“THE BOMBSHELL.”

Evening Star, Issue 21709, 2 May 1934, Page 13

“THE BOMBSHELL.”

TO TUB EDITOR. Sir, —As late president of the unemployed workers’ movement and still taking a keen interest in the struggle this movement is maintaining for the betterment of the unemployed, I attended its meeting last evening. 1 was there instructed to find out as much as possible about future classification regarding fitness or unfitness of the men lor camp. As the result of investigations made this morning 1 have found that pressure has been brought to bear on the medical advisers to in future split their classification of B men into two lots, one of which will be exempt from camp. We shall then have the spectacle provided of men, who in the opinion of fully qualified medical specialists are not fit enough to endure camp conditions without running a grave risk of complete breakdown, or at least an accentuation or aggravation of their trouble. Following this there will be an increase of cases requiring hospital treatment. The yearly expenditure. likely to be incurred in connection with the treatment in hospital of these cases it is impossible at this juncture to estimate. But it will he Something less than £50,000, and the charitable side of one of our local bodies will breathe freely once again.— I am, etc., ' John Gilchrist. Mav 1.