Page 75 - (SSF1033) INTRODUCTION TO MALAYSIAN SOCIAL HISTORY

BRITISH' WISDOM People's constitutional
proposals as a result of the
EVENTUALLY, FALL THE roundtables were dispersed

COMMUNITY across Malaya, including

Singapore,
by print media (newspapers)

and ignored by the British on
even a live radio broadcast.
Some approaches were proposed by the PUTERA-AMCJA is taking a

PUTERA-AMCJA organization, namely the draconian measure, that is to
Pusat Tenaga Rakyat (PUTERA) & All-Malaya say, the Hartal movement is

Joint Action Council (AMCJA) alliance, as a taking place in Malaya as a
sign of protest against the British whole and completely

constitutional proposal. This is because the embraced by the population of
proposal is deemed to be a backward step for Malaya on 20 October.

the British to rule Malaya again. The British, who felt

threatened, exploited the
situation by arresting

representatives of the PUTERA-
AMCJA on the basis that they

had brought Communist power
to bear, threatening the entire
of Malaya.

LABOUR MOVEMENT