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Show TEA GROWERS IN DIFFICULTY Agitators Are Blamed for Shortage of Labor in India CALCUTTA. June 3. (By the Asso-clated Asso-clated Press.) That the interference which labor troubles and nationalist movements hive made with the tea industry In India is not Irreparable, was the opiriion expressed by the ma-'joril.v ma-'joril.v of the delegates at the annual i meeting of the Indian Toa association j recently held here. In spite of the excessive stocks d '. on hand and th. (continuance of labor difficulties, most of the tea grower and exporters ure viewing the marke t outlook with con-bid.- i .i 1 1 ! optimism The chairman Of the association, in j Mis address. Condemned the government govern-ment for allowing tie non-cooperation movement to develop a !' h . rathei than dealing with it m its Infancy; ! In speaking of the labor situation ihe said i "The majority rff i stati 3 are at pres-ent pres-ent short of labor, l Consider th il our policy shou d as hitherto be directed 'towards the settlenu n; and oontent-ment oontent-ment of our labor, and their well-be ling must continue to receive as In the past our raosi sympathetic consideration. considera-tion. 1 doubt if any Industry does 'more for Its labor than tfi tea Industry, Indus-try, and if our labor to left alone by an crupulous agitators i persOnall) have no fear for the future of the ln-dustry, ln-dustry, and In our prosperity lies the well-being of our labor." The Indian tea Industry received great blow in the lass of Russia as s market for cheap grades of tea Hitherto Hith-erto EngU ih nnd American buyers have le n sati-ficd only whh the finest grades Indian tea interests have sent agents to America seeking to create a market lor Cheap tea. -oo |