The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-22

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ralla nppe nd prosf rcu This
MS lirnalit What or EWeegors
nye done from lhe remote past
down t0 the present time In the
fanc Of tlls critical moment we re-
mCmtfr with utmost reverence aud
affection The late Great Meiii En-
pcror WHO nut Kodo faithfully into
Drac,icc atd whose ultimate aim
was tho substanfiaiiOn OF the ahso-
lnie peace of The world. The nobli-
liv OF his philosophical outlook
strikes MS when we pcrusc his in
Vulnerable short poems CWaka)
composed mt avarious times.
| shall give some examples
which bear witness 10 his sincere
mental attitude toward Kodo gov
crnmcnt:
Together with the. million souls
TO share the joy OF veal
Is OF all JOY the sweetest far
That mortal man can feel.
So bright and clear andNTosy
As the rising morning Aln.
soul
May everything be done.
If fault there be. correct this me
For that, We heavenly power,
, The people are my children
Born i'm good or evil hours.
While We smite with all your might
Your country's bitter foe.
| Let not your hearts forget with love
OF all mankind TO glow
ca
How strange worlds waves
So fiercely do rage
For me humanities
Are hut one family.
II IL In tho face OF this critical
situation that the great bulk or
Japanese nation are clnmoring for
| the rectification of what party
politicians have consciously or un-
consciously committed i'm the past
decades
However. those who wise 10 raise
again tile holy principle Of kodo 10
Il solid pedestal. able 10 support
everlasting the whole
t1l and 90 are composed at the
ine az the liusso-lapancse War
cdificc of The japanese state do no;
necessarily Genouncc the parliar-
mentdry REGIME as being absolute
lv I'm conflict with he fulfilmcnt
of the k0d0 government. But II Is
onr conviction that once brought
Ito this country. parliament ought
To junction as political organ to
assist he Emperor cfficaciously
in The cunduc, OF his Kodo politics.
III follows logically that our parlia-
ment does not play the part or
bringing about mutual concession
or cancellation OF conflicts either
between the monarch and his sub
jecis or between the government
and people. While perusing the
Japanese mythology | found more
than once certain passages which
refer 10 what may be considered
the Inception of parliamentary
system. When the mighty Sun God
ldess made up dher mind to sen
her grandson to this land. she
summoned in divine consultation
eight million gods at the peaceful
riverside plain OF Heaven ana
sounded their views and opinions
as TO her grand scheme. This act
will be taken as typical instance
of the reign OF Shirasu, which has
las above mentioned. nothing TO &c
WIZ Ushihaku, which Is tyrsnica
dictatorship.
The Japanese constitution. which
was granted voluntarily by thu
Emperor Neil. proclaims solemn
lily In It's preamble: "iavinl
descended the Throne OF Inca
succession unbroken for ages eter
lnal and desiring to promote -
welfare Of, and to give develop
lment TO, the moral and intellectual
faculties OF our beloved subjects
lwho have been favoured with tn
/ benevolent care and affectionat
vigilance of our ancestors an
hoping to maintain the prosperit
of the State In concert with on
people and with their support, W
hereby promulgate a fundamenta
law of State In order to exhibl
the principles. by which we an
lour Imperial descendants and on
subjects and their descendant
shall forever conform" To sum vi
the sovereign rights of reignin
over this country appertain onl
to the Emperor and so he must D
regarded as the moral and polit
cal pivot. on which the conduct
all state affaors hinges; and tn
subjects all III one heart, Shout
lend their sincere possible SUI
mort TO Him in advancing thel
gifts and abilities. Thus. the fam
~ state OF Japan may be compal
ed. specifically to n large conici
building. at the spirc OF whicl
sits the Emperor end its othe
under-structual elements concr
with one another symetrlcally
render the spire stable and In
movable so as 10 enable the En-
poror to fulfil the supreme tas
- Of watching over the eQullibriul
OF the whole fabric.
Bearing In mind this fundamei
tai feature OF the Japanese sta
one would find much difficulty.
- accepting the theory that any pol