To the Bditor of the '"Nonrit-Citina DatLy. News."
Sir—In view of the continued attitude of this Company in the matter of arrears of salary dao to the Foreign ranks in its service it is surely high time that the Governments of the respective luckless nationals renewed their representations to the Nationalist Government and in no uncertain terms request this scandal be terminated forthwith. This, as apart from the question of unpaid pensions and allowances due to retired ranks, yyment of which has been in de-ult since the end of 1926.
'A brief resume of what has trans-plyed in this connection since the Nationalist Government forcibly took over control of the Company in February, 1928, may be of interest, About the middle of that month Mr. T. C. Chao assumed office as managing director appointed by the Nationalist Government. In an interview with a representative of the "North China Daily News" on 18th April, 1928, Mr. Chao is quoted as stating:—"After he (Mr. Chao) had taken over control of the affairs of the Company it was immediately decided that these salaries (arrears)
must be paid and he (Mr. Chao)
asserted yesterday that at the present time the majority of arrears had been paid up."
That was over two years ago and during the intervening period Mr. Chao has had fairly ample time to put the affairs of the Company on little more stable basis. That his words were not to be taken lightly is evidenced by the following, which occurs in the speech made by Mr. Chao to the party composing the German Industrial Mission on board the Company's s. "Kiang An" on ist May, 1980 and duly chronicled in your issue of 3rd May:—"During my two sears service I have left no stone unturned to introduce various reform measures {nto the management of our Com.
pany. Though we have achieved much progress in our endeavour, Yet we are not at all satisfied with our success."
'Thiat is the picture that Mr. Chuo has drawn for public consumption to fit in a period of the last two years, but waar the actual conditions are' to-day, is a totally different story. The writer has within the
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