Possible candidates for the Premiership include Mr. Seihin Ikeda, former Governor of the Bank of Japan; General Araki, former Minister of War; Admiral Kantaro Suzuki Privy Councillor; Baron Hiranuma, predecessor of General Abe; and Mr. Koki Hirota, another former Premier.
General Ugaki, former Prime Mints~ ter and Minister of War, has been pushed into the background.
The army is reported to hade signified that a general on the active list is considered unsuitable for the post.
It is possible that a conference of Elder Statesmen, mostly ex-Premiers, will be held during the week-end to make a final selection after General Abe's resignation, which is expected to follow the extraordinary session of the Cabinet on either Sunday morning or Monday.
The "Nichi Nichi" states that financial circles are keeping a careful watch, believing that unless a policy of stabilizing the minimum supply of living necessaries is adopted soon, currency, commodities and price issues are likely to be aggravated.—
Reuter.
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