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Show IDLE MEN PLAN j 'DIRECT AGTIQN' I . Ugly Temper Among Million or More in England Causes Anxiety LONDON. Jan. 15. Labor leaders are demanding urgent legislation tO Isolve in some way the problem of 1111- employment in Great Britain. Warn-; ings have been given a serious BQCial or industrial upheaval, of some kind, jot startling "direct action" unless the Kritlsh government acts promptly. ' 1 if nothing is done within the nexl I Six weeks," snnl J. R. tiynes, member or parliament, the other day. tq Dr. ' aiacnamara, the minister of labor, 111 ithe course of a discussion with lal.u- .leaders, "a situation may develop that) will threaten the life of the state It-; self." 1 '.I V II MP1 R EVIDEVl There Is said to be an ugly toniper 'among many of the 1.000.000 or more! i unemployed over what they regard as dllatorlr.es.s on thf part of local audi I governmental authorities in taking. sleps to meet the situation adequattely. About 1 00.000 of these idle men are; in London Homeless and destitute, they huve seized about 30 suburban publk libraries, librar-ies, bath. and assembly halls. From I some of these they have been forcibly I J ejected by the police and this has caus-j ed more ill-feeling. I Delegates from employed commit-; (tees in M score or more of London bor-1 bor-1 oughs have recently formed a central CQUndl, Which is holding secret meet-! :ings at which "direct action" is plan- ' nod I What form this "direct action" Will lake is not divulged hy the leaders.) who proclaim their Intention to act in-1 'dependent!) of the Iabor party or it ratios unions; but Dennis Jennett. the 'chairman of the committee, told tin Associated Press representative they 1 will be of startling nature. CONTROL INDUSrl HY. "Seventy-five per cent of the Lon- don unemployed are x-service men" Jenn -ft said. "We are not out for loot; ibul want work provided at ont o. Deputations Dep-utations to cabinet minlsU'i-s result In Vague promises and don't help us. R -'llevlng acute distress is li no mear.s our full program. We want t. reshape; 1 1 lie relations between capital and labor. la-bor. Workers of all trades must he admitted to control of enterprises, Wej propose to make this our main Issue and get nil workers to adopt this Idea This, we realize, Is not attainable with- lout a hard fight, ami we are certain there will be a big social upheaval this1 winter." J |