JAPANESE FRANCHISE.
MEASURE DEFEATED. CROWDS CAUSE TROUBLE. By Talegrapb.—Press Assn —Copyright. Honolulu, Fdb. 24. According to a cablegram from Tokio the suffrage measure was defeated by a vote of 159 to 28. Tokio, Feb. 23. Large military forces are held in readiness to assist the police in connection with the trouble anticipated over the suffrage debate. The -police have strongly barricaded all the streets leading to the Diet. The Franchise Bill hae the backing of the combined Opposition, but it is expected that it will be defeated. More than 50 persons were arrested and 160 hurt "by the police to-night, when crowds of demonstrators attempted to break through the police lines and reach the headquarters of the Kenseikai Party. In the fight to stem the tide of demonstrators, the police severely bruised numerous persons. A number of the police also received rough treatment from the crowds who stormed the Diet in connection with demonstrations in favor of an extension of the suffrage. Received Feb. 26, 5.5 p.m. Tokio, Feb. 24. The Japanese Diet defeated the Suffrage Bill by 288 to 159 votes.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1922, Page 5
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