Two Chinese Suggestions for Solution 'Though hope of eventually' reaching some. satisfactory settle ment_on the question of factory. in: spection has not yet been abandon no formal move has so far beer made towards re-opening the dis~ €ussion on the subject, following tha decision" of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai to break off with the Shanghai on' this matter well as the question of the ex-Settlement reds.
an. editorial the, "Shanghs Morning Post" claims that Govern. ment control would be welcomed by the workers, whose conditions would be improved, but disliked by om-ployers. Tt was "only natural" that the negotiations should have broken down. Drawing an analogy wit! the control and inspection of schools in the International Settlement, th Writer submits that there is no Yeason why factories also should net be subjected to the control of the proper Chinese authorities, Settlement authorities might regard it as impossible to surrender control over factories because of its Smportant part in local administers tion, but they must realise thai the Chinese Government, would, in. ist on exercising their rights, The Municipal Council was "trying to grasp a right which did not rightfully belong to It," continued the article, The factory control inspection was much more important than the printing bye-laws. Chinese apposition to. which Jed to the May incident. In view of the goo relations between the City Government and the Shanghai Municipal Council, it was sincerely hoped that. the latter could e-consider its posi tion and meet the Chinese halfway, In Dr. Hu Shih's estimation, the anit Conference necomplished more than. any_of fis predecessors, for several"festons., Bue to. the ea: graphical location, more experts Serious lines were able to. attend, ar well as. practical business men. Kiso, frank discussions of economic problems among the ten. national Rroups were fraitfol, since they Sere' carried on. under the. Jeade hip of authorities, The delegates ound there economic discussions alnable that. Te was decided the ext conference, to be held Hea betes ier in anole the Tnlippines,'or California, should be aveontinuation of this suds. The eneral topic will be. "Aims and jesuits of the Economic and Soda Policies of the Pacife Countries"
research will centre around the three major economic experiments in the world to-day—the URA. in America, Soviet Russia, andthe Sconomié_ "arrangements inv the British Empire Under. the Ottawa Personal contacts were the third arent factor in the success of the Alternative Proposals Before reaching. & final, decision, the article auggestad that one of the two following proposals. be fdopted:—That the labour law of China should be respected by. the Seilment anchores "who, shou employ inspectors appointed ani framed by the Chinese Government, taking. orders. fromthe. municipal Authorities, but subject to the supes-Vision of the Chinese Government, and' that the factory inspectors the Settlement, French Concession, nid Chinese City meet once a month {o'exchange views in order to Dtonote. coveperation;,, alternatively that as a temporary measure fac-farles. owned by. foreigners should be. subjected to" the control of the SiMiG., but Chinese factories Ju the Settlement. placed under the control of the Chinese. authorities, inspec-ion of both foreign and' Chinese factories to be carried out according to the Chinese Tabour law, and two Copies of the inspectors" reports. ered, one for the reference of the Rite, the other for. the Chinese authorities, with foreign factories outside. the. Settlement to. be. con: trolled by the Chinese authorities.
from Nanking by the Ministry Pao Kuo-non delegate sat Thdustey, is quoted by the Japanese press og stating that it. was. stil Mpossible to. find any basis for compromise onthe control of the Proposed factory inspectorate. At-Though the 'Chinese. side from the beginning made clear their stand on sovereign Tights, and there could eve change of policy in this repect, they' were still" consulting SRth interested quarters with a view Yo averting a rupture of negotatones "Ast hong as. the sovereign power in the Seitiement rested with Bina, however, se was by no means fi legal Yor" the. Chinese authorities to Gnspect factories im that. tervictory, even if it were done independently of the SMC
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