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CONTINUING: THE KEIR HARDIE STORY.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
MEMBER FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
By Emrys Hughes
the set the tranquillity after minster.
ጥ the docks on
morning Hardle's election there great rejoicing, and when he arrived at 5.30 to thank them they carried him shoulder high. He was now Kelr Hardie, MP, for South West Ham their MP and they decided to cels brate the victory.
sunal
lot
squeezed in
the
ttention
Perilo-
of Wert- and nothing was said in And MPa wondered ment of the pit disaster, what would happen when this After the motion had been strange apparition addressed the moved Hardie rose in his place. House. They had not long to A hush fell over the House, but it did not last long. Amid wait.
Hardie
mounting
ho decided to move an
protesta to the address to demned
Prince of Wales the amendment
Vin Edward
for Queen's Speech, drawing (later
and to the widespread gambling bit
racing, and the mery, due to large numbers of fact that his income from the
came from of Cornwall Dichy the working clora bong unable
the vilest shume,' to find employment," and urg- "ome of
"As a matter of principle, I Parliament to take action. Members crowded in to hear protest against the motion being what the strange
man had to pussed," he said, "The Govem
will not find an oppor- They expected theworks ment
voto of cartolence tub-thumping tunity for 41 ration, something full of sound with the relatives of those who and fury that they could ex are lying milf and
Welsh valley, and, if that con- peet in Trafalgar Square or ityde Park.
not be done, the motion before The House ought never to have been proposed either.
"C
and t TOW,
Reputation Rose
stock in
"
Most of the other MPs would be gong to Westminster in their of them with Carriages, many their coachmen and foutanen,
Why not hire a carriage for They were able Keir Hardie? to get a ingge-size wagonette, enthusiasts The They would take him in style to Parliament,
it be for rank and dille One of them had 11
cornet mu played it lustily Intervals IEIR Burdle hud been por; only that time and occasion can "Canning A trayed as much a truculent be found in this House, then the the
from way up Town.
were colebrating gllow that they were prepared sooner that truth is known out- They
fav
For anything. He spoke at first aide the better for the HOUDO their triumph and having a
They were stopped by slowly, quietly, almost hesitat
italitreif.. He showed that there gates and angly.
The the police at
teene in the Common.3 about 1,300,000 people uut was without parallet. Describ- Hardie stepped out, and while wes they cheered he mude his way of work, and behind them were ing it a Parliamentary corrES-
wives
und children and dent wrote: into Palace Yard
Then The next day the press -
dependents. Hardie had the
ensual nounces
workma, # ostentatiously wo
considerable vulgarly arrived at Westminster escorted about 300,000. He emphasised by a brass band. The legend the social misory that resulted persisted for yours.
trom unemployment. Put
uut.
WD7
tie
Hardif
tg
that scandalised the House Commons in his election cam- paign in SW Ham he had worn the
twee Lrown BOUNDA mit in which he had acrivel from Scotland
the WAN unual kind of Bull worth at live time
Scot' h by * man.
working
A Tweed Cap
Their
thore were
part-time army...
1e
"
His Pertinacity
VE
u:མtt In a wild beast show at feeding time. I've been at a football match when referee gave a wrong decision. I've been et rowdy incelings, but natural fe I have in all my
scene Uke witnessed a Wau ver
this. They howled and yelled and screamed, but he stood his ground
As he developed his argument, examining some of the remetiles, Members on both sides whisper
1
other ruch making
He good specch it had never been to school but he spoke faultless English
In the country his reputation
and he
became rose, known as the "Moinber for the Unemployed,"
Hardie raised the question of on every unemployed the poeally occuskim, and eventual ly his pertinacity was rewarded But the speech in the 1892-906 when in 1895, the govemment Parliament Whitch
attracted set up a commitice of Inquiry
a into the problem attention public Bost
was
was not so much the suit that caused the easternation bitter protest against a motion but the cap.
talker's
He had brought the question to the fore- was a tweed congratulating Her Majesty on of unemployment
and had forced The cap with us, like a deers- the birth of a son to 1 Roya: front
Nearly all
unel the lighness the Duke
Her Rovernment to depart from the
Gladstone that
hod other MPs wore frock coats and Hayal Highness the Duchess of position
Laken
three years up only Nobody before had York." top hates.
that unemployment arrived at Westminsi<T Expl
Hardie had not deliberately set out to flaunt the convetitions, "I had always worn a tweed cap and homespun clothes," he ex- plained, "and it never entered my head to make a
change." The cup became a symbol- symbol that something different and defiant had arrived la up-
"
the child destined earli
Tals Was To become King Edward VII was not a subject with which and the Duke of Windsor.
