Hongkong, Feb. 27.
The Canton branch of the Communist Association has issued a manifesto to the striking seamen which reads as follows:
"We have struck for our existence. All right thinking lists or Merabers of the official peaceful ple who are not capit-oligarchy that backs them sympa-thie with us, We demand for everyone a life with meaning and an interest and will not be exploited by the minority like slaves or cattle. Therefore we have declared war on the capitalists and started a class warfare. This tremendous and heroic action of ours has brought us honour and will end in our victory. Capital under the present system of production has fattened securely on the blood of the toiling masses till it has become bloated and inert like a mosquito gorged with human blood. There fore it has fenced itself round with the rampart of class distinction but has insensibly been digging its own grave. Throughout the world Labour is arising and recovering its rights. Nevermore will it be trampled to death by Capital. We seamen cannot fail in our just demands but we must not grow careless. The tools of Capital are many; its spies everywhere; its false propaganda skilfully pushed to laad us astray.
To tus Birrer Enp.
"The following four points must be carefully borne in mind ""(1). To hold out to the end. Our latest conditions put to the shipowners represent the minimum compatible with modern society's requirements for the existence of an individual. We must on no account yield one inch to pressure or inducement. Be the mediators who they may, we must not give our consent till we get what we want, (2) Union is strength, Foreigners are apt to sneer at the spasmodic nature of—Chinese effort and our inabil to unite. The proverb says tire he hate
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