Japanese Army Organ Sees pele a ES an ale ith "Rénovationists"
Tokyo, Feb. 5.
Strong criticism of the spéeth made ili the Diet on February 2 by Mr. Takao Saito, in which he challenged the Konoye statement, and "old politics! patties" is voiced today by the "Kokumin Shimbun," the official organ of the Army.
It declares that mere disciplining of Mr. Saito Will not close the ineident. "Voices are rising inside and outside the Diet severely criticizing the old political parties on the grounds that mally members among them held the same mistaken views," the paper adds.
Saturday's proceedings, the "Kokumin Shimbun" continues, drew clear the line between the "status quo" group of Diet members and the "renovationists."
The latter ate holding that the "holy war" cannot be pushed to a successful conclusion and the disposal of the China incident cannot be accomplished with such "conceptions ahd divisions of opinion."
"Hence, a huge axe Should fall decisively upon the older parties," the paper adds. Therefore, the "Kokumin Shimbun" forecasts that the conflict between the "status quo" group and the "renovationists," who are following the slogan "dissolve the parties," may be expected in the future to become more undisguised.
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