Statesmen have been active in conference throughout the day. After the Cabinet session this morning, at which deliberation of the political crisis was side-stepped, the Premier, General Nobuyki Abe, had half-an: hour's conversation with the War Minister, General Shunroku Hata.
According to the "Asahi Shimbun," the War Minister holds the key to the situation—which is whether and when he will express to the Prime Minister "the general will of the army." Meanwhile, the Premier evidently intends to carry on, "This afternoon General Abe went to the Palace and had an audience with the Emperor, reporting on domestic, foreign and administrative affairs.
Later, General Abe discussed the political situation for an hour with the Lord Privy Seal, who is the most important figure in cabinetmaking.—Reuter,
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