At 8 o'clock Saturday afternose the staff was called out by the General Labour Union and threatened with death if they went back work, The same was done in the case of the "Central China Post."
On the following Sunday the only} apers were bulletins in the windows of the newspaper offices, One on} Sunday reads:—
"At 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon the Labour Union instructed the unions to notify the offices of the 'Herald' and 'Post' that their workmen were to quit work THEY WOULD BE siter. The editor of the 'Herald' and the American Corsul-General called on Eugene Chen at 4 o'clock and were informed that he would see what could be done.
No reason was given for the order to the employees, The matter is still int of the Mi (Sgd.) Bruxo Scnwanrz, The edition of the paper for the following day was the same and "The foreign banks of Hankow are to be subjected to a strike this morning. The banks had received no word of this move yesterday, but labour circles declared they would picket all foreign banks this morning and shut off all food supplies from the foreign Why has this been dons? "Asx M, Bonopin!!"
According to Mr. Mann this has been put int" effect. The Labour Union has ordered all employees not to go back to work until the pre-pesterous demands present: d a month ago had been submitted to; the foreign staffs would not be allowed from the building, all servants would be called out and, no food would be allowed in.
Picket Tyranny Threatened with Death There have been numerous stances of the pickets going private homes and intimidating the servants, while if was not unns for motor-cars belonging to foreign-
A Japanes: reporter on the "Post" was kidnapped and held for three days during which he was abused by, ithe intimidators. All delivery coolies were wareed that they would be jbillea if caught delivering foreiga Papers.
At the present time the papers are printing mimeographed copies of the Papers in the office of the "Herald"
On Tuesday following.the desi down of the papers Mr. Schwarts's motorcar was left out in front the office and was set on fire by [some of the pickets, No attempt is being made by the Nationalist police to protect the lives or property of foreigners from the pickets. Acts of violeme are committed under their very noses while they look' on and laugh at the foreigner's plight.
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