The Ministry, however, bias ulveady taken action, having sent three investigators here to inquire into railway affairs in order ascertain whether certain charges Jao warranted. This commission feonniste of Lu Meng-hsing, Cou! neller of the Ministry, Liu' Ching shan, Director of Railways, and H. Chen. They arrived here today." Pending their investigation the present managers have beet. advised to retain their posts.
Railway men do not believe a general railway strike is possible. Many employees are quite sats whole agitation appearing tq have been initiated by disgruntled discharged employees. happened these were chiefly Shan-among the foreign community to believe that what Messrs. Kan and Chu did was for the best interests of the railway. The new men' engaged in place of those dismissed are all trained railway men of long Doubtless, Messrs. Kan were building for the future. appears, however, that they were too hasty in taking the bull by the horns. Such drastic action was sure to antagonize the Shantungese.
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