Over Three Thousznd Men Thrown Out of Work: Five Thousand Retained Osaka, July 2.
'A message from Kobe states that} it is officially reported that the Kawasaki Dockyard has discharged 3,037 men, mostly from the shipbuilding department.
Over 5,000 men engaged in naval' construction work are being retain-fed by the Naval Authorities, who are now in charge.
The men accepted notice of dis. charge quietly but the throwing of thousands of workers out of work greatly aggravates the unemployment situation, Later. been no sign of dis-ice as a result of the dis-A long and pathetic statement by Mr. Matsukata, President} of the Dockyard, has been issued. In it he takes the entire blame on himself for the present state of affairs at the Dockyard. Mr, Matsukata, together with other directors, has offered Yen 1,000,000 be distributed among the discharged
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