Yokohama, May 25.
Sewing machine operators employed the export garment trade struck work to-day for increased wages, leaving large foreign orders for cotton garments unfinished, Later, Tokyo and "Yokohama shirtmakers' threatened to walk out in sympathy with the garment workers ind observers envisaged the possibil-Hy of a serious disruption of one of Japan's most important industries, Workers contend that exporters* profits have been exorbitant and that wages are far out of line, There isa movement on amongst the to organize on @ ce-operative basis if employers 0 not meet their demands for a more equitable share of the pronts—United ress,
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