THE CRY FOR WORK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 333, 21 October 1908, Page 5

THE CRY FOR WORK.

fr. - LIBERAL POLICY. A STATEMENT ON WEDNESDAY. LABOUR PARTY. (BT TELEGRAPH —PItESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIOHT.) (Rec. October 20, 9.30 p.m.) London, October 20. Tlio Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, has promised to make a full and definite statement on the question of unemployment in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Ho stated that if the Labour party considered his statement on Wodnesday unsatisfactory, he would then give a day for discussion of the subject. CRAYSON ON BURNS. .ADVICE TO STEAL RATHER THAN STARVE. (BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIEIGHT.I London, October 19. Mr. Victor Grayson, Socialist M.P. for Colne Valloy, who recently caused scenes in the House of Commons, and was ejected and suspended, addressed a meeting of five thousand unemployed at St. Pancras, North-west London. Ho said that Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, was acting flunkey to genteel, useless, idle parasites. He advised the unemployed to steal rather than starve, and called the Socialists to arms, forming one great army which would put the fear of God into the hearts of Parliament. EJECTED. UNCONVENTIONAL PHILANTHROPIST. . (Rec. October 20, 11.45 p.m.) Loncion, October 20. While the Houso of Commons was discussing the Children's Bill, an old Whitechapel Jew, from tho Strangers' Gallery, tossed a bundlo of papers on to tho floor of tho Houso, exclaiming:—"Read my schomo for dealing with unemployment." 'He was ejected after being admonisEed.