Show I SECT I WORRIES V JAPS Religion Now Spreading to Army Circles TOKIO Oct 10 Correspondence of the Associated Press Japans Japan's Japan s new re religion religion re- re ligion Omoto Omoto-kyo which was founded by a peasant woman and which is popularly popularly popuP supposed to be spreading Socialistic and even bolshevist ideas under the cloak of lo loyalty alty to the Jap Japanese nese imperial house is now finding adherents in the army according to vernacular newspapers The fact that some officers on the reserve list are devoted followers of Omoto Omoto-kyo Omoto kyo is said to be particularly disturbing disturbing dis dis- dis- dis to the military authorities An investigation was started when hen a soldier of a regiment at Nagoya tried to organize organize organ- organ ize i in cooperation with Socialist agitators agi igi- both inside and outside the regiment regiment regi regi- ment as association to oppose military I discipline I In an Interview with the r I Major General Nagasaki expressed ex ex- pressed regret at the signs of unrest among amonI the troop troops but said that the number of men who exhibit such signs are few in Iii num number er He added However however How ever evet it appears true that the tho number is growing among both the men and of officers officers officers of- of mostly those upon the reserve list who are becoming tainted with the hideous hideous- doctrine of the Omoto Omoto-kyo The Tho war weir office Is apparently conducting an i into this and possibly some 01 Instructions will be issued in the near future I. I |