The quarrel between wrestlers and their association is a social phenomenon of not small significance. Naturally the party which has grievances consists of younger and rising wrestlers, called Makunouchi and Jurio, while the directors of the Association are all veteran champions who have retired from active game mostly on account of age. Everyone knows that the difference of individual incomes among the members of the same association is nowhere so great as in the case of wrestlers. And to make the things worse for the young wrestlers the treatment they receive at the hands of their directors is little short of slavery. They are always accosted as "yarodomo" or "good for nothing". The 11 demands submitted by the 70 wrestlers to the Board of Directors have been rejected with no reasons given out for such total rejection. On the contrary, they are now being threatened with ex-communication, on the ground of disobedience to the elders' ruling. Wrestling is the national game of Japan, and it should be given every encouragement for sound development. But nothing will develop unless met with just and fair treatment. In addition to an increase of salary and bonus, the status of the younger wrestlers should be advanced. The dispute will probably be continued for some time, and the only consolation is that, whereas, in some labour strifes, the community at large always  suffers, the wrestler's strike does not cause much inconvenience to the public, except to fans who "like the game more than food".

   January 14, the third day of the sumo season, because it was Sunday, saw about 3,000 visitors at the Kokugikan. The number, however, was much smaller than usually was the case in past years.
    It is reported that the extra-champions, Onishiki, Tochigiyama, and three champions have approached the directors of the Sumo Association, on the question of mediation. They proposed that they would compromise, on the conditions that the striking wrestlers be permitted to appear on the dohyo, the sumo mound, without any condition. The directors agreed to such a suggestion.