Show IMPENDING CHANGE THERE TOO the dispatches bring news that an imperial has been issued con yoking the japanese parliament in extra session at hiroshima to discuss such matters connected with the war as am require parliamentary action As agthe the special privileges granted by ahe the mikado to parliament when the coniti aution was established were the full control of finances and of the adminis of justice it may be surmised that the expense incurred in the war is the abiel item under consideration there is also to in i the he dispatch a sug that a now new member is to be added to the cabinet in order to satisfy the opposition in this proposed movement may be observed the ag gresslee gress gres sive lve advance of what to is known as the progressive party in japan it is only a little over five years since the mikado mikade who formerly was an absolute to give to his subjects a parliamentary form of government and in doing this he moved with extreme caution he saw the tendency which arose in his bis country through contact with western civilization and in order to be in harmony with conditions and not endanger his throne which it was feared would be ren dered insecure if the absolute monarchy were continued the constitution was promulgated it reserved plenary executive authority however in the emperor himself and through his bis cabinet ministers and privy council who are responsible only to him he aimed to retain ateo absolute lute control over administrative matters generally the concessions made by the mikado therefore while they were ledwIth hal balled with delight at first as a long step towards popular government were not broad enough to satisfy the people very long with a measure of governmental power in their hands bands politics became an intense passion as an shown by the scenes of viol violence nce attending the elections last march the progressive party has been gradually increasing its demands for further concessions and reforms forme re and once it tried to dissolve dise olve the privy council this effort was not successful because the house of peers was a body of aristocrats and would not heed the demands of the popular house bouse of the diet the latter till still keeps up its fight claiming that the ministry mini atry must be subject to it as expressive of the will of the iD people eople As an a result of this agitation the lower house has been diseGI dissolved ved three times by the emperor and it is 18 now DOW the fourth successive huse house of representatives and the second elected this year that is in convened in the city ot of sr hiroshima iros bima the still retain the ascendancy in point of numbers in the diet nence hence the proposed addition of a new cabinet minister mini ater to pacify them so that the government flUR financial Doial requirements will be sc acceded to the parliamentary struggle thus outlined is full of meaning for the future of the nation people have had their attention called to the great changes anticipated in china as a result of the war in providing a more liberal administration of governmental affairs there equally as great changes are impending in japan there is in the latter country a strong trend of events leading to the establishment of more popular government perhaps in the near future a limited monarchy at least the days of the actual empire me are gone by and indeed it would be no great surprise it if japan were to come out within a couple of decades as a full fledged republic |