▁Indust rial ▁Work ers ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁definite ▁anti - war ▁st ance . ▁In ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁Town ▁Hall ▁for ▁example , ▁he ▁spoke ▁on ▁" the ▁Rich ▁Man ' s ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Po or ▁Man ' s ▁Fight ." ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁was ▁frequently ▁arrested , ▁ja iled ▁and ▁threatened ▁with ▁being ▁deport ed ▁by ▁the ▁authorities , ▁or ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁by ▁rough s ▁and ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁occasion ▁was ▁thrown ▁in . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁Again st ▁War ▁and ▁F asc ism , ▁organ ised ▁largely ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁organis ers ▁to ▁task ▁for ▁their ▁do ctr inaire ▁approach , ▁and ▁was ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁Y ar ra ▁Bank er ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁became ▁an ▁institution ▁as ▁a ▁speaker ▁on ▁the ▁Y ar ra ▁Bank ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁until ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁each ▁Sunday ▁he ▁would ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁Fre edom ▁stand , ▁conduct ing ▁meet ings ▁and ▁lect uring ▁on ▁social ▁questions , ▁working ▁conditions ▁and ▁other ▁issues . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁meet ings ▁with ▁a ▁cow ▁bell , ▁behind ▁him ▁would ▁be ▁d rap ed ▁two ▁red ▁flags : ▁one ▁with ▁' An archy ' ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁' Fre edom ' ▁worked ▁on