The writer is of opinion has never been a strik roaning of the word. The primitive emotions of workers have doubt been worked upon in ccrtain cases, as at Japanese mill, but in most eases workers have downed tools under threats. No demands have ken made and, more important, no animus has been shown to employers of labour in the main by their ow n work people. The writer has been in fairly close touch with about 400 men in his employ for more than 20 years: many of them personally and where they live. When the "strike" was declared they were quite frank in their attitude—there was a smal! [percentage of ill-feeling owing to: the false statements made by the Chinese press, but they "had to stop work for a few days because they }"much feared." Talk of protection }was of no avail because most of them lived in Chapei, Nantao or the Native City. They therefore walked out, leaving everything as orderly as possible, and with many sincere ex-Pressions of regret.
Accusations of being rabbits and irverterbrates have been made Jagainst them, with much truth from [the Western of view. In this matter che traditions and training Jof the Fast and the West are op-Posite as the poles, and we have to accept facts as they are. Let it, however, be said that the threats that have been made are no idle Jones. Several verified cases can Pointed to where the homes of work-Jers have been broken to matchwood, and indignities thrust upon their families while the head has been carrying on his usual work,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.