3 0 0
p e o p l e w e r e p r e s e n t t o . o r g a n i s e t h e Birmingham unemployed
as an e n t i t y .
The Communists, c o n t i n u e t o h o l d m e e t i n g s f o r ' . t h e
b e n e f i t o f t h e u n e m p l o y e d a n d on S e p t e m b e r 3 r d a n
inflammatory speech, which h a s been submitted t o t h e
D i r e c t o r o f P u b l i c P r o s e c u t i o n s , was d e l i v e r e d i n t h e Bull
R i n g b y James McHugh:
"Why/
"Why do you want to starve when tho shops a l l
around you ore f u l l of food-stuffs? There's your
Market Hall f u l l of commodities, and s t i l l you are
oontent t o go about,in a quiet and orderly manner.
look at other places, they have organised their
unemployed and marohed t o the Board of Guardians.
Why are you afraid? Well, I ' l i t e l l you t h i s . I
am not going to starve. If I don't get what I want
I w i l l go thieving. . Wake up and organise yourselves
and when you have done that you w i l l be able t o take
over the machines of industry." ,
.
Coventry
;
w
The Unemployed Committee has so f a r proceeded on
constitutional l i n e s and the meetings on Pool Meadow have
Veen attended by men of the steady working c l a s s , who have
shown no eyrtrpathy with the extremists.
WILTSHIRE
'
/
On September 4th there was a demonstration at Trowbridgj
at which i t was stated that the unemployed of Trowbridge
and Melksham intended t o march t o Semington and appeal t o
the Guardians.
WORCESTERSHIRE
" Dudley "
* ' On September 7th a demonstration of unemployed was
held at Dudley.
YORKSHIRE
Bradford.
"
i-v
There does not appear t o be any acute d i s t r e s s so far,
but arrangements are being made by the Joint Committee of
Trade tfainns t o hold an unenployed demonstration at an early
date. Applications for r e l i e f are ocaning in at the rate of
about 200 per week and the r e l i e f scale is.:. Single men
1 4 / - , man end wife £ 1 . 8 . 0 , man, wife and one child £2.2.0.,
increasing toman, wife and six children £ 3 . 6 . 0 - ; . .
Halifax
About 3,000 men. and 1,000 women are t o t a l l y unemployed
and 2,000 men and 2,pOO women p a r t i a l l y unemployed. About
1,000 men and 400 women have exhausted the,State benefit a
and meetings are being hold p r a c t i c a l l y dally.;; The
A
Corporation i s endeavouring .W find work; on sewage and
road mending.: about 1,000 men have registered t h e i r names'
for t h i s work. The sdale of r e l i e f adopted by the Guardians
i s : Men, s i n g l e or married, 1 5 / - , wife 1 2 / - , single woman '
1 5 / - , children 1 0 / - t o 6 / - ; widows with children 1 6 / - .
1
, Ruddersfield/
Huddersf i e l d
"On. S e p t e m b e r , 7 t h b e t w e e n 2 , 0 0 0 a n d 3 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d
m a r c h e d t o t h e G u a r d i a n s ' : O f f i o e s , w h e r e t h e y w e r e Informed,
t h a t t h e S a l v a t i o n Army w o u l d p r o v i d e f o o d : f o r t h o s e i n ­
i m m e d i a t e n e e d and t h a t t h e Board',would a f t e r w a r d s i s s u e
v f b b d 6oiJpbn's.*" / T h e " seora.tar'ymO.& t h e Unemployed C o m m i t t e e
i s J . Rowihe a n d t h e c h a i r m a n i s J . B r y a n t .
f
;
:
. The Town: CQjincil o f t h e Board, o f G u a r d i a n s ' a r e
arranging a J o i n t Conference of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f Publio
' B o d i e s i n Y o r k s h i r e t o ' o an s i d e r t h e u n e m p l o y m e n t p r o b l e m .
