LONDON DISORDERS

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 9

LONDON DISORDERS

HOOLIGAN GESTURE BAD IMPRESSION ABROAD. EXTREMISTS ACCOUNTABLE, (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, October 28. The newspapers' generally correctly lay stress on the significance of the disorders arising from the presence of the “hunger marchers” in London. They say the hooliganism in the neighbourhood of Hyde Park is likely to be exaggerated abroad. Actually the disorders are not serious. “The Times” says: “The publicity value of rioting is thoroughly understood by the organisers of these senseless demonstrations. The name ‘Hunger marcher’ implies a state of starvation, but no one in England is allowed to perish of hunger.” The “Morning Post” says: “The conduct of the genuine unemployed, both on the march and at the demonstration in the Park, gave cause for little' complaint, hut the hammer and sickle on the banners suggest the power behind this well-organised display. These hapless unemployed were set in motion by a hand skilful in making trouble. ’ ’ The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Nei-i ther this nor any other demonstration can affect the truth, namely, that the provision made for the unemployed it this country is far more generous than in any other.” In the House of Commons, Mr George Lansbury told Mr MacDonald that the Labour Party was nulling to abandon the discussion on Ottawa provided the Government agreed to immediately discuss unemployment without the Whips. FORMIDABLE WEAPONS. NAIL-STUDDED STAVES. SEVENTY-SEVEN CASUALTIES. (Received 9.30 a.m.) j LONDON, October 28.

In the House of Commons, Sir John Gilmour, Horae Secretary, said that 12 arrests were made and 19 police and 58 demonstrators had been injured in the disturbances. Iron bolts were thrown at the police who found, hidden in a motor lorry, 150 ash staves, some of which were studded with nails.

A contingent of Lancashire unemployed, which marched to Hyde Park, was accompanied . by a lorry, and when the police searched the vehicle they found 154 ash staves, with some nails protruding, under foodstuff. The presence of such weapons could only be deliberate. Another motor van somehow obtained entrance to Hyde Park and police saw cudgels unloaded therefrom. It also contained sticks. Missiles found after the disturbance in eluded iron bolts, stones, an 18-inch jemmy, and ah open clasp knife. The Home Secretary said the police behaved with great forbearance and shepherded people in the streets with care and conducted them in the evening to places of shelter. The greater part of the difficulties were not caused by the unemployed. (Cheers.)

FOURTEEN MEN CHARGED.

NEARLY ALL LONDONERS.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, October 28

As a sequel to the disorderly episodes Connected with the Hyde Park demonstrations, 14 men appeared in London Police Courts on various charges. With two exceptions all gave London addresses and apparently did not take part in the march to London from various parts of the country.

Two were sentenced to ,six months’ hard labour for assaulting the police and fines of £5 and £1 were imposed on two others for obstructing the police. One prisoner was discharged and the remainder were reprimanded. SYMPATHY WITH WORKLESS, EXPRESSED BY PRINCE.

HIS CONSTANT THOUGHT,

(British Official Wireless.) (Received 12.30 p.m.)-

RUGBY, October 2S

The Prince of Wales flew his private aeroplane to Worcester, where he opened a new bridge and park, and fulfilled several other public functions. Referring in a speech to the unemployment problem, he said that the question of how to remove the old level ol unemployment and meantime how to beat, care for those who, through ho fault of Iheir own, were out of work, was rarely outside his mind. He congratulated Worcester on its local effort to give occupation to provide recreation for the workless. COMMONS PROCEDURE. SPEAKER'S RULING. PETITION PRESENTATION. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 9 a.m.) RUGBY, October 27. In the House of Commons today, the Loader of the Labour Party, Mr George Lansbury, asked that time might be saved on the remaining

stages of the Ottawa Agreements Bill so that, the unemployment question might be discussed. The Prime Minister, Mr MacDonald, undertook that if possible this should be done.

Other Labour members requested leave to move the adjournment of the House in order to discuss unemployment, in view of the arrival of unentploved demonstrators in London. The Speaker said he could not accept the suggested motion, ns the Government had promised to bring in a bill to deal with the means test, which dealt with the unemployment problem. He advised members that the correct course was the presentation of a. petition to the House asking permission for a deputation of the unemployed marchers to appear at the Bar of the House to present their case.