Alleged Ulterior Motives of Foreign Opposition To maintain the entire contro! of the Seltlement and the dominating economic influence in this region were named by the "China Times Local Chinese daily, as some of the Smportant reasons behind the foreign opposition to the Chinese control of factories in the Settlement. The paper stated in its leading article on Monday. (Sept. 17) that unless the Chinese Government secures the ight of factory control from the Shanghai Municipal Council, all the talk about the economic revival of the nation and protecting home in-ustness will be but empty words.
"During the month of August 178 occupational and industrial accidents cacurred in' Shanghai," the paper sated, "This is the highest figure recorded any month since, the compilation of such statistics.'
"the problem of factory Inspection in the Settlement and French Cone cession has been much discussed. It was brought up at the recent Inter national Labour Conference but no Substantial result has s0 far been Teached. Although there are reports elreulation that negotiations are in progress between the Chinese authorities and the Shanghai Munlipal Council regarding the question, nothing has been done to effect fettlement. Meantime, accidents in {factories are occurring one after other and the responsible officials at not thinking of any effective way 10 remedy the situation.
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