Tokyo, May 18.
Japanese political parties were last] night assailed by the Premier, Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, for "becoming 100
"Ignoring the spirit of Japan's national polity." he said "the parties freely imbibed of "the Oeeldental political theories which very often cannot and should not be applied to Japan, a unique member of the Family for: Nations."
In his speech before prefectural governors here to receive Government Instructions, Gen. Hayashi took -e5~ pecial exception to "the Western idea fan opposition party."
'"My sole reason for dissolving the Diet." he declared, "was to make the parties worthy of public confidence. In my opinion, it is our duty to seo the Parliamentarians have made the
elections. necessary reflections after the general "The theory that power rust be transferred every time one party oF another secures a Diet majority {the product of Occidental thought, Me declared.
"The Government. he revealed, in-{tended {0 propagate the "true spirit of Nipponism'" through the agency of the projected independent Educational Tavestigation Burcau—Domel.
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