In sharp attacks of the Government's "self-complacent" attitude, Japan's three leading political parties his evening called upon the defeated Cabinet of Gen, S. Hayashi to tender its, resignation, "it Premier Hayashi has only a shred of patriotism left in him, he will resign to allow the formation of spiritually-united strong Cabinet," Mr, ¥, Sakurauchi, secretary-general of the winning Minseito party, said. His sentiments were endorsed by Mr.
Ando, secretary-general of he Seiyukai, and Mr. H, Aso, secretary-teneral of the Social Masses Party.
its statement," Mr. Sakuraucht said, "the Government has shown that it has not abandoned its self complacent attitude and has laid line after line of abstract statements, "Drawing attention to the eritica: situation, {calls upon the representa~ tives to forget selfish iectives and devote their whole strength to the service of the nation, It also demands rational unity for the sake of the country's glory, but it was the Government itself that broke up national unity by carrying, out an illegal Alsolution of the Diet.
challenged the nation, and, now that the people have ' expressed their wish, the Government falls to repent, Is it not the Government that lacks the very elements it is urging upon the motion?" Afr. Sakuraucht declared.
Traitor to Constitutionatism HEE all all party connections. a tacos rane cee Bit Sea oan the question of resignation was dis~ cussed at yesterday's meeting of the Mr, Ando described the Hayasht traitor to constitutional polities without a sense of political responsibility.
"The -clections were held openly and fairly a announced by the Government itself," Mr. Ando continued. "Tis results have given an overwhelm ming majority to the Seiyukai and the Minseito, while the number of Showakal representatives, who supported the Government, has decreas ed, In view of these facts, the Government should resign. For it to Ignore the wish of the people, and to stlempt to remain in power is an front {0 constitutional. government and an Insult 10 the people."
'A. demand that the Government abandon its past practice of "delivering oracles" and, instead, present the nation with a set of concrete policies fat the next session of the Diet made by Mr. Aso, spokesman for the Social Masses Party. "All the Government did in the last session of the Diet. was to abandon its reform ppolleles, to sacrifice plans for national @efence In the broad senso of the term for short-range policies of rearmament and completely to ignore the stabilization of the people's live~ hood, In view of its administrative record alone, the Hayashi Cabinet hould resign," Mr. Aso declared, reg by ete Suit te tie Sonne Se ott Tokyo Press Disapproves The Premier's statement,—the "Kokumin Shimbun,"a leading daily, said to-day, is being regarded by various quarters with "strong dis approval" The journal predicted that the Cabinet, unable to withstand public opposition, will resign "immediately" and pointed out that op. anti-Governmental atmosphere is now prevailing in the Privy Counelt which hitherto has always stood aloof of polities. tosday' continued to" diets the ade Quite unmoved, nigh Army cinels Tokyo's metropolitan press to-day unanimously voleed its disapproval of the Hayashi Government.
Fears that the Cabinet, which "already has detached itself from the
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