The Archive · 1937

"SIT-DOWN" STRIKES FEARED

Japanese Allegations of New Opposition Move Local Japanese newspapers on July 7 accused the National Salvation Association of attempting to organize 8 "sit-down" strike in Japanese-owned factories in China. Instruc-long alleged to have been issued by the Association to workers' organizations in Japanese factories urged a concerted move, instead of individual strikes which could easily be put down by "Japanese capitalists."

Before launching on a strike, the

reports in newspapers, ation, according to. identical urged the workers to hold mass meet ings to formulate their demands.

"it this procedure is followed," the instructions are asserted to have said, "employers would hesitate to resort to force and would be prevented from engaging strike breakers. It is also certain that neither soldiers nor policemen would interfere with the strike."

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