Tokyo, Feb. 13.
Alleged meddling in politics by members of the Japanese army and navy was debated yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the budgetary committee of the House of Representatives.
The discussion developed ater Gen. Shunroku Hata, Minister of War, refused to give a full explanation of proposed military expenses.
Cabinet Ministers alone mere directly responsible for advising the in the conduct of state affairs, Gen, Hata declared. However, researches made and views expressed by staff members of the War Office in the discharge of their ofcial duties had never been regarded as interference in politics, he added.—Domei.
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