Huge Budget Demand for Next Fiscal Year Tokyo, Oct. 2 amy is. pressing for the inclusion For, number of season the of unusually large appropriations fu the Budget for the next scat year, 'The total is said to be close including around! farms "replenish rent and' re-organisation, Briefly summarised, the reasons given for the necessity of putting forward such large demands just at this. time are:
(1). Increased responsibilities the army brought about by Japan's commitments under the Japanchoukuo Protocol. signed last year 2). "'Modernisation and efficiency of the Soviet_Army and its. con Sequent menace to Japan; 12) Increased." responsibilities arising from Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations; (a). Inferiority" of arms and equipment compared. with other modern armies, due in part to, the fact that Japan, not' having been active participant in. the main fenting, lost ground in this respect asting' the Gitar War, and in parts thanks to. post-war "Sinancial" re: trenchment, £o'the fact that fonds for arms replenishment. have) Hiherto Been stietiy limited."
For there nnd other reasons, the long-projected "Army Replenishment Plan'? was finally put into operation thir yenr and, provided the neces Sppropriations are. sanctioned, will completed. either next year' OF the Sear after.—Reuter
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