The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-27
NEW COMPROMISE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT LIKELY TORULE
JAPAN FOLLOWING REVOLT
Neither Military Nor States
men Have Strength to
Win in Civil War
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondents
Copyright, 1926, United Press)


NEW YORK, Feb. II. (UP)-
A decision as to who is to govern
Japan i'll the immediate, future
probably will be reached in SER,
les of conferences started in Tok-
20 today ..-.. a. r..
The outcome still lis decidedly
uncertain and the conferences
probably will last through tomor-
row-possibly longer. ;.'..
History would indicate that q
compromise is probable, although
neither the extreme militarists,
who assassinated five of the en-
pire's leading statesmen, or the
parliamentarians, who were able
to command the support of En-
peror Hirohito, the navy and part
of the army, seems to want one.
The extreme militarists unques-
tionably would like a showdown
fight. T h e parliamentarians,
equally, would like to down mill
tarism once and for all.
But neither seems to have suffi-
cient strength now to risk the vir-
tual civil war a showdown fight
would entail -"
Japanese procedure generally is
based on the family system in
which important decisions are
reached only after a debate by a
council of elders. All those in
terested in the decision to be made
are allowed to present their argyll
ments; then the elders decide.
That seems to be what now is
taking place in deciding what
group shall control the destines
Of the island empire. ... H..
The elders of the army and navy
are meeting in one section; the
elders of the parliamentary groups
in another. When each has reach
ed it's independent compromise
the heads of the two groups prob
ably will come together, under the
guidance of the chief advisers of
the emperor, for an effort at final
compromise. ~
This final compromise probably
will be to form new national
government, possibly with one of
the senior generals or a senior
admiral as premier and key min
listers selected from lists approx
ed by the armed forces.
Such a government would be
pledged to carry out at least some
of the reforms demanded by
young army officers leading the
revolt. These include immediate
relief to the distressed agricul-
tural populations; tax program
designed to redistribute wealth |;
higher wages for industrial wrok-
ers: the development of Manchu-
kuo as an outlet for japanese en-
igration, and vigorous policy to
assure a regime friendly to Japan
in North China. "
1t is no tlikely that an open
military dictatorship or any Fas-
cist government along the lines of
those in Italy or Germany will be
attempted for the great bulk. of
japanese opinion is opposed.
A majority of japanese indeed,
probably would prefer pure par
tv government based on the party
strength in parliament as determ-
med in the general elections Of
last week. So dangerous, how
ever, has been the army revolt
that a purely political cabinet is
impossible.
Details of the rebellion indicate
it was the most serious in recent
japanese history. The fact that
Prince Chichibu, the emperor's
next younger brother, has been
summoned to the capital, is indi-
cative of worry in the imperial
palace. Chichibu is career army
officer, extremely popular with
all ranks, and his presence prob
ably is intended to hold any wav-
ering regiments in line.
1t might be possible that Chi
chibu would act as emissary of
the emperor in inducing rebelli-
Gus troops still barricaded in pub
lie buildings to surrender without
bloodshed. IT,