The Kenseikai—that is the Government party—hes the biggest, election chest; and money counts a great deal in Japanese elections, more so than anywhere else, barring. perhaps China; the Kenseikai is in power and could thus control and influence (which other Governments have consistently done in the past) the elections; the war chests of the other parties are meagre—this in a large measure explaining the party and desertions.
schisms Everything is in favour of the Kenseikai being returned to power with an absolute majority. Will a clever strategist refuse to take vantage of such opportunities Ought he to? And if the chieftain does not, will there not'be ultimate dissension amongst the rank and So argue those publicists who think dissolution of the Diet will occur, for when the Kenseikai comes back with an absolute majority, it could have all the plums in. th service which now have been divided amongst the other parties.
Against this view of the domestic situation in Japanese parliamentary polities, there are other issues that must not be lost sight of. When the next elections occur, universal manhood suffrage will be in force, The Government knows that the general electorate of the country fucated politically; it docs not want to take the risk of 2 bunch of radicals gobbling up the Lower House seats, a predicament which is quite within the realms of possibility. At same time, a party is returned that is not strictly in favour with the Government and the sedater minds of the nation, there may lie germs of considerable danger in trying squash it by means of an Order from the Throne, for in this case such party would have been elected in perfect accordance with the Constitution. This more than any other single thing, it is thought, will induce the Kenseikai not to force the pace just yet.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.