Teingtao, Jan, 31.
The Kiao-Tsi Railway manage-iment is much relieved by the return fof all employees to work after the China New Year holidays, as it had been known that agitators were endeavouring to incite all departments to declare a strike and remain away, The bitter agitation a the Managing Director, Mr. Tao, and the Vieo Managting Direct or, Mr. Chu, i+ still unabated, and the danger of a walkout has not been entirely removed. The management believes, however, that the employees will not go so far.
Moreover, not all of the employees by any means are lending a wil ear to such talk. In fact, the line is divided into' two camps, the Shantung and non-Shantung' elements. The latter, of course, is holding aloof from the present movement to oust the management.
Resolutions have been passed by scores of Shantung organizations, roundly condemning Messrs. Kan and Chu for alleged malice against Shantung provincials and_prinsipally for the dismissal of 20 depart mental off als upon the advent of the jew directors about a month a union meeting of 86 Tsinan the other day, a mwas drawn up which is said to be representative of the attitude of more than 100,000 members of these societies. Messrs.
Kan and Chu were ex resolution, which wou declaration that the si it. ganizations would not cease to fight the management until it was driven out of office—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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