Financial and industrial leaders. here think that the Opposition has held its own remarkably well. Many go 80 far as to say that the Minsolto, with the help of the Proletarians and others, will undoubtedly be able to defeat the Government, regard to the Proletariat parties, the radicals are disappoint ced but the majority of people point to the surprisingly large number of votes secured by them Ju the large cities and say that they have done Femarkably well, Many' Fadi (ders failed because they made mistake of selecting provincial. dize tricts as their constituencies. This fact shows that Radicalism has not yot penetrated the rural distress, Answering questionnaires. put to them by the Osaka "Mainichi," the new Proletarian members of the Diet do not make any definite state. ment on restoration of the gold standard and other financial Dut they unanimously clamour for unemployment reli The Business Mon's Party, lod by Mr. Muto, has failed miserably. {is declared, however, that this is not a sign of the diminished power of capitalism: it merely moans that capitalism does not. support Mr. Mato's party.—Reuter.
Tokyo, Feb. 23.
According to almost complete returns for, the whole of Japan—the voting in' only one prefecture. still 1 unknown—the Seiyukai Party has won the general election with a narrow majority of ten seats over the Minseito, Independent candidates have secured fifteen seats, while the now Proletarian hav returned. jority obtained by the Seiyukai Party will enable the Proletarian Party and the Independents to form a "bloc" which will hold the balance of power in the Diet as their votes can be swung in favour of either of the big parties—Reuter, VARIOUS FORECASTS,
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