. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 3, No. 38 (September 23, 1921)] . nd caused the calling oftroops to restore order. Never beforehad the Japanese people dared to voicetheir resentment so openly and sovehemently. Then came the beginningof the agitation for universal suffrage,also with great public demonstrations;the forging to the front of labor unionsand a certain outspokenness on thepart of all classes in criticism of gov-ernment policy. In short, liberalismraised its head. The extent and depth of this liberal-ism has been a subject of much specu-lation in the last few years. It is al-most
. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 3, No. 38 (September 23, 1921)] . nd caused the calling oftroops to restore order. Never beforehad the Japanese people dared to voicetheir resentment so openly and sovehemently. Then came the beginningof the agitation for universal suffrage,also with great public demonstrations;the forging to the front of labor unionsand a certain outspokenness on thepart of all classes in criticism of gov-ernment policy. In short, liberalismraised its head. The extent and depth of this liberal-ism has been a subject of much specu-lation in the last few years. It is al-most the first question one is askedwith respect to Japan. It is a crucialquestion, for on it depends the courseof Japans future policy in the world,and therefore Japans relations to theWest, principally America. Strikes no less than strawhats bear witness to thebreak with tradition nowin evidence in Japan. Atthe right, strikers atOsaka parading for morepay and better workingconditions, below, work-ers at the Tokyo arsenalbeing held back by a SamBrowne belted 4
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