Show CHI OF THE IS HEARD IN eigl io reduction of M I 1 tary expenses leaves thousands out of work and discharged men know not where to turn london the cry of the anem aloyed was raised in london again monday night when several thousand workmen who had been discharged from woolwich arsenal as an out come of war Secre Hal haldane danes s scheme of reducing military expenses marched with bands and banners from woolwich to the house of commons to impress their grievances upon the government the complaints of the men are tar far reaching representing not only loss of employment but the wip ing out of their savings invested in little properties located in the fistori cal and heretofore prosperous to town wn of woolwich some of the discharged men have been employed in the arsenal at wool far not less than thirty years A number of printers and other tradesmen laborers and citizens joined the procession which was further augmented by a strong body of workers from the army clothing factory at pimlico tie tle entire eight miles of march was thickly lined with spectators the procession which was perfectly ordered was halted at st george s circle a mile from the house of parliament from where a deputation of picked men proceeded to the house of commons to lay their grievances before premier campbell bannerman the premier received the deputation in a private room war secretary hal dane and baron tweedmouth Tweed mouth first lord of the admiralty being present the premier made a sympathetic re ply and assured the men of the gov ern eminent ments s anxiety that these able discharges should entail as little hardship h as possible |