Denial of Canton Government of Responsibility for the Strike London, Mar. 22.
In the House of Commons to-day) replying to Mr, Viant (Labour) Mr, Amery said that the Canton Government's offer to mediate between the strikers and the Hong. Kong Government was based on a aim that they were not parties the strike or boycott but in the Hongkong Government's view that claim was vitiated by the fact} that the Canton Government had taken no steps to put an end to the intimidation of the workers
committee, whereby alone the strike ether. illegal activities of the strike) dJind.boyestt. in Canton had been maintained in flagrant violation of treaty obligations. Therefore the Hongkong Government were unable to regard the Canton Government} as other than principals, on whom responsibility—f the continued boycott lay. His Majesty's Govern. ment fully supported the attitude of the Hongkong Government and it now remained for the Canton Government to give prof of its sincerity and translate from words! to deeds its professed desire to see the present situation brought, to an end, Mr, Looker (Conservative) sugested that the Canton Government could end the strike movement they wanted to but that they were influenced by Russian advisers.
Mr. Amery expressed the opinion that this was 's0-—-Reuter,
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