The cabinet had to face significant social unrest due to the impoverished situation and labour disputes at the time. These issues came to a head when the labour movement called for a general strike to take place on 1 February 1947. Yoshida believed that the strike would be an economic catastrophe, which could create the conditions for a communist revolution. The situation was resolved when General MacArthur prohibited the strike before it could take place on January 31. Afterwards, MacArthur communicated to Yoshida that a new election should be called.
The cabinet had to face signif!icant social unrest due to the impoverished situation and labour disputes at the time. These issues came to a head when the labour movement called for ?a general strike to take place on 1 February 1947. Yoshida believed that the strike would be an economic catastrophe, which coul,d create the conditions for a communist revolution. The situation was resolved when General MacArt!hur prohibited the strike before it could take place on January 31. Afterwards, MacArthur communicated to Yoshida that a new election should be called.