After the Ottawa Conference concluded in 1932 , Whiteside made a speech supporting its outcome and attacking the idea of a meat quota during which he described quotas as " Socialism run mad " . With the rise to prominence of the British Union of Fascists and its ' Blackshirts ' , Whiteside urged in January 1934 that no political body be allowed to wear a uniform because doing so would be liable to lead to breaches of the peace . He also urged adoption of the 24-hour clock . Whiteside was a supporter of the International League Against the Export of Horses , and spoke at a May 1934 meeting in support of the Export of Horses Bill which made illegal the trade in live horses for meat
Ottawa Conference
British Empire Economic Conference
Noel Whiteside