i Reorganization Tokyo, Sept. 5.
The War Office have now pub-
military reform, shed tele own programme of The general principles upon which it is: based have already been informally recognised by the Premier andthe Minister Finance, Though the details, particularly those which introduce financial considerations, will be the subject of! future discussion before the pro-drafted in official form The programme sues the mechanization of the and the strengthening of fr guards. According to the plans drawn up, the former purpose willie accom plished by the introduction of new]
sepone, and the latter by removing one division, on a somewhat reduced scale, to' Korea from Japan Proper and by the conversion of] the Manchuria garrison into a division with permanent status, The expenditure required _for carrying out this programme, it is should be raised through reduction in troops and military horses and. through the readjust-Ment of military institutes—Reuter.
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