JAPAN'S AIMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23748, 30 August 1940, Page 9

JAPAN'S AIMS

POLITICAL CHANGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE IDEAL OF NATIONALISM By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright TOKIO. August 28 The Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, announced the basic characteristics of the new Japanese political structure, asserting that it supersedes the old party politics and is postulated upon Liberalism. However, it did not resemble totalitarian governments based on the single party system. . "No matter what brilliant results such a system may reap in other lands,'' Prince Konoye said, "it is contrary to the basic principle of our national policy of 'one sovereign over all.' "Owing to the need to concentrate the total power of the nation to the utmost for the creation of a new order in Asia, and adjusting the nation to the international situation, it is essential to perfect the national defence structure to the utmost." The basis was a powerful new internal structure, making one living, i whole State of the people and enabling all to fulfil perfectly the duty of subjects to the Throne. Swift Action Demanded Prince Konoye added that if Japan were to bring the China incident to a conclusion and actively participate in the establishment of a new world order, she must be in a position to take independent action swiftly and resolutely and appropriate measures for meeting whatever , situation might arise. It was because there did not exist a structure allowing people effectively to assist the Throne that to-day there was a tendency for conflict -between those who governed and those who were governed. People should be enabled to participate from inside in establishing, the country's economic and cultural policies. At the same time, such a movement, taking in all peripheries of national life, should spring spontaneously from the people themselves. Present circumstances, however, precluded spontaneous development, and the Government thus found it necessary to take positive steps that would foster and direct this movement. Selection of Men The first step toward the new structure, said the Prime Minister, was the choosing of men of talent from all strata of society to form the nucleus of the movement which would be highly political in nature, but by no means a movement for a political party. "The movement cannot be allowed to take the form of a single party system," Prince Konoye continued. "The system of one party, with the head of the party as the permanent wielder of power to govern is unacceptable in Japan because it is the privilege of all His Majesty's. subjects to assist the Throne. That privilege cannot be monopolised through power of either a single individual or party. "If a difference of opinion should arise concerning the assistance to be offered, the final decision must rest with the Throne. That is "the true essence of Japanese politics." Prince Konoye, addressing a preparatory committee for the new national structure, appealed for co-operation toward the creation of a central organisation .and for a national movement, for the co-ordination of existing Government organisations. AXIS PARTNERS " WORKING MIRACLES " EXCHANGE OF COMMODITIES ECONOMIST'S FULSOME ARTICLE (Received August 29, G.lo p.m.) ROME, August 29 In an article in II Giornale -d'ltalia, Dr. Carl Clodius, of the German Ministry of Economics, says: "Germany and Italy are working miracles supplying each other with necessities of national life. This collaboration will produce precious fruits in the European post-war reorganisation. "Italy. is sending Germany sulphur, bauxite, camphor, mercury, zinc products, silk, fruits, vegetables, highlyimpor.tant chemical products and motors of all kinds. "Germany.is returning tools, machinery/iron, steel and also 1,000,000 tons of coal a month."