;
Leeds
The s c a l e o f r e l i e f i s :
Single person 12/6, 2 adults
. l i v i n g t o g e t h e r IB'/-,,; o n e a d u l t a n d o n e c h i l d 1 7 / - J
i n c r e a s i n g t o brie a d u l t , e n d s i x , ^ c h i l d r e n £ 2 . 6 * 0 . R e n t i s
p a i d ' i n e a c h , c a s e . , No Unemployed C o m m i t t e e h a s , a s y e t ,
- b e eh':f ormedv;'
Middl e s b o r o u g h
M e e t i n g s o f "unemployed h a v e b e e n h e l d ,
h a s so"far been reported.
;
Sheffield
b u t no disoarder
... "
The c i t y i s q u i e t e r ; m o s t o f t h e men who w e n t i n t o \
t h e Workhouse h a v e now l e f t , i n c l u d i n g t h e R e v . - P i c k e r t r i g ,
who s e e m s l i k e l y t o f o m e n t t r o u b l e a g a i n .
About 1 0 , 0 0 0
*
summonses h a v e b e e n i s s u e d f o r r a t e s and a d e m o n s t r a t i o n
in t h i s ' c onnection i s expected.
T h e s e summonses a r e s a i d
t o b e d u e t o t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e C i t y Coune i l i n Maroh
l a s t t o a b p l I s h t h e u s u a l method o f compounding r a t e s w i t h
r e n t i n - t h e c o s t , o f a l l houses under £7 a y e a r .
Owners o f
such houses have been c r e d i t e d w i t h a c e r t a i n disoount
. I n c o n s i d e r a t i o n : o f t h e f a c t t h a t . u n d e r t h e compounding
s y s t e m t h e y a c t e d i n one s e n s e a s r a t e c o l l e c t o r s .
:
The C o m m u n i s t , A l p h o n s e W i i s o n , who a c h i e v e d n o t o r i e t y
i n t h e r e c e n t d i s t u r b a n c e s , s t a t e d a t a m e e t i n g on
S e p t e m b e r 1 s t t h a t t h e p e o p l e summonsed s h o u l d p r o t e s t a t
t h e P o l i c e C o u r t arid i f t h e y r e c e i v e d a d i s t r e s s warrant,-.,,
s h o u l d k e e p some b o i l i n g w a t e r and t e l l t h e o f f i c e r s t h a t
t h e y w o u l d p o u r i t o v e r -them.
J o h n McLean, o f G l a s g o w ,
a d d r e s s e d t h e same m e e t i n g and s t a t e d t h a t h e w a s g o i n g
round t h e c o u n t r y t o o r g a n i s e t h e u n e m p l o y e d .
Shloley
On A u g u s t 3 1 s t a b o u t 2 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g
o r g a n i s e d b y t h e Unemployed C o m m i t t e e and w e r e a d d r e s s e d b y
K n c x , C l a r k a n d S c h a r f e , t h e l a s t named i s a member o f t h e
Plebs League.
No d i s t u r b a n c e s h a v e b e e n r e p o r t e d ,
SOUTH WALES AND M?NMOUTRSRIRE
Glamorgan
^ n S e p t e m b e r . 5 t h Communists o r g a n i s e d a march o f t h e
unemployed from P o n t y p r l d d t o t h e T r a d e s Union C o h g r e s s
a t C a r d i f f ; 2 4 s t a r t e d , t h e number i n c r e a s e d t o 1 0 0 a t
C a e r p h i l l y b u t only 7 0 r e a c h e d C o n g r e s s .
They w e r e h e a d e d
by H o l t , s e c r e t a r y o f t h e N a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C o u n c i l
of/
o f t h e U n e m p l o y e d , A . 3 . Cook, s e c r e t a r y of, t h e , S o u t h W a l e s
D i v i s i o n o f t h e Communist p a r t y a n d John M a c l e a n of. G l a s g o w .
