A groat deal of interest was taken Inst woak in the march of Rannds bout makers upon London." They came to lay before the Secretary of State for War cortaite srivvanevs in connection with the making of army boots which have led them to but in the meantime Me, Aruold-
Forster had ordered an inquiry to be made Incally into the mon's grievances, and ho refused positively to see them. To this extent their march was a failure but of course they can claim that the local inquiry was a rosutt of their energy, and, on the whole, they had a very good time during their march. Wherever they halted for a night there were labour 18 and other sympathisers to with necessities and not and in London thousands gathered in Hyde Park fo welcome them. It is not surprising, therefore, that other workmen with a grievance, as well as men who never work, are thinking of following their example, though it is but fair to add that many prominent labour leaders are strongly discountenoncing the movement. The biggest march proposed is one by the unemployed from all the great provincial centres. Their most specific demand appears to be that the Bill now before Parliament establish a permanent machinery for dealing with the unemployed should be made applicable ull over the country instead of being confined to London and its immediate neighbourhood. This particular demand does not seem nureasonable, for what is good for London ought to be good, if not for the whole country at all events for the great manufacturing districts. But this method of marching on London is obviously intended to overawe and intimidate Parliament and the
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