A further statement on the question of factory inspection was made bya spokesman of the City Government of Greater Shanghai interview with members of the press on Tuesday, September 26.
Owing to bad equipment and mi management of factories, the Chinese spokesman stated, many tragic incidents had occurred in the Chinese factories in Shanghai, causing the death of a number of workers, and in order to guarantee the security of labourers and improve their' condition, the question of factory inspection required prompt attention. As two-thirds of the Shanghai factories were located in the Seitlement, the Chinese authorities detail.
representatives to negotiate with the Settlement authorities ro-garding the inspection of factories {In the International Settlement. The delegates of the City Government and the S.M.C. had discussed the matter for six months and certain measures were drawn up. However, S.M.C, suddenly suggested that the proposed joint inspection organ should be placed under the Council's control. The negotiations had come to a standstill over this point, Territorial Bights The Chinese spokesman continued:
"Conscious of the fact that it has for the Settlement, the S: M.C. secur:
authority to draft labour rules
revision of the bye lay XXXIV of the Land Regulations to. permit it to licence factories. The SaAl.C. li not be allowed to usurp China's administrative rights, by amending the bye-law XXXIV. because Ching has territorial rights over the Sette. tment. and the Chinese residents the Settlement still come under the sot the Chinese Government 'The Council also declares it has smple. authority' to enforce. safety ulations in factories under bye-XXXV, but the work of enforce: ing this bye-lave, if caryled out without due care, will make it impossi bie for the Chinese factory owners to. carry on their. business in the "The Chinese Government hopes the Settlement authorities will understand the importance of inspection question and the spirit of cooperation, The Settlement authorities should not insist on their unreasonable demands so that the problem might find an early, rolution'
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