Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Tuesday, July 8, 1930


Tokyo:  A new complication emerges in Japan’s approval of the London Naval Treaty -- members of the Privy Council, the high-level advisory body to the Emperor, say they won’t approve the treaty until the navy’s officers do.  Considering the rate at which naval officers have been resigning in protest over the treaty, this would seem to be deal breaker.  Admiral Takarabe Takeshi, Minister of the Navy, says he thinks he can patch up the disagreement.

Rome:  Making good on its earlier commitment to increase defense spending, the government institutes a new 1.5% sales tax across the board. 

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