At a meeting, held secretly in the Shanghai Gi Labour Union, 100 fous labour lations resolved to issue a declaration condemning the police and demanding that the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs should lodge a pro test with the British Consul-General demon 1, That the arrested lnbourer# be released.
2 That compensation be paid the wounded, 3. That an apology be tendered the Chinese authorities, 4. That the police should nit terfere with future processions in the Settlement.
Refore adjourning they discussed the time worn and futile, but never theless perplexing, question of how tw raise more money to continue the strike.
'The Citizens' News Agency reports that on Tuesday afternoon 4¢ Isbourers met to be informed: that the Chinese Cotton Millowners had agreed to donate $2 to each employee ud the Chamber of Commerce $1 each, Not being given {o understand that the manage: ments had agreed to recognize the: unions or the principle of equal pay to men and women, it was de: cided to continue negotiations on these points, According to the "China Times" reprecentativer of 23 labour grot in Yangtezepoo met to discuss expected reopening of the New Engineering and Ship Building Works. The usual manifesto urge ing the workers to refuse to resume their work, was, according to this Journal, the result of the confer-nee.
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