Although Horde was, theore- tically, a Republican, I was not Republican sentiment that made
protest. The him
the duy Royal baby was born 250 men were killed in u Weish pli disaster But i was the Roya birth
that attracted attention,
Parliament should be called on 16 deal.
Keir Hardie had, indeed, earned the title of "Member for the Unemployed.”
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HE last time I saw were Chicago there men and women dressed as Red In- dians whooping it up in the hotel corridors.
Donkeys, the mascot of the Democratic Party, were being
the through gulled
lobbies, bands crached, whistles blew, and regiments of pretty girls offered everything from platter- size Stevenson buttons to anti- pollo shola.
That was two months ago. the time of the Democratic, Convention, when ex-President exit Truman made a gaudy from political power and there was adulation for Adlat.
DON
DIARY
PUT
A PARROT PO
AN END TO
LLOYD
GEORGE
By HAIG NICHOLSON
tells
ORD BEAVER – miler - contemplating
General Election, And he might BROOK, in a new
have been pounded to go to book of memoirs just the country on an Empire Com- published,
how a morelat Union platform. talking parrot saying "you"On the sunny shores of the he hold court. bloody fool" decided the Mediterranean
Several. Cabinet Ministers, were issue of whether or not a In attendance, Churchill among General Electión · should be them. Of course, I was present. held in Britain, and "put an when Empire was at issue. Bo I always managed to be present end to Lloyd George,'
was a parrot in a cage, An Eng- lish pairo A parrot endowed with a gift of prophecy.
In "Men and Power," memoirs of the 1917-1918 period of Lloyd George's First World War Premier- ship, Lord Beaverbrook ge calla that when hostilities ended, the "Welsh Wizard" discussed with him
on several prospect of a General Elec- tion on the Empire issue,
occasiona the
"Nothing ever came of these discussions," Lord Beaverbrook writes, "but each time my hopes were again aroused. The last oc- casion on which I had formed at the great expectations was Villa Valetto in Cannes,
That great event was in Janu- ary 1922. Lloyd George na Pre-
LIKES ADLAI
11." John Foster Dulles is not unpopular here.
mone
It all reminds me of when I came in 20 years ago. Then mil- Hous of Americans, and parti- cularly in Chicago, the citaric of soldianism, werd raying: "Hutter's
your business-we are
stayinx out."
Again
in the heartland of Ameries there is a desire to pull the covers over one's head, pre- tend the rest of the world down not exist, and rest comfortably in the fat, spacious, expensive American bed.
It won't work, and Chien- goans know it, but it is a
The Democratic
also
Gang killings
do.
"Should Lloyd George call for immediate General Election? he
And on what isuo would seck the support of the public?
"S Lamington Worthington- Evans, the Secretary for War. spoke brilliantly in favour of an election. He had a splendid voice. **It seemed that he was carry- ing everything before him. When he concluded file argument...____a hush fell on the company. The opponents of the election mlenced.
SUDDEN SHRIEK
were
"Then suddenly from that cago the shriek of the English-speak-. ne parrot cried: You bloody fool. You bloody fool."
"Evans" argument was lost in laughter. The patrol had decided the issue. There was no election. "Churchill gave me a lift back to my hotel tên miles away. As
the night wo drove through what do you think we talked about? The parrot,
The
**The parrot had stood in the way of Empire policy, putrot had put an end to the The of an election. prospecia parrot had put an end to Lloyd George. Within a year he was driven from
joy power again it ever to en-
Lord Beaverbrook
A CRISIS
of
tells how Lloyd George, before his First organisation World War victory in the poll- struggic is a complex of cells and pre-ticians versus soldiers
for power, sang a hymn. There is a big series running cincts which deliver the voto. It was "And the changes that In the Hearst
are committcemen and paper entitled There
and lieutenants, and are sure to come, I do not fear The Day Dulles Stopped War," captains
to nep" which paints the Secretary of they tell the people what to
how Lord Beaverbrook tells the Slate
take care of as an inspired peace They
that maker and God-given state people when they are in trouble Lloyd George, convinced
with unpaid General Sir William Hobertson, with the police, rent, with delinquent children. Chief of the Imperial General At election time the people vate) and Sir Douglas Haig, the (who started life as a pri- Staff pay off with their votes.
