Tokyo, June 12, The Government to-day issued statement under the name of the Minister of Justice, giving a ourvey of the grave nature of thd intrigues of the communistic <olements, for the purpose of showing. the necessity for revising the present Peace Preservation Act, which for maximum penalty "imprisonment.
in spite of the opposition of the vernacular press and a section its own Party, the Cabinet to-day Approved a yo vision providing for capital punishment.
It is expected that an Tmperiat nee sanctioning this revision be issued shortly.
"The statement points out that the Temnants of the communists, including certain lenders who ea: caped the recent round-up, are -continuing their intrigues under the direction of Soviet. communists,.aa instanced by the discovery of an Attempt to undermine the loyalty of the troops of the Third Divi when they were leaving for Shantung.
The statement concludes: "Only his nipping all such activities in the bud can Japan be effectively protected from falling prey to dire radicalism."
Female Students League Discovered June 14.
During the examination in cone nection with the recent round-up of communists it was learned that 9 number of students and graduates of women's schools and colleges had secretly organized a Women's Students League for the promotion communism and.coneerting plans with the communists now under arrest, As 'a result 30 women have beer arrested, It is expected that th majority of them will be proseouted.—Reuter.
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