Many of the Clyde workers who at one period of the war received circulars from London advising them to entrust their money to Bottomley for one of his Bond Club schemes, were puzzled to know how he got hold of their names and addresses. The explanation was simple enough. He delivered a fine patriotic address in Glasgow to the Clyde workers, at the suggestion of some of our leading shipbuilders and engineers. After the meeting, he intimated to the Committee that he intended to have the speech printed and sent to every Clyde workman whose address he could secure. The shipbuilders and engineers were "got? by the idea, and sent him an enormous number of addresses compiled from the National Insurance lists. In return the workers received circulars about Bottomley's Bond Club schemes, but never a copy of the patriotic speech.
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