"the wisdom of this action was seen later for when matters had been settled, the boatmen in a body, decided that they should pay for the food they had seized in the morning. "The. people from whom they had {taken the food were poor tke themselves, they said, and should not suffer ess, The Secretary of the Munteipal Government addressed the men and told them that they ought not to have [corns to Kulangsu to provoke mischief, Jand. give unnecessary trouble, but they should bring, their grievances before the Mayor of Amoy. He elvised them to resume work. "Stop your ferryboats then for the day and allow us to corn a few cents," they shouted in reply, The Secretary then suggested that they should meet in the Chungsan Park and their representatives could jeall on the Mayor who would certain-listen sympathetically to their complaints, "Tu the atlernoon they sembled in the Parke and were told shat the Government had decided to 'M4 per month to every boatman.
fo use, no use," the crowd shouted, but the Secretary went no to explain that this payment had nothing to do with the scheme of relief which the Government contemplated,
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