The San Yue towel factory, Ivangtszepoo, which was the scene one of the Sino-Japanese, inc Gents which preceded the outbreak lof, hostilities, is being closed down by the management.
This decision has created much dissatisfaction among the employees.
In an advertisement published in the Chinese papers on June 7, the workers drew the attention of the ublic to their contention that they thad, during the last five years observed the regulations of the factory and done their best, towards ithe prosperity of the business of the factory, But, instead of being rewarded for their efforts, the workers declared that they had not been well treated and that the [management had constantly _at-empted to cut down their wages after. the opening of a branch factory in Hangchow.
Now, under the pretext of the incident, the factory has throwing. ment,'
"These men are suffering and have been out of work for four months. IThe factory has removed all the machinery from Shanghai to, Hang chow. attempted. to prevent taig'zemoval but the management, without paying any, consideration to the police rights of China, called fin the Settlement police to' arrest, some of the workers, We, there-
for "any trouble which may aris fore, hold the employers responsible {through this cause."
'While the boycott movement was at its height in' Shanghai early this year, several Japanese priests were saulted atthe vicinity of the factory, Holding the workers responsible for the attack, a group Jof Japanese youths set fire to the factory, resulting' in a Chinese constable, attached to the Yangts }poo Police Station, being killed and Several others wounded while ate tempting to intervene in the ineident. An ultimatum was presented to the Chinese authorities by the Japanese naval officers, demanding fan official apology for the attack on ithe" pri Sino-Japan conflict in Chapel broke out a
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