“FIGHT TO LAST.”
D Li’l ANT UN EM PLOYED. LONDON, November 17. London is excited over the action of an Anmic. who commands the defences of the unemployed citadel at Islington, and defiesull-comoi'H. *’ ’ A fortnight ago tho Unemployed Relief Committee was granted tlui use of the empty library as headquarters. Yesterday the members were asked to vacate the building, but definitely refused, and made preparations for its defence. An Aussie soldier, Austin. i» com-mander-in-chief, and is supported by unarmed unemployed former rhooif troops, fully trained machine-gunners, and infantrymen. Austin, in an interview, said;—" Wo aro prepared for opposition, and if thrown out, we’ll take over tho Town Mall. We. represent TOCO IfiUnglonians, who might otherwise he driven to far niorc violent m-lion. We ■mean to fight ’ lo the last-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16284, 26 November 1920, Page 7
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