Press translations [Japan]. Economic Series 0036, 1945-12-02.
Date2 December, 1945
translation numbereconomic-0185
call numberDS801 .S81
Persistent Identifier
ECONOMIC SERIES: 36
ITEM 1 The Government Monopoly on the Silk Worm Egg Card to be Abolished - Mainichi Shimbun - 29 Nov 45. Translator: Y. Kurata.
Full translation:
It is understood that the Agriculture and Forestry Minister decided to abolish the
Silk Yarn Industry Control Law (SANSHIGYO
TOSEIHO) and to revise the Silk Yarn Industry Law (SANSHIGYO HO) by [illegible]dissolving the Silk Yarn
Control Company (SANSHI TOSEIKAISHA) and the Silk Yarn Manufacturing Company (SANSHI
SEIZOKAISHA) as a result of the Supreme
Commander's directive. The Minister will submit a bill for the abolition of these
laws to the present Diet session so as to
get parliamentary approval for it.
The Bill for revision of Silk Yarn Industry Law contains the following items:
- 1.Reviving of the regulations in the Silk Yarn Industry Control Law concerning the examination of the raw silk and cacoons, as well as the control ordinance necessary to promote the export of silk yarn and to adjust demand and supply.
- 2.Drastic revision of the Silkworm Eggs Control System, abolition of the present system of manufacturing and distributing the silkworm egg card, and the throwing open of these activities to the public by substituting instead, a method by which those who manufacture and distribute these cards will be elected. This will aid in securing better silk worm eggs as well as spreading opportunities in this field over the country. (TN. This egg card is used in the industry for hatching eggs of silkworm).
- 3.Appointment of juridical persons (agencies) by the Minister concerned, for the improvement of the silk yarn industry and impounding of the funds owned by the Silk Yarn Control Company which had been used for stabilizing the silk yarn price.
With the Supreme Commander's directive resulting in the dissolution of the NIPPON
Silk Yarn Control Company (NIPPON SANSHI
TOSRI KAISHA) and the Central Silk Yarn Association (CHUO SANSHI KAI), the preparatory
committee for establishing the NIPPON
Silk Yarn Industry Association (NIPPON SANSHIGYO KAI) officially decided at the first
inaugurating meeting held on 20
November, to establish the Silk Yarn Industry Deliberating Council (SANSHIGYO IINKAI)
within the Government and at the same
time to establish the NIPPON Silk Yarn Industry Association consisting of civilian
entrepreneurs.
ECONOMIC SERIES: 36 (Continued)
ITEM 1 (Continued)
The outline of the Association being made, a second preparatory meeting was held
in the Silk Yarn Hall (SANSHI KAIKAN)
attended by members of the silk industry throughout the country. It was decided to
submit the outline, articles, and inventory
of the Association to General MacARTHUR's Headquarters so as to obtain its approval.
The third meeting is to be held on 3
December.
ITEM 2 Economic Discussion At First Session of Diet - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 29 Nov
45. Translator: R.
Aoki.
Extract:
At the first session of the present Extraordinary Diet on 28 November, Mr. MATSUMURA
of the Progressive Party introduced the
questions in economic matters. The brief outlines of the question of Mr. MATSUMURA
and answers of the State Ministers
concerned are as follows:
Mr. MATSUMURA: "As we are a war-defeated nation, the Government's expenditures should
be reduced to the utmost limit. But
actually, money is still being spent just as before the end of the war. Especially
the extraordinary war expenditures were
spent lavishly at the postwar confusion. Even the victorious America not only reduced
the war budget to one third as soon as
the war ended, but is planning further curtailment. We, on the contrary, left the
war budget as it was for continued spending,
and as a result, of the 85,000,000,000 yen war budget now only 16,000,000,000 yen
are left. The Government must check up
carefully on the destination of this money, and must punish any misdemeanor.
"I understand that the government is preparing a budget for next year of 15,000,000,000
yen. Such a sum is permissible only as
a temporary measure at this transitional stage, but it must be curtailed to 10,000,000,000
yen in the future.
"It is undeniable that the Government's lavish spending, together with the restlessness
of the public, has accelerated the
inflationary tendencies of the postwar period. This fact requires well planned remedies
by the Government. Concerning war
profits and property taxes, the matter of a basic standard of levy is of paramount
importance.
