Mr. C, J, Meager, managing dircefor of the company, in an interview yesterday stated that early In July Tastan outside workers" union' approached the company with similar domandls. "As the company was mal taining the most cordial relations with the workmen, it refused to deal with third parties.
Tt is noteworthy that the first and foremost demand recently made the workmen is to 4et i to extend eeognition to a labour association. While welcoming the formation of 3 representative workers' committee, the company in its reply em that It would not tolerate the en ployment of outsiders in such com mittee, On September 19, the worker: pr sented the management wi teinder of 23 demands which were hhothing more than an elaboration original demands made in Auust Init, On September 5, the compan replied to each demand.—Althot rumours were" rife the day fore yesterday that the workers would suspend operations, the com= ishment of a school for the children of the workmen, At the present moment the deadlock continues in a state of suspen fon and no Immediate settlement can be foreseen. The company, satisfied, that its response to the workers' demands has been eminently reasonable content to play a waifing game an allow the employees to take the initial step. There is no question of sur~ endering either in toto or in part to any irrational requests, but it is, prepared {0 discuss the situation with the men, Still completely in the dark.
to the real point at issue, it can do nothing until the workers come forward themselves. It is for them to make the first move.
Transport Strike Spreads Shanghai. Sept. 26.
With the International Settlement tramway's and buses already on strike. Shanghailanders received another shock yesterday morning when French trams and buses failed to appear on the streets, causing for a time complete disruption inthe trans~ portation service. As in the case of the bus and tramway strike, the French tramway workers' walk-out was believed to have been instigated political instigators.
Later in the morning, the od tration of the Compagnie Francaise de Tramways et "'Eelairage Electri-ques de Shanghai, the concern th manages tramways and buses in Conieesvion, managed to put a skeleton service of the lines, with the main Foute running along Rue clu Consular find Avenue Joffre. with another from Avenus Joffre to Lokawei Avenue Dubail "These trams Were run at ten-minute intervals and were packed. Two armed policemen were detailed tach tram, one of the first class plate the second on the third platform. There were detailed
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