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CONTENTS
CHAPTER IV
THE GROWTH OF JAPAN
BY MARQUIS HIROBUMI ITO
The Adoption of Western Methods—The Two All-Important Events in Japanese History—The Influence of the Emperor—The Revised Treaties—Finance and National Resources—Population—National Progress—China and Japan 64
CHAPTER V
THE DUTIES OF POLITICAL PARTIES
BY MARQUIS HIROBUMI ITO
Cabinet Ministers Responsible only to the Emperor—The Organization of the Constitutional Political Association—Election Campaigns—Agriculture—Retrenchment and Government Annoyances—The National Finances—-Review of the History of Finances—Necessary Steps in the Future 72
CHAPTER VI
THE NATIONAL POLICY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
BY FIELD-MARSHAL MARQUIS YAMAGATA
The Budget—The Extension of the Country’s Prestige—Cordons of Sovereignty—Cordons of Interest 83
CHAPTER VII
THE IMPERIAL DIET
BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE
The Election Law for Members of the House of Representatives—Electoral Districts—Qualifications of Voters and Candidates—Naturalization—Imperial Ordinance concerning the House of Peers 86
CHAPTER VIII
THE ORGANIZATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL STATE
BY BARON KENTARO KANEKO
The Skeleton and Flesh of a State—The Muscle and Blood—The ‘Bushi’—The Effects of Military Statesmen—The Pacific Coast the Centre of International Trade—Japan’s Qualities as a Nation—The Influence of Chinese Classics—The Economic Spirit—Mr. Bryce on the Japanese Constitution—A Supply Department—Encouraging Home Industries—The Appointment of Consuls under the Department of Commerce—The Commercial Supremacy of the Pacific and of the Asiatic Continent 93