The Down-With-the-Cabinet move-. ment is growing in intensity. The Intest person to identify himself with the anti-Cabinet forces has been Viscount. Goto who is now Jendeavouring to effect a reconciliation between the two main Opposi tion parties. If this reconciliation jean be effected, the joint Opposition will be sure to introduce a vote of Lion-confidence in the Government. JAny number of specious reasons can be adduced for this purpose, -not the least being the Bokuretsu trial, The combined Opposition can easily Jdefeat the Government party and Jo general election willie the xesult.
Will the Government wait until Jdefeat is certain? The chances are rather that, when it sees the writing. fon the wall, it will dissolve Pat ment itself by virtue of an Imperial por {inseript and then go to the country with the great advantage of still feeing in power and therefore being Jable to control the election machi jer. Such has been the case several.
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