uch acts on the part of the capitalists have caused the worker to lose confidence in the company they constitute contempt for the Kuomistang. The workers wet to go on strike for ein order to carry against the capitalists, It is the duty of all labourers in Shanghai to renter them assistance because their failure would well. Lot us swear to struggle against the French eapitalists. As we are not strong enough to carry on the struggle we, therefore, appeal to you for assistance g0 8 to enable us to carry on the Wesperate struggle and to attain At the conclusion of the meeting able influence aver I speeches urging the workers to persevere in the strike were made by of local Taboue the Commercial ted Concessions Twenty members of the strik committee held a further meeting in an upstairs room, and a conduct or of the company reported that the trottie manager had offered th following concessions to settle the strike of workers in the Traflic Department. out. wages be granted 1. That an irerease of 1
workers, That the working ime be set at nine hours por day.
3. That an adklitional conductor be engaged on every ear.
That all conductors had been dismissed but who by good recoils be reinstated.
After jeussion it was decided to onder not to break the strikers these people and to 1 ers not to negotiate veith the corns pany without tke sanction of the Strike Commi On December 23. the strikers received a contribution of $49.50" for their relict fun of the Shangha from the workers Electric Consteuce tion Company.
Possibilities of Trouble During the holidays the strikers met and resolved to present a solid front ta the management. Should the strike not he safed in the near future itis believed that more tromlle will follow the em: the where at the pre of substitutes have According the cular, ps have men tume. for mechanics), nit a humus montit's. pay at China It was fortin pany lvl Acconpixc to a Chinese press report, the gunboat Chuctung, on which Gen. Li Chung-jen, of Hankow, and Gen. Chu Pei-teh, of Kiangsi, were travelling to Nanking, went aground at Lu Chu-chow, 30 Li from Anking on Christmas Eve. The distinguished leaders later Members of this societ ly they freely indus people for ransom, axa) in driving away the fluence from Shanghai immediately after his occupation of—this Ma Chen a 00m came a subject eritietsm, 'A strike of workers of the we shall refrain from publishing the name of this. man, who ie the wire-paller inthe pre strike, which a close sensational op nese police The French Concession Strike appears that origin: the strike of public utili the} French Concession had been aimed to destroy the influence of fous Faung, whose root planted in the French Concession. The mem who knew anned, kept themselves busy and did everything in their pawer to cheek the outbreak 2]. teke strike, partly for welfare and to win the favour of the French police. The workers were threatened with the usual (errori sures and this kept them quis rest for some time. They pre-remain silent for the time postpone the launching weapon for the fur-therence of their demands as. well fas checking the influence of the i. In the meantime the sen m case was unearthed ug-yung the leader of the in @ large opium deal protected by the military authorities. The influence began to upon it Those who are have summarised and tw lodge the follow: ng, demands:—Indemnity in sum of $50,000; funeral of the Japanese the with punishment of the On December he would take the mat' up directly: with the family of the deceased
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