A l l d e l i v e r e d v i o l e n t s p e e c h e s ^ a n d J. M a ^ e a n s e r i o u s l y
d i s t u r b e d t h e Congress,".;."Abusing i n d i v i d u a l s , h y . n a m e h e
u r g e d t h a t a' g e n e r a l s t r i k e w a s t h e b n l y . i m m e d i a t e w e a p o n
t h a t l a b o u r had a t i t s d i s p o s a l , ; and;" t h a t , u h l e s s t h e
C o n g r e s s d e c i d e d t o a c t h e would;, t a l l ; " t b , e i S o b t t l s h w o r k e r s
n o t t o l e t any o f them s p e a k i n
p u b l u c ,
Unemployment i n C a r d i f f , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e s h i p - b u i l d i n g
industry^ i s a c u t e ; and a demonstration is' t o be held in
C a t h a y ' s Park t o - d a y .
A l a r g e demon^tration o f unemployed
o c c u r r e d a t P o n t y p r i d d oh S e p t e m b e r 7 t h .
Monmouthshire
, : On S e p t e m b e r 7 t h a b o u t i , 8 0 O ' u n e m p ; i o ^
a t 9 - a * m . u n d e r t h e 1 e a d e r s hip.. o f J . J a y n e , v i o e - c h a i r m a n
o f ,the Monmouthshire W e s t e r n V a l l e y ; M i n e r s ' C o u n c i l and *
W. D a n e , c h a i r m a n o f t h e C w n t i l l e r y Dodge' o f ,th,.e S o u t h
Wales Miners' F e d e r a t i o n ;
t h e march c o n t i n u e d through
B l a i n a , JNantyglo and Ebbw V a l e t o t h e B e d w e l l y -Union
Workhouse a t T r e d e g a r ;
on a r r i v a l atvi-vs^-pVmVrthe
d e m o n s t r a t o r s numbered 5 0 0 0 .
The l e a d e r s , who i n c l u d e d
W. H a r r i s , p ^ o l l t i c a r o r g a n i s e r o f t h e S o u t h , W a l e s M i n e r s '
f e d e r a t i o n , a s k e d t h e G u a r d i a n s f o r r e l i e f on''the'/same,
s c a l e a s - o b t a i n s in Poplar.
Many o f t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s
were e x - S e r v i o e
m e n , o n l y a m i n o r i t y w e a r i n g Communist
ribbons.­
3
.SCOTLAND' ,
:
Dundee... ;On S e p t e m b e r ; ; 6 t h a b o u t 5 , 0 0 0 u n e m p l o y e d m a r c h e d t o t h e
P a r i s h Counc11 O f f i c e s a t Dundee, but' f o u n d t h e d o o r s l o c k e d
and s p e e d i l y b e e a m e r e s t i v e .
A r u s h w a s made f o r t h e d o o r
and, s t o n e s , t a k e n f r o m a c e m e t e r y o p p b s l t e . t o g e t h e r
with o t h e r m i s s i l e s were h u r l e d a t t h e windows.
The
1
demonstrators were a r r e s t e d but s u b s e q u e n t l y r e l e a s e d .
The
B o a r d met l a t e r a n d ' a g r e e d t o r e g i s t e r a l l a p p l i o a n t s f o r
r e l i e f s : ' ; -On S e p t e m b e r 8 t h s e v e r a l ; t h o u s a n d ; u n e m p l o y e d
marched t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f D u n d e a . ; s N - b i n g . w i n d o w s ;
n u m b e r s ;went t o t h e r e s i d e n c e ' o f : t h e . iLiord p r o v o s t w h e r e
s t o r e s w e r e - t h r o w n a t h i s - motor.; cai?,'^'Spme.'' o£".'wh'i"cn.-" o r olee a
w i n d o w - ' i n j u r i n g h i s d a u g h t e r ; ;'. V D i S t ^ b a n c e s . c o n t i n u e d
u n t 1 1 --"a-'-rate - h o u r t h e c r o w d s 'l6'6tih'g;sh.op;s; s e v e r a l '
b a t o n c h a r g e s w e r e made b y t h e p o l i c e .
8
;
!
Glasgow,
..- M e e t i n g s a r e b e i n g h e l d u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s o f John
McLean "s- u n e m p l o y e d c o m m i t t e e , b u t t h o r e i s some
o d i s s e n s i o n - a m o n g t h e members I n r e g a r d t o m o n e y - m a t t e r s . . .
