Tokyo Court Scene of Disturbance Tokyo, July 7.
The public trial of 44 alleged Communists, which opened on June 25; was resumed in the Tokyo District Court this morning, This is the first Communist trial in, Japan to: which the public have etn admitted and the greatest interest has been manifested in the proceedings, When the case starved last month the most elaborate precautions were taken to guard against disturbances. To-day, also, a special watch was maintained over-the Court buildings and extra police were on duty in the vicinity throughout the whole of the preceding night.
Nevertheless both Radicals and Reactionaries attempted to cause trouble, Groups of Radicals tried to force an entry into the Court gallery and. when they were dispersed by the police they proceeded to the Public Employment offices and endeavoured to enlist the sympathies. of the unemployed gathered there.
Four were arrested. Subsequent-Jy a daren Reaetionaries were taken, into custody for distributing hand ills declaiming against the Court' alleged leniency towards the Radical prisoners.
Among the prisoners fried are the former University professor, Gaku Sano, who was arrested' in Shanghai: Kazuo Fukumoto, the originator of 'a radical system known as Fukumotism and Hanson Arahata, the well-known proletarian writer, Thirty-two radicals have been arxested: for attempting to create di turbances: in connection with the
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