in London, and lately in Ireland, We have heard of hunger betes 2 but cannot recall that the scheme has ever, been tried in China. The fashion, however, spreads. The prisoners of the 2nd Provincial Prison inside the Chinese City are giving the method a trial. Whether they will continue hungry, and how long, remains to be seen.
On Wednesday last their food was brought to them as usual but each refused to eat- The chief warder rubbed his eyes, wondering whether he were awake or dreaming. Never had he heard of such nonsense. Fancy not eating the good things that were given them Calling each and every one of the hunger strikers before him, he put the question, "Who started this foolishness?" "We all did" was the reply.
When asked why they did this, the prisoners said that they were not satisfied with the arrangements that had been made for them during their stay in prison. They demanded: (1) Henceforth relatives of prisoners shall be allowed to bring into the prison, without restriction, food and clothing for any of the prisoners; (2) Pay shall be given to the prisoners for the amount of work done; and (3) The warder shall keep to his promise to give the prisoners fresh food twice a month, on the Ist and sth of each month.
So far. no reply has been given to the men- Meanwhile the strike continues and the men go hungry.
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