THE COURT’S SENTENCE
UNEMPLOYED PROTEST. ECHO OF LAWLESSNESS [ Per Press Association. 1 WELLINGTON, Oct. 15. Protesting against the conviction and sentencing of James Henry Edwards, Auckland, for inciting lawlessness, a deputation representing the Unemployed Workers’ Movement waited upon the Minister of Justice, the Hon. J. G. Cobbc, this afternoon.
In the workers’ opinion, speakers stated, a conviction and sentence of one month’s imprisonment passed by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., was a miscarriage of justice. Edwards and 16 fel-low-workers had decided that a family were not to be evicted. Their solo reason for so doing was that the man was on relief works and did not earn enough to pay rent and keep his family. J. Turner, chairman of the deputation of three, appealed to the Minister to look into the matter.
In reply, tho Minister said that if :he unemployed would cease agitating there would be no workers put in gaol.
Turner: The discontent which is among the workers to-day was caused by tho conditions which they had to contend with. It is absurd that they should quit, agitation. The Minister promised to look into the matter but said he could do practically nothing as the Magistrate had done his duty and he would not be biased in anv way.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 245, 16 October 1931, Page 7
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