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1912: The Syndicalist prints 'Don't Shoot' leaflet, by Fred Bower, urging soldiers not to fire on striking workers (see also: 27th June 1904)

Tom Mann is arrested 21 March after using this in a speech in Salford in support of striking miners. Trial takes place on 9 May and he is sentenced to six months. He is freed after six-weeks by public protest.

From the Working Class Movement Library: www.wcml.org.uk/people/tom_mann.htm