CO129-498-5 Canton boycott- report on visit to Canton of representatives of the Hong Kong Chinese merchants... 6-1-1926 - 6-1-1926 — Page 35

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and ho ropcated that what he thought the strikers

wanted was somoon who could concludo an offcctive

ggrooment. Ho added that th strikers had not yet grood

to separate the discussion of the torms into to classes;

that ho had only intimated that if the cconomical terms

wore settled to their satisfaction, he would try to find

some sutiablo means of negotiating the other terms; this

hid not boon dono; conscquently ho could not interfore.

I thought the implication was that there should have boch

som delegato on behalf of Hongkong as a holo tho would

sugpost to the strikers as to the soporation. However, I stated that if we could groo to the amount payable,

there was no question of our not signing my document

cvidencing it; nor that it would not be honoured; and L.

sid hould sond on to the Strikors' Union a copy of oi

the Consul's letter as being the bost mons of indicati:

our authority.