Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-30
Much Interest IN
THE COMING Session
PAST YEAR mas BEEN IMPORT
ANT ONE IN JAPANESE PO-
IITICNL CIRCLES.
BNTI-AMERICAN speeches


TOXIC Nov. 20, Absorbing inter
est attaches TO the forthcomiug session
of the japanese diet in December The
wear has been momentous politically
ON account OF the trouble In China and
the passage Of the Allen Land Tenure
hin i'm California These questions are
likely to be reflected in parliament
Auti-AmeriCan speeches by chauviu-
lists are regarded as not unlikely Con
siderable uncertainty as to the dircc-
ton internal politics will take lends
additional attraction to the sessions
If the assembly
Japans present government is con-
seryatiye, but the masses throughout
Japan are eXerting a greater power I'm
political life and their representatives
i'm parliament viii voice this tendency.
The student class as evidenced by the
recent attack before the foreign Of
flee gates over the Chinese question
rs making itself heard The univer-
salty Of education and incidentally
the growing influence Of the japanese
women are all things which must hc
rcckoned with in determining the po,
lucal future of Japan.
II is true that the conservative in
fucncc of the elder statesmen and Of
what might be called the reacuonares
jon general has steadily declined i'm
change from an ongarchy 30 "a cou-
sututional monarchy. But there lis
am old japanese proyerb which says:
"Consult-if only with your knees"
The Japanese is careful aud con-
eeryauive by nature. At an times he
reflects, consults and weighs before
making any decision This fundImcn-
ta' trait in the japanese character,
together with the prcdominaung rev
crcuCe for the emperor and love Of
country are likely to prevent any
plunge into dangerous rldicalism,
even if a new and more liberal cabi-
net should come into power.
There are today five different po-
liuoal parties or groups i'm japan 1t
is difficult to designate thos' groups
as CONSERVATIVES" "Liberals" or
Radicals" as one would i'm the West .
because Of the absence of essential .
differences I'm their platforms All
al iHl4''IA4' illtAIlN b'N 'b't ~ til' ''il"
summation If true constitutional re-
pue. The truth Of the matter seems
that Japan's internal politio' is un-
dcrgoing a period Of transition. In
the case Of politics II is from the oil .
prchal regime controlled by the elder
statesmen, into, true constitutional
monarchy with party government The
new order of things is still in embryo. .
The political forces are there. ready to
lc nodded into definite form
The most important group in the
Dict is the Seiyukai which might be
called a strong part in successive gov .
crnmcnts. and is behind the present .
cabinet. The next in strength is the .
party founded by the late Prince Kat
sura, who believed that the Japanese
ideals Of government could be best .
suhscrved by introducing q strong two .
party system, representing the peo-
pie and responsible to the emperor .
His party platform was vaguely dadi- .
Gated TO attaining a truer consttu-
uonal regime by advancing the well ,
fare Of the people, especially in edu-
cation Many people believe that Kat
srra's death may mean the collapse
of his two party idea and his party
~ il was essentially a personal move
ment The remaining parties include