HYDE PARK ORATORY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 133, 9 June 1927, Page 13

HYDE PARK ORATORY

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(From "!*• Port's" Representative.) : .■'"'.: , LONDON, 4th May. Th« Ailti-Socialist Union has carriod its campaign into tho enemy's country and has organised meetings for Sunday: afternoons in Hyde Park. Mr.' P. J.?SannoB,.M;P., found his audience larger .ihatf that of any of his neighbouring' park orators. Ho spoke from a raised platform, and {reside him flew the Union Jack. He ipansed merriment at the gad of hia speech by inviting questions, pat insisting as a preliminary that any questioner's hat must be re- ■ Jaovea; „- , . "■Sjoryi-'sir/* gaid he, "take off that t>owler,, ; liat if yon want to ask me a fcpestionV"; .'..."Weil done, you, sir," Shouted, approvingly a man in the crowd, amid the general laughter, which j*ag continued; -Tsjnen Mr. Hannon addi**» .T' h»7« niine ofE." The laughter Was renewed as of ten as the injunction jras repeated to others desiring to interrogate him. ■ The usual; "Bed" element was present, and their raucous cries of dissent jrere frequent, but Mr. Hannon seemed |p enjoy himself in returning a Roland §ot aiifrbHvetf •■■' ■ ■•■; . ■: THE KING AND THE CUP TIE. MX Hannon . .devoted .-• part of his fcpeech." to justification of the Government'a Trade Union Bill, which he described ..as. "a measure. calculated to Restore-the liberty of. the subject." Waving hishand on one occasion to hia >'Eed" hecklers, he said: "These gentlemen would not go to the cup tie yesterday, because they are not .sportsmen. Yesterday- His Majesty, stood up and over 90,000 people sang 'God Sav-o the King. 1" /This point was greeted by the "comrades" with some angry shouts, but these were drowned by the cheers, of the other section of the gathering.. ...... : "After yesterday," -Mr. Hannon continued,:"we all feel that tne Monarchy in this country, will be stronger, Wore powerful than all that rag-tag and bobtail lot, of .Communists think*" [(Cheers and laughter.) Denouncing the attack on capital as currant humbug, he asserted vigorously: •'Give any.of these gentlemen a chance ftn3 see how soon he would be a capitalist.—a; sally which was much to the i&ingof the bulk of his hearers. The fneeting concluded with Hie National: jiathcm, suns very heartily by the vast ■JJff«i>B fli-ihoagijresenti'l^..^^ J