Tokio, Nov. 13.
Addressing the Prefectural Governors' Conference to-day, the Premier outlined the policy of the Government, in which universal suffrage, retrenchment of expenditure, promotion of agriculture and foreign trade, as well as control of those elements who make it their constant business to sow seeds of trouble in tha minds of good citizens," are the foremost planks. He emphasized the imperative necessity. of rigid economy in national and family, life. a The Minister of Finance similarly called attention to the growth of national and local expenditures, which were, respectively, double and treble the figures of 10 years ago, Taxes and loans had similarly increased, while the economic capacity of the country had, decreased, until even before the earthquake readjustment had become imperative. He further called attention to the extraordinary expenditure for relief and for preventive measures against a nomible economic crisis, to meet which all old and new undertakings, except those of absolute necessity, had been' postponed. Subsidies to the local Government had necessarily been suspended or reduced.—Reuter.
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