Important Statements by CER. Official Arrested With Incriminating Documents Tokyo, Oct, 11 sare a icttorehip. in wich, the Fears that Japan is heading to-
been aroused by statements atteibutriy will play a major part have
to Gen, Araki, Minister of War, Jand Mr. K. Takahashi, Minister of fant excerpts follow:—
Mr. Takahashi—"If affairs continue to move in their present course, it is greatly to be feared that Japan will be dominated dictatorship... In order to ensure. the consummation of national defence, even financial readjustment must be sacrificed.
Gen, Araki—"Big changes are in sore for the nation within the next three months... T-prediet that "you will be amazed "by. the radical changes on all sides."
ig inferred that Mr. Takahashi is now seeing eye to eye with the army and navy in their contention that the projected replenishment programmes are essential from the il defence, his. virtual approval appropriations totalling 680 mil- 24. Vion yen for the army and 560 mil-ion yen for the navy in the coming fiscal year.
The aggregate sum is equivalent to nearly the entire estimated state Yevenue, so that a deficit of over 1,000 milieu yen seems unavoidable, A large section of the Army would like to see the dissolution of exist
tion of a single party asin ita political factions end the forma. or Soviet Russ if This, together with the statement, ave been made by Mr.
i, accounts for the renew= ed fear that a dictatorship ix in the
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