general strike of telegraph operators in various parts of the country began to-day. On Saturday a ccmference was called by service, the men's demands employees of the
were tabled and wired to the Ministry—of Communications, of 36 hours in which to consider them. The Ministry did not comply with the request, so the strike started to-throughout the country will be day. suspended. The men-met on Satur-'The Peking office is accepting day evening and decided to present telegrams for points north of the the management with the following. capital and for points which can demands," which were pasted unbe reached by cable along the coast. However, it cannot reach animously:—That the Chinese Telegraph various places in the interior. The strike is regarded as the recognized; Operators? Union be unconditionally} ical sequel of the postal strike '2. That the employment of apprentices be discontinued and that the operators be paid $28 a month from the time that they enter the when agitators made attempts to spread disaffection among the telegraph operators as wel WEDNESDAY. the regulations governing the issue of gratuities and allow. ances be revised in the interest of the employees; 4. That the Operators' Union be allowed to have four representatives on the Board which arranges contracts with foreign companies That all the main and branch Yines be frequently examined and kept in good condition; That no members of the Union be transferred or punished! without substantial reason; and 7, That all operatives resign en Lice it a satisfactory answer to these demands be not received within 86 hours, The Local Situation The telegraph men's strike continued yesterday in Shanghai but, according to information from Peking, an early settlement is expected, concessions being mentioned.
Mr. Yeh Kung-cho (Director-General of Telegraphs) has ordered Mr. Sun Sheng-wu, Director of the Kiangsu Telegraph Adiministration, to report to him in detail fon the present trouble and the events leading up to it.
Mr. Sun, interviewed by representatives. of the press, said that there were some 300 men engaged inthe Shanghai office, more than 320 of whom received more than
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