London, Mar, 16.
In the course of an editorial allusion to the Japanese decision that the time is not ripe for the return of Japanese concessions in China, the "Daily Telegraph" observes that if any disposition did exist in Tokyo te make such an advance in the absence of pressure it could hardly have survived the knowledge of what actually followed the British policy Jof meeting the Natiosfalists' demands more than half-way, for, says the paper, there is no wonder that the! forms on which the British cone tory women and children dressed ity Dive cotton coolie-cloth and wearing union badges tabled in the proses sion here to-duy to celebrate Inter national Women's Day. Womtett students sind women delegates public bodies followed.
All territory under Nationalisé Jeontrol declared a women's holiday In the working-women's process sion there were hundreds and hum reds of little girls, of seven, eight, nine and ten years old—factory hands at local mills and factories where they work twelve tours" day and often seven days a week for, a handful of coppers.
Nationalist feminist banners were held aloft throughout the women's ranks with slogans calling for, freedom for women ard equal rights jand wages with men.
There were many banners pledging support to the Nationalist movement of Hupeh province was held at, Wochang as part of the celebration, the afternoon a gigantic women's mass, meeting took place at Hankow, attended by. thousands om women workers, students and presentatives Women lead rust and Nationalist revolution Fiady"'without" even Inglating™ the new world opening out for which the steamer fixed 0} aiitnry of the ion for some. war activision, Rortesponding. war ammunition, Sng stowed on board, so, that merchant. steamer appeared convert= ed ton warcrafts foreigners had done for China anc id] Sino-Japanese Commercial Treaty Jappreciated the help which had been: ieiven by foreign en pital, machinery find in other ways,
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