USE OF TRADES HALL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1932, Page 13

USE OF TRADES HALL

The Wellington Trades and lialiour Councilj through its ' president and secretary (Messrs; W. T. Young and IV D. Cornwell) has issued a statement in reply to published criticism of its refusal to permit the use of any part of the building by the Unemployed Workers' Movement. It is stated that, ; on previous occasions when- a room has been rented for a meeting" under the auspices of the Unemployed Workers' Movement furniture has been damaged. The Unemployed Workers' Movement is regarded as antagonistic- -to ise Trades Council and the whole organised industrial and political labour movement. The problem surrounding the unemployed worker and hik' dependants will be best solved, whether :in< whole, or in part, by the activities and combined power of tho organised labour movement as known to the authorities and mass of the people. t For years the organised labour movement has undertaken this work. Unemployment committees have been appointed within the labour movement, and ita accredited representatives occupy seats on. various local unemployment committees of the Unemployment Board, as well as oh bodies responsible for administering social welfare. As an integral part of trie labour movement, the Trades Council is convinced that the unemployed workers will best serve their own interests by strictly allying themselves to the movement for their common protection and betterment in all manner. ■ : ■-'■ ■

The statement concludes with the announcement that the Trades Hall authorities will render every possible help to each aad every genuine unemployed working niari. and woman and 't.0.;.-eTor3r.>;.-i|iifßon;.i.Beri6usly desirous dif: bettering the position of the unemployed workers and reducing their number by the greater activity and expansion of industries. . .