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11, 1933
Reactionary Sedition In Japan MOTORISTS IN
Blood Brotherhood Trial Has To Be Held In Camera
WIDE REUNIFICATION AND RELENT LESS AGGRESSION
nes.
Tokyo. Farther public hearings, to destroy" utterly
those rea. of the reactionary Blood, Brother-ponsible for introducing them bood Society, responsible for the that the goda croated it, went on murders, last year of several of to say that the importation of Japan's most prominent men, have things foreign was ruining Japan, been banned by the authorities as and that, therefore, it was neces likely to disturb the peace and or- sary to wipe out not merely these der of society. Taking leaf from nefarious importations, but als the pages of communists who, in to destroy utterly those responsible the past, went up for public trial, for introducing them into the Land these reactionaries have utilised of the Gods. Reciting Buddhist the sacred halls of justice for fur texts and, in general, behaving like ther propagation, under the guise a cheap mountebank, Konuma de of evidence, of their dangerous-clared that the idea behind the and what one of the public pro command: "Love your enemies" curators called atrocious-dectr was "utterly ridiculous," that Time was when the general Japan should have nothing to do public seemed to endorse the activi- with such watery and spiritless" ties of reactionaries, due perhaps doctrines, that she should ever re- to the exaggerated police and ly on the sword and should "re- military reports of the headway sort to major surgical operations with which communism was spread when the moment and the time ing in the land and tending to proved opportune." subvert the established social or der, and so, on the principle of utilizing poison. drive out poison, radical activities by socie Lies of the Right ware more or less silently tolerated, if not connived at The more sensible section of the people, however, realize to-day are that reactionary doctrines fraught with as much danger to the social fabric as the teachings of the Marxists "and have, by de grees, come to assume an attitude. towards these so-called "patriots" similar to that taken towards com- munists.
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In 1932 there were 184,008. acci- dents, in which 8,667 persons were killed and 206,450 were injured in Great Britain. Half of those per. sons, however, "were either on the vehicles to which the accidents were. attributed, or on other vehicles.
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Killed
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88,328 "These figures, taken with the corresponding figures for preceding years." state the Committee," do not auggest any likehood of these. accidents being substantially de creased in the future."*
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"From the point of view of the pedestrian it seems to the Com- mittee that the roads of this coun- try have-at all events in certain places and at certain seasons-been rendered, by the use of motor vehicles, places to which it is dan gerous for pedestrians to resort; that, nevertheless, it is necessary for pedestrians to resort to the roads; and that where a pedes trian, without negligence on his the pedestrian should be debarred part, is injured by a motorist, from recovering full damages a whether negligent or not, he should together of compensation. be entitled to recover damages."
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The original plan of the Blood Brotherhood League, was to wipe out all the statesmen bere, all the bankers and industrialists, and of men of all parties and men
Insurers' representatives none. The plot was inspired by a Buddhist priest named Nissho formed the Committee that their Inouye who was furnished with analysis of 20,222 claims showed lethal weapons by a naval officer that in 4,529 cases, or 29.4 per who later perished in the Shang-cent., no payment was made. Preaching in Court. The dangers inherent in the un hai fighting Behind the plottera compromising sort of reactionary were the militarists not necessari- doctrines being preached to-day ly the higherups in the service
now being regarded as even who are still obsessed with dreams greater than the dangers ingrain of a great war of conquest, of a. ed in communism, for the simple vast empire carved by the sword,
The Committee decided that good reason that the reactionary move of the overlordship in Asia of Dal
reason had been shown for making ment is camouflaged by a form of Nippon and of the expulsion of
a further departure from the gen specious patriotism, designed to all the white races to their benight-eral principles of the law of negli inflame the minds of the half-baked homes in the West.
