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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Japan has now 1,030 iron and machine works, and she now builds her own warships.”

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Japan has now 1,030 iron and machine works, and she now builds her own warships.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin notes Japan's significant advancement in its iron and machine works, highlighting its self-sufficiency in warship production.

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