Pickets at Depots, But No Trouble Reported: Three Demands Sent to Management Shanghai, Mar. 7. For the second tine in less than a month the International Settlement was without tram-car service yester-Gay as the 1,200 motor-men and con-actors of the Shanghai Electric Con~ struction Company joined the strike of some 600 workers employed at the company's depots and workshops Attempls were made by the men to induce their fellow-workers in the China General Omn: bus Company to strike "in sympathy," but the "bus company was unaffected and carried 2 record. number of passengers: throughout the day. The tramways In the French Concession and in Chinese territory operated normally and there was no indication that these companies would be influenced by the strike, Expressing their concern over the strike the Shanghai District Kuo mintang and the Social Affairs Bureau issued a joint notice last night urging the strikers to return to work immediately, pending peaceful discussions about their demands for better treatment. The joint notice stated that the strike of the tram employees not only disrupted communications but also tended to of fect public peace. As a result of the Chinese officials' "persuasion, the motormen and conductors were reported last night to be prepared to Feturn to work to-day, Suspension of the Settlement tram jservicn occurred at 5 am, the conductors and motor-men apparently having been intimidated" by the striking mechanics and depot cool Pickets had been posted at the Bar Road and Wayside depots and the workshops in Baikal Road, but there were no demonstrations of disturbances. Some of the conductors and drivers apparently were proached in their homes "and dissuaded from reporting for work yesterday morning.
Three Demands of the seven previously submitted. First, the sinkers asked for the reinstatement of the two coolles dismissed from the Hart Road depot early Inst week for inefficiency, on ection which led to the walk-out of the fitters and coolies there.
Secondly, the issue of retiring gratuities is demanded, and thirdly, the privilege of sick-leave on pay.
understood the company has already engaged a number of Russian fitters fo take the place of the depot strikers and that some these were actually working yesterday, at the Wayside depot large share of the trafic ordinarily handled by the trams fell to the bus company, rickshaws and hire-cars yesterday, as on February 9, when the tram service was suspended for the day. All available "buses were placed in service and a rushing business was one on all lines, but particularly on the main routes. From early morning, large crowds were noted at the bus stops, although a few uninformed persons wasted their time waiting at tram stops even as late as yesterday after-oon.
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