gance. While still investigating into the ed Japanese whose forte is not lucid and rational thinking, who many ramifications of the Blood has no resiliency in his character Brotherhood Society, the authori and who is easily aroused by that ties stumbled upon yet another type of lurid language which pan- plot, no less seioue. This was the ders to the worst in man.. This discovery of an organisation styled type of patriotism" dilates ad "God's Soldiers of Japan," whose lib on the "divine descent of the principal aims, like those of the Japanese, their "Heaven-appointed Blood Brotherhood Society, con mission," their "manifest destiny" sisted of the advocacy of emer and so forth, and from this to degency measures" against foreign generate into anti-foreignism and countries, and the necessity for & to the contention that, when a dif- revolution to usbor in the rule of ference of opinion arises, the the "Imperial Way" In addition "divinely-descended" are necessari. to the murder objective, these folks are said to have had a political ly in the right is but a step.
The trial of the Blood Brother-programme, strangely similar to bood Society afforded the scensed that of the Black Dragon Society valuable opportunities of preach which, time and again, has been ing in court their creed. When It employed by the military party as is remembered that the papers agenta provocateurs and print the judicial proceedings in rendered too many valuable ser- full, often verbatim, it may easily vices in that capacity to be lightly be seen how the machinery of the set said. This programme wante: law has been cleverly utilised for (1) Japan to exercise unques the diffusion of these dangerous tioned sovereignty over all Man doctrines to an enormous circle of churia and Mongolia.
(2) Japan to supervise and dual motorist who does the people, persons that these reac tionaries could
never otherwise direct all Chinese finances without damage, as of the motoring com hope to reach. The decision the intervention or interference ofmunity as a whole, and that the statute law, as under the Maritime that counsel's extravagant de the authorities, therefore, to ban any third party.
and delivered increased liability of the motorist Conventions Act, 1911, it had been nunciation of Mr. Taylor's conduct further public hearings has gen. (3) Manchuria and Mongolia to ought to be covered, as provided applied and worked without diff. Was unjustified" erally been hailed as a very wise be bases from which Japan should for in the Bill, by, insurance culty in the case of collisions be-indgment on a mution brought by mittal of a bankrupt for failing to and timely one-
beek to persuade China to bend to against the increased third party tween ships at sea where both were the Official Assignes for the com
to blame. the will of Tokyo. (How this was risk.
tra cost to motorists produce account, books, an As to the extra The Committee thought that a An example of the megalomania done or attempted in North China under which this" gang of sordid' is a matter of history today!)
pedestrian should not be entitlea if the Bill were to pass into law, murderers and would-be murderers! (4) Japaness ultimate goal to
surance companies to find the soln. cost as the necessary calculations laboured and some of the prepos-be the control of China's foreign to recover for an accident caused it would be necessary for the in prepared to submit a figure of the They thought that where there tion of the problem by experience, would take so long and be of a terous, tenets in their creed became policy and the management of all solely by his own negligence. evident when, in taking the stand its affairs, for which purpose had been contributory negligence The insurance companies were not speculative nature. in the Tokyo District Court, To- Chinese of high rank, willing to dashi Konuma, who shot former work with Japan, should be en- Finance Minister Inouye down in listed.
Preposterous Tenets,
of
"It may be said against this that it is a hardship on the ma- forist to be made to pay damages for an accident which was not at tributable to his fault. have
cold blood last year, revealed his (5) China's armies to be disarm- Society's plans for the established and disbanded, Japan entering ment of Japanese "supremacy over; into an agreement to dispatch works to the disadvantage of the entire world! This man, one troops to China in case of trouble either party that a homogeneous of the most dangerous in this gang arising through Ehe disbandment. art is produced by processes that of murderers and racketeers, after of troops or through uprisings, "would make "the Western painter quoting Nichiren (founder of the (e) China to be completely do shudder.
militant sect of Buddhism in militarised, except for such forces Japan) to the effect that Japan is as are trained by Japan, are res Favours Encouraging Japan. the finest and the greatest country ponsible to her and are controlled Instead of complaining that the on earth for the very simple reason by her:-N-0. Daily News. Japanese effort at adjustment with other civilizations is a failure, the Occident should aid in making it a success and learn all it can from the experience, Mr. Graves declar- ed.
