G. L. U. Proclamation: Ominous Reference to Continuance of Armed Pickets The following is the official bul-latin of the Shanghai General! Labour Union informing all labourers to return to work, as appeared jin the Chinese press yesterday morning, armed pickets being ex-
"This strike which was' started in Shanghai by the workers for the purpose of welcoming—the Southern Army and eliminating} the Northern milita has evidently proved a success and the Provisional Government has been established. We feel happy to say, that this success is the: result of the endeavours of our! workers.
"Now the Provisional Citizens' Government has recognized our 22 Demands and consented to enforce them as soon as possible, 30, therefore, we issue an order calling off the strike and all workers, excepting the armed pickets,' are requested to. return to their work at 10 o'clock thi morning (Thursday).
"We also expect that all works ers will retain the same spit ich they have exhibited in the past until we have taken back thy foreign settlements and obtaind our ultimate aim of establishing the Nationalist rule in the Con cession.'
Eight students met on Wednesday to celebrate a memorial for ths victims of the first general strik this afternoon at 2 p.m.) and ured all walks of life to attend, and sued a manifesto that they" could support the Provisional Government of, Shanghai *The Provisional Government. fu hai was established on Weds nesday afternoon in the yamen of the City Magistrate, An Executive Committee of 13 was elected, among whose number was Francis. Zi who 80 narrowly escaped with his life, while in the hands of Suis underlings. The General Come 6 consists of four, the Finance of four (including Ya Yah-ching) and the Office of three, on which i Francis Zia, The Seamen's strike was called off yesterday and the Customs Chi nese staff returns to work to-day.
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