PUBLIC CONVINCED
DEMONSTRATION FUTILE
PROMISE OF' FIASCO
? -\ ' LONDON- February 23. - The hunger-marchers' demonrtratio* promises to bean even greater fiMca than was the case last year. Tie public are-convinced of its. futility. ■■;:■■. Marchers arrived at Croydon, but found nobody waiting.,, A Scots .contingent at Edmonton1; was, welcomed and entertained, but others find no encouragement. ■ Nothing1 has been done . to provide sleeping-accommodation. .• .Marchers on reaching Wiilesdcn; denounced the, Socialist Borough Council and the Labour^Party,, declaring that, but for the churches they would y have had no place to sleep. " .'•'■; .The principal speakers at: Sunday'! demonstration in Hyde Park, will be Mr. .;J. McGovcrn, , M.P.,, Ifr.- James Maxton, M.P., and Mr.A. ißevan, ,'M.P.',; ■ also ' Mr. ■ WaV Hannington and ' Miss': i Elleii Wilkinson ''
The signatories to the letter, Hiking Cabinet -to ■ receive a, deputation > in: eluded Harry Pollitt.and; Tom- Ms&n, who wero - arrested- on 'charges iof seditious statements in to the Bhondda Valley hunger-marchers.' Both are expected. to appear in. the Polity; pridd Police Court. .' , r '
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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162PUBLIC CONVINCED Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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