Mr. Yuki estimated that revenue would increase by ¥.202,100.000 which would consist of ¥.230,300,000 "from increased taxation; ¥.30.200,000 from new taxes and Y.22,500,000 from partial Increase in import duties.
To balance the puget, Mr. Yuki continued, "the Government would have to float ¥.009,200,000 In bonds which would by '¥.88,100,000 less than the amount proposed by his predecessor in office, Dr. Eiichi Baba, demand that the Army share its record appropriations with Japan's impoverished peasantry was made yesterday afternoon in the Diet by representative of the proletarian Socal Masses Party.
Pounding the desk with his fist Mr. Jolaro Kawakami, one of the Teading members of the nation's sole egal Leftist party, declared:
"In a recent pamphlet, the Army declared that it would be dimeult 10 strengthen Japan's defence system without first relieving the distressed agricultural areas. "How does the Army reconcile this view with Its (mormons budgetary allotment 1997-887 Has the Army no intention to give a part of this huge sum to the hard-pressed farmers?
"The military authorities alleged that the formation of a Cabinet Gen. Kazushige Ugaki would hinder their efforts to purge the Army ranks, Why then do they not enlighten us on the progress of this purge?'
Turning his attention to the recent Army order that all Arsenal workers Sever their connections with labour unions, as a part of the Army's purge, Mr, Kawakami declared that this action violated the Uberties granted by the Constitution and" bitter attacked the Finance Minister as representative of the Big Finance" for defending the interests of the, capital at the expense of farmers.
Directing his oratory against the Premier, Mr. Kawakami wanted to know if" Gen. "Hayashi intended to keep the people in his confidence.
War aMinister's Reply Gen. Gen Sulyama, War Minister, said he was not at liberty to report on the incident of Feb. 26 as the Yestigation has not yet been completed, but promised to make such 8 report "at some other date."
He also denied that the Army hindered Gen, Ugaki's efforts to form a new Cabinet. Army, Gen, Sugiyama said, recommended several officers for the War portfolio, but "all them found themselves tinable 10 accept the offer."
The Army's demand that all Arsenal workers drop their membership in labour unions was made as a part of the comprehensive purge the rank and file, he said.
"the "Army," the War Minister concluded, "has no intention of ducing ils expenses."
The Finance Minister confined answer to a flat denial that he is a defender of capitalism.
"The Premier concluded by declaring briefly that, as was emphasized his platform, he would heed popu-opinion, Reactionary organizations in the Lower Chamber this afternoon went, on record as favouring the plans for administrative reforms and' stronger defences advocated by the Fighting The Premier, Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, in his capacity og Foreign Minister, to-day informed the Diet that while agreed in principle with Mr. Kok Hirola's three-point polley towards diferent idea on swer to a barrage of interpellations on Japan's relations with China and Soviet Mussia and Japanese policy the South Seas.
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