The Kuo Wen News Agency re ports that the Shanghai General Labour Union has written to Gen.
hing to the effect, that, according to a letter received from the Wharf Coolies Union, they, the latter, have directed " their constituents to finish striking and go back to work. The General Union requested Gen. Shing to take necessary precautions to prevent trouble, should imposters imper-senate wharf coolies. The Shang hai Wharf Coolies Union, on the other hand, we are informed, haz sent out a circular letter in which they accuse the Godown Goods Discharge Union of having fulled to distribute among them the funds collected from the release of cargo. Continuing, the letter goes on to state that the Union cannot support their men and asks for finan assistance.
At a meeting of 20 representatives of the Federated Street Unions held on Monday, it was resolved that the Federation' should avoid all future dealings the General Union of Labour, Commerce—and Education, that no delegates should be sent to meetings of that organization, and, that th carefully consider the advisability of associating themselves with the commemorative gathering September 7, as proposed by the Shanghai Students Union.
Although 26 mechanics, who are cleaning the machinery of the Poo Cotton Mill—Chinese—have received threatening letters, they appeared for work as usual.
In the aide memoirs view of ned by Messrs. Yada the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Ca., with three mills, announced they were able to resume work with their own power, but s0 far no employees have returned to their former places.
Yesterday morning 150 of 200 employees of the Tobacco Products Ca., American—although some of their nuniter received. threaten letters—resumed work. It is. ex-ceted that trouble may ensue, but Precautions have been taken.
Only a small amount of strike pay Nas issued on Monday, $8,400—to 700 workers in Japanese concerns in Chapei $2 each; to 1,000 females in Pootung $1 each; and to 3,000 B. A, T. employees $2 each.
The China Soap Ca. had been' trying hard to get started again, jand although 150 workers have been sleeping on the premises, it was impossible to start operations, as power was available. A fireman jof this factory was taken into custody by a group of strikers from ithe factory and taken into Chapel. Detained here and assaulted, he wa: Jat last released through the efforts of the Woosung-Shanghai Constabulary. This is but one of th: many instances of assault on isola' Jworkers, who have tried hard to go. back to their former positions. The Pioneer Knitting Mill, which has attempted to carry on despite the
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