Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-31
ARE BUSY
GETTING READY
FOR ELECTION
Rejection Of Military Program
of Cabinet NeceSSitateS VOt-
ing for Members Of New
House,


Toxic, Jan. S0.-Energeile canvass
ing is already under way for the gem
eral election for the house Of repre-
sentatives which has been called by
the emperor for March IS. following
the dissolution OF the house, because
Of It's refusal Ia approve the mill
tary program Of the cabinet II Is
declared IN governmental circles that
the rejection of the project to in
crease the army by two divisions IN
Korea. is not to Ice interpreted as iu-
debating cessation Of military de-
pelopment In Japan. The emperor
and the cabinet felt So confident that
the nation supported the idea Of mlli-
tary Increase that they did not hesi=
tate to agree upon The dissolution
of the house, where a majority Of the
members. affiliated with the so-called
selyukai party. we're opposed to the
present ministry
The Seiyukai not only rejected the
army increase but dlsapprovcd the
present amendment to the sinking
fund law. which was an important
feature OF the governments financial
program The present law requires
that the sum of 50.000,00O yen tS25,-
coo. 0001 VIII be set aside each year
for redemption. In the past this
has tended to promotion of new
borrowing 90 pay old debts When
the borrowing took the form Of trehs-
ury bills or short-tcrm loans the IN
terest paid was much higher than IN
the case Of loans redeemed. The
total debt was not reduced and the
interest showed "a tendency to 30 UP.
The government decided that a policy
Of redemption which meant the erea-
ton Of a new debt WIS not wise and
proposed that the amount set aside
each year 20 the sinking fund should
be reduced to 80 ,00000O yen. Tine
difference Of 2000o. 600 yen was TO be
employed for railroad construction
and other public works instead Of
finding capital for this purpose by
notes aud bills. The opposition con-
tended that the reduction IN the sink
ing fund allotment would do harm to
Japans credit board
The efforts Of the government VIII
now ho directed towards securing the
election of members of their own
groups. Prince Katsura, great and
popular statesman. worked for two
party system Ia Japanese politics,
There are many people who declare
they see a trend In that direction
now, with the Sciyukal party on the
one hand and the governmental and
possibly independent group on the
other The Seiyui<ai which has been
termed the Doshi-kai and Chusei-kai,
the two governmental groups, mean
respectively same mind association
and "Golden-moan association
Their policy IL properly accepted as
being progressive, The last important
group is known as the Kokuminto,
meaning the nationallsts party. u
l. tho independent section Of the
house and has as its leader Mr., hi
+ lnukai, one OF the most energetic
and most popular members of the
diet. The Selyukai hold about 200
seats, the Dos-kai. ~; the Chusei-kni,
SIS; and the Kokuminto about The
same number
/ The last cabinet was a Seiyukai and
J a. WIS NNNtAftNNA& NNAtAct AtAN MUS
I peers refused 10 accept the budget
/ on account OF the naval scandal for
/ which the Yamamoto ministry was
+ held responsible. II was then that
| Count okuma was selected to aeeomp-
I fish the difficult task Of forming a
cabinet of the minority parties. The
+ recent session Of the diet was the first
( real opportunity TO show its power
ana TO hold office in the face OF an
/ hostile majority. Defeated By that
majority the ckuma cabinet. instead
OF rcslgnlng. arranged a dissolution
ceiling that the people favored the
cabinets program and that at a new
election the cabinet group would win
I a majority Of seats II the Selyukai
win the forthcoming elections the
okuma cabinet win probably re-
tire
The slogan OF v>~e poshi-Nai group
was pronounced by chairman OF a
recent meeting te be held follows;
guarantee OF the peace Of the far each
and expansions. Of national defense;
solution q the American and Chinese