Washington, Mar. 1.
A pledge that peace in the Pacite would not be disturbed by the Tokyo rising vas given by the Japanese Ambassador, Mr, Hiroshi Saito, ina broadcast yesterday evening in which he attacked militarists as menaces to their country.
Mr, Saito declared that should they gain control of the Japanese Government it would be a disaster for Japan, but he pointed out that neither the majority nor the best Japanese military men were "militarists" and while military men were benefactors militarists were menaces to the country.
Recent events would not alter Japan's policies cither at home or New Suspected Sabotage at Chatham Dockyard London, Feb. 25.
The Admiralty announced today that it was investigating another case of suspected sabotage at the Chatham dockyard. The atest ship involved is the destroyer Velox.
This Is the fourth Incident of a similar nature within three months, The warships involved previous cases were the cruiser Cumberland, the battleship Royal Oak and the submarine Oberon, The Cumberland was formerly attached to the China Station, and is at present being refited at Chatham.—Reuter, abroad, except that the statesmen responsible for government would have their sense of patriotic devotion Jaulckened and would endeavour to Jexercise even more care in purifying polities.
Torming the uprising a terrible occurrence, Mr. Saito held that a redeeming feature was that the Jsurgent subalterns were patriots sincere in their motives and genuine in their loyalty, but, he declared, they were only misguided.
Discussing the possible motives of the rebels, he referred to the general suspicion—a misdirected one—among the young generation in Japan. as in many other countries, that the Gov-realy influenced by I Big Business" and other private Interests and was, therefore, corrupt Reuter.
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