par Agreement on Major Points Following Intervention The strike of 4,000 women, 3,000 2,000 juvenile workers the British-American Tobacco Company, which, started on September 30 of last year, has finally been settled after protracted negotiations. Beginning with the strike of 300 juvenile workers of: the Pootung No. 1 factory, the settlement of which proved abortive, the situation developed until the workers of all three factories of the Company were involved and a complete cessation of work was effected on October 18.
After many attempts at mediation from various quarters, and when the strike had been in progress for about three and a half months, Mr. T, V. Soon, Nationalist Minister of Finance, finally succeeded in calling a round table conference, which was held at his residence.
'Representatives of the Company and labourers, after much discussion, came to'an agreement over the major points issue, and, at dinner given at the Finance' Minister's residence, 322 Route Vallon, on Monday, a formal agreement was signed, a translation of which
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