Taken in Fortified Zone Pusan, Korea, Apr. 14. incompetent to reform national policies."
"No Government, lacking the sup-ort or understanding of the people, Gan hope to deal. effectively" with -domestic or foreign problems. The present Cabinet has no backing in the Diet, no support from the nation.
"Therefore, I regard the existence of the present Cabinet as a definite Grawback, We cannot permit further existence of the Hayashi Cabinet if the nation will give us absolute support in the forthcoming general elec-Yons. 'There is no doubt that we: shall' receive this support."
Pointing out that constitutional government is now at "a turning: pointy" Mr, Machida expressed his. €onviction that the nation's voters will "vigorously back political parties and thus safeguard constitutional government."
The Government, he went on, has apparently abandoned all hope. for forming a new political party, This fg, ho said,.but natural because of the lack of time at the Government's disposal. "But this failure," he added, "also demonstrates the absence of all reason in the dissolution of the last Diet'
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