Dr, Nakagawa, counsel for the defence, according to Rengo, made fan appeal to the Court, to grant a stay of execution of the terms of Imprisonment demanded by the procurator. Apart from. emphasising the patriotic motives of the accused, counsel pointed to the existence of growing movement among the publ, urging the court to exercise leniency.
"The defence is relying largely on the fact that the coup was in no way connected, with Communism oF other radical "movements but was equally planned. in the belief, that the exlatiog Government would be strengthened.
TTosday's session was the eighth that has been held and the heath are now open fo the public. Only a Few spectators can be sented at Sne time, however, but the court Sttachés said 120 "persons will be Allowed to enter each behring.
Japanese hostilities at Shanghai last year.
In addition to the "ghostly in. fluences" of these three men the defendants all the lives and brought about the Takiwa Reforms in the 7th Century and the Meiji Restoration sixty: years ago, actions which, though they brought great good, were frequently. both violent ang rathlese ip' execution, great Saigo, leader of the Satsuma rebellion of 1877, was also quoted as providing, inspiration for the intended coup d'état, for Saigo, like themselves, rose tat against the Emperor, to whom he was passion ately devoted, but against the Government, which he considered to be acting contrary to the true interests of the countr:
"Tribute was also paid by defendants to the assassins of the Reent, Tto Kamon on Kami, who was slain in 1860 by reactionary patriots" because his overtures to the "foreign Powers were viewed yet alarm as contrary t9 Japan's
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