Tokyo, May 3
The Japanese Government has decided, to promulgate an Imperial Ordinance partially enforcing the Bill for General Mobilization of the nation in time of war from May 5 The Mobilization Bill, recalled, was presented Konoye Cabinet to the House of Representatives on Feb 19, end ie considered by many political leaders te give the Governmer' unduly wide authority to unger Imperial Ordinances without consulting the Diet.
The articles of the Bill which it is now proposed to enforce are Articles 1, 2, 3, 13, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 50, and also relevant articles providing penakies for contravention of the law.
By these articles, it is provided that personal and commodity resources shall be controlled and utilized to "display most effectively the entire force of the nation for the purpose of attaining the object of national defence in time of war including incidents of the nature of war)"
The articles mentioned give the Government power to "usc or control or expropriate plants and working establishments belonging to the undertaking of general mobilization enterprises, or other facilities and the entire facilities or part of them that could be used for such purposes."
Land Expropriation The Government is also entitled to use or expropriate land, houses and other working facilities ned ary for general mobilization enterprises, and to causew"subjects of the Empire, or those employing or using subjects of the, Empire, to report on items pertaining to their vocational ability, or e the vocation ability of the subjects of. the pire."
Those producing or selling or importing general mobilization goods may be required to store a -fixed quantity of such goods, and owners of general enterprises may, in be required to esta mmes pertaining to gen tion, conduct necessary sed on such programmes.
The articles also provide for compulsory res subsidies for firms producing or repairing general mobilization materials, and inspection ai firms by Government officials.
Article 50 provides for the establishment of a National General Mobiliz tion Enquiry Commission in connecttion with the enforcement of the law.
Punishments for those contravening the law range from five-year prison terms with hard labour for public officers who give away State secrets, imprisonment for five months [a fine of Yen 500, and other lesser
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