Osaka, Apr. 11.
The Kanegafuchi Cotton-Spinning Ca, which has announced a cut of thirty per cent. in the wages of its employees and whose workers at the Yodogawa branch mill in Osaka have protested against the reduction, controls 35 mills scattered all over Japan which give employment ta 40,000 mill-hands, a majority of whom are women. 'In none of these mills has a strike yet been declared and only at the Yedogawa mill was work stopped yesterday. The Youogawa mill employs 1,300 workers, of whom the majority' are men, According to investigations conand the "Mainichi," which eriticise|dueted by the police, 900 of the the decision of the Kanegafuchi Yodoxawa mill employees are fol-Spinning Company to reduce their owing the lead of the unions, but cenployees! wages.
Widespread Trouble Feared Apr. 10.
'The newspapers report a strike of workers at the Yodogawa branch mill here, belonging to the Kane. sgatuchi Ca, But, pending the rest an interview' fixed for noon today with officials of the company, the workers have not yet suspend: ed operations. A" portion of the rmiale and female workers attended 8 meeting last night organized by union leaders, but an immediate? trike is not contemplated.
The former president of the Kanegatuchi Ca,, Mr. Sanji Muto, apps to be confident that the eompany"s paternal attitude towards. its. em= ployees finally will prevail, but Tt generally believed that paternal ism itscf is on trial The decline in the value of Kans. gafuchi shaves is regarded as a matter of serious concern to sharcholders and banks. Standing at 8440 on Saturday Inst, the new hares to-day are quoted at Y. 78:0, The management of the Yodogawa branch mill of the Kanegatuchi Cotton Spinning Ca. have rejected the demand made by their workers for withdrawal of the announcement favned a few days ago of a cut in wages of 30 per cent. which comer into effect to-day The mill officials, however, have ymounced that work in the mill will be stopped for one day in order to give the mill-hands an oppor consider the position and @ecide whether they will accept the wage-cut or leave their emplosmient, The stoppage of wok at the' Yodogawa bravich of the Kanesafuel Mills may be followed by a similar stoppage at a few other branches situated in Inrge cities, but the mills situated in small towns report. n9 sign of trouble. This may he explained by the fact that in the Inge cities the trade-unions are active in urging the mill-hands to; strike, In fact, they are trying to wnienize the workers who, prior to. the announcement that their wages were to be cut 30 per cent. were} totally aloof from the unions, The Kanegafuchi management] appear to be determined to carry] through the wage-cut, leaving the workers to decide whether they will show their loyalty to the company follow the lead of the union The workers are hesitating, but Jocks as though the unions are gaining ground.
The newspapers off criticism of the decision taken by} the management, especially in vie of the fact that the Kanegafue Company recently donated. three million yen to the late President, Mz, Sanji, Muto, when he retired and also in view of the fact that] the Company maintains its high rate] of dividend to its shareholders. Reuter.
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