The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-13
HGrbOr Strike Hits British Shipping

TWENTY-FIVE steamers-twenty of
= which are British and two Japan
ese-are now tied up here, stranded
by the waterside strike. Many other
ships are temporarily eliminating
Shanghai as a port of call or anchor
ing at the mouth Of the Yangtze River
and Tightening their cargoes to shore.
The strike, however, is not consider
ed large enough to affect trans-pacifc
liners.
The China Merchants Steamship
company, Chinese owned, has sus-
pended its sailings indefinitely. Some
other steamship companies are in
structing their vessels now at outside
ports not to return to Shanghai at
present. The China Merchants Steam
Navigation company operates thirty
coastwise and river steamships.
Shipping Is ParaIyzed
Virtually all river and coast-wise
shipping is paralyzed here as a result
of the spreading seamen's strike. In
addition, messages from Honk Konk
indicate that the Seamen's Union
there is planning a sympathetic strike.
The general situation remains un-
changed but the foreigners are wor-
ried over a report that Chang Haueh
LANG, son of Chang Tso-lin the Man
churian war lord, is arriving tonight
from Marking with 1000 Fengtien
troops.
Missionaries Testify for Students
]. w. Cline and s. r. Anderson, two
American methodist missionaries, in
spite of the reprimand sent them a
few days ago by the American lega-
ton at Picking, who said their interest
in getting justice for the murder Of
Chinese students was "inexpedient,"
yesterday took the witness stand in
the mixed court trial and testified that
they considered the firing by the
police on the students ON May 30 as
unjustified. They accused Police In
spector Everson in charge Of the bru-
tai Sikh police troops Of responsibility.
1t is now proven that the Chinese
were murdered by the British troops
outside the area Of the foreign settle
ment in the territory where the Bri-
fish armed forces or any other foreign
ers have not the slightest authority,
even by the many treaties of violence
forced upon China by the powers. The
foreign troops have authority under
such treaties only in the foreign con-
cessions wrung from China by force.
In Shanghai these concessions have
population of approximately 10000
Chinese, with about 10000 foreigners,
including British, Americans, French
Italians, Japanese. Malsys and Hindus.
They are, however. governed by Mu-
nicipal council elected by the 10000
foreigners, although taxes are levied
without discrimination on the Chinese
who own or occupy most Of the pro-
perty, as well as the foreigners.
Discrimination Charged
It is charged by the Chinese and ad-
mitted by many foreigners that the
Chinese in Shanghai and others Of the
numerous foreign concessions in China
are treated as a subject class and have
no show OF justice in the courts and
that the conduct of the police and
foreign citizens Of the concessions TO-
ward them is one OF contempt and
brutality.
Demonstrated For a Free Press
The first OF the series OF massacres
by foreign troops resulting from the
cotton mill strike came on Saturday,
May 30, when 5000 Chinese students
marched in parade protesting
against jail sentences imposed by the
concession courts on editors OF Chine
Sc newspapers who had supported the
demands OF the cotton mill strikers for
higher pay. The mills are under Jap
anese ownership.
The students had arrived in front
Of the gate OF the Louza police sub
station in Chinese territory and not
in the foreign settlement and It was
asserted by the police officials that
their conduct was "menacing" A
volley by the Sikh police. who had no
authority in this section of the city
killed six instantly, wounded eight
probably MORALLY and eight others
seriously"
Four More Killed
The students, in spite OF the shoot.
ing, returned unarmed TO take part in
another demonstration Sunday and
again Monday On Monday afternoon
they were again fired upon by the
Sikh police and four we're killed,
bringing the deaths up to that time
to sixteen. There we're other shoot
ings of Chinese strikers and sympa.
thizers during the week.
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