Evening star., 1932-10-31
COMMUNISTS SEEK
TO FORCE HEARING
OF BRITISH JOBLESS
FormaIity of Petitioning
Commons for Assistance
Rejected.
ATTACK ON BUCKINGHAM
PALACE is REPULSED
London Quiet After Fresh Riot.
Dozen Minor Casualties in
Yesterdays Clash.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, october 31.-Communist
leaders in the ranks of British unem-
ployed today rejected the formality of
petitioning the House of Commons for
assistance, and indicated they would
attempt to force a hearing Of their de-
mands without going through the ira
ditional routine.
w. A. L. Harrington, who is said to
have organized the hunger march" Of
idle men into London last week, said
he would lead so of his men to the
House tomorrow night to present a petit
ton with million signatures demand
ing abolition of the means test from
the dole system and restoration Of cuts
in unemployment benefits.
John McGovern. left-wing Labor
member of Parliament, told the House
the Communists had emphatically de-
cllned his offer to present their petition
and obtain a hearing for the unem-
ployed at the bar of the House
This refusal vas interpreted in some
quarters as an indication that the men
are determined to try to force a hearing
OF their case without going through the
Usual form Today. however. there was
no trouble anywhere in the city.
Police repulsed an attack by thou
sands on Buckingham Palace and West
minister yesterday
But the disorders, which began in
Trafalgar Square brought only dozen
minor casualties. as compared to the
10 hurt in HYDE PARK last week and
the 80 injured in the Lambeth section
October 2l
The hobbies are prepared for more
serious trouble with relief system en-
ployed in the general strike of 1926
The plan was used yesterday for the
first time since the national hunger
army marched into London last week
Serve Without Pay.
The system employs London's 10000
special conStables for routine police
work as needed, freeing hundreds Of
police for use in riot squads. More than
1000 of these special patrolmen, who
are volunteers serving without pay,
were called to traffic duty yesterday.
These men are drawn from all social
ranks. They undergo training in small
units at police stations the year round.
The signal for yesterdays battE
came from a ark-compleXioned. gray
haired man whose shrili scream. Smash
the palace windows" started a rush for
the Kings residence
Blocked by the police, the crowd
numbering many thousands, dashed to-
ward the government Offices in White
hall Another stone wall of bluecoats
met the onslaught.
The leaders of the rioters COM
mandeered a taxi and tried a flying
wedge through the police lines with it
The officers were taken unawares. and
gave back until a rush of reinforce
ments beat off the attackers
Squad of 80 Isolated.
Again the crowd tried its wedge tao
tics. thi time isolating a squad o. 80
boobies. A mounted patrol, waiting
for just such a coup, dashed into the
melee and routed the mob
Then the rioters tried WinGow smash
ing in North Cumberland avenue, but
the main force of its drive had been
broken. From then on until dark it was
just routine clearing the streets for
the police
Meanwhile. in other parts of the
city. George Lansbury, head of the
Labor opposition in Parliament. was
howled down at several political meet
ings. All the audiences greeted hunger
marchers with cheers and boots.
Only one Of those arrested yesterday
was arraigned this morning He was
a London boy, Robert Fittock an un-
employed seaman. He was remanded
for a week