Canton, Aug. 6.
"Until the radicals a few weeks ago. started working in a secret way among the mechenies and seme of the other union men, Labour troubles. were seldom heard' of, In the past few years, the working man has not been an easy prey for agitators, because of the close watch the authorities have kept to prevent the bringing about of feeling of unrest. It has not been. at all easy for labour bodies secure permits without which they' cannot hold meetings of any kind. Taking it all in all, organized labour has been losing ground; one by one the compacts that, when Borodin was "boss," the" unions led the employers to sign, have been abrogated and, despite the fact that wages are much higher than they were a few years ago, most of the obnoxious regulations by which the employers had to abide have gone by the board.
'The men employed on the Satning Railway, a short line that runs through' two counties southwest of Canton, came out pretty well in their clash with the railroad administration and, encouraged by this partial victory, other labour] bodies in Canton' got ready to settle old scores with the employers. Tt was at just the right moment that the government became aware of the fact that Communists were behind the strikes that the unions were getting ready to call. With 'a ruthless hand, the government but a stop to the agitation, and thereafter even talk of strike has been rarely heard. The employees are keeping in the background, and the merchant who is having his innings. For one reason another, those in several lines of. business have either closed down temporarily oF are on the verge of] losing down.
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