Kobe, Aug. 5.
The Governor of Hyogo, Mr. Ariyoshi, has officially "announced his intention of mediating in the dockyard strike, and has issued a statement to the press, guarantecing to the workmen a discharge allowance, the adoption of the factory committee system and recognition of the men's union, as conditions of a strike settlement.
The situation in regard io the Mitsubishi strike has become somewhat worse, owing to the decision of the strikers to give over the conduct ofi the strike to the Yuaikai leaders, at present in Kobe.
Half-a-dozen very prominent lawyers are coming to Kobe for the purpose of bringing an action against the police, on account of their causing the death of strikers from sword wounds in the back.—
Reuter.
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