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The marchers arrived in London on October 31, almost a month after leaving. The total amount of signatures on the petition was 12,000, and was handed into Parliament by Wilkinson. The Prime Minister of the day, Stanley Baldwin, refused to see any of the marchers' representatives, claiming he was too busy. The marchers generally received sympathy, though no proposal was made to help Jarrow, despite the petition being accepted in the House of Commons. Several years after the Jarrow March, in 1938, a ship-breaking yard and engineering works were established in Jarrow. The following year, a steelworks was established. Still, the depression continued in Jarrow until the beginning of World War II, when industrial production increased due to the nation's need for re-armament. The Jarrow March is fondly remembered by those on the left in British politics as a landmark in the history of labour movement, even though the Labour Party of the day opposed it, and the Trades Union Congress circularized Trades Councils advising them not to help the marchers[2]. The last surviving member of the march, Cornelius Whalen, died on September 14, 2003, at 93.[3]
The marchers arrived in London on October 31, almost a month after leaving. The total amount of signatures on the petition was 12,000, and was handed into Parliament by Wilkinson. The Prime Minister of the day, Stanley Baldwin, refused to see any of the marchers' representatives, claiming he was too busy. The marchers generally received sympathy, though no proposal was made to help Jarrow, despite the petition being accepted in the House of Commons.
Several years after the Jarrow March, in 1938, a ship-breaking yard and engineering works were established in Jarrow. The following year, a steelworks was established. Still, the depression continued in Jarrow until the beginning of World War II, when industrial production increased due to the nation's need for re-armament.
The Jarrow March is fondly remembered by those on the left in British politics as a landmark in the history of labour movement, even though the Labour Party of the day opposed it, and the Trades Union Congress circularized Trades Councils advising them not to help the marchers[2].
The last surviving member of the march, Cornelius Whalen, died on September 14, 2003, at 93.[3]
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