The Archive · 1932

E.R'S_ UNPAID EMPLOYEES Demonstrations Before the Railway Offices

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Harbin, July 12.

few weeks ago there was coniderabia astament over be ines in wi charged railway servants held meetings and attempt to pay them out the money Zorce th railway authors iwas due to. them, but which the railway had already spent in other always. Of these there' were 6,500 Bat for more than 30 ever appeared ment was demanded, noisy meetings where pay-'The whole of the matter was re-erred "o! the alanchae, Govern Iiment. Head: Quarters at Changeren a reply was received, that the matter must be settled by the rail lway authorities themselves, "the goveroment deciding mot. to" interlfere. "The railway' administration Ipaid) out $1,000,000 in March and $1,000,000 in June, promising to make "a further payment inthe Jautumn "when the export season would begin, and with this the discharged "servants" seemed to satisfied, their representatives point= Hog jour' that nothing. better could ber don 'Now new leaders of the discon-ented faction have suddenly appeared, "making "a demonstration fore the Boayd offices. The mem. bers. of the have several times insisted that those. servants who cause riots should be arrested but the police' maintain that' the servants "were not breaking the [peace and, therefore, no arrests of Jany kind could be made, "Yesterday, however the crowd which made their appearance in front of the 'Board otices were Kired. rioters and" not' dchacted ed. rioters abd not Ths being "doerered Jarmes came to watch' the. proceed: 4

lectual' facts of ngs, s0 a to be able to aport the to the Mr. Li Shao-keng coming out ai

Administration offices police Board otices 10 go to the stood around the entrance to give him a clear to his car, but Jon entering it a number of rioters; seized hold of the wheels to try jand prevent them from revolving while others hit the glass of the car with sticks, breaking one of the Hams, Notwithstanding their action 4 not arrest anybody.

The Japanese Gendarmes reported the matter to their commanding joficer while the President of the railway telegraphed to Changchun pointing out that it is impossible Hor the members of the Board to work if they are to be subjected to such interference on the part of the railway servants as he bad been, subjected to.

IL is expected a larger force of JJapanese Gendarmes will be sent to protect the Railway Board offices if continue to "be A ree seremnay mara eta te OS, tt Baca citizen, Mr. Alter, who was arrested land imprisoned during the conflict iejoaitetet tee lat long Lea Staak stay ar ena Russians, who were dressed in Seite aal wit Jhouse they forced Mr. Alter to stand cee he ruth ies Re coca Shee ut Siearatirens is GSEs aril a Standing with Us Beck tot they deliberately shot him dead. Going out through the hall they killed ithe Ce a in this manner escaped cee Sat Se a pilin tee ena simply put on the uniforms so as get into the house easily.

ERE Se nares jand warehouses, belonging to the Chinese Eastern Railway, by the Manchukuo government, has caused pte teeth coe a he St ole br tain right in their action and have not ithe slightest intention of handing [back the property which they have a ce moh ease dhe a ment, as they are too Busy gathering in their crops, reported

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