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2. WHILE THE IDEA OF A TOKEN STOPPAGE BY D.P.V. DRIVERS PROBABLY ORIGINATED WITH THE DRIVERS THEMSELVES, THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNISTS, WHO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTRACT MAXIMUM PROPAGANDA FROM THE EVENT, ILLUSTRATES HOW THEY ARE PREPARED TO EXPLOIT ANY GRIEVANCE AGAINST GOVERNMENT, WHETHER REAL OR IMAGINED, EVEN WHEN IT INVOLVES PEOPLE WITH WHOM THE COMMUNISTS HAVE LITTLE COMMON GROUND APART FROM A DISLIKE OF
ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY.
3. THE DECISION BY THE F.T.U. TO DISTRIBUTE MONEY COLLECTED DURING THE 'DOLLAR CAMPAIGN FUND' IS YET ANOTHER MOVE BY THE LOCAL COMMUNIST LABOUR MOVEMENT, TO BOOST THE MORALE OF UNION MEMBERS. IT IS OF INTEREST THAT A PROPORTION OF THE MONEY IS TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF RICE AND THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THE LOCAL COMMUN- -ISTS SEE LITTLE' HOPE OF THE 'GIFT RICE' BEING IMPORTED FROM CHINA
AT LEAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. THE PUBLICITY AFFORDED BY RADIO CANTON TO THE VISIT BY RELEASED 'CONFRONTATION' PRISONERS AND THE STATEMENT BY THE KWANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE, 'WHICH MERELY REITERATES PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS AND DEMANDS, WERE UNDOUBTEDLY PROPAGANDA GESTURES DESIGNED TO REASSURE RANK AND FILE MEMBERS IN HONG KONG THAT CHINA STILL SUPPORTS THEM.
4. THE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE S.W.D.T.W.G.U. AND THE CARGO SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION CPARAGRAPH 1(E) ABOVE) ARE THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENTS BY COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF 'STRIKE PAY'. BOTH THESE UNIONS HAD EARLIER INSTRU- CTED MEMBERS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN REINSTATEMENT WITH FORMER EMPLOYERS. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE MAIN AND KOWLOON BRANCHES OF THE M.T.W.U. WHICH HAVE ISSUED SIMILAR INSTRUCTIONS TO THEIR 'STRIKING' MEMBERS, WILL ALSO CUT OFF 'STRIKE' PAYMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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