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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928.

shown placards on the sides of our two lorries as per 'wording herewith. We should like you to examino, these placards, and; if. possible, grant an interview with. regard to your failure to carry out your safeguarding promises." The letter was opened by one of the Prime Minister's secretarica, MR. BALDWIN AND INNOCENT colleague, it was found to be too and after consultation with a

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unimportant, or perhaps too im-. pertinent, to trouble the Prime Minister with Accordingly, t passed into other hands.

A Leeds man, who, dissatisfled with the action of the Government with regard to the safeguarding of the glass industry, took a hur-

"The Object, of the Parade. ried trip to Brixton in order to take part in the by-election there had to determine what was Mr. Mr. Comyna Carr said the jury last June appeared at the Old Hailwood's object in parading Bailey, London, recently, ng

lorries and making noises with sequel. He was Ernest Arthur musical instruments and dinner Hailwood (50), managing director, bells. The trouble was that Mr. and he was charged with being Hailtwood was more Conservative concerned with Hailwood and than the Conservative Govern Ackroyd, Limited, of Morley, nearment. It appeared to him that Leeds, in committing certain cor- the prospects of the Conserva- rupt practices by incurring vari tive candidate actually losing the ous expenses through 'issuing ad-

Bent were negligible, vertisements or publications for

He desired to spell their 'vie-1 tory by reducing the majority so curing the election of Frederick that by comparison with the pre- Joseph Laverick and Jamesvious election it would be what Adams at the Brixton by-election. was called a moral victory, There were eight counts.

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At the outset of the hearing Mr. Hailwood, giving evidence, Hailwood's counsel. Mr. A. S. said that at the outbreak of the Comyns Carr, K.C., submitted war there were no makers of heat that the indictment was bad, be-resisting glass for miners lamps cause it did not charge Hallwood in the country. They had pre- with any offence recognised by vlously been obtained from Ger-

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would have to prove that the pur-. pose in the mind of Hailwood was which involved the firm finally in to promote the election of one Afterwards Mr.

a sum of £80,000 was put forward.

Baldwin told, particular candidate:

After considerable legal argu-witness the Government found ment, Mr. Justice Talbot said that themselves in an illegal position

and that was committed if a

they person attempted to secure the could not carry out the promise. alection of one or two candidates in an election without. committing himself to the support of either in particular. He ruled that the trial must proceed.

an offence was

Hailwood pleaded not gulity both on his own behalf and that of his company.

"

"Hustling Hallwood.” "

In cross-examination - "Mr.

Oliver, Mr. Hailwood said he did not know the law when he went to Brixton, but he knew it at the Canterbury election, where he tried to keep inside the law,

Mr. Oliver hold up a poster

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Mr. Rowland Oliver, K.O., pro-Hustling Hailwood, the rebel In- secuting. sail that Mr. Hailwood dependent Conservative speaker,

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had a strong grievance against on the failings of the Govern christened "Hustling Hallwood" being dead against Liberals and be met with a very small fine.

He agreed that he had during ment."

the Southend election. Socialists.

He fined the defendant Hailwood the present Government, and par

had He did not invite people to vote The jury found the defendant and the company, Hailwood and Įticularly against the present paid for the poster, and

was for the opponents of the Con- guilty, and Mr. Justice Talbot Ackroyd (Ltd.), £$10 each, and Prime Minister, because, in his spoken at Canterbury. He

servative candidate at Brixton, said he thought the case could ordered them to pay the costs. view, the present Prime Minister

did not carry out alleged promises safeguarding industries,

of

particularly the glass industry in which Mr. Hailwood was in- terested.

Mr. Hailwood was determined apparently to embark upon a scheme at the Brixton by-election to prevent the election of the Conservative candidate. There were three candidates-Mr. Nigel Colman, the Conservative; Mr. Laverick, the Liberal; and Mr. Adams, the Labour candidate.

Mr. Hailwood scheme was to equip an

the expedition from north to come and attack the Con- servative candidate, "in order to prevent him from being elected. It would probably be argued by the defence that he was not in- tending to promote or procure the election of any particular candi date, but the jury would realise it was impossible to prevent the election of one candidate without promoting the election of the other candidate or candidates,

During the election Mr. Hail- wood sent down lorries to London' from June 23 to June 27, and 100,- 000 lenflets were distributed,' while big posters attacking the Government wore' exhibited. The total expenses incurred was £150, and the details of these were not disputed.

Mr. Oliver read three of the posters, one of which said:- "The Conservative Government will be all the healthier for a good chastisement. Now is your chunce, Brixton, to boycott the Conservative party."

Another poster read, "The Con- servatives have a big flabby, ma- jority in Parliament. Why In- crease. the weakly brigade? Vote anything but Conservative." third poster read-"You' will help your country this time. Give the Conservatives a kick. Shame on their incompetence."

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Mr. Oliver submitted that the posters were a direct invitation not only not to vote Conservative, but to vote for his opponent.

"Baldwin Flirting with Innocent Girls."

Mr. Oliver read a leaflet-as follows:-

"Baldwin is flirting with young innocent girls, who will surely wreck his party at the next Gen- eral Election. Give the party at hi

but Conservative voting anything!

After the election, Mr. Oliver. added, the lorries remained in London to engage in the ordinary advertising of the firm. Hall 'wood was on one of the lorries. On one occasion he sent the fol- lowing letter to the Prime Minis

ters-

"Dear Prime Minister, We are on our way back to Morley, near. Leeds, after travelling all Friday- night to deliver n' message to the electors of Brixton. We have

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