Action by Chinese Authorities for Disobedience of Martial Law Once more native authorities headed by Dr. V. K. Ting, Director of the Port of Shanghai and Woo-ung, have seen fit to order the suppression of the Chinese Seamen's Union, and this order was carried out on Saturday afternoon at four: o'clock by the subordinates of Gen, Yen Chun-yang, Commissioner of the Sun-Wu Police.
The reason for the sealing of the headquarters of the Union has not} teen made public but it is believed that it has some connexion with the. Union's virulent outbursts connexion with the Wanhsien incident and Sun Chuan-fang's deci up all organizations supporting, or in any way affiliated with the Kuomintang. An unofficial statement issued by the authorities is to the effect that the sealing took place Lecause of the Union's refusal obey the official order forbidding, the conventing of any meetings. whatever and to observe the rules governing the administration vf martial law which was introduced on Saturday morning.
The Forbidden Meeting It appears that information had reached the Director of the Intel ligence Bureau of the Shanghai and Woosung Police, Supt, Wei Chunghisiu, to the effect that a meeting was'to be held at the headquarters of the Chinese Seamen's Union, 131 Siao Long Pang Road, near Fu'Yu Gate, Chinese City, on Saturday. afternoon. As all meeting had been forbidden, the detective chief received the approval of his superiors: to raid the place. Together with eight detectives and a posse of police from the first district police station, he visited the place, and, after Posting men at various points and surrounding the building, Supt. Wei forced an entry, Ten men were inside the building and they were arrested and all the books, accounts and" papers of the Union were seized and taken to the police headquarters. The doors were closed, seals were Maced across them and men were posted on duty to see that none entered or left the building without permission, Questioned at the police hend-quarters, prisoners denied that they were holding a meeting and stid that they had been arrested through 4 misunderstanding which tosily be cleaved, but it was d to detain them pending G wkeision in the matter, A "Certain" Place urgent meeting (says the Chinese press) when certain presided over a gather-The chair. reumstances surrounding the sealing of the Union and the "unlawful" arrests, it was re-open 3.'To appeal to the Kuomintang, the General "Labour Union, the Street and kindred organizations. for support:
Po" appoint delegates to purchase food for the prisoners and to call upon {hele taites' expose sympathy aad omnfort them ady through the country and to apes To. notify. the "whole Labour te. them for supports and "To. establish temporary hend-quarters ata certain place in order carry on the work of the. Union and to prevent any interference with, Bs" business.
'The General Lebour Union culated' message to the various organizations in Shanghai and throughout the country to the effect that the Union had been illegally suppressed by the police and that 10 arrests had been made, Ail labourers, the message said, viewed with alarm and the General Labour Union exhorted all to dis. cuss plans for the rescue of the ers and send delegates to their to offer their condolences, "It is an important matter," the message concludes, "and must not, overlooked."
'The Shanghai Ships' Workers' Guild expressed their alarm upon
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