:
The c o m m u n i s t s h a v e o n l y j u s t b e g u n t o o r g a n i s e t h e
u n e m p l o y e d and h e l d t h e i r f i r s t m e e t i n g s - I n v a r i o u s
'
d i s t r i c t s on S e p t e m b e r 4 t h , when t h e a u d i e n c e w e r e u r g e d t"b
f o r m c o m m i t t e e s and a p p r o a c h p a r i s h c o u n c i l s . f o r . -.-thj?ri
Islington scale of r e l i e f .
Communist d e l e g a t e s h a V e b e e n
a p p o i n t e d t o each a i e a in which t h e unemployed-are a t a l l -.
n u m e r o u s , and'.-ha ve"b^een in
.
maintenance by t h e C i v i l a u t h o r i t i e s . ;
The c o m m u n i s t ' '
?
a
:
activities/
p
a c t i v i t i e s a r e , h o w e v e r , hampered b y t h e a n t a g o n i s m o f
J o h n McLean, who a l r e a d y o o n t r c l s t h e h o o l i g a n e l e m e n t
t h e South S i d e .
in
Fifeshire
Th6 B a l l l n g r y P a r i s h C o u n c i l h a s b e e n s u r c h a r g e d b y t b e
S c o t t i s h Board o f B e e l t h i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e
a d o p t i o n of t h e Labour P a r t y s c a l e o f o u t - d o o r r e l i e f .
The
c h a i r m a n , a l a b o u r man, s t a t e s t h a t h e w i l l g o t o j a i l
b e f o r e he p a y s .
SCALES 0?
ar —
' i
—
TOWN OR
BOROUGH
H E I i I E F DBttMDED I H I S VJEEE
MARRIED MARRIEI) SINGLE
WOMAN PERSON CHILDREN RSNO:
ms
Aahton - u n d e r Lyne
15/­
15/-
30/-
7/6
Camberwell
20/'­
20/-
20 / -
7/6
Cowes
40/­
5/-
35/-
5/-
Eeptford
20/­
12/6
15/-
Fulham
20/­
20/-
-
Greenwich .
15/­
15/-
25/-
1 Hammersmith &
I Shepherd's
I Bush.
15/­
15/-
-
1 Handon
15/­
15/-
Huddersfield
20/­
Leyton,
Vfelt hams t o w &
Stratford,
5/2/6
to
15/­
FUEL
5/6 gas
or c o a l
3/6
15/­
15/­
1 cwt.
of coal
7/6 to
5/-
Full
pay­
men t
r. c w t ,
of c o a l
to
5/-
Full
pay­
ment
1 cwt.
coal
5/6
gas,
-
7/6
15/­
Coal
20/-
20/-
7/6
15/­
Coal
20/­
20/-
25/-
7/6
15/­
1
cwt,
coal
lliimehouse
12/­
12/-
-
6/-
Full
Pay­
ment
1
cwt.
ooal
lluton
15/­
15/-
15/-
5/­
15/­
15/-
20/-
7/6
36/-
36/-
36/-
TjPojjnoy
jjtunaerlana
j
j
Nourishment
i n case of
sickness
Fell
Pay­
men t
8/-
7/S
REMARKS
15/­
Boots
5/6
3/­
...
j .
continued/
4
671
.
iom
OR
BOROUGH
(g^lsall
MARRIED MARRIED SINGLB
MAN
WOMAN
PERSON CHILDREN RENT
15/-
jWestminster
15/-
aw
20/-
12/6 to
4/6
20/-
FOEL
REMARKS
1 cwfc.
coal
£3 o 5 9 0*
maximum.
15/-
1 cwt,
coal
£ 3 maximum
Coal
£3
5
0,
maximum.
-
W.-,v l y o r h a m p t on
15/-
15/-
20/-
7/6 to
4/6
Full
Payment
Woolwich
25/-
25/-
25/-.i
8/-
Pull
Pay­
men t
0
e
Two-thirds o f
relief in
kind.