The Archive · 1928

Impending Crisis

Tokyo, Apr. 19, Following a decision reached at a meeting of the Minseito to-day, ive of the leaders of the Party Tadged a verbal protest with the Premier in regard to the recent incident at Wakayama, where three supporters of the Minseito were murdered by reactionaries, strongly censuring the Government for its ire to protect members of the on against such outrages.

generally believed that the incident will be used as ammunition for a further attack against the vernment at the coming session of the Diet.

The newly-organized Meiscikai, Independents, has informally decided: to introduce a vote of non-confidence against. the Home Minister at the coming session of the Diet. The Minseito (Opposition Party) has agreed to support the-motion. Unless; there. fore, there is any unexpected development in the meantime, the Government, which has declared its intention to stand by the Home Minister, -wi!l almost certainly be defeated, in the event of the Government being defeated it is generally believed that the Premier, General Baron Tanaka, will call another general election—Reater's Paci

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