AUCKLAND UNEMPLOYED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 15, 19 January 1931, Page 10

AUCKLAND UNEMPLOYED.

NO CHURCH DEMONSTRATION.

MEN NOT INTERESTED

Questioned by a "Star" reporter yesterday morning, officials of the unemployed organisat.ui denied that they had made a suggestion that the unemployed should make demonstrations outside city churches yesterday. Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning & small number .of the unemployed gathered outside the Labour Bureau nl Customs, Street, and after a discussion they dispersed at 10.45. Yesterday afternoon, at a meeting of the unemployed, several oi the leaders of the Communist organisation addressed the gathering. One Communist speaker mended .that he had noticed that th? texV of' the sermon at one city church yesterday morning was, "The Lord Shall Provide," and lie had suggested that the unemployed should visit the church and ask thopreacTier for "some provisions He expressed his disappointment that so few liad attended and that the demonstration did not. eventuate. Utterances by. Communists at yesterday afternoon's meeting of the unemSyed suggested that the local branch $ the Communist party is endeavouring S organi&those out of work to make in the city One speaker-told the unemployed that they ,were far too-quiet,, and suggested that !>V slould meet the Governor-General Sd Ministers,of the they arrive in Auckland. !