COMMUNIST INTRIGUE IN TRADE UNIONS.
Received .Monday, 7 p.m. MIXGAPORE, August 30. An attempt to orgnnise a Cominunist underground niovement among tride unioiiists, has been discoxered in Perak, .Mai ava 's richest tin producing State. 1 li a manifesto believed to be written fi'om his headcpiarters soiuewhere in the State, Fong Choou Loy, ehairniau of the now illegal Cominunist domiuated Perak Federation of Trade Unions, tohi soealled fellow workers that "the strength of .Malayan raeial emancipalion Jies in tiie Jabouriug classes. With tliis movement -Malayun trade unionisin cannot be sejiarated." Fong is oue of twelve wanted men for ivlioin the Malayan Federation Government last week olfered rewards totalling £15,000. Fong, in liis manifesto, said that the Perak Federation of Trade ITiions was not dissolved. All support liitherto given the federation was now to be given ihe Malayan i'eojiles Anti-British Anny where all federation funds had been transferred. All European capitaJist concerns would lie the subject of attaek. All workers were to give their active support to the .Malayan Cominunist Party. Fong said his mission was " to destroy tlie Rritish Fascist imperialism and to establish self-government for Afnlaya. " Fong fhreatened: .Macdonald will undoubt edlv meet a similar end to Vamashita. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 August 1948, Page 5
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