JAPANESE ARMAMENTS.
INSIGNIFICANT REDUCTION. TOKIO, June 24. The War Office has completeci a draft of the Army Bill, which is now before the Military Conference. It is expected that the adoption of the Bill will be followed by its submission to the Cabinet for incorporation in the 1923-24 Budget. The total strength will be reduced from 296,000 to 240,000, consisting in infantry, 33,000, cavalry, 3000, artillery, 16,000, and engineers, 4000. The total saving is 23,00,000 yen.
The Diet’s recommendation that the conscription term be cut from two to 16 months was rejected. A service reduction of 40 days was adopted. There is a strong sentiment in the nation for a much further reduction, which will be campaigned for vigorously. The only hope for much more material, re-, duction rests on economic conditions during the coming six months, which may be so bad as to make further tax-cuts imperative.
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Grey River Argus, 27 June 1922, Page 5
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