Striking Experience in Hankows Oficials Not Really in Control Peking, Nov. 18.
According to messages received in Peking from Hankow it appears that while the Southern officials axe anxious to maintain normal rela~ tions with the foreign business firms, Labour agitators are making the position dificult.
Some of the Labour unions are making extreme demands and the officials seem quite unable to control them, A notable instance of this occur red on November 16, when the factory manager and a director of the Brit cigarette Ca, proceeded to the office of the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs to attempt to negotiate in connexion with a strike at the factory.
After the two foreigners, who were both Americans, had reached the office a large number of pickets crowded into the building and presented extreme demands, and they refused to allow the Americans to Teave until they agreed in writing.
The pickets kept them in the office until midnight, and it was only after strong representations had been made by the American Consul-General that they were released Reuter.
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