Tokyo, Mar. 31. NGRY cries accusing the Government of "bilking" the Diet rose from the floor of the Lower House this morning as the Speaker, Mr. Kojiro Tomita, read the Imperial Rescript, granted at the request of the Premier, ordering the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies.
This automatically prorogued the House of Peers, General elections are to be held on April 30.
From a murmur breaking the respectful stillness usually accorded the reading of an Imperial message, the shouts of disapproval at the Cabinet's action grew to a mighty clamour as the crestfallen former representatives of the people streamed out of the Chamber.
Their cries denounced the Government's success in passing a record budget through two hostile houses and then securing a dissolution barely twelve hours before the seventieth session of the Diet would normally have adjourned till next autumn, This drastic step was followed by the Government by a statement blaming the political parties for their alleged lack of sincerity in deliberating important legislative bills.
In iis statement, the Government declared that ce-operation between the Government and the people "in the true sense of the term was necessary {0 overcome. difficulties now confronting Japan and developing her national prosperity."
since Its formation'" the slatement said, "the Cabinet has done everything possible. to bring. about the "Diet's approval of legislative bills, but the political parties indulge ed In such Mlibustering of Important measures having Important bearing on national defence and the stabillz~ ation of national Life, that their a protiation of the dimeult situation of Japan and. their zeal to contribute to the cause of constitutional government is open to doubt. No wonder cries are heard for the reform of the parliamentary system. Accordingly, the Government decided to dissolve the Diet and appeal to the country."
Of 63 bills introduced by the Government, only 39 passed both Houses yesterday, but Including the record budget of ¥.2,872,134,000..
This. sensational development was the" sequel. to a violent controversy between the Government and the two major parties of the Lower House over the discussion of a bill amending the present Election Law.
Roprosentalives of the Minseito and the Solyukat parties, occupying four-'Atths of the seals In the Lower House," yoslerday afternoon: had decided to demand the immediate introduction into debalo of the draft measure failing which they would refuse to consider any of the retraining "44" Covernment-sensored vil The press to-day Joined In vigorous denunciation of the major political parties for the alleged sordid bare gaining.
"the crisis is sonerally expected to sive a strong Impetus to the mover ment for a new Political party, supporting the Government but ie not expeded to be of a totalflarian nature, The Premier, who has nearly completed a "purge" of the Army, desired fo start similar "purge" of the partes, was hig explanation for dissolve Ing''the Diet offered to-day by Gen. Mayoshi Ina press interview.
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