Tokyo Minister Does Not Conceal Disfavour Tokyo, Feb, 8, Admiral N, Suetsugu, Home Minister, did not conceal his disfavour with dancing and mah-jongg, but deprecated an official ban on them in a reply to an interpellation on the "national moral mobilization" at a meeting of the Budgetary Sub-Committee in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon.
Japanese good custom, he declared, was injured by modern dance-halls, vhich were now frequented by students and members of good families.
No good, he went on, came from indulgence' in mah-jongg, but, in his opinion a "purge" must be effected voluntarily by the nation, although the Government could take action if a petition for the purpose were submitted to the Diet—Reuter,
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