JAPANESE POLICIES.
FATE OF THE CABINET. HANGING IN THE BALANCE. A FIGHT TO A FINISH. TOKIO, January 16. The fate of the Kiyoura Ministry hangs upon the decision of leaders of the Seiyu Kai (Majority Party) taken yesterday, when they resolved to fight the Ministry to a finish and to launch a motion of no-conndonoe -when the Diet resumes on Sunday. Viscount Takattashi, a former Prime Minister, in announcing the decision, said that the tendency to wipe out differences between the Throne and the Ministry meant dragging the Throne through a politics, with the possibility of a" dangerous upheaval. The history of Western lands was full of instances of political movements degenerating into social agitation, and .thence revolution. Japan had got no further ithan political agitation, but there was a danger that it would become worse unless tihe country was given political peace. He had resolved to resign his peerage and contest a seat In the Lower House in order to fight for constitutionalism.
When the want of no-confidence motion is presented the Prime Minister will probably pro-rogue Parliament until after the Royal wedding, and then dissolve it and appeal to the country.
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15894, 19 January 1924, Page 8
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