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fusion was. the rule, both outside inside the legislative' chambers sia, whose numbers have Large crowds of intelligent swelled vines the earthquake throw them out-of jobs, combined with professional government] hecklers to blow off steam i vicinity of the Diet building, eager to exorcise their oratorical and—histrionie powers, Poli and troops, the former to the number of some 8,000 and the latter about 3,000 strong, gave the plice the appearance of & citadel. Numerous cluehes occurred 8 ie Capi various portions of the Capital the forees of the law had the always under par feet While demagogue had war haranguing a crowd opposite thu Kenseikai (Oppo teat party) headquactors, the news arrived that Premier' Viscount Kiyoure had dissolved the A batch of 90 mon slowly disengaged themselves from the and made for the Prime rogidenee, wards ifessod the poli intention, og they after. wards confessed to the police, of lynching the aged statesman. Strong cordons of police and troops had already been drawn up wrennd Viscount Kiyoura's man-ion and, after a half-heated show'! of resistance, the would-be murderer-"patriots" were packed into' a Black Maria and hauled off to the nearest prison.
WiTmx THE HOUSE, The scenes enacted on the floor of the Lower House were on a par. with the rowdyism outside, Opposition members. going ham ict and tongs at "Government supporters and the latter doing Tikewise. Only the Premier, his Ministers and the immediate ea-courage managed to maintain anything like semblance of dignity. The verbal, and subsoquent fistic, battle started when Mr. Hamada, an Opposition poli-mounted the rostrum and called on all. the gods to witness the crimes of the Kiyoura Ministry, dealaring that the manner in which the privileged. classes are flouting the will of the people is the} bound to lead to grave radical developments. He then saddled' the Cabinet with attempted murder. Two days ago, when the Opposition leaders were returning
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