CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] — Page 520

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this respect, and held several social parties. The first of then was experimental, only a few brave spirits frm six of the guilds being present, but when this proved a susceas the later meetings were well attended. And out of them grew propomla for forming the "Labour Mutual-Help Society" (referred to in para.96), and for creating some machinery for settling disputes in a friendly marner.

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95. It is interesting to notice that propomls were made to me from no fewer than three separate parties to fom an organ- iationhere on the Italian model. The men who advocated this belong mostly to the class of the eld Chinese literati, and it is an interesting proef of the growth of a civic interest and self-reliance formerly lacking among the Chinese of this class. Beyond consulting Mr. Chow Shou-son and reporting the proposals verbally to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and the Assistant Colonial Secretary, I took no action. In fact, I did not give encouragement to the proposal because such a movement would not have commended itself to the Home Government, and also because I knew, frathe history of this organisation in Italy, that if once it is allowed to get out of hand it becomes a danger to tre community. In any case it would be difficult to find men of the necessary type to become leaders of the movement here.

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25 Labour Mutual-Help Society.

However, the Chinese should be shown tangible signs of protection in times of wrest and intimidation; and this means

maintaining an organimation like the Labour Protection Bureau

but in a modified fom, even in times of industrial and social

peace. With this object in view, General Isung has been working hard during the last two or three weeks to have a “labour Mutual-Help Society" formed, whose objects would be somewhat

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