Workers Seized and Shot by Communists was learned to-day that a great deal of violence had occurred in Pootung on Tuesday. A number of foremen and workers, who had been opposed to the domination of the Labour Union were arrested during the day by civilians who pointed themselves as judiciaries and police and held summary churia martial, No charges were preferred against those arrested, and a large number of them were executed the spot. Some shooting also way! heard in the afternoon, indicating ists. further outrages by the Commun.
Several arrests of persons why were distributing inflammatory Hiterature took place to-da most of the eases the men eared after a cautioning.
'A party of Wayside police raided and closed an agitation ba: Ward Road which was office by the Shanghat East, em District Labour Union, Seven men and six women were found on the premises and ordered out of the house. Five setters, containing cir. culars with the chop of the General Labour Union, were seized. Thes gave 14 minimum demands for the Shanghai workers. The letters were intended for the managers of var. fous concerns, Six persons were arrested in pingliang Road in possession of shire banners with such inscriptions "The holy labourers," "Drive out the foreign soldiers," "The Yui Fong [Cotton Mill Labourers' Union." They were taken to Yangtzepoo static and cautioned,
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