THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1938.
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TOKYO POLITICAL PARTIES CHALLENGING THE ARMY
Object To Officers Corps' Dictation Of Policy
TENSION IN THE DIET
BECOMING
ACUTE
MORE
Tokyo, To-day.
The Diet crisis due to the tension between the Gov- ernment and the two great political parties, the Seiyukai and Mineseito, is becoming more acute.
The Cabinet held an extraordinary session on
Saturday night to discuss the situation. ALTHOUGH INTERPELLATIONS CONCERNING POLICY IN THE FAR EAST REFRAINED FROM ATTACKING THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY DIRECTLY, IN ORDER TO AVOID SUGGESTIONS THAT THE INTERPELLATORS ARE NOT TRUE PATRIOTS, IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE EVIDENT THAT THE TWO PARTIES ARE OPPOS-I ED TO THE POLICY PURSUED BY THE MILITARY} GROUP AND ADVOCATE A POLICY OF MODERATION.
The real struggle is going on be tween Parliament and the Officers' Corps.
of delivering the coup de grace to China, the Foreign Minister told the committee of the Lower House
With a new accentuation of the yesterday. crisis brought about, the Govern-
The prevailing international si- ment can hardly hope that the Na-tuation was not particularly tional Mobilisation Bill, which prostrained, Mr. Hirota said, but in- vides that in the event of war, the ternational relations were so deli- army shall be given complete con-cate that "nobody can tell what trol of economic affairs, will be developments may take place.” passed by Parliament
↑ CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDE
PRACTICALLY EFFORT TO DOING JOB.
BRIDGE GAP OF COMMITTEE
Tokyo, To-day.
A decision to avoid un- necessary irritations and to make an effort to “bridge the gap” between the Gov- ernment and the political parties, if possible, has been reached by the Cabinet.
The meeting was featured by the strong stand taken by Suchiko Shiono, Minister of Justice, and Admiral Suet- sugu, Home Minister, against the attitude of the parties.
London, To-day.
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A new
ages agreement in the Lancashire coalfield provides for week's holiday with pay as well as
a new-basic rate.
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This further extension to a large
body of workers of holidays with
pay prompts the “Manchester Guar-
dian" to the optimistic comment that the movement is spreading so rapid-
If the political parties prove intransigent, the Gorly that by the time the Government ernment will take “positive action, the Cabinet decided.
Agreement was further reached to redouble the efforts to secure passage of important Government bills, which in the Lower House are said to be making little. progress. Reuter.
taken place in Japan's relations
Committee of Enquiry has made its Report it will find large sections of British industry have already found the answer to the question it was set to answer-British Wireless.
JAPAN'S URGENT TASK
Therefore it was necessary enact the measure by way of pre-
Tokyo, To-day. paration for any eventuality.
The statement followed an inter-with the Soviet and Britain, and ing Japan at the present moment," "The most urgent task confront- The declaration made by a mem-pellation of the. Foreign Minister he demanded the reason for sub declared Mr. Koki Hirota, Japanese ber of the Seiyukai party, Mr. Jire and the Premier by Mr. Ichiro mitting the National Mobilisation Foreign Minister, in the Diet, "is to Hashijima, during the debate is Kono, member of the Seiyukai Bill under such improved circum-give China a death blow and perhaps most charactistic of attitude of that party.
the Party.
Mr. Hashijima advised the Gor- erument to maintain friendly rela- tions with Britain and the United States in spite of the Anti-Comin- tern Pact, of which he never ex- pressed his approval.
]stances.
CHINA'S READINESS
Hereto, Mr.
capitate Chang Kai-shek."
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de-
WAR ORGANISATION Mr. Kono suggested the Govern
Later, when questioned by a de-. puty, Mr. Hirota admitted that the ment leave national mobilisation to "voluntary popular efforts.”
Hirotz replied,
situation in China was anything The Premier replied that modern lations with foreign countries had but rosy from the Japanese point
of view. warfare "necessitated organised been good, but there was no fore-
National mobilisation was the out- preparations, both human and ma- seeing how the international situa-[ Another member of the Seiyukai terial"
tion would develop in the future. come of the present situation, said party, Mr. Ichiro Kono, declared Turning to Mr. Hirota, Mr: Kono Mr. Hirota added that China had the Minister, and the country would that economic mobilisation of the recalled Mr. Hirota's recent re-made good preparations for long-have to reckon with a nation should be left to the volun-mark that an improvement had term hostilities-Beuter. tary efforts of the people.
The Premier, Prince Konoye, as well as the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, stressed that military oper- ations in China, must be continued until the Chiang Kai-shek Govern-
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ment is eliminated and a pro-Japan New
New Competition
ese regime set up in China, even if this necessitates a prolonged con- flict.
For this reason, it was declared, legislation must be enacted which takes into consideration all even- tualities.
The international situation, the Premier added; is not critical but} so delicate that no one today is able to predict coming developments.
As regards Japan's relations with foreign powers, the Premier ex- pressed the opinion that the Anti- Comintern Pact should be streng- thened and that efforts for main- taining friendly relations with Bri- tain and the United States should be doubled.
He emphasised that Japan's rela tions with Britain, the United States and France are in no way. affected by the Anti-Comintern Pact. Trans-Ocean
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