The Archive · 1936

Reform Proposals Challenged

Baron Wakatsuki to Lead — Opposition

Tokyo, Nov. 18.

If Diet members, political parties ind voters decide to campaign. against the Army and Navy proposal to reform Parliament and the elec-lon laws, it is likely Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki, former Premier, will be chosen as leader.

Baron Wakatsuki, who' is former head of the Minselio party, was the first to oppose Parliamentary re~ form openly and vigorously. Like other political chieftains, he cannot, understand just what the Sghting forees|'mean when they say the legislative and "administrative organs of the Government should be reformed and. brought into harmony with the trend of the times.

The trend of the times in some countries is toward dielatorships,

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