CO129-512-1 Political situation in China- and Canton 30-11-1928 - 23-5-1929 — Page 38

Enclosure No.6.

Extract from The Canton Gazette of

17th April, 1929.

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Foreign Traders Activities to be Investigated.

The Provincial Government is in receipt

of instructions from the Ministry of Industry,

Labor and Commerce in Nanking, to the effect that

investigations are to be made into the ramifications

of foreigners trading in Chinese territory, as full

particulars as possible to be obtained concerning

their industrial activities.

Reports are to be

sent to the Ministry through the Provincial

Government as early as possible so as to enable the

Ministry to draft its proposals for presentation at

the International Labor Conference that is to be

held in Geneva very shortly.

In carrying out investigations, particular

attention is to be paid to the involvement of

foreigners with the labor element. Foreigners in

this country almost invariably develop a fondness to

arrogate to themselves a fancied sense of superiority

over the native population, and it is often the case

that menials in the employ of foreigners are

subject to most gross insults and repressive measures.

One of the aims of the present investigation is to

ensure fair treatment for laborers working for aliens,

and also to see that China's labor laws are duly

observed.