The first clue to the plot unearth-last month was discovered in when remnants of the Japanese branch of the Third Inter rational—which was organized seven years ago, and which was tactically destroyed by police raids in May 1923, and by popular tary during the brief period of lawlessness that followed the great earthquake in September of the same Fear, gathered to renew their move iment. The Police stumbled on the clue quite accidentally. Ai adver-isoment. appeared in some of the metropolitan papers to the effect that a "general meeting of the JTapan Blectrie Condenser Company rebolders" would be held at the Goshiki hot springs. This sounded extremely funny, business men {ng out to a mountain resort to hold business meeting!
Senior police officials smelt a rat, and detailed police sleuths to follow bp the scent. These discovered that the Japan Electric Condenser Company's shareholders were auher than a band of Communists who were attempting to resuscitate the Japan branch of the Third International. Concrete evidence was, however, lacking in order to secure Tegal convictions and the police had. to. content. themselves With closely shadowing the Com: munists and following up such developments as took place. This was done, with admirable patience and perseverance, for a period of two yours. Then, under cover of the Yeritable now-storm of campaize leaflets and literature for which the recent elections were responsible, the Communists broadcast their in: flammatory propaganda, affording the nuthoritios the opportunity, for which they had s0 long been waiting. There is still'a ban on the publication of what these leaflets say, but it has been found out from authentic source that the propaganda distributed was of most Hleleterious nature." Domiciliary searches of an unprecedented! wide nature, all over the country, have been instituted by the police since the authorities got into action March 15, and reports state that sinhers of municipal councils, prece tural ofcials, and professors universities are' also involved.
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