The Archive · 1937

KOBE TRAMWAYMAN STRIKE

Demand for Reinstatement of Five Leaders Paris, July 6, The reopening of French commodity exchanges was decreed by the Ministry of Finance in the official gazette last night. Their closing on June 29, along with the stock exchanges which were opened two days later, was the first move of the Finance Minister M. Georges Bonnet in coping with the national financial emergency,—Havas, Kobe, July 6.

Kobe tramwayman struck to-day in a demand for the reinstatement of five leaders who were dismissed following the "go-slow" strike on May A total of 1500 workers is involved; in the new walkout.

Only one-third of the cars are in operation with emergency skeleton crews,—Reuter,

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