CHRISTCHURCH UNEMPLOYED.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS INVADED. \ FIRM STAND BY MAYOR. (Special to Daily Times.l CHRISTCHURCH, December 2. Demanding an apology from Cr J. W. Beanland for having yesterday, they alleged, told a small group of unemployed to go to , and asking what steps were to be taken to give single men work before Christmas, a crowd°of about 150 unemployed invaded the City Council Chambers this morning. Upon the Mayor (the Rev. J. K. Archer) refusing to hear certain of the leaders, about two-thirds of the gathering withdrew as a protest. They held a meeting downstairs, arid' returned to state that they had decided to force their speakers on the Mayor. The Mayor was firm in ills stand that he would not hear Marshall and Porter, two of the leaders. No apology was forthcoming from Cr Beanland, who said that if they thought they were going to get an apology they were mistaken. He would never apologise. Four constables were on the scene before the gathering broke up. After tlie meeting with the Mayor, the crowd gathered in front of the Council Chambers was asked by the police to break up.
There was some lively cross-talk during the meeting in the chamber. The Mayor and Crs J. W. Beanland (chairman of the Works Committee) and E. H. Andrews (chairman of the Finance Committee) were present. The Mayor said that the position was that in that room yesterday there had been held the most representative conference in Christchurch for many years, and two hours were spent in scheming out work for the men before Christmas. The meeting of unemployed afterwards was a disgrace to the city. It was led by one or two mischief makers. The authorities and social. workers would continue to carry on their good work in spite of those few among the unemployed who weue trying to ruin it by the action of the latter. Public sympathy was being estranged.
A voice: They are not trying to destroy your work.
The Mayor: It is time that you men got rid of these firebrands.
A Voice; Then you will have to put away Holland, won’t you?
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21199, 3 December 1930, Page 10
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