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Show FAT E OF JAPAN NOW INJMIM General Election to be Held i in May of Profound Importance Import-ance to Nation TOKIO, March 17. -Japan's general elections to be held In May will be of profound importance to the future of the nation, said Premier Hara today in addressing a meeting of loading members of the Seiyukal, or pro-government parly. "On (he issufi of tho forthcoming general election depends the fate ur the nation," ho declared. "Universal suffrage?, advocated by tho opposition, aims at the deal ruction of social class distinctions and even proposes to tamper tam-per vIth the eohscrlption system is the very basis or the country's defense, de-fense, If speeches In tho house serve as an index." The premier then eritliclzed the unfavorable un-favorable altitude of ihe opposition parties towards iho dissolution of Ilia diet In March.. "In tho house of representatives," he said, ''the sponsors of tho suffrage bill declared thai universal suffrage was what the people wanted. If IImi were so. the opposition ought to welcome tho d'.SHolutlon of tho dif-t as thereby the issue is going before the public itself. On ihe contrary the opposition' continues lo pour vituperation vitupera-tion on the government for Its action." |