Inquities at the Seamen's Union headquarters in Boulevard des Deux Republiques elicited the fact that the seamen were not concerned about the financial aspect of the it demands showed. was a just settlement of the incidents at the different ports in which Chinese had been "murdered" and not increasees in pay. The demands included this las the following:
(A) that te their original posts; (2) that full wages must be paid to the same for the whole period of the strip (3) that no dismissals shall take} place within the next six months ud after that period no seamen are be dismissed without reasonable and (4) that proper treat. ment shall be meted out to all classes of seamen.
The Chinese Seamen's Union (the Shanghai office is only a branch, the headquarters being in Canton) consists of all classes of seamen, '—tallors, firemen, boys and compradores. Misunderstandings had risen in connexion with the name fof the union, which had resulted, we were told, in its recent suppress tion by Gen. Shing Shi-lien, There were other organi formed for the Seamen' sent out the intimidating letters, one of which, sent to the B. & S. str, Tatung, finally reached the hands of Gen. Shing, who ordered the Unions to be closed. 2
Funds "Astray Questioned with reference to the alleged misappropriation of funds, those in charge informed our reporter that so far as the Seamen's Union was concerned this could not} be proved—the books were always open for inspection by interested parties. sr, they admitted that there might have been mis-
In conclusion, our representa was told that some 212 seamen arrived during the past two days from Japan, these for the moat part being members of the crews of the Blue Funnel steamers and the Empress liners: Altogether more than 1,600 of these men had come back to China, and whilst in Japan they were treated cordially by the Chinese community and by Japanese seamen and socialists, who took them out on motor car and launch excursions and paid their expenses whilst in Japan and their fares to China, Bands were played in their honour as they left Japan, About 300 men still remained in Japan.
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