BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 19

BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

SITUATION BECOMING CRITICAL. LONDON, December 20. An unemployed deputation informed the General Council of tlie Trade Union Congress that if the Parliamentary machine were incapable of dealing with the unemployed problem, or if organised Labour were incapable of securing a larger measure of relief, the unemployed would face the winter in a spirit of revolt such as was never shown before. The council decided to give its whole attention to the matter, and intends to urge the members

of the Cabinet Committee on unemployment to utilise every facility to provide work forthwith. UNEMPLOYED IN GLASGOW. LONDON, December 20. Mr Bonar Daw purposes visiting tiiasgow. He has consented to receive a deputation from the Glasgow Trades Council in reference to unemployment. The unemployed contemplate a demonstration on his arrival on Friday. December 23. Mr Bonar Law, who refused to receive a deputation at Downing street of 'unemployed demonstrators who walked from Glasgow and other centres, received a deputation in Glasgow yesterday as member for Central Glasgow. He said that bad as things were he was convinced that we had Teached the bottom. He saw signs everywhere of a real revival of trade unless there was very serious trouble in Europe, of which he was much afraid. He hinted at a resumption of the State housing scheme after the committee investigating the shortage of housing had reported to Cabinet. “If there is work which really needs to be done and will ultimately pay,” said the Prime Minister, “I am willing that the State should lend the money in order to deal with unemployment.”