* * * * The Unemployed Marchers The unemployed march
on London now in progress is a peculiarly cruel form of propaganda, for whilst it serves no purpose beyond that of arousing some undis- criminating resentment in the minds of those who arc moved to pity by the dreary spectacle of the marchers, it inflicts upon the men themselves hardships unforeseen by most of them, and leaves them at the end worse off than before. But it is futile to demand that the Government should put its foot down and forbid these marches. Men have a right to walk about Britain if they wish to, singly or in companies, so long as they have no unlawful purpose ; and it would be a bad thing for this country if Governments were given the power at their discretion to suppress the right to organize demonstrations. If there shoUld be any legal flaw in the contracts arising from the promises of the organizers and the undertakings signed by the men, that, of course, would provide a case for taking action. It is worth remembering that the main object aimed at by the Communists is publicity. There is a remedy for that. It is within the power of the Press to give them, not the publicity they want, but the publicity they deserve—which is none at all.
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