Solidarity Forever

Solidarity Forever!

...a part story of the life and times of Percy Laidler

— the first quarter of a century...

Bertha Walker

CONTENTS

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COPYRIGHT NOTICES

PREFACE TO THE 2012 EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SOLIDARITY FOREVER LYRICS

PROLOGUE

1   BREAK O' DAY

Corindhap

The Family

Ballarat

2   TOM MANN

Tom Mann in Australia

The Social Questions Committee

The Party

The Free Speech Fight of 1906

The Socialist Sunday School

The Socialist Band, Orchestra and Choir

Co-operatives

Socialist Education

The Socialist and Publications

Literature

Social Life

Personalities

Socialist National Organisations

The Circolo Democratico Garibaldi

Dr. Omero Schiassi

The Matteotti Club

The Verein Vorwarts

The Russian Association

Miscellaneous

Conferences

The International Delegate

The Third Socialist Conference

3   LAIDLER IN THE VSP

Electioneering

Ben Tillett

Unemployed Struggles

Earlier Struggles

When Parliament had to Adjourn. Melee on the Mosaics

Interviewing Jack London

Laidler Moves Out

4   BROKEN HILL

The Lockout

Harry Holland

Tom Mann Committed

The Trial of Tom Mann

Unemployed Struggle at The Barrier

5   DECLINE OF VSP

Don Cameron

6   THE GROSS FAMILY

7   SYNDICALISM

8   WAR AND THE ANTI-CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGNS

The Conscription Referendum — Why it was Held

How to Defeat Conscription

Boy Conscription

The Churches During the War

Dr. Mannix

Trade Unions

The Politicians

Women in the Campaign

Geelong a Battle Ground

Propaganda

Violence

Soldiers for 'No'

The Verdict of the People

The Soldier Vote a Revelation

1917

White Australia

Some Reasons for Victory

Australia, One Bright Spot in a Dark World

Commemoration

The Red Flag Campaign

9   THE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD (IWW)

Release Work

10   ANDRADE'S BOOKSHOP

Thirst for Knowledge on Russia

The Shop as an Organising Centre

The Farralls

The Callards

Popular Works

Guido Baracchi

Labor College and Frank Hyett

The Proletarian

'Arbitration and the Strike'

The Friday Night Forum

11   POST-WAR RIOTS

Peace Celebrations, Melbourne

Fremantle's Eureka

Brisbane Riots

Townsville's 'Bloody' Sunday

12   THE WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL UNION (WIIU)

13   POST-REVOLUTION

The Early Australian Consuls of the USSR

The 1st Anniversary

Russian Relief

'Anything Fresh? What's New?'

Feinberg Debate

The Dinner

Freeman Remained a Free Man

The Melbourne Meeting

14   A MAN OF PRINCIPLE

15   PERCY BROOKFIELD

16   PROCESSIONS AND FORUMS

Union Jack Insulted

1918 Peace Celebrations

Forums of the People

17   O'CASSIDY, A SUAVE SPY

18   THE TRADE UNION PERIOD

The Trades Hall Council and the Labor Propaganda Group: 1922-1924

Eric Asche

Two Unique Strikes

19   THE POLICE STRIKE 1923

The Grievances

Police Didn't Like being Policed

Organising the Scabs

Derby Day

Trades Hall Council

The Specials

Scabs Stop-Work Meeting

The City Scene

The Conclusion

Ted Cummins

Barney Shanahan

Aftermath

Labor Party Embarrassment

20   THE HANGING OF ANGUS MURRAY

The People Reacted

21   THE COMMUNIST PARTY

The Second Founding (1924)

The Red Flag Flew for Lenin

22   EIGHT HOURS' DAY AND MAY DAYS REJUVENATED

1925

Eight Hours' Day 1924

23   BRIBERY — FITZROY

Tense Election Eve in Fitzroy

24   THE BRITISH SEAMEN'S STRIKE AND DEPORTATION ATTEMPT

The Strike Committee

The Simple Truth from the Men Worth More than Practised Oratory

329 Men March into Gaol

New Zealand

The Ships

Deportation

J. T. Lang

Henry E. Boote

Deportation Board Farce

Shipowners

Strike Moves

Elections

The End of the Strike

The Press

The Gains

25   EPILOGUE—1925-1945 SUMMARISED

The Depression

The Communist Party

Laidler, the Man

Omissions

ABBREVIATIONS

SOURCES

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