Tt was fairly well ascertained yesterday that the labour and student bodies of Shanghai are planing a mass meeting for tomorrow at the Public Recreation Ground acor the West Gate which, should it not be put down by th Chinese authorities, may possibly assume serious proportions. It is Tearned that for the—occasion thousands of handbills have been printed to distribute at the mectinz and that well-laid plans are homy made to carry out the Red muneuvre, 'The announced purpose of the meeting is for the furtherance of the citizens' demand for autonomy' of the government of Shanghai, but it is feared that, should the meeting arca net under way, it willie practically an anti-foreign and anti-Northern affair. Most of the labour and student bodies of Shanghai have held meetings during the past few days at which members were urged to attend the meeting.
About 30 ex-workers of the Japanese cotton mills held a meeting on Thursday and passed interesting resolutions, amongst which were the fellowing:—1. That all Iubourers be urged to attend the mass meeting. 2, That the Japanese eciton mills the requested to re-employ all the workers who have hhoen dismissed in recent years and that suitable plans be made to ensure their compliance with these demands, 3. That all workers he notified that Chiang Kai-shek has promised financial assistance to all Jabourers who will goon strike, 4, That the strike committee in Hankow should be sent a telegram of congratulations on its splendid contribution to. making the pro-Wetarian liberation movement. a sneeees. 5, That the various organizations be urged to renews their activities and secure from the capitalists concessions which will enable them to raise their standard of living.
The Federation of Street Unions held a meeting on Thursday which they appointed a committee: of six persons to arrange the reorganization of the General Union of Labour, Commerce and Education, which organization was in charge of the general strike in the summer of 1925,
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