The wisdom of this action was seen later for. when matters had been ettled, the boatmen in a body, decided that they should pay for the food they had seized in the morning. the people from whom they had taken the food were poor like themselves, they said, and should not suffer loss, The Secretary of the Municipal Government addressed the men and told them that they ought not to have come to Kulangsu to provoke mischief and give unnecessary trouble, but ihey should bring their grievances before the Mayor of Amoy, He advised them to resume work, "Stop your ferryboats then for the day and llew us to earn a few cen they shouted in reply.
The Secretary then suggested that they should meet in the Chungsan Park and their representatives could call on the Mayor who would certainly listen sympathetically to their complaints, In the afternoon they assembled in the Park and were told that the Government had decided to pay $4 per month to every boatman "No use, no use," the crowd shouted. but the Secretary went no to explain that this payment had nothing to de with the scheme of relief which the Government contemplated.
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