JAPAN ARMING
MODERNISING DEFENCES LONDON, Sept. 19. The political activities of the expected before the end of the year. Japanese Minister of War, General Araki, have revived speculation regarding the National Cabinet's future, and whispers of an impending dictatorship are to be heard, says the Tokio correspondent! of The Times. A Japanese War Office spokesman states that fears that the army desires a military dictatorship are unfounded. Political parties, he says, have lost the people's confidence, but the army only exercises its influence legitimately and within the bounds of the Constitution. The army's demands are explained by the fact that its equipment is below modern standards, and the modernisation plan, he says, does not mean that Japan expects war.
"All countries," he adds, "evidently feel that the international outlook is unsettled and all are strengthening their armaments, so Japan also is bringing her defences up to date." The correspondent indicates that a Cabinet change is pending.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4458, 17 October 1933, Page 6
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