It thereafter lasted until December 28 before the Japanese delegation under the present leader (Mr, Kenkichi Yoshizawa) was reconstructed, while not until January 16, 1941, was the complete Japanese agenda for the negotiations submitted Undoubtedly, it will still be remembered that thereafter the conference was delayed for some time by official statements in Japan which zroused doubt concerning the question whether or not from that part certain leadership was claimed—also towards the Netherlands East Government intervention appeared likely in the soft coal dispute yesterday as Mr. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, called a work stoppage because negotiators were unable to break a deadlock between union and southern operators.
Stoppage of soft coal production, which was resumed after a long strike only recently, would seriously impede defence production—United Press.
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