The issues on which the Opposition will combine are the so-called Bokureteu case and the Matsushima, licensed quarter—seandal.—Tha Bokuretsu case is typical of Japanese politics where a mountain made of a mole-bill. Bokuretsu the name of a Korean young man who is Jattempt on the life of the Imperi Family. He was tried and sentenced to undergo the extreme penalty, but, for political reasons fand for the good impression leniency might have on the Koreans, the Sabinet induced the Prince Regent ito commute the sentence to one of imprisonment for life. This, the Opposition dubs insufficient respect to the Throne and contends that no lone has any right to reduce a inflicted for lene major te punishable by nothing ess than death.
The Matsushima scandal is much graver affair which has shown, the political world of Japan to be corrupt to an astonishing extent. Bribes are known to have been re-Jeeived by various politicians and various men in other walks of to have the Osaka licensed quarters transferred to another site called Matsushima. "Wherever there are licensed quarters in Japan, a species lof prosperity: follows and' the price of land in Matsushima went up by Ieaps and bounds, scores making fortunes over-night by indueing people who were in the dark warding the transfer to part with holdings for comparative trifles. Allegations have even been made in Court that the Premier too received bribes, but the charges against the Premier have yet to be proved.
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