Tokyo, June 28.
Prince Ayamaro Konoye, who recently resigned as President of the Privy Council to assume the leadership in the formation of a new national political party designed to strengthen Japan's home front, will make public his plans immediately after Emperor Kangte of Manchoukuo completes his visit to Japan. The Manchoukuo Sovereign will leave Japan for Hsinking on July 6.
Prince Konoye, qualified political Observers here said, will not make any fixed arrangements with the existing political parties, but will send invitations to representative personalities in military, government, financial, journalistic and other circles, as well as to leading members of the political parties, as individuals, requesting their attendance at a meeting which will lay the cornerstone of the projected national party, During this meeting, Prince Konoye will, it was added, urge the necessity of establishing a new and powerful political front, He was expected also to express his belief regarding the mission and immediate aims of the proposed national party in which the nation's political power will be concentrated, Minseito Still Outside Prince Konoye was expected further to seek wholehearted cooperation of influential figures representatives of all phases of the nation's life, Until the projected national party is actually organized, a preparatory committee will be formed to work out the political programme of the new party, it was understood.
Meanwhile, it was virtually certain that the Kuhara and Nakajima factions of the Seiyukai Party are ready to dissolve their organizations to cooperate with the projected national party. It was learned that the Kuhara Faction will hold a national convention on July 2, and the Nakajima Faction a similar meeting on the following day, to make preparations for their dissolution, All other political parties, except the powerful Minseito, also have expressed their intention to cooperate with Prince Konoye by disbanding their organizations, it was stressed.—Domei,
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