STRIKERS’ CHILDREN.
DEPUTATION TO THE PRESIDENT
BY QABLEj-PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. i WASHINGTON, April 15. The first attempts to “picket’’ White House since the. famous suffragist picketing of Air Woodrow Wilson, was made by six ragged children, in aid of tlie New Jersey textile Accompanied by their parents, they arrived at President-Coolidge’s gates, bearing banners, on one of which was the statement: “We want to eat. Out mothers work nights, and our: fathers days. Who l can care for us. ’ ’ Another urged a committee to come to Passaic: to ‘ ‘ See how we live. ’ ’ The police prevented them from entering the grounds with the posters, and these were removed, after which the children were permitted 1 to remain for a few minutes in tlie executive offices with the President’s secretary, but tliev did not see Air Coolidge. His. secretary stated"that the trouble was a State matter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 17 April 1926, Page 5
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