The first gubernatorial confer-mee convened since the reorgunizaon of the Ministry was noteworthy or the emphasis laid by several the Ministers on the spread of radical ideas in Jupan and for the necessity to devise measures to root them out.
The Home Minister spoke of "the Jangerous activities based on Comnunistic and other radical ide hat have become more marked of ate, and roundly condemned "the thoughts and fe tions of men who ispire to upset the present system government in Jupan and to destroy the country." He suggestxd three ways to stamp. out danger-dus ideas. One was to awaken the people by means of educa other, the undertaking of social measures whereby the people would ok that their life was more secure ind enjoyable; and lastly constant vigilance by the Police.
Police to be Increased The Government, the Home Minister stated, proposed to increase the Police forees throughout. the counity and have already laid out plans and secured additional funds for the purpose. In conclusion, the prefectural governors were enjoined to Detter the social conditions of the eta, Japan's pariahs, and to do all possible to promote harmony between this down-trodden and ostrasized class and the general public.
Even the Railway Minister's speech was concerned with radi in the country, the lowering of moral standards and the nece airy for devising measures to invigorate the national spirit. The press has treated the speeches at the~ gubernatorial conference with 1areagm, saying that the Government "because of its unscrupulous for the retention of power," vas. been instrumental in undermine A new plot to turn Japan com munistic has been discovered by the Tokyo authorities, according to "Nippon" an organ of the Cabinet Ministers. This plot wi in Manchuria and the conspirator was to put it into effect about the time of the Enthronement Ceremony which is to take place this autumn, Soviet Russia is concerned in this new attempt to subvert established order in this country, according to "Nippon", which declares that the brains behind the conspiracy are those of some of Moscow's best propagandists in alliance with those radical elements of Japan who managed to escape the police net, when the Communist haul was recently made, and who fled to North Manchuria, A general strike was to be effected in South Manchuria, prefacing this with the diffusion of anti-Japanese sentiment throughout that region, and inciting the Chinese employes of the South Manchuria Railway insubordination. When these steps, as the agitators hoped, had thrown Manchuria into a state of anarchy, Japanese-speaking Rus. ans were to smuggle themselves into Japan proper and into Korea and, joining the radicals there, plunge Japan and Korea ito revolution,
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