Evening star., 1932-10-19
~ JOBLESS FINED
FOR LONDON RIOTS
Four Women Among Those in
Court-Communists Are
Blamed in Commons.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October l9-Fifty men
and four women arraigned in police
courts today for participation in yes
terdays unemployment riots were SEN
fenced to pay fines of 40 shNlings each
or to spend two weeks to one month
in prison.
Thirty of them were sentenced to
Lambeth Court, where crowds of un-
employed gathered this morning. Po-
lice pressed them back from the court
house and there was no disorder.
Yesterdays disturbances came up in
the House of Commons when Home
Secretary Sir John Gilmour, answering
a questioner, seid the demonstrations
were organized by a Communist body
known as the National Unemployed
Workers Movement. 1t was estimated
that 10000 persons participated. Sir
John said the police. despite great pro-
vocation, acted with admirable restraint.
Police Court Guarded.
Strong forces of police guarded the
approach to Lambeth Police Court.
Scores of policemen and rioters were
injured in the bloody seven-hour clash
which ended last night in the historic
Lambeth sections. just across the
Thames from the Houses of Parlia-
mert.
Hour after hour stones and other
missiles were heaved at police by the
crowd, which was striving to cross the
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lament Square. The police charged
and recharged, welding their clubs Wig
orously.
Windows Crashed by Youths.
Toward the end groups Of youths
looted shops in the neighborhood. crash
ing in windows and making off with
clothing and other goods on display.
Police said the crowd showed evi-
derces of some military organization.
The boobies cleared the streets time
after time, only to discover the mob
making headway by deploying in other
directions.
Beginning in late afternoon, several
thousand of the unemployed began
their march toward the Parliament
buildings through the devious thor
oughfares on the south side OF the
Thames. The demonstrators were
permitted to mass in front of the new
London County Council Hall, just across
Westminster Bridge. but all approaches
to Parliament Square were carefully
blocked.
The beginning OF the demonstration
was quiet enough. Banners waved,
bands blared and the crowds moved
along under police escort. Then came
rush for the Westminster bridgehead
The police hurriedly called for motor
reinforcements and for the first time
used automobiles to block the streets
against a crowd.
Bloody Battle Waged.
The battle was then on. In short
time blood was flowing from many
heads.
In Boniface street, where for seven
centuries the archbishops OF Canter-
bury have lived, three boobies were
trapped by the throng.' Whistles
brought rescuers, but not before one
of the officers dropped under a bar
rage of rocks and bottles.
BY IL pm. most Of the troubled
area was quiet, most of the crowd
was on its way home, and police were
clearing the last of the rioters out OF
the streets. All approaches to Parlia.
ment Square were heavily guarded
throughout the night, however.
A check showed 20 policemen were
severely injured and many others SUI
fered minor injuries Eight OF the riot
ers were seriously hurt and probably
scores of others less so. Thirty men
were arrested