"Factory Inspection in China" forms the subject of the: excellent monograph written by Mr. Tien-tsung Sih as No. 6. of Volume IT of series of Information Bulletins pub-Ushed by the Council of International Affairs at Nanking, Happily the time {is past when a writer on such a topic would be compelled to fall back on. the historic device of the compiler of 8 book on Ireland when confronted with the necessity of disposing of a chapter headed "snakes" Stil, as Mr. Chen Kung-po when Minister of Industries admitted, the task of en-foreing the Factory Laws cannot be rushed and the Government's idea of 'a gradual approach to the problem is entirely sound. Mr. Tien-tsung Sih naturally gives attention to the discussions between the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Chinese auhorities on the question of inspection. Like other people he seems to imfagine that the Consular Body reject. fed the agreement which was reached between the two parties, As this Journal pointed out the Consular de-sion actually gave the two Munielpalities ground for holding that the agreement in the main had received approval and, indeed, sympathy but the Consuls considered that it should specifically acknowledge that th provisions of the Chinese Factory Law did not apply to factories which jay without Chinese jurisdiction, The signatories of the agreement had evidently taken the view that that Was implleltly acknowledged and as the Ratepayers of the Settlement had already approved the application of the Councils Factory the agreement cr—as Mr, Tien-tering Sth less violently puts it—*putting jan obstacle to the smooth funetionons Ing of the Chinese Labour laws" but as. all that the Consuls require is
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