June 8, vestigations show that the Premier's would-be assassin isa dealer in second-hand goods who is int ested in polities. His attempt was apparently due to indignation at the Premier's alleged action in appealing to the Emperor in connection with the reorganization of the Cabinet last month, Two suspected accomplices are undergoing examination. A third escaped.
In spite of the incident, the Premier proceeded to Utsunomiya, according to time-table, and syoke before the local Party Convention, outlining the Governnient's pol Baron Tanaka admitted that, was impossible to foretell the velopments in the China situation, but emphasized that it mattered Hittle to Japan whether the North or the South were victorious.
Referring to communist activities, the General expressed great concern at the entry of radicalism into Japan but asserted that the Government would deal severely with extremists, Tt may be recalled that this is the second attempt on Baron Tanaka's life, the first being in 1922, when a Korean tried to assassmote him at Shanghai when he was returning from a visit to the Philippines—Reuter.
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