The Archive · 1939

Sued by Jobless

"Cough Up That Coffin"

Say Demonstrators London, Feb. 3.

The unusual spectacle of the entire London police force being sued for the theft of a coffin is to be the lot of London residents following the decision of the National Unemployed Movement to have the police up in court for "stealing" a symbolic coffin which a delegation of unemployed sought to introduce in the House of Commons last Tuesday. A deputation of unemployed paraded in front of Scotland Yard today with several banners calling upon the Yard to "Cough Up That Cofün."—Havas.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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