LONDON DISORDER

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1932, Page 6

LONDON DISORDER

HUNGER MARCHERS ARRESTED

MEN DEMAND AN AUDIENCE

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LONDON,, October. 31

In the Commohs, Sir J. Gi.mour • informed Mr La ns bury that eig.-t thousand pjople were present at the Trafalgar Square demonstration on Sundry, 1 inolud.ng a large number of spectators, d:spite the police appeal to the pnbtipj not to attend the' gatherings. Theuixicmbers of one contingenf- v Were searched, arid' four were arresed for carrying weapons! n The Independent Labour Member, Mr McGovern, who intended to present. a petition to the Conimons, 'asking leave for a deputation of"’ unemployed marchers now in London to be received at the Bar of the House, stated that the organisers of .the marchers refused to provide a deputation for this purpose.

He added that although the cooperation of the Independent Labour Pary had been rejected, they would still continue their own way to work on behalf of this unfortunate section of society.

MT McGovern, said that he had. been informed that the Council of the Unemployed 'Workers’ 'Movement, had decided to’rely on their mass strength to force Parliament to allow’ their deputation to appear the Bar theHouse.

NON-PARTY DEBATE INTEREST

'RUGBY, October 31

Great interest is being taken in the* forheoming non-party debate on unemployment in the Commons. The motion on which the debate will take place it not yet determined, but it will lie of a non-committal character, and there is no desire by the Opposition to regard it as a vote qf censure. The sole object is that membtrs of all parties should pool their ideas for methods of helping to deal with unemployment.