Majority of Political Parties Opposed to Expulsion: of Veteran Diet Member Tokyo, Feb. 24. i Cabinet will be at stake when the Lower fleets next week to consider the case of Mr. Takao minseito: M.P. Óor Hyogo (Kobe), who made a when he Spoke in the House on February 2 Holy War li in China. close observers, if the Government's motion for Saito fails to obtain a two-thirds majority in House, it must either dissolve the Diet or resign. employer's Money Stolen "Accomplices Caught Chen Ciuug-pao, an io-year old [irl cashier of the Sunlight Bar in pyby East, was sentenced to four nies: imprisonment yeswrday By.
First Special District Court on a In the present state of unrest €x-isting throughout the country, a general elecuon would seem highly inadvisable and, therefore, the belief is spreading that the Cabinet itself may be forced to tender its resignation if it is defeated, Supporting the Government and the army in their demand for expwsion are the rightist parties, namely, the Jikyoku Doshikai Party (Association interested in Political Realities), the Social Mass Party and the Nakajima (reformist) faction of the Seiyukai.
Strong Opposition 1 colleagues drew three and two mns respecuvely. for siding and in the crime, The Dansn, owner of the estab-ut 1051025481 aga, $2400 in chinese currency several Gays abo, t yesterday he received. 1.5462 $1,980 out of the stolen; money mre than a week loyer could' not point The Wayside police were called and Dvesigatons.; fevéaled that the girl cashier who' has been right up by her; employer since e Was a tot had opened the safe In opposition are the Kuhara fac-Yon of the Seiyukai and an overwhelming majority of the Minseito Party, although the executive of the latter favour Mr. Saito's expulsion.
The Jikyoku Doshikai and Social Mass Party are at present attempting to expand the issue by claiming that Mr. Chuji Machida, President of we Seiyukai Party, must accept responsibility as he directed Mr. Saito to make the interpellation in which the "slip of the tongue" occurred, and also to hold the Speaker of the House, Mr. Shoju Koyama, blameworthy for not rebuking the member and calling on him immediately to withdraw his offensive remarks.
Meanwhie, Mr. Saito himself continues to maintain an- unyielding attitude.
will stick to the life of a prorector of parliamentary politics," he declares.
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Mr, Saito defended his attitude before the Disciplinary' Committee of the Lower House this afternoon, after which the Committee was expected to complete its reports and,|make a recommendation to tne Lower House on Monday.
The outcome is not yet clear. Some members of the Lower House express the opinion that Mr. Saito's expulsion is liable to have domestic reaction, which will be over-emphasized abroad and may prove embarrassing if be is immediately re-elected. Others are insisting on ex-
Xuan Hsiang Pao 10 Vno iso Min 20 pulsion.
Drastic punishment of Mr. Saito was demanded at a meeting of the Greater Asia Society today. He was accused of desecrating the objectives of the "Holy War," ridiculing the ideals of national foundation and the morals of Imperial way, and aiding the enemy.
Among those who attended the meeting were General Iwane Matsui, commander of the Japanese troops ER 10 in central China in the early part of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, Mr. Takeo Kikuchi, General Y. Tatekawa, and Admiral Suetsugu.—Reuter,
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