THE BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9

THE BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.

:appeal;for' ; assistance: >- ■:< "ai : v.The appeal issued by the Trades aiid Labour. ■ Council of 'Otago. for assistance ; for - the' star?: mm, unemployed of Groat .Britain came before • :thp:.Duneain .PresbyteryVthiß morning.-'" One .ola,us«-'.o£' this appeal reads' :.' : '.'Aiid\inay wo I ask;:the;Christian; Churches.to 'help?;. 'Wo' realise;that, the calls "are":many:■, 'l'llis'great' crisis..demands' a; special 'offort."-';' = ,The • f, stated'r that >the: .1 radss-and'.'Labour Council had brought tile' .matter' beforo. the .Churches... -They all"knew : tho. state-'of .things.'in .tho Old .Land.: "Those' who, Jiad .been .receiving, private plotters. from" the big. cities knew that;matters' were: just about at.;bf.d;.as:.could , ..bo.-.ln'paßsing l . he' Expressed the opinion that the Church; should; speak: out' more; of ten and/morel strongly regarding^the;.causes';.that'led '-to. this'. state-of - affairs;. but;that was* not' just'nowltho point ■;W« ! 'distress." ■;.This- was ■ a,;far: greater'disaster than: what..had;!atoly.occurred latter -had been'dramaiio,.'and had evoked .such .sympathy .that large "Slims, had-'been .sent to: the. sufferers in Italy; but in Britain' the .number of sufferers was far larger,--and their sufferings far more' acute;', TbV: Presbytery; should heartily endorse tho appeal is.-' .sucd;:'by the Trades and -Labour Council. He moved .that the Presbytery cordially' endorse, appeal the .Trades-and' labours Council, commend it heartily'to the sympathy and supportof'our people, and in-' st .™ ct ■■•: t th s- office-bearers of congregations Within the bounds to afford facilities bj-means of subscription lists •■ and collections for 'the' pr S,L m!inifosta tion.of the same. '.■•■ ■The resoliitioh was carried, and, a commit-tee-was, set up to co-operate with' tho' Trades! :and Labour; Council. .■ • :.:■■.■:■. ;...-..,.

'..The:Trades Hall fund to-day stood at £300v; ; A;,bigvcarhiyal; has been-; will take place, on ; Carisbrook Ground" on Thursday evening. >