"By all means let us strive for an intellectual open door, but let us be sure that it is a swinging door that opens. both ways,” he concluded.
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When you see
"The Speckledare Major and Mrs. P. Gedge who are going to Japan for a short holi- Band" you will, of course, be day. Before returning to Hong deeply interested in this Sherlock Kong in early October they will My Charles K Moser, chief of Holmes story and, if you do not will be striving for expression, yet the Far-Eastern division of the know the solution, be anxious to porte,
also pay visits to the Northern universities with their eyes on
Peiping, Tientsin, Department of Commerce, estimat anticipate the denouement. Bat Shanghai. Other passengers leav Plato, Caesar and Napoleon, are i
ed that the "tangible interest of here is another and more fascinating by the Empress" boat are not preparing for intelligent
the United States in the Far Easting method of enjoying the picture. Major and Mrs. P. Wren of the living in this kind of a world, consists of capital investment You will realise quite carly that Dental, Corps, also journeying to Mr. Mortimer Graves, of
of between 81,000,000,000 and Dr. Rylott is a deep-dyed villain, American Council of Learned So $1,500,000,000 together with an ex
Japan on vacation, and Mr. LA. anxious that the fact that be caused | Tobias, of Messrs. Lazarus Co. cieties, told the Far Eastern Round port trade of about $500,000,000 the death, of Violet Stonor shall Table.
annually. The largest investment not be revealed. now is in the Philippines, but this Mark how the director of the may be changed by the realiza picture develops the idea, watch tion of independence, Mr. Moser for the growth of suspense as the pointed out. Investments in China story is gradually unfolded, and are but a little more than one-half note the steadily growing dread of the amount invested in Japan, but Helen Stonor, whom the villain has this ratio may be changed by determined to remove." Japan's concentration on her own' You, too, will be interested in market and those of Soviet Russia the utter callousness of the villain. and South America, while China to whom creature comforts are of atsp gross the threshold of com vital importance and the life of a mercial and industrial develop girl of no value intever This {ment; It Swag Hidu
as the picture proceeds and the
Urging the laymen to take up the study of For-Eastern affairs as hobby, Mr. Graves promised in- tellectual reward in the discovery that the Orient solves the probleme in waye just as successful, but diametrically opposed to those of Western civilisation, u
He cited the fact that the umisele, language zwrotka", whate theorlew
amber and
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mystery is built up, will reveal to you the manner in which the adapter prépared the script, the
dens behind his adaptation and
the interpretation by the director.
In th's instance the two worked closely together in preparing the treatment of Conan Doyle's story? and if you follow carefully you will be surprised at the additional at traction the picture will have for you,
The Committee take the view that this is, perhaps, a misleading way of regarding the question, and would put it rather that the pay ment of compensation to innocent pedestrians who suffer injury is a duty, not so much of the indivi
Degree of Negligence.
SINGAPORE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE VINDICATED
EXTRAVAGANT DENUNCIA- TION BY COUNSEL A provision had been made that where an injury is contributed to, but not solely caused, by the Singapore, Aug 4-During the negligence of the injured person, hearing of a motion in the bank. there must be taken into account, ruptcy court last Friday, vigorous in computing the damages, the attacks were made on the alleged degree in which the negligence of proper conduct of Mr. E. N. such person contributed to the acylor, assistant Official Assignee. by counsel for the bankrupt, who cident."
It was pointed out that this asked the Court to take action up- principle of computation of dam- on his complaint.
Mr. Justice Mills yesterday held ages was not unknown to English
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ISSUES FROM THE DEN TO THE EFFECT THAT SOMEBODY HAS LEFT THE SCREEN-DOOR OPEN AGAIN, THE HOUSE IS GETTING FULL OF FUES, HANG IT ALL HOW MANY TIMES HAS HE TOLD THE CHILDREN, ETC ETC. ETC.