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41023	Haw, George	From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.			.txt	text/plain	77920	4653	78	even remotely suggests the real labouring men of London; and that is Mr. Will Crooks. "I owe something to an old man who went round the poor people's houses This time Crooks determined to try to find work outside his own trade. Crooks told the man to go home, promising to come to him presently. The day came when Crooks was offered work nearer Poplar. How came it that a working man like Crooks was able to give his whole So the Will Crooks Wages Fund was formed by the Poplar Labour League. London County Council, which was only three years old when Crooks joined The good people of Poplar expect Crooks to meet all their needs. All who labour and are poor in Poplar look upon Crooks as the unfailing As the two men came away, "I'm proud of the poor," said Crooks. Crooks's Poor Law Policy Attacked--How a Local Government Board	./cache/41023.txt	./txt/41023.txt