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 46

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Aftor some further goncral discussion wo callod

on the Committoo of the strikers. The Chairman was out

and we were received by the Vico-Chairman. After prolim- intry grootings, wo oxprossed the hope that they would

fix in oarly dato for us to moot so that the matter could be settled as soon as possible. The Vico-Chairman

enquired of our authority and our views and Mr. Li

You Chuon replied generally. The Vico-Chairman thon

said that a letter would bc scnt to us the next morning.

Wo thon called to soo Mr. C.0.Wu by whom wo vero roccivod and after the usual grootings wo loft. But before wo

lift họ stated to Mr. Li Yu Chuon that he could sco

2 fow of us at his houso at 9 p.m. that day (in roply to Mr. Li's roquest for his personal views and guidance ctc).

The dologation attended a dinner given by the

Chamber of Commcrco.

Mr. Li, Mr. Ma and myself loft the dinner carly

to go to Mr. Wu's house which wo rozchod soon

9 p.m.

Wo loft after 11 p.m. having spent over two hours in discussion. Before trying to give the gust of the conversations I can say at once that the general improssi

produced on the minds of all thrco of us, as the rosult e

Mr. Ju's talk and attitudo, was ono of unrolicvcd gloom,

disappointment and despondency. Ho loft with a heavy heart

nd wo folt that the chanco of an early settlemont

7ns cxtromoly romote if not impossiblc

Mr. Ju bogan questioning us closely as to our

powers and whom we represented and he said that he did

so, not bocuso it was his personal concern but because

he felt that the Strikers' Union would raise this point before any mooting. After stating our position thoroughly

as regards our authority otc. Mr. Wu thought that, in the

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