JAPAN.
DEMAND FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. (Bv Cable.—Press Association-—Copyright.) ("The Times.') TOKIO, February J6. The great agitation to * compel the Japanese Government to liberalise the narrow suffrage proposals is reaching significant and undreamed-of strength, partly as a result of the volcanic effect of Bolshevist ideas, and partly as a result of tho spectacle of tie marvellous achievements of the enfranchisement of Western people. The present voting power is in the hands of the commercial class and the landowners, and has led to extensive corruption. The majority of the people claim 10,000,000 votes, but the intellectuals are forming influential j societies to organise a huge petition asking for universal suffrage. The Japanese have_ every encouragement to persist in fighting for_ political liberty and cleaner administration, notably in connexion with the relations wifh China. MERCANTILE FLEET. (Received Februaiy 18th, 7.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, February 14. A copy of the "Japanese Advertiser," received hero, states that Japan will build 181 ships in 1919, aggregating 1,189,28.3 tons. °
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16451, 19 February 1919, Page 8
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