The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-10
China MASSES IN
BIG Strike WAVE
Denounce Raids on the
USSR Consulates


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the strike and revolutionary move
ments. These take the form of open
demonstrations and strikes. Recent
ly the Kuomintang Reorganization
Commission arrived at Changsintien
and decided to take a register OF
the workers with the intention OF
dissolving the railwaymen's union
on the Peiping-Hankow railway
Their aim was to create a yellow
government union controlled solely
by the Chang Kai-shek traitors
This so aroused the workers that
they demonstrated at the Changsin-
ten branch office Of the Commits
sion, and, according to the Selma
Illustrated Review" wounded one
police officer and several policemen
seizing the records and destroying
the registers of those workers who
had been persuaded to record THEN
names with the Commission.
1t is the intention of the Kuomin-
tang to have the headquarters Of
their fake union at Chengchow
Honan,
A delegation of workers repre-.
sentatives arrived at Peiping from
Changsintien to lodge protest tt
the Railway Administration against
this new attack upon the railway
workers union.
Workers Demonstrate.
Another large demonstration tool
place at Tientsin in front of the
municipal buildings. The protesting
workers included members of 5;
unions who were prepared to figh
for the redress of the grievances o:
the printers, "water coolies" anC
artificial flower makers. Among
several others, their demands in
Guided the release of two "wate
coolies" who had been arrested ant
who were falsely charged at the in
stigation of the artificial flowe
manufacturers They also demanded
the re-opening of a card manufac
ture which had been closed by tn
employers.
After the mayor of Tientsin ha,
given a promise" to "give careful
consideration" to their demands, tn
workers paraded to where the yellow
union leaders were closeted with of
ficials to express their determine
ton to obtain the release of tn
imprisoned workers. AS usual, tn
motor-car corps were modified t.
intimidate the workers who late
dispersed before their blood Shout,
once more run in the streets o
+ Tientsin.
Miners Strike.
simultaneously with reports o
the increased activity of the work
ers of Peiping and Tientsin comes
report to the Pan-Pacific Trad
Union Secretariat office that 700
miners have gone on strike at tn
Kailan Administrative Mines.
For a long time the miners hav
suffered from low wages, irregula
payments and horribly long hours.
The British even attempt t.
worsen these unbearable condition
because Of the increased number o
unemployed miners who have ar
rived from the Lincheng coal mines
The demands are: increased wages
reduction of one hour per shift, en-
forcing of mining regulations, afte
six months, regardless of sickness
etc., service free coal for miners
z home use, workers not entitled t.
free coal to be given privilege o
purchasing at So for 10 baskets, an,
no compulsory work on recognizes
holidays.
The Kailan Mines Administrator
(British) has offered demands 2,
and a, but the miners refuse to com
promise, and have issued an appea
for aid from other workers. TIL
All-China Federation is appealing
for aid and solidarity. The Re,
Miners Federation has appealed t.
other miners employed by the Kailal
Co. to strike and help win all tn
demands, and have asked the sea
men to refuse to carry scab Goa
from the Kailan mines to Shanghai
where most of the coal is used. TIL
Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secretaria
appeals to the workers to give ever.
possible assistance in this dispute.