In an effort to stay the action of the Rickshaw Board which has re-Jected its pleas to postpone enforce ent of the new Public Rickshaw Licenee Cooditions from August 1 for two months, the Shanghai Rickshaw Owners" Association filed petition with the Shanghai Municipal Council on Tuesday (July 24) for a complete reconsideration of the resolutions it previously passed regarding the rickshaw business in the International Settlement.
Holding the action on the part of the Board as tyrannical and in utter disregard of the interests of the public rickshaw owners, the "Association has also petitioned the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Ratepayers' Association, and various countrymen's associations for assistance. It pointed out that should the activities of the Board proceed unchecked, all merchants engaged in the rickshaw business would soon be ruined, of the Council and that the owners are planning for our relict. We emphatically deny this statement and refuse to give our sympathy to them. What the owners call relief is nothing but a high-sounding phrase. When they are doing everything 10 squeeze and exploit us, what is the Use of talk about relief?
"Our sole request is that your Board will stand firm by your plans to benefit the pullers and to give effective relief." To all the work designed for our real benefit we pullfers pledge solemnly our support unto death and we request that your Board will appoint responsible people to organize the Mutual Aid Association at the earliest possible date, for: which we shall be very grateful..."
In addition to sending in the above petition, representatives of the' petitioners have also called on the Board to stress their request.
Owner's Offosition
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