Commander-in-Chiet In France, and their military colleagues' aimed at overthrowing the Gov- WHAT about crime? There is ernment and setting up a new still a lot but it is declining, | administration under Army con- A Chamber of Commercs oficial trol, determined to get rid told me proudly: "Why, there these two soldiers. are only about 250 homicides a now." Homicido cans year murder.
In 1992 there were 289 homi- cides
But Robertson And Raig. see what 50 уси Coa
aware of the Prime Minister'a y.ogress
"were bent Gang killings are way down. Intentions,
upon delightful dream.
years ago in the Roaring holding fast." Chicago is booming. There Twenties, the cra of the sawed-
Thirty
Lloyd Leorge, on December the world's largest, there is an
1917, are new buildings shooting up. off shotgun, the cement-encased 1,
called upon the enormous birthday cake which sugar has the legend, in pink
there were 60 gang Secretary of State dor War, Lord corps a year. Now the gangs
Derby often called”, saya Lond script. "Happy Birthday Ike."
мету Irish mayor ΟΙ
"Gondal Judas Beaverbrook, Although the President's second-class citizenship for the THE
coloured in the South
1 Chicago, Richard October 14, colo
only manage to rub out to to dismiss the two soldiers and Daley, can the choleric Colonel McCor- wlio has seven children and human beings a year.
sinecure posis the flour manger told me:
his This is a thirsty town-more appoint them to
which
would remove them from to keep this cake hem until mick, to whom the word British makes great use of them in hars per square mile than any his path,"
was as a red rag to a bull, died, campaign says:
"I can foreses
I've city the Tribune has mellowed, but the day when Chicago might boundreds
visited and ever
Lord Derby, refused, and the old isointiordsm Is still bigger
than New
of clip joints and crisis continued for weeks. York." Frankly, I can't, but I admire sucker traps. Burlesque booms Then, on Sunday, February 10, Many people here, including Mr Daley's local pride. He is even on Sundays and the strip 1918. Lloyd George drove from
have told me: newspapermen,
remarkable man, a product pers toll five shows a night. the country to turned its back on Stevenson Why should we get het up of the smooth-running De Chicago is a big, bold, vigorous Palace to see King. George V.
about Suez-that's your prob mocratic machine, but a good city, a slugger candidates so long It is good lemn, and we want no part
Enormous cake TODAY, in the main foyer of Conrad Hilton Hotel,
the
birthday was on obe we
aim to
it melis-it's good for business.
which
child's like look water-colour drawings, warns: The election is going to show
whether
in llying Negroes
cities really core a
northern great deal about the lot of their disadvantaged brethren in many
of the South. parts
The Tribune says a vote for Stevenson means a vole for
This docs not mean that Chicago, which is ruled by most powerful Democratic machine in the country,
the
has
the alive.
It mean
that until clection
day
是
time for both
for busineSY.
Chicago, "the tall, bold
slugger set vivid against the little port cities," a lusty town of 1,000,000 people, is interested in business,
Crime record
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alid-row, and its corruption.
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flant; zn Alp; a
gargantuan was almost midnight creature who seemed to bave when the phone rang by stopped straight out of a Charles my bed.
Atlas advertisement. The volcs at the other Sudderly the giant spoke. His voice seemed to be coming from somewhere in the basement.........
"I'm
Hargitay Mickey Jayne's friend. She'll be wid you in a minnert."
or plane, la not Impressive. We end was husky, intimate, and flow here and the drive from full of promise:
were
a dreary journey. the airport la
"This le Jayne Mansfield. You umble Incidentally, we wetish Vis- wanted to see me?" to get seats on the
I did, I said. Sometime, I said Viss- pronounced
"Why not now?" she husked.. the
"The Hotel Gorham, I'll be Those waiting....
couture, because,
118
clerk said: airline British planes are the hottest
I hung up and got dressed and thing in civil aviation-every-went down and caught a cab
one wants to ride then So and said where.
"Just took
When
-
at the
She looked adoringly giant. "Get a load of that chest," ahe, enthused,
1
Buckingham
"Lloyd George was resolute and forenfuk" Lord Beaverbrook re- calls. "He pointed out that if His Majesty insisted on retaining Sir William Robertson in his power Ard place, he would lay down his task. The King must choose other Ministers. Lloyd Georgo declared that the Government must govern He would not sub- mit to milltary dictation on any account or is any direction.”
Lord Beaverbrook
that recalls Lloyd George announced Robert- son'a retirement date that me atternoon. Lord Derby called on there the King and said that
I changed the subject... "Now that you're off to Holly wood, aren't you afraid of being was nothing left for him but to typed as another Monroe?"
resign. The KingTMeasured him "Of course not. I have more there was no alternative.
of everything than Monroe/ I'm brighter-and I've got more ambition.".
