60 years ago — August 4, 1958
Toyohiko Kagawa, noted Japanese Christian leader, is waging a vigorous struggle to keep Japan from revising its constitution so as to permit its rearmament … . Dr. Kagawa … has spent much of the past three years working to elect members of the Japanese diet (parliament) who would vote to preserve the article in the Japanese constitution that declares: “The Japanese people forever renounce war, and the use of threat of force in settling international disputes. To this end, arms will never be maintained.” … Dr. Kagawa believes that if the peace article can be kept long enough in Japan’s constitution, it will lead to a world constitution with a similar provision … . International government and international economic cooperatives are advocated by Dr. Kagawa as necessary for world peace. He has taken a leading part in arranging congresses for a federal-type of world government held in Japan in 1952, 1954 and 1957.
From the article, “Kagawa seeks to retain disarmament provision” provided by Religious News Service
