Move to Consolidate National Defence An Imperial Ordinance which Tokyo, Sept, 26, Association' an_ official. ordanlzation inder the direct control of the War ima Navy Ministers has" been Proved by the 'Ministers, greatly control over former sold let sailors and retired emeers, It is designed to meet the alleged existing "state of "emergency" placing' former servicemen "under Unified control to consolidate national The association was wounded yn 1910 by Prince Sadayoshi Fushimi the purpose of Keeping alive. the martial spirit of time-expired soliders find sailors. "It has 16,000 branches with a total of 3,000,000 supporters, Practically every member hay a vote, so that, under the new ordin" ance, the Army and Navy Ministers will be able to rely on a solid block of 3,000,000 out of the present 14,000,- (00 voters in. Japan.
Hitherto, the president of the Association has usually been a general om the retired ist—Reuter.
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