#Sure
glant.
"When
have fumbled the
VITAL MEETING:
Lord Beaverbrook says that I was a kid,”.
said Halg, who because of his "im- Jayne, "I rang up a Hollywood mense influence with the King. studio and asked: How do you was without doubt "the Keeper become a star?! They were of the Palace Gates' called on
uprised they tested me,"
Lloyd George the following day. what happened?!
accompanied, by Lord Derbys
This vital meeting!". Lord
"I got: wome, email, paris,
Then
leat to anything to a new GOV- errepent to a General Election with political strife in the cons "You say?! Yours am- stituencies or alternatively ̈*: to --
pezoctul occupation of Downing
In a minute ahe was with me snaking her way across the foor like a fuse. She was wear ing a black dress almost cut we came by Stratocruiser.
party to the down to her kneca. Her legs Chiengo is more excited about Gorham," said the driver. "Jayne were slender: her waist tiny. the election than New York . Mansfield, Watta dish.”
Her blazing white hair looked Sound trucks tour the city and "I am about to rendezvous, like candy floss, She gave me along carpe his play Now Beaverbrook comments "might there aro placards All over with this dish," I stick
the $100 hello. "D'ya meet "Some people have the luck," "Vote for Adamowski"
the DIVINE? Hollywood bo wonderful town: and "Gutknecht's your man he admitted. That damo is the Mickey? 1 Arst met him I suld, films for mo; "Do Re Mi" and local candidates for State hottest thing in show business God. I like your build, and he stuck's "The Wayward Bits,
well as the today. Leaves Marilyn Monroe said, I like. yours too. Attorney - Dis
We've bitious familiar "Ike and Dick" and in the shade." "Adlai and Estes."
It was true, I reflected, as we been friend ever since.”
Very, I want to mako three atrock outcoUD. WAS LUDIpocí, I took a' arther look at very good films, win an Academy drew up of the hotel.
400 40-21-33 Egure, and Award, get married again may edit and surprising dina sez Joyno's decided that maybe the glant be to Mickey and have astonishing meadura Twenty-two-year-old. Jayne know what he was about of that children. We allegiance to Lloyd politicians Mansfield today the mostWan's, he one of the strong you were married before? Lord Derby gave hi
cabaret "When I was 10. In Texas," Mae West's
"Sura was sold the giant.
Out to woo #HIS is Who Middle West melt-
ing-pot, and the have
famous blande. In America,
An astonishing" amalgam of act?"
man in
to woo the big Jewish, Irish Catholic, ·and
Drunvirate of
Negro vote, which is a tall and Dora, Monroe, and Hollywood "Sure," enia. Miss Manaŭolj: Bald Jasne: "It was a mistake!" Robertson, Haig and Derby", "was' mixed order The coloured aetrose Mamie Van Doren, she flinging herself all over a sofa.
chattered is a moment, i Haly's e defection. Look }; Derby."
pletely by surprise, i
Suttia de said. "I got strogo
Lord
writer and sociologist Hot Oitley is the last word. In Atomic “I went to cuśch the show one
The Democrats (mjondék, so much so that Holly, night and out osme Alles West" : "Does Miziowy want to get into in Robertson bad, thought says plainly: will probably win the Negre wood has just bought her out of (the shuddered) and this line pictures too?" I asked, by vole, but only by default.
Alp ambled over.
the triumvirate was firm, her Broadway hit "Wil Success of absolutely DIVINE men. My The Republicans have filled Spoll Rock Hunters?" ・for cortasiced me what I'd like,
I spent " years
O H ptid to conduct a
#Hajg vigorou
on the lots to offer. $100,000,
and I said: The one campaign meaningful
in the
developing myself,don, MANA floor right.
commented; bowed at once FI, took the lift to the flist
That was Mickey." To districts Negro
looked at to ƒ the there The phone rang sad have ap- and knocked on the door. A "I woem to remember parently written us off de comoplonteri Rumid opened sita wAS, MORNE POET, OF ROW PM my wality. It was Pletely committed to the Dor walked into the living room juros, Furas When alle West Jayne Lifted the receiver. Hor an Inrocrats Men
and tool
look omdle was) (Cnother validder)ids Prentinod"voice was" Chicco Tribune,
· THE, CHICARD
which
full of things, but I didn'tce Mickey and I were BLAD? about and full of atest shy of them/? newspaper and coolote ki, ww.was a mountain
Finers" standing (Amthi.corper,fret Ehlos
intiniata
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