presen deontont amongst wpe owes pla Shuchana me sales Sout Shout ey the soco Mel ade "Word 0% Sut oily "can bast Sea Ftd Ep tu pas sith ned atop? iene oar lo tar ratepayers to Aden of the above" emus wok Me AS" Tone root edge wit ut cry pondent Nor Navan any "Sxmwy 1 would offer this advice: That she bend her efforts to forming a Trade. Union. for workers in her particular "category, must admit that the chances of liber obtaining immediate and. so factory results are remote, but—you never can tell Trade Unionism, by the way, is 9 long time overdue in Shanghai, and, Ws about time that the various pro: fessions woke up to this fact. Here is the germ of an iden for some capable foreigner having an organia~ ing ability to start something Shanghai, Jan, 19, Volunteers Wanted the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cuxa Darwy News!
Sim—In view of the widely expressed and universal _Sndignation ug shown in all quarters toward the Jatest attempt of the Shanghai 'Municipal "Council to. reekdessly Squunder ratepayers' money in the form of huge increases to its already ughly pald top ollieials, might Task for the support of your readers for a number of proposals which are quite urgent.
Before definite plans for a special ratepayers' meeting can be made, it thought necessary that a temporary chairman be nominated, In order to save time, it is suggested that your revelers should send names of several individuals who are obviously well fitted to undertake the duties of [temporary chairman. It f& antly Jcx.ated that it may even be necessary draft one of our more prominent ratepayers and this T believe can be dune when it cane shown that a sufficient number of voters are desirous that a certain Individual be approached concerning the matter, Names can be sent to the undersigned at $3 Yuen Ming Yuen Road.
Ju view of the serious diflcuitios jin the way of organizing a. special ratepayers' meeting under the Land Regulations, full advantage should be {tcken of the occasion to consider and fact -upon all_matters which Ratepayers consider now require redress. It is suggested that every interested ratepayer should find time to make list of such items and from these Tists a formidable list of suggested reforms can be prepared for placing before the meeting for executive faction, Lists can be sent to the undersigned in the first instance.
And, finally, volunteers are wanted or the work of obtaining signatures of ratepayers to a petition to request the Council to place certain facilities Jane information at the disposal of ratepayers, In preparation for the proposed special ratepayers' meeting. Anyone willing to. volunteer their services in this way is invited to send his name to the undersigned.
Rooter L. Srewany Secretary pro tem. 'S. M. C. Ratepayers' Committee of Tnvestigation
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