The Archive · 1928

Agitation Against Tram Way Workers

On Wednesday afternoon a Chi-left. pamphlets in the Shan; hai Electric Construction Co.'s Way side Depét. The pamphlets purported to have been issued by the Shanghai Municipal Works Em. ployees' General Labour Unioa, and exhorted employees to unite and renew their efforts. The pamphlet ends with the following slogans:—Keep in mind the Twenty-seven demands: "Let us demand the payment of our wages for the period of strike:" "Oppose the arrest or dismissal of workers for having participated in the strike:" "Kill all those labour traitors who were active during the period of strike!" "Let us continue the economic struggle in order to obtain the final victory!" Let us continue the political struggle in order to do away with the reactionary politicians and obtain complete emancipation for workers! "Long live the Tramway Workers" Emancipation!"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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