The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-01
CHINESE RAISE
MILLION IN DRIVE
FOR LIBERATION
Chinatown, N. Y, Mass
Meeting Gets $4,000
BY ESTHER LOWELL
Federated Press.)


workers, students and merchants In
all North America are attempting
to support the Chinese movement
against foreign lmperIalIsts. C. Y.
chens Of the Chinese consulate is In
formed by the various groups psrtie-
lpatlna In the fund raising.
The Chinese Students Alliance is
calling a conference of students in
eastern states, colleges and universe
ties to help. A similar conference will
probably be called of mid-western
states students in Chicago and one
on the Pacific coast.
Students and Workers Help.
A mass meeting OF Chinese In New
York's Chinatown raised over $40 1000
with pledges Of as much more Many
Chinese are giving $1,000 apiece to
help Chinese nationalism win over
the present domination for foreign
powers. Students who are working
to earn their education are contrib
uting hundreds of dollars more.
Chinese workers in this country,
Canada and Mexico are giving what
they can to liberate their nation by
aiding their countrymen in Shanghai
Canton and other centers where the
fight against foreign control is go
ing on.
Cables of support and sympathy are
being sent by various organizations
of Chinese In this country. Consul
General Chang dangling cabled
Chinese nationalist leaders that Chin
ese turnout North America will sup
port your nationalist movement heart
and soul, but you are cautioned to
refrain from violence. Use civil
methods only and discriminate be-
tween those powers who have at
tempted to throttle China and those
who have not Don't abuse the
strength you have"
The Picking foreign Office cabled the
demands of the Chinese General
Chamber of Commerce formed in
consultation with strike and student
leaders and pointed out that the re-
quests for apologies. indemnities, dis
missal of employees and punishment
of slayers are the same. as foreign
powers have often demanded from
China for the accidental Staying of
some individual
The case Of Charles Coltman, killed
in China in 1922 when he refused to
halt his auto, is cited by New York
Chinese students because the United
States obtained an indemnity Of $685.
900 from China and dismissal of Of
ficials as well as an apology.
Urge Three Big Demands.
The three main demands of the
Chinese, which the foreign members
of the investigating committee in
Shanghai claimed were unreasonable
and not bearing on the situation, we're
cabled to the Chinese consuls in
America as follows:
1. Return of the mixed court to
complete Chinese jurisdiction.
2. Immediate Improvement of labor
conditions
q Participation by Chinese, as the
heaviest taxpayers in the foreign in
ternational settlement, in the admin
istration of the city.
There are 10 demands of the
Chinese in all, including release of all
Chinese arrested and restoration of
Chinese schools punishment of STAY
ers of Chinese students and workers;
indemnities for lives taken; apologies
for killing Chinese citizens; reinstate-
ment of all strikers without wage re-
auctions or fines; permit those work
ers who want to quit their jobs with
out deduction for time lost in strug-
gle; Chinese to have freedom Of
speech, press and assemblage now de-
MED in settlement; equal division of
voting power in Shanghai municipal
council between foreigns and Chinese
and permission for Chinese actually
owning land, whether in name of for
eigners or not, to vote in municipal
elections; all roads arbitrarily built
by foreigners in Chinese territory at
Shanghai to be turned over to Chinese
jurisdiction; that the press ordinance
permitting city council to suppress
publications be rescinded and that the
additional wharf duties imposed by
the municipality above government
duties be cancelled; dismissal of the
secretary OF the municipal council, a
British subject.
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