The Haslingden Gazette. — 1913-04-05 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

PAWNED ,GOODS AND KEPT THE MONEY.  COMMITTED FOR, TRIAL.  . , On Wednesday morning last, at the Accrington Police Court, Daniel Edwin Hollinrake, described as of Clive/street, 'Burnley-, was charged in custody with stealing the sum of 3s. 10d., belonging to Frederick Ilartley Horrocks, who lodges at 18, Union-street. Accrington. . . ..Mr. Hartley, a yarn 'dyer, stated that he lodged , Perhaps the most prominent feature of the at 18, Union-street. On 'Monday, March 24th, the numerous conferences- lieht by various bodies at !prisoner came to lodge 'at the same house. Ho Easter was the amount of attention devoted to the , 1 i got into conversation with him, and on the followunrest of labour. By common consent the chief morning sent him to a pawnshop to pledge a cause' of the widespread dissatisfaction that exists pair of boots and vest. He asked prisoner to get, ; inia. amongst the workers is the enormous increase in three or four shillings on them, and promised to the cost of living—an increase unaccompanied by give him 6d. for his trouble when he brought tho any ef;rresponding rise of wages. The following money bd'eic. As prisoner did not return he gave table, compiled from the "'Labour Gazette," Is information to the police. . an up-to-date record of the trade disputes that ha/vo Mr. Adnitt, Devonshire7street; manager for Mr. ozcurred under our present Free Trade Govern- George Thompson, pawnbroker, Whalley-road, merit.' Colunin "A" gives the number of disputes; said that at 'noon on the day in question prisoner column "13" gives the total number of work- offered the boots and vest in pledge, asking 4s. on people involved, and column "C" shows ,the ag- them. He gave him 3. ICkl. Prisoner said he had gregate duration in working days of the disputes:, been sent to pawn them by a mate of his. A B C • .A•ddtective proved arresting prisoner at Collie 1906 . ' . 486 218,000 3,029,000 the previous day, when he admitted the theft. lie 1907 .. . 1908 ... .... 1909 . 1910 '.. ... . 1911 . • 1912 ... ... - prison for seven days in default of 'paying a fine 1913 x .., ... xFigures for January and February. Hon asking if work could be found for him, and be The record is an appalling one, and yet when (the -Chief Constable) had done his best fot him, we come to inquire what steps Mr. Asquith and In a. written stateurent to the magistrates, Pri• his colleagues have taken to deal with the matter senor said he sincerely hoped they would be lenient We find that they have done nothing. • with him as he had got a permanent situation at It is not , difficult to account for this . culpable Colne, and was trying to make a man of himself. inactivity on the part. of the Government. Shackled He asked for another chance for the sake of his a., they are by their Free. Trade policy, they art wife and child. God' helping him, he was trying powerless to go to the root of industrial, unrest' an. 4 to live an honest and upright life, and he would remove its cause. Real wages must be raised if promise not to get into trouble again. the discontent of the masses is to cease and to I The Clerk: You are not living with your wife that end either a, reduction, must be brought about and family, so why are you pleading for them? in the cost of living or money wages must be raised Prisoner made no reply. to meet the increase in prices. Under Free Trade Tho Mayor said that, no matter in what light we are helpless to do either, for we are forbidden, the magistrates might wish. to•look upon prisoner's to stimulate the production of food supplies at home appeal in view of his previous conduct they were and in the Oversee. Dominions and the ruthless unable to deal with him at that o C ' urt, and they foreign competition which Free Trade encOurages were compelled to send him to the Sessions for forces employers to keep down their cost of protrial. duction and thus forces them to keep wages down The Sessions commence next Wednesday. to the lowest level possible. If the workers want signal evidence of the folly of our Free Trade system. they have it in the above table.  Points tor the People. LABOUR UNREST AND MBE TRADE  At an inque6t held in Dublin on Wechy,sday, on tho body of Corporal Joseph Ballantine, PortObello Bateraoks, who committed suicide, by taking ten grains of morphia., it was statod that, Ballantine, after wallowing the poison was asked why ho had taken it, and replie(3, "Every man has his own reasons."  Belli: were rung and a Royal Salute was fired at Windsor on Monday in honour of the thirteenth birthday of Prince Henry, the King's third son.