Kunming, Mar. 28. a reward of $100,000 has been given by General Chiang Kal-shek, Presl-. dent of the Executive Yuan and Los Angeles, Mar. 27.
Militarists will in future dominate the Japanese Government more stronely than ever, said Mr. B. W. Fleisher, owner and publisher of the "Japan Advertiser," best known of the English-language " newspapers pub-shed in Japan, on his arrival here.
"The questions involved in the pres ent crisis are far more complex than {s realized in America, and the Japanese problem will never be definitely solves until the liberal militarists are given power, Mr. Fleisher declared.
"The recent revolt in Japan 1s but Janother phase of the deep-seated movement which has been under way fand growing in intensity ever since the Manchurian incident of September 18, 1931," Mr, Fleisher said, "Despite the efforts of the army authorities to conceal the fact that the army 13 not unified, It has been all too evident throughout these years that factionalism existed—and insubordination, The army in Manchuria was itself {in revolt in 1931," he continued. "Gon. Honjo was in command in the Manchurian zone at that time, and it is @oubtful If he could have' controlled the men under him."
"the then Minister of War, Gen. [Minami and the Cabinet could have recalled Honjo, but they feared the consequences. That revolt committed the nation, There was no turing Following the assassination of Premier Inukal on May 16, 1932, Gen. /Arski, @ strong nationalist, was. appointed Minister of War in the belief {hat he could control the dissatisfied elements.
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"While the revolt within the army fs supposedly confined to dissatisfied groups of younger officers, it has received encouragement from other army: and out Side," said Mr. Fleisher. "While Communism is banned by Jaw in Japan fond raids against Communism are frequent und thorough, superpatriotic jeoeleties exist in abundance, The first plank of these societies is loyalty to the Emperor. The second and third, and all other, planks are antl-capltal-Istle and socialistic, "These young. officers and patriotic society leaders are not seeking Fasc~ ism in the European sense of the word," They are secking military socialistic control.
"Advisers surrounding the Emperor Ihave been using every effort to eliminate this radical movement. The Fesult was that the younger officers made numerous attempts on Uberal latesmen surrounding the Emperor.
"tis possible that the present and atest crisis has developed such ction that the public is now aroused to the inherent danger. At the same time, the movement is so widespread that It is _diMeult. for anyone, even those in close touch with the Government in Japan, a personage no less than the Premier himself, to determine the full effects of the reaction."
Mr, Fleisher, who has spent two months in Phoenix recuperating, his Health, as now left on his return Journey to Tokyo—Reuter.
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