Landlords Want To
Know If Peasants
Plan "Communism"
Answer of Peasants Organization satisfies landlords; Persecu- tion ceases; Statistics of unions
(Continued from Monday) When the Landlords League was disorganized, its "Left wing" sent a delegation to ask the Peasants not it Organization whether or would practice "Communism". The union answered: "We are working not only for the interests of the peasants, but also for those of the landlords. First, if the peasants are exploited or starved, it will be very difficult for the landlords to get rent. Also, there will be famine, and the
landlords themselves will starve.
Second, if the peasants have better living conditions, they will not turn bandits; then the landlords will be unmolested, and there will be public peace and order will be better.
Third, if their conditions are better, the peasants will be able to make the land more productive, and they will pay their rent more regularly.
Fourth, they will live and work peacefully,
will fight the
and
landlords no more.
Landlords Subside
was
The landlords delegation satisfied with that answer, and pro- mised to explain it to the whole corporatio 1.
THE CANTON GAZETTE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1926
F.O. In Protest Of
Portuguese Trespass
Give Fifteen Days
Grace To Bannermen Government prolongs period in
A reply was given by the Ministry which title deeds to property of Foreign Affairs last Saturday to can be surrendered for veri- the Provincial Government con- fication
ceroing action taken in the case in which Portuguese were found to
on tresspassed have
Chinese territory at Yan Hang, and to have pulled up the poles of fishing nets. The letter reads:
A notification was issued by the Bureau of Finance on Monday, in- forming all owners of properties on the various streets formerly occupied
"We are in receipt of your by the Manchus and Bannermen that they should forthwith surrender despatch concerning the tresspass their title-deeds and certificates for of Portuguese on Chinese territory verification. Fifteen days of grace at the sea at Yan Hang, and their have been given. After that, pro-action in pulling up the poles of the perty will be marked out, and con- fishing nets, put up by Chinese, and asking us to have the matter taken fiscated.
The above-mentioned properties up etc. We received a report on are already treated by the City November 23rd from Mr. Chu Lei- Government as Government pro- shou, the Foreign Officer in Tsi- perty, pening the verification of shan, stating that deputies were sent the title-deeds etc. held by their by him to make investigations at owners. Orders have been re-Yan Hang, and that they found that peatedly given, to surrender deeds the poles of the fishing nets put up for examination, and to pay the by Chen Hai-shun and the Liang necessary funds to avoid confisca clans had actually been pulled down tion. As many dieds have not yet by Portuguese. We accordingly been surrendered, the fixed period took up the matter with the Por- | given by the Bureau has now been tuguese Consul in Canton, on the 25th Nov. protesting against its prolonged fifteen days.
action, and requesting him to further ask the Macao Governor to severely punish the Portuguese HONGS IN TOISHAN who had committed the mischief, and to repair the poles of the fishing-nels that were pulled down."
TO PROTECT RICE
The Departments of Justice and of Agriculture and Labor have. jointly instructed the Magistrate, Liu Tsai-po, of Toishan district, to take steps to ensure protection to the Chi Wo Tong Rice Hongs, in order that they may be enabled to carry on Since that day, the union has not their trade. The shop-assistants of been attacked, except by the "Luk- these Hongs were forced by the Rice On Daily News", a paper of the Mill Workers Union to become its gentry. This paper has spread false members, causing a riot, with the rumours against the union. Knowing result that Li Chung-ming, the that the union was a defender of proprieter of the rice shop Hau the poor peasants, the bandits Lung in Sai Ning Market was in the different districts showed seriously wounded, and that three
much respect and sympathy towards it. They never took anything from the villages where there were union. If by mistake, they look cows or buffaloes belonged to the unions members, they would return them as soon as they were informed of the fact. Moreover, the union members could go everywhere without being molested by the gangs.
baskets of rice which belonged to him were overturned.
TAKE ACTION AGAINST
OPPRESSION OF SLAVES
Instruction was given by the Provincial Government on Tuesday to the Magistrate of the Kaoyiu dis trict, demanding a detailed report, after through investigation, on the practice prevailing in the Liang Clans in Tunghsiang, Shipu of the district, of keeping peasant slaves who, as it was reported, have been deprived of personal freedom by The newly appointed magistrate their masters in the matter of mar. of Haifung was a corrupt politician.riage etc. The Magistrate has further The union together with other been instructed to take proper steps classes in the district, such as for putting an end to such an evil
Basing its accusation upon that fact, the newspaper wrote that the union was in connection with the bandits. But its attack was in effective.
students, artisans, small merchants, practice without delay.
etc, started a campaign against him. This magistrate was consequently overthrown, and the union--sup- ported by the students-decided to call a People's conference to elect
a prefect.
RETURNED STUDENTS
CELEBRATE FRIDAY
The 15th annual reunion of the
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The formation of the meat roast-
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Before the conference took place, Year's eve in the Hote! Asia.
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Chen Chiung-ming appointed an.
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peasants.
The union changed its policies, Instead of trying to elect a magis. trate, which action was doomed to fail owing to the desertion of the students, it propagated the slogans: "The masses had overthrown the former magistrate; they will control the new magistrate with the same force."
The sequel of that conference was that, the new prefect--altho a well. known reactionary-dared not op- press the union.
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2,500 members in Funing district union.
75,000 members in Haifung district union.
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