THE LABOUR STRIKE
REMARKABLY COMPLETE.
(AUSTRALIAN - N2T7 ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION),
LONDON, 14th April.
The chief demonstration at Mountjoy Prison was the angry shaking of Sinn Fein flags in the direction of the prison and the shouting- of Sinn Fein songs. Occasionally a young woman recited the rosary, and a thrilling effect was produced as the heads of, the vast crowd were bared in the drizzling rain. Women who a moment earlier had been shrieking furies suddenly were seen quietly praying. Throughout the day two aeroplanes circled overhead, showing that Dublin Castle was determined and ready for any. development. ... ■ ;
The strikti wan • remarkably complete. Letters from England lay; untouched on the quays, but as the strike was voluntary no attempt was made against people who continued to work. No picture palaces or theatres were open, and the streets were unlighted.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 90, 16 April 1920, Page 7
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