UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The demonstration which occurred on the 9th inst. has caused a considerable amount of correspondence appearing in your columns. Most of these letters will undoubtedly give the sensible reader either amusement or a pain—most likely the latter. Many people have been giving unselfishly to the worthy cause of feeding the starving, yet a number of those receiving relief have felt quite justified in causing considerable damage to private property. Correspondents have asserted that they wgre fighting for their rights. By rights I presume those enjoyed by a British citizen. Yet these demonstrators showed their national pride by singing—if we may call it singing—that gem of musical artistry known as the ‘Red Flag.’ Besides unwarrantedly damaging Wardells’ shop, the demonstrators committed a ffarther atrocious act of violence in destroying a lorry; and yet many have applauded the demonstration. —I am, etc., X.Y.Z. January 25.
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Evening Star, Issue 21009, 25 January 1932, Page 12
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148UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION. Evening Star, Issue 21009, 25 January 1932, Page 12
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