The Shanghai "Nippo" takes quite! an optimistic view of the strike situation and, despite the fact the Naigai mills affected, is of the other Japanese institutions will not be affected. The journal intimate: that agitators and professional radicals have been attempting to, induce seamen and wharf coolies the employ of Japanese concerns to Join in the strike, but these factions Taughed at their proposals wher told that no strike funds were available, Malicious rumours regarding the Yangtzepoo situation were run to earth, it is stated, and were found to be a tissue of lies, fabrications on the part of Inbour headquarters.
It is reported that a deputation of four labourers approached Mr. TT, Funatsu, director-general of the Japanese Cotton Millowners' Association with a document which stated that the present agitation was not of diplomatic concern, but all the workers desired was justice in connexion with Chen Ah-dong's death and remuneration for his family.
A Faked Photog:
In this connexion, it to note that a alleged family, which ai the Chinese press, was a fake, being composed of portions of two photographs pasted together.
Mr. G. Okada, local manager of the Naigai Wata Kaisha, said yesterday that a large proportion of their employees would be glad to resume work, this being evidence by the attitude of the employees at the number 9 who came on Monday to draw their pay, but would not work because they' were afraid of rough handling by paid hooligans. The night shift of one of the mills and the day shift of another were working, he added, so that they were not entirely out of commission. He believed that the Nagasaki District Court were doing their best in the trial of two men who were alleged to have acted beyond "the legal Yimits of self defence." When their verdict waa} handed down the matter must take
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