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thoir wits' end. So Sir Jones Jamoson, British Consul- Gonoral in Caton, though formally not conoornod, was invited down to try his hand at modiating. With his famous power of conciliating Chinese sontiment ho sottled the strike in a fortnight with no roprisals and no loss of face.
llo told mo
so himself in a good doa more flowing languago and I haven forgotton it (as a languago student cadot in Canton I was one of his proteges). Britain's officials just don't come like him ary moro.
So too in 192566thoro woro no reprisals. Essential pub- lio services were maintained by volunteers and the axod forces (including the Voluntoor Dofonce Corps). Most of the workers went back to thoir homos in China, or were said to. havo done so; industry thon was quite small. Trado being at a standstill, foreign merchants wore finanoca with a Co voi ni liên loạn. As a result the strike oollapsed in 3 to 4 months (July to October) although the boycott of Brition goods and chipping lastod in diminishing dogroo for anothor yoar. Ill fooling and violence however woro notably absont.
1 Au indicated abovo was in a position to know.
I hope you can find moans to urgo`À above or got an unbiassod party sent out to bring about such action by confirming the Paots.
I am
Yours faithfully,
G. S. Konnoäy-Skipton
Secretary of London Aotion Sub-Committeo