Foreigners Held Key to Industry "Taking advantage of the poor condition "of the coal industry in China,. foreign coal merchants have cornered the coal market this country," says. the course of a telegram to the National Government appealing for aid for the industry.
Declaring that their interests are at stake and that failure the part of the Government come to their assistance adverse effect on Chi industry and to Chinese" commu wally and that huge sums of money flow into foreign coffers each year. They state that they have drawn the attention of the Central Government to. the matter on numerous occasions but the authorities have taken little oF notice and it would appear that the latter have been unaware of the situation although the National Government has been in existence for five years.
Since the matter is of such vital importance to the nation at large, the writers state that they remain silent no longer so. they suggest that, in order to find a solution, the' coal merchants and all others interested ili coal should hold a joint meeting with repre~ sentatives of the Ministries of Industries, Railways and Commu cations as soon as possible,
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