The Archive · 1931

Japanese Crisis Threatened

Home Minister Suggests a National Government Tokyo Nov. 22.

'A Cabinet crisis appeared imminent to-day when the Home Minister, Mr. Adachi, issued a state ment. advocating the formation. of national government for the pur Pose of tiding over the serious financial and diplomatic difficulties confronting the country.

However, following an exchange of opinions between Prime Minister, 'Baron Wakatsuki, and 'Ins. Adachi, it was mutually' agreed that the Home Minister's plan was Justified in principle, but difficult of realisation in the existing political creumstances, In his declaration Mr. Adachi, while professing confidence on' the Minseito (Government Party), clared that owing to the gravity fof the. situation Paxty interests should be submerged and only the nation's welfare considered, His statement aroused considerable speculation regarding the posities of a super-Party Cabinet headed by General Ugaki, _Governor-General of Korea, oF, alterna tively, a coalition Cabinet of the Minseito and Seikukai (chief Op position party). Before the quietus was applied to this plan the! Seiyukai were reported to dise Adachi is one of the most Influential Ieadera of the Minsito ind one of the leaders of the Cubi-

Nov. 28, coalition Goverment to see Jagan Agitation in favour of forming a through the exigencies of the anal crisis arising fromthe Sino: Japanese conflict it Manchuria: was discouraged Nowisy when, Sig.

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