While Ben Zvi, Jewish labor leader, is continuing his efforts for cooperation between Arab and Jewish labor as well as unity and mutual understanding between the two people, the Arab Society of Jaffa, recently organized here, has issued an appeal to the Arab workmen to emulate the Jewish workers.
The Arab laborers are urged to follow the example of the Jewish workers in fighting for an eight hour day and higher wages. Saying that “the Jewish employer is not better than the Arab employer but the Jewish workers appreciate the necessity of protecting their interests,” the appeal asks “are we worse than the Jews and not deserving of securing our rights?”
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