The Japanese Army Is placed on the defensive and is Aghting with its back to the wall at the moment. It may win out; and if it does nothing but tragedy and disaster loom ahead fo: the Empire, for the Younger Element entirely lacking in even rudimentary knowledge of economics and of the relative strength of Japan in the world of nations, If allowed to have ts head it will bankrupt the nation and pursue 9 diplomatic course that cannot help but plunge the Empire Into a foreign war, and Japan is in shape to wage a major war successfully, All of this is seen and realized by the thoughtful lass of Japanese save by the extremist element in the Army. Tt is sensed, and sensed deeply, by the masses. As a consequence, all Japan {fs lined up in of position to the stand taken by the army, If the Younger Element prevail and force the substitution of 'a military Hovernment for the one which General Ugaki is seeking to form, the future is clear, "Tt will be as just outlined. if, however, General Ugaki succeed in his attempts to form Ministry, the battle will not be ended bby any means. It will mean a major teltimph but for from a decisive one for sanity and liberalism, for parliamentary government as" opposed to! militarist Fascism,
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