According to the " Mingkuopa fa letter has been received Shanghai Chinese General of Commerce from Comdr. [Shih-lien, of the 2ad Fengtien Army, urging that the strike should speed" ily be brought to an end. The Istter oes on to say that the Losses 29 the Chinese people must be very hea The Commander says that very sorry to see te strike on especially az it has atzeady lasted a month and if the strike eontin-2 will be-the industry of the country t2 a great General Sheng suggests that fac tories run by Chinese capitalists should be re-opened for work. He also observes from inquiries that in Shanghai there at re some 30 differ. ent educational, eommersiat and labour organizations. As these associations are for the purpose of "National Salvation" it would be better for them to amalgamate and hould the strikers have any opinions to express either to him or to the Central Government, they. would very easily do so in the arns of the amalgamated associations.
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