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In view of the intensive Propaganda and consequent distortion facts adopted in the Chinese local papers, it was decided that, le Negotiations tended towards an early settlement, information uld not be made public. The versions given in the Canton ette in inglish being so inaccurate as to be obvious Propaganda,
following statement, as to the fact is now issued.
No approach of any kind was made by those discontented with the ew Traffic and Pass Regulations until after the 15th July, when le Strike had commenced. When Mr. Tam Lai Ting, together with r. Ma Chul Chun (Director of the Government Arsenal), approached
lonel Crosse, (the Chairman of the British Municipal Council) with view to mediating for the purpose of a settlement, Colonel Crosse
lained at the time that, as Chairman of the British Council, ch a position would be difficult, and that he could only accept vided his efforts in this direction were not confused with his
lee as Chairman.
On the evening of the 16th Mr. Ma asked Colonel Crosse if he would scompany him and Mr. Tam to interview kr. 0.0. Wu, the Minister of oreign Affairs, to Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who had agreed, he said, to ediate on behalf of the strikers. un the morning of the 16th a
scussion took place, at which Mr. u stated that the origin of the feeling aroused by the Regulations was certain correspondence which sad taken place between the British Consul-General and the Civil jovemor, to which Colonel Croase replied that was a question he was not in a position to discuss. Mr. Wu further stated that had the Regulations been published at a different time the present difficulty would probably not have arisen: that he had not been in rsonal touch with the strikers, and that he would ascertain from hem their views: he also asked Colonel Crosse to return in the vening to learn the result of such an enquiry. Colonel Crosse Malled on Mr. Wu at 6.30 p.m., when Mr. Wu informed him that the