The Commissioner of Foreign Avffairs, Mr, Hsu Moh, has addressed) 'a formal letter to the American Consular authorities in connection with the alleged libel by the Shamzhai "Evening Post" of Col. Yuan Hung, Commissioner of Public Safety for the Municipality of Groater Shanghai. This matter has eon referred to Dr. George Sellett, the U.S. District Attorney, who is} Known to have ted investigationt Dealing with this matter yesterday, the Chinese papers said thet the Forvign Commissioner had been approached by Col. Yuan, who has drawn his attention to the fact that, though the Chinese authorities have placed a ban on the "Evening Post," tthe management, instead of showing signs of repentance for their "misconduct," have gone a step further] by making many wild allegations against the Public Safety Commissioner. 'They say that the order 'Danning the journal was issued by the Gendarnierie Commissioner at} the reqtiest of Col. Yuan, which, according to the latter, is entirely' incorrect. Accordingly, he has asked the Foreign Commissioner to take the matter up strongly with the} American Consular authorities and) to demand a formal apology, falling which legal steps will be taken: against the paper for Hibel.
In this connection, a further an-ouncement was issued by the] "ening Post" employees union] anying, that they will sacrifice everything in order to carry on the fight against the enpitalists of the journ-di in question and that they will continue to strike until they have achieved victory. The strikers appeal to the public once more for ancial aid and urge the workers wf the various foreign newspapers Shanghai to rise and support them,
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