"The fundamental economic ideal in peace time is the stabilization of the people's
lives under the institution of freedom of
business activities. But the increased discrepancy in wealth between classes must
be rectified by some thorough social
policies. The most important problems at present are those of livelihood, this is,
of the food, shelter and clothing. I should
like to ask about the Government policy on food supply. It seems that it is difficult
to absorb the present five million
surplus labor force on the farms. Such surplus labor can be absorbed by stimulating
middle and small scale business and
industries. The answer of the Government policy on this point is requested."
Finance Minister: "In drafting the budget for next year, the Government is trying
its utmost to reduce it. In order to return
to a healthy national financial system, a drastic levy on war profits and property
is necessary. The resulting lightened
burden of Government bonds will reflect on the national budget the next fiscal year.
In view of this, tee financial
authorities are at the moment planning to formulate an
- 2 -
ECONOMIC SERIES: 36 (Continued)
ITEM 2 (Continued)
outline budget for the coming five years, in which national policies on the production
of foods, other living necessities, and
export goods shall be reflected.
"In levying profit and property taxes, we must exercise utmost care to assure fairness.
For that, we must consult the Allied
authorities before determining the subject, the time and the method of the levy. The
extraordinary war budget has not yet
closed its accounts because of the gigantic extension of the military accounting system
and inaccessibility of materials from
many military outposts. We recognize that some misdemeanors in relation to it may
have been committed, but we are sure that no
great mistakes have occurred."
Commerce Minister: "We are determined to guide the postwar national economy along
the line of economic democracy. In order to
formulate such a fundamental ideal into legal terms, we are considering the enactment
of a Basic Industrial Law. The draft
will be presented to the next session of the Diet. We are not thinking of setting
up courts to try economic offenses, about
which Mr. MATSUMURA asked, but we do want reform of the control associations."
Agricultural Minister: "It is impossible to distribute 3 go of rice, but it is possible
to do the same in terms of calories.
Recently, the Allied authorities granted us in principle the right to import food,
but details as to the quantity and time of
importation are not fixed yet. As soon as importation becomes a definite matter, we
will return to 2.3 go rationing. Adding
fish and others to this basic ration, we may be able to pass through the food crisis
of next year. The matter of the rice
monopoly has not been deliberated yet.
ITEM 3 The Solution of the Food Problem - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 29 Nov 45. Translator: K. Sato.
Full translation:
Aiming at the solution of the ever increasing difficulty of the food problem and
the improvement of the daily life of the
people, consumption guilds large and small have been established in the cities and
towns. But in view of the fact that the
managers of these guilds are up against obstacles arising from the difficulty of buying
foods and other necessary products,
three associations, The League of United Japanese Associations, National Agricultural
Association and the Central, Marine
Products Association, (NIPPON KYODO KUMTAI RENMEI, ZEKOKU NOGYOKAI, CHUO SUISAN KYOKAI)
held a conference to discuss the
present critical food situation at the National Agricultural Headquarters (ZENNOKAI
HONBU) in KOISHIKAYWA on 28 November.
After expressing their opinions as to the relation between the producers and consumers
and various problems that may arise
hereafter, they came to an agreement that every association should form a concrete
plan within this month and present it for
discussion at the second conference to be held on 1 December.
ITEM 4 Competitive bidding for Fish Products - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 29 Nov 45. Translator: S. Iwata.
Full translation:
The Fisheries Section in CHIBA-Ken has deliberated upon the question of collecting
fresh fish and the course to be taken by
the Fishery Society.
- 3 -
ECONOMIC SERIES: 36 (Continued)
ITEM 4 (Continued)
There were representatives from CHIOSHI, KATSUURA, CHIGURA, OHARA, UCHIUMI, KISARATSU,
CHIBA, FUNABASHI and others who met to
prevent disorder in distribution after the discontinuance of price controls on fresh
fish as well as shellfish.
In the future, the authorities will control the price of fish and its distribution,
holding sales periodically in certain
towns. The points which were agreed on are, 1. the Aquatic Products Association will
provide for competitive bidding at the
market and the Fishery Societies will perform a similar action at the piers in order
to keep a certain amount of fish and
shellfish at a fixed price, and 2. under the price control regulations of the Market
Law, no one will be permitted to do
business except at prescribed places.
DISTRIBUTION "X"
- 4 -
Loading...