'The Union hus issued the fetlow.' ing manifesto:—Dew Brethren:—We have been! compelled to walk out on a second ivike in the following circum stances, (1) The reason of our first wae toring about the fof our reasonable demo there night be bette (2) After the strike we obeyed the instructions of the Kuomintang officials, We ated ina very order manner. Later a draft ment was signed on Dee The demands for the recog? the Union. an ight hour day, and an increase of $1 to $5 for' each Workman wer accepted. We are wave of the deceit of the! many hat in order to show re-
Government. we resumed work.
(2) We resumed work om Deeom-Her 10, but while we were proceed me ts the Wwarks we eneount Fela many di We were not permitted to pass a place on. the:
On Dee. 18 a delegation the strikers called on. the Kuomintang headquarters at West Gate and" alleged that several of their number had "surrendered to the offers of the capitalists" and had returned to work. The strikers informed the political leaders that if such returns happened again they intended taking matters in their own hands and would resort to Niolence to keep their ranks intact.
Those who returned are under '|stond to have been employed in important and vulnerable parts of the plants now denuded of workers ard the strikers are said to have already served notice on them that once outside the tection of the gquaris, they would be dealt with if found by any of the unemployed faction, The strikers say they have received messages of sympathy from workers in various industries in Charei and that offers of help have ive tendered daily by the Posts] Workers Union of the Settlement.
As matters now stand the strike has come to a virtual standstill, the of the Union holding and passing fearing that radicals night create disturbance and wey therefor rev. However the! workers obeyed the orders of the mintang officials to resume work existed on December 19 the ested parties in the French Concession over the tramway strike, ard as usual innocent persons those who ride in the public vehie!
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