Evening star., 1932-05-17
Political Leaders Plan to
Make Suzuki Premier
Is Upset.
FINAL DECISION WAITS
ON ELDER STATESMAN
Seiyukai Party Seems Determined
to Have Showdown With
Military Clique.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 1.-THE army swung
its mailed fist upon japanese politics
today and dictated that a national,
bipartisan cabinet must be named to
succeed that of the slain Premier
Inukai.
The armys ultimatum completely up
set the plans OF. the political leaders.
During the day it has been virtually
decided that Kisaburo Suzuki, present
home minister, should head another
Seiyukai party government.
Mr. Suzuki was named head of the
party earlier in the day. The selection
was made as a means of healing a
threatened breach within the party
ranks. Elders of the organization per-
suaded Takejiro Tokonami, railway min
lister, to abandon his candidacy.
The army leaders served fiat notice
they would refuse to support any cabi-
net formed ON political party lines.
Gen Mazaki, vice chief of the army
general staff, visited former War Min
ister Gen. Sadao Araki and Informed
him that the army would refuse to
recommend any officers as war minister
in the new cabinet If it were formed on
party lines.
The crisis confronting the country. he
said, demanded that politics be left
aside and truly national govern
ment be set up.
Mutiny Reports False.
The constitution requires that the
of war be a general, and con-
sequently the army is able TO prevent
the formation Of any ministry OF which
1t disapproves.
Reports circulated yesterday that the
navy had decided to mutiny proved
entirely groundless on the basis Of an
official check-up. All naval bases were
found to be quiet. Admiral Minea
Osumi, minister of the navy in the
Inukai cabinet, issued an order declar-
ing all naval personnel must observe
the utmost caution to prevent dis
turbance of the public mind"
Army headquarters announced that
IL cadets who surrendered to the mill
tary police Sunday night would soon
be tried by a court martial and dealt
with according to military discipline.
Beyond admitting the perpetrators OF
the week end terrorism were II cadets
and 6 naval ensigns, the authorities
kept the identities Of the young men
secret.
The Toxic, Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe
Stock Exchanges remained closed, al
A. - Nd eli
sumed trading. The price trend was
downward.
Final Decision Delayed.
The final decision on the new cabinet
rested in abeyance, however, pending
the arrival of Prince Saionji the patri-
archal last OF the elder statesmen, from
his Okitsu villa tomorrow.
Gen. Araki is expected to urge that
the old prince recommend super-party
government Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma,
vice president of the privy council. has
been most often mentioned as likely to
head such cabinet
The police disclosed today that the
IT arrested as the perpetrators OF sun
days outrageS were connected with the
Blood Brotherhood to which also be-
longed the Slayers of Baron Takuma
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nosuke Inouye
1t became increasingly more plain to-
day that the chief instigators Of the re-
cent outrages here we're civilians of
the extreme "ronin" type, who are i'm
bued with a deep disgust over what
they call the materialistic outlook Of
modern civilization, which, they say,
tends to make the pursuit OF pleasure,
wealth and self-interest the principal
aim in life.
Because Of this view they hold all
politicians in enmity, claiming that
they subordinate the interests OF the
people to their own.
United Stand Expected.
Despite the declared opposition of the
military leaders, the Seiyukai party con-
tinued its preparations to form new
cabinet, hoping that the Emperor would
give M Suzuki a mandate to form a
ministry. Seiyukai members of Par
lament held a meeting and approved
unanimously the choice of M. Suzuki as
the president of the party. This indi-
Gated that the party was closing its
ranks and determined to make united
stand against the military and National
ist forces.
Police also succeeded in capturing the
persons who attacked the Toxic trans
former stations Sunday evening, threat
ening the city'S power and light supply.