Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-07
BRITAIN TAKES
STEPS TO COPE
WITH RIOTING
Menace of Unemployment in
y Country Grows at Alarm
ing Rate.

LONDON, Jan. THE menace of IN
employment in Great Britain is growing
at an alarming rate More than 100000
unemployed are registered with the Gov
eminent, but, according to an authentic
estimate today. the number actually ex-
ceeds 100000 The great army of I'M
employed has been increased by 100000
in the past fortnight.
Precautionary measures are being
taken to core with rioting, especially in
London, where the leaders are again
threatening to march upon the premler's
residence and Parliament building.
Among the Bolshevist sympathizers are
some who go so far as to claim that
leaders Of the unemployed are secretly
working out plans for a revolution. They
are counting on support from the Brit
ish troops. A great part Of the army
garrisoning England at this time is
made up of boys and men who re-en-
listed because they could not get work
after the war.
/The unemployed are organized and
have efficient leaders.
SCHEMES OF RELIEF
HAVE FAILED.
The Norwich board of guardians Is
increasing the tax rate to the maximum.
It was openly stated that the board was
forced to this action to relieve the un-
employment situation because leaders Of
the idle workers were threatening direct
action and looting. The chief of police
warned the board that he would not be
able TO control the situation if fighting
broke out.
All OF the British government and per-
rIanent schemes of relief have failed so
far. in the meanwhile the councils OF
the Federation Of Unemployed are tight
ening their organization. Communists
have been making an effort to manipu-
late the dissatisfaction into channels or
revolution and seem 10 have met with
considerable sympathy in some quarters
An Investigation of the outbreak at
IslingtOn on Monday when the unem-
plOyed attempted to storm the library
from which they had previously been
elected, revealed that small groups Of
maIcontents had been transported from
Aston with troop-like precision. Acton
is the headquarters of the organization
of unemployed.
JOBLESS THREATEN -
TO LOOT SHOPS.
Newspapers report that leaders of the
unemployed in the east end, the district
where the working classes and the poor
live, are threatening to swoOp down on
west end shops and loot them If the po-
lice adopt extreme measures in dealing
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west end in the seat of the richest and
most fashiOnabI stores in London.
The fear that the unemployed could
hope for support from a part of the
army in the event of 4 general uprising
is small and fears of such a contingency
are generally discounted. However. even
the suggestion Of such a thing is a sig
nificant exposition Of the prevailing
temper.
ACoOrdinateIy with the bleak industrial
outlook, the British Russian trade nego-
tiatpns seem to have reached dead
lock The leaders of labor had hoped
for industrial assistance through a trade
agreement with Russia for it would sup
ply large orders for British factories
and give work to tens of thousands now
idle
Furthermore, Sir Robert Horne's
scheme for financing trade with central
Europe seems to have struck a snag.
The slump in the domestic industrial
situation is strikingly emphasized by the
November railway returns, which show
a falling off of 100000 pounds sterling.
From every angle the situation grows
worse steadily.