Various Chinese organizations have entered strong protests against the forced conscription of Chinese Tabour, ud judging from the ro-perts which were published in the Chinese press last Friday their protests have been listened to. General Feng-lin is said to have issued fu order that no less severe penalty than capital punishment will meted' out to persons who extort money under the cloak of conserinting labour, who attempt to conscript women, and who fail to pay wages to conscripted coolies. The authorities are to pay 5Y cents per
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