In quarters devoted to social work the utmost interest has been} aroused by the prospective visit to Shanghai of Dame Adelaide Anderson, formerly Principal Lady Inspector of Factories under the Home Office in England. In connexion with her visit special attention has been drawn to the fact} that the Chinese Government recently issued factory regulations, but knowing how little ability rests in Peking to put its enactments into} force, we shall do better to give} heed to the work of other bodies, private and public, to whom the amelioration of the factory worker's lot is a prime consideration. We may usefully remember the first meeting of the Nationa] Christian} Council which laid emphasis on the relation of the Chinese Church to! the industrial problem and the Standing Committee on Social and, Tndustrial Relations which grew] out of that meeting. That Committee on May 18 telegraphed to Dame Adelaide Anderson asking for her help in their work, and within the next week or two her reply should be forthcoming. Because Dame Adelaide has herself in England had to see the struggle for legislation and factory inspection through its pioneer stages, she wil! have a great understanding of the difficulties that lie before China, and especially the National Christian Council in its endeavour to lead the way towards a better industrial order in this country.
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