The Archive · 1926

The Disarmament Conference

[Japan Ready to Discuss all Aspects of the Question Tokyo, Mar, 22. calling each other names. in approved Billingsgate Ianguagd, The origin of the commotion iveetly concerned with the charge [of peculation of public funds which Was brought against Baron General Tanaka, head of the Seiyukai (main Opposition) party. Seiyukai men bors stoutly defended their chief, yesterday demanded. thet Mr, Nakano, of the Kenseikai, who made the ugly allegations be sent before a disciplinary committee. The Speaker, Mr. Kasuya, a veteran parliamentarian, had' a present ment that a storm was impending and declared seven recesses in three hours. But every time the House resumed, the Seiyukai Iaunched obstructive, filibustering tactics, Just before the seventh recess was declared, about a dozen Seiyukai men rushed towards the rostrum which was a member of the Sciyu Honto (also an Opposition) party, and forbade him to. proceed with any proper business. By this time everyone was. shouting, ching, yelling and pandemonium, reigned. The Speaker rang his bell—which is used only in cases of extreme emergency—but to no pure pose. It was rung last night for the eighth time in the Iistory of Japanese parliamentarianism, Discussing the comments of the Washington correspondent of "The Times" with Yegard to the proposed Disarmament Conference, a. Pore Office spokesman denied the allexation that Japan was irreconcilably opposed to the proposal to approach the question first by a naval conference.

The spokesman pointed out that Baron Shidehara himself recently} stated publicly that Japan was prepared to di uss ench aspect all sides of it con

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