HUNGER MARCHERS’ LEADER
THREE MONTHS IH GAOL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrighl LONDON, November 8. (Received November 9, at 10 a.m.)' When Hannington appeared in court to-day he complained that he had been tinder constant surveillance to get some pretext to arrest him. He said that he had closely examined police officers to show discontent among the police before his speech, in which there was no suggestion that the police should act in their own interests. _He _ was sentenced to three mouths’ imprisonment. Elias was remanded for a week. Bail was refused. [Twenty detectives raided the hunger marchers’ headquarters, examined documents, and arrested the leader, Hannington, on charges arising out of the demonstration of October 30. Hannington appeared at Bow street, where ho was charged with attempting to cause disaffection among the police. The prosecution alleged that Hannington described the special constables as blacklegs, who wore ready to take the policemen’s jobs. He referred to the cuts in the pay of the sailors, soldiers, and police, and urged the workers, in or out o| uniform, to stand J
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Evening Star, Issue 21255, 9 November 1932, Page 6
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