The most important incident of} the strike that has occurred for some time took place in Chapei on Saturday afternoon. It was in the nature of an attack by the moderate Labour element upon the Bolshevik tection, and ix believed to have been responsible for many casualties. Two men were killed (although another report puts the number as high as half a dozen) and about a score were injured. The attack was on the headquarters of the General Labour Union at 27 Was Shing Lee Alleyway, (near the hea: quarters of Gen. Shing Commander-in-Chief of the Shans: kai and Woosung Martial Law. Forces) by about 150 dissatisfied strikers who demanded that Li Lih xan, the notorious Bolshevik ident of the General Labour Unicr, be handed river to them fur! them into trouble by his empty. Bolshevistic promises, +A Carefully Planned Raid Fyom inquiries, it woold appear that on Saturday afternoon at about 5 o'clock the malcontents tuiddenly surrounded the Union and rineed men on guard at the gates the different branch alleyway; motor car arriving at the same time Jonded with a big stock of kniv iron and wooden bars and other implements, which were at once dintrib: sted, Between 40 or 50 of the men entered the place and determinedly "began to _belabot everybody and everything that they could lay hands across, Two members of the notorious Chanel Protectionary Force "guarding" the toco were" wounded, one rather severely, the other being bound hand and foot by the raiders, who pro ceded to cut the telephone wires and smash the tables and chairs, The members of the Union who were Present retaliated with equal bit-torness and vigour, with the result that by the time the end had arrived many were lying, from both sides, amid the debris, seriously injured, Several men, armed with pistols, fired into the air, but it is believed that they did no damage, Police whistles were sounded, but neither the police nor soldiers stationed inthe mone vicin! arrived by the time the att eft, and only one arrest was made, the' culprit being tthe time in Posseasion of an bar.
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According to an eye-witness, the Police in Chapei saw exactly what was going on and the military authorities must have heard the blowing of police whistles, yet no attempt whatever was made to despatch men to the spot or to disserve the gathering. A number of id our informant, were lying ground, but nobody w: lowed by the police to go near. The wounded eventually were removed to hospital:
The Strike Funds Whilst some are of the opinion that the attackers were amuse! those who had been promised, but had not received, strike pay from! the Generals@abour Union, there appears to be no question whatever that the fight was one between the Bolsheviks, who had controlled the Union, and the moderates, Who hal been ousted by the former, trouble! Detween the two elements having deen brewing for a long time. It true that the moderates claimed that they" bed_ been robbed by the Bolsheviks, and they say that since the beginning of the! strike they have not received a tingle cent from the strike fonds, hich for the past two months have been controlled by. the radicals. 'They claim that the radicals ohta large sums of money which thes have misappropriated and used to! farther Bolshevik propaganda. instead of using it for' its. proper purpose, and that the leaders have! been preaching to them Bolsheviei instead of real patriotism. They further allege that. the Bolsheviks have led them on aid cheated them with empty promises, which they at first believed to be irve.
The General Labour Union, apa from writing to Gen. Shing dem ing that an investigation shoul be made and the culprits punished, have wired to the authorities in the outports praying that all Inbour unions should be protected from such attacks in the future.
till Sunday' afte were informed by the Chapei potic several men had nuniber of the in custody.
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