Show JR r MiaL FI FIGHT J HT FUR FR FRANCHIE Emperor Di Dissolves yes Diet piet as asi s i i Riotous SC Scenes I es it Proposal l of Universal Suffrage for All Males Pr s. s W ALDINGTON ASHINGTON Feb Fek 28 t lw fight in Japan for uni universal suffrage resulted in the dissolution of the Japanese diet dict last Int Thursday y by b imperial de decree The Tho cm emperor r a ac action ai- ai tion was t taken n at at the tho r request 1 Pr micr mier Hara Ham able le advices todi today todar from 1 Toldo Tokio said It followed s violent scenes e in the lower house of t the he R parliament The first news of or the seriousness atthe of at the controversy between the go govern govern- ern most men anti and the thc ml majority In in t the tho a diet to r reach ach the United Sl States was contained In an Pre I i i I I Pot patch h from frOn under date te Jo 0 of February Feb Feb- I. I runty 14 which was recQ recel d l iii in th count yx J. J laal Tue Tuesday dal dale t tIt e daf r I. I It waa 35 written 1 jg ti j- j Police Ponee F rit DI DIn t M h This d dispatch said ld id the Ue opposition at attacked attacked nt- nt tacked the government for tor opposing the universal suffrage e measure and nd the he J president was obliged to Intervene Th The police fought tous-hl members In the lobby and the tho military was called upon to re restrain restrain ro- ro strain crowds outside attempting to break Into the building The demonstrations demon continued throughout the nl night ht The Tho government la last t month brought forward tor a measure extending the tho rl right ht of or franchise to Japanese males whose hose direct taxes tates exceed three yen en Although h excluding the tho entire body of ot labor farm laborers and mechanics this measure was described as a considerable con con- enlargement of ot tho the old and restricted suffrage list and the tha government gov IOV was said to have desired to test it b by the election of a diet before o consenting to nn any measures of or further further fur tur ther extension Opposition Is Powerful Tho The powerful opposition party party the tho Ken SoI Sol Ken made an issue however of or tho the measure for tor universal suffrage and It was Joined b by another powerful party in the diet tho diet the Ko ICo which previously pre ha had supported the government in most of or it Its ItEl measures Without awaiting a no test vote oto which might have amounted to an nn expression of or a lack of or confidence in tho cabinet cabi cabi- net Premier Hara ham applied to the emperor cm- cm for tor- tora a writ of ot dissolution and it Jt was granted |