DOCKERS ANNOYED
MORALS CRITICISED A MAYORAL STATEMENT (Australian and N.Z. .Press Association.) (Received November 22, 2 p.m.] LONDON.'. November 21.
The local trade union secretary had the greatest difficulty iin 1200 dockers in Manchester from ceasing work and marching to the Town Hall as a protest against the Mayor, Mr. Sal ford, making.a statement at a dinner that dockers took up with lasses, and lived in a. single room, producing fl population which was a menace to the town, and leaving them :< charge on the rates-
'I lie secretary declared I hat il was a malicious attack on the morals of the dockers' wives, lie added: "1 feel like handing him over to the women."
The Mayor privately received a deputation of protesting dockers, but refused to apologise. Ho said he did not- mean all dockers.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16808, 22 November 1928, Page 8
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