CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 518

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lonel Crosse also pointed out that the question of ceasing work 9 o'clock was one as between employer and employee, and could it be dealt with en magse, Subsequently in the evening Messrs.

and Tam informed Colonel Crosse that the strikers dropped the estions of the hour of ceasing work and the hour of closing the

tes.

On the 18th a further interview with Mr. C.C. Wu took place; when,

the request of Messra. Ma and Tam, M. de la Prade, the Consul heral for France, and Chairman of the French Municipal Council,

ined Colonel Crosse as Mediator on the side of the ́hameen real-

nta. Conversation mainly repeated that of the day before, but

cluded complaints as to the unrestrained attitude of the Chinese has, and refusal to publish an interview given by Colonel Crosse

plaining the situation. At this interview Mr. Wii stated that he

d not been invited to mediate on behalf of the strikers, whereupon

de la Prade and Colonel Crosse withdrew.

As a result of these interviews, the following offer was conveyed

the strikers by Mr. Tam Lai Ting:

That the new Pass Regulations due to come into force on the lat

just should be cancelled, automatically continuing the old Pass

ulations, but that the addition of one photograph to the Pass

reby required should be made.

) Minor alterations to the Traffic Regulations suggested by Mr,

should be accepted.

}) Reinstatement of private servants and employees should be

couraged, but could not be forced.

The case of public employees would be fully investigated, and

cided according to the circumstances.

On the morning of the 19th Mr. Tam returned and stated that the

dition of the photograph was a crucial difficulty. This was

hsidered at a joint Council Meeting, and after discussion, it was cided that the suggestion that the Pass with photagraph for

asing the Gates after they were closed should be applied to For-

mers and Chinese alike, and should be conveyed to the strikers

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