CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 217

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In any European country it is inconceivable that

a huge strike involving scores of thousands of workers

But the Chinese are could continue indefinitely. notorious for the dogged persistence with which they wage this kind of warfare. The great majority of the labourers have gone to their homes and have either found fresh employment or will be maintained by the family circle until such time as their return is permitted by the

striker s

Committee.

If the statement of this Committee is to be relied on, the number of labourers involved in the strike is over 200,000, of whom a fifth are maintained at headquarters Many are trained out of the Committee's strike funds. and drilled for special work as strike pickets. Heavy toll is demanded from Chinese who attempt to circumvent the edicts of the Strike Committee, and a careful watch is maintained both on water and land. Europeans from Shameen may go into the City without much danger, but they are required to provide themselves with passes issued from strike headquarters and are liable to be searched and interrogated by the strike pickets.

revenue.

over seas;

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Apparently the boycott is well financed. Canton Government is suspected of contributing towards expenses, but there are several external sources of

Large sums have been subscribed by Chinese foreign vessels which come to Canton to load or unload cargo have to pay heavily for the privilege; also merchandise has to submit to the payment to the Strike Committee of dues of unknown and varying amounts over and above the fixed import and export duties determined by treaties and collected by the Maritime Customs officials. This policy of penalising non-British shipping is exceedingly

short-sighted, but the desire to ruin the commercial

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