The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08
JAPAN STANDING
PAT ON WAR PLANS
Diet Unruffled by Ques-
tions and Amazing War
Plans
BY DUKE \. PERRY.

TOXIC, May THE Imperial
diet of Japan, now in the third
month OF its 44th session, has sue
cceded in voting down. by n vote OF
259 to l4l, all attempts 10 discredlt
the government under the present
Hara ministry. Herein may bC
summed up all the measures and
the standpat votes of the pesent ses-
sion.
Before the session have come the
questions of disarmament, Japan 4
failure TO postpone astounding prep
aratlons for more than mere de-
fcnse, tho question OF unnecessary
maintenance OF troops in Siberia
maladministration in Korea, tho is
sue OF. the continued violation of al
international agreements in aid OF
the opium business by this nation.
Just as promptly as these ques
tions have been brought up by some
opposition orator in either tho
house Of representatives or tho
house Of peers, there has come be-
fore ono of those two houses a gov
ernmcnt minister. who, calm in tho
assurance that his heavy Seiyukai
majority will vote him confidence,
has, in unruffled tones, explained
the government ideas on the ques-
tions.
Move on Local Matters.
Strange 10 say, tho government
has violated it's originally intended
program in two matters. First, the
demand for the raising Of schools in
Toxic, notably tho higher technical
school, To a higher standing. and
second, tho lending OF assistance To
to the rice farmers, has caused ac-
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activities the final apparent inten-
tion TO raise the schools, and the
decision 10 give aid 10 the farmers
have come about only after demon
strat!ons have threatened to cause
trouble for the members of tht diet
These are absolutely the only two
measures which seem assured OF
success, unless one might mention
the fact that the dict at one highly
complimentary session decided that
the crown prince, "A youth Of 20
years, really should take trip "a
Europe, and forthwith voted him a
few hundred thousand yen for ad-
ditional warship escort expenses.
New Party Grows.
After the diet roopCncd, January
25, a split was threatened from Mr.
Ozark, man of progressive ideas
who criticized the governments pol
icy OF shipbuildlng and general high
! expenditures. Mr.. Ozaki is now in
tho south OF Japan. addressing
thousands Of his countrymcn and
apparently succeeding in forming
the first Independent party over
known in Japan.
siberian Issue RakCd.
Niscount kato, leader Of the op'
position has flaycd the Hara minis
/ try and the government as whole
for its policy In Siberia. lie has
taken up the shooting Of an Amcri'
can naval lieutenant h va nervous
Japanese sentry, Private Ogawara
and has attempted 10 show that
| Japan's continued maintenance OF
troops in this district will only serve
further 20 smbarrass the nation In
its International relations. lie has
attacked the government for IT,
failure 10 secure co operation n
| China business. and has put on rec
ord as the most formidable op'
ponent to Premier Iara's govern.
ment Baron BALTIC, govcrnor-genera
Of Korea, who has arrived In Toxic
heavily guarded against revolution
| lists To do what he can toward eN'
planning the spread Of revolutionary
IDEAS and dangerous thoughts,
which the government fears are In
creasing each day in Korea.
News OF the mysterious death IN