Tokyo, Aug. 28.
'ARKING a new era in the political history of the nation, Japan today embarked upon the formation of a new'political system designed to weld into a single, powerful unit, spiritually and materially, her 100,000,000 people.
The Premier, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, in a long-awaited manifesto to the nation this afternoon, outlined the proposed structure which will be based essentially upon service to the State. Differing from the Fascist and Nazi systems, Japan's new national organization will be based on traditions, and will be designed to fulfil the needs of the Japanese people now facing one of the most trying tests in their long history.
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