A Modified Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors

The Japanese Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors issued in 1882, along with the Imperial Rescript on Education that helped re-found the government's policies on education, was the document that set out the code of ethics for military personnel whilst also tying the armed forces to the Emperor. There was apparently a draft with a clause in it that stated that the military was subordinate to civilian authority but it didn't make it into the final version, but as a point of departure suppose that it was somehow included. Now the rescript included a section that talked about how the military was meant to 'show mercy to those who surrender' which was blatantly ignored so anything regarding subordination to civilian authority could likewise fall by the wayside, plus if you keep killing politicians eventually they'll start doing and saying what you want, but is there any way that including this might of been able to head off Japanese militarism even somewhat?
 
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