The Archive · 1927

Diet Dissolution Looming

Leaders of the Minseito party are concentrating in Tokyo to I plans for a campaign against the Government party and to consider the question of introducing a non-confidence motion into the next Session of the Diet.

The China policy; the financial policy and the alleged adminietrative laxity of the Government will form the foundation on which the motion for non-confidence will be based, Ax regards the time tol introduce this vote of censure, the majority of the Minseito members think that it should be projected at. the very outset of the Diet session; others, however, are of the opinion that an unseemly haste is not neces. sary and that it would be far better to reach an understanding with the! minority parties before any "such Arastic step Is taken.

According to information appearing in Japanese newspapers closely allied with the Opposition, Minseito plans to make vigorous interpellations on the speeches to be delivered by the Premier, the Foreign Minister (the Premier holds this Portfolio too) and the Finance Minister Similar tactics, with reproach cloverly underlying the eriticisms and interpellations, are to be employed when the budget comes up for discussion, lights in the hall went out and a regular Irish free-for-all resul: ed, The Police, who had been watching the meeting, rushed in when the noise of the melee was discovered and dissolved the meeting. One man was badly stabbed in the fight ness. that occurred under cover of dark-

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