Re-opening of Old Factory Demanded Following a general strike last thursday "morning. By "he's 4000 workers of the BEG. new motory in. Pootung "in support the 2800, employees of the cla factory, who were. dismissed. Star while' ago, the strike committee iis! requested the "Shanghai-Nanking find. Shanghai-Henchow-Ningpo. Ralle fvays Workers Union and. other Public Bodies organized by. workers Employed in communications feanitations not to" transport the BAT. products, A' etveular has a been issued to the public, denouncing the alleged high-handed action on the pert of the manegement in throwing Several thousand, workers out employment and. requesting them foyeott BAZ products, The strike committee has also informed' the "Shanghai "District Kuomintang, the 'City' Government, and the Breau of Social Aftalrs of Teasone of their strike, Assistance wilt also. be soUclted from _olher political organs for the re-opening. of the No. 1 Factory in Pootung.
'While, superficially, the strike alma ion' remained unchanged on frie day, tears were felt in well-informed fires thatthe main plant in Thorburn Road might be shortly Involved in the trouble, Threats against the tite and limb of White Russians. employed in the Brith 'Cigarette' Ca. "new" factory, Pooling, have been made by. th strike committee at a meeting ta the Fin' District Cigarette Work Union, it was reported. on Saturday, The sinkers. now want the Russo labourers to follow ult under threat of violone 1 was learned that the City Gov-cernment received instruct Chiang. Kal-shek on Priduy urging the authorities to bring about early settlement of the dispute, "ro prevent. disturbances the strike committee "called for" regstettion workers of various departments It Rew and old factories, egtt-Monday.
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