CHRONIC POSITION
MANY MEN UNEMPLOYED OUTLOOK WORSE THAN WINTER “Unemployment is increasing, and the position is now worse than during tho winter,” Mr Reg. Harrison, secretary of the General Laborers’ Union, declared this morning. A number of families were practically destitute, and he had had been in the homes of unemployed where there was not a bite to eat and tho wives and families were starving. The corporation was reducing its relief gangs weekly, and the outlook for many of the men was hopeless. “It is chronic, and T don’t know what to do,” said Mr Harrison. “Meetings are called, hut nothing can be done. .1 am satisfied ihero is plenty of wealth in this city if tlie people wanted io do anything to help the unfortunate men.” Mr Harrison said ho had been actively engaged on the, unemployment problem throughout the winter, and he was positive that conditions were worse now than they had been since last summer.
Mr Harrison issued an appeal for the papers to semi out an “ 5.0.5.” io raise funds for providing relief works for (be maiiv nnomplovcd of (be citv.
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Evening Star, Issue 19699, 28 October 1927, Page 6
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186CHRONIC POSITION Evening Star, Issue 19699, 28 October 1927, Page 6
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