Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-19
THE GOVERNMENT OF IAp,v
Its Future Policy Outlined by One n, =,
New Embassy

The leader of the new Japanese enb,.-
kentar0 kaneko, who was commiss;1-!i
by the emperor to prepare for the orer;.sl
OF the first japanese parliament in Noya-s
Der, 1890, is visiting Boston for a few IN
says the Boston Post He is a o-radrata,
Harvard is thoroughly versed in na-I Y
mentary law and the procedure 81 Fnror--.'
an countries, and is the leading autbo,E-
on ancient and modern japanese law. X
conversation with a representative Of ~
Post, Kaneko kindly gave the story If Il.
mission, and in a general way outlined NJ
future policy of Japan. He said.
My mission as commissioner aupoirtaa
by the Japanese government is 10 invest
gate and study the parliamentary praefic.
of Europe and America, and especially u
prepare myself to become chief secrei.r~
of parliament next year. Our parliaro1.
win be opened in November. 1890 Tbo
organization of parliament is ALREADY a..
tabllshed by constitution. We have p.
constitution promulgated last Febr1a-y
Connected with Che constitution ana NJ
constitutional laws which were promnlo.a
ted in the same month. But the internal
organization of both houses, namely. M
officers of both houses and the duties Id.
signed to each official and their salary. also
the rules of procedure, of debate. and n
bills, are not settled under the constitution
or by constitutional law. Therefore tbs
government appointed me commissions.
general with four subordinate commission.
ers, to visit America and Europe to study
and especially to fit myself for work ney
year. This work Of bringing out the con.
stitution and the adoption by our govern.
ment of constitutional law is somethingg.
tlrely new to our nation and government
As you know, there is not one country in
Asia that is governed by a constitution
and this is the era for the Japanese to show
to the world that they. can also be ruled bv
a constitution similaKto that adopted !,
Europe and America,
"Our constitution will We similar to that
adopted in Europe and America, and we
wish to construct it upon the same princi.
pies and make it equal to the best in these
countries. Therefore it is a stupendous
work before us, and if this work is success.
fully carried out, and we satisfy our own
people and Americans and Europeans also.
we shall be making a new future for the
Mongolian races. 1t will demonstrate that
liAN 4" "a lttli'oN tiiN tA EAA1tAA ~ w lNtu
by the same form of government as the
people of Europe. When 100 years ago
the thirteen states of America cut off from
the mother country and established them.
selves they had many enemies The con.
stitution was drawn up by Hamilton, Mad.
ison, Jay and others, and was put into
force We see now how the states have all
been amalgamated and united in friend
ship and federation We look upon our
constitution as you did upon yours 100
years ago. And if our constitution is car
ried out as successfully as that of America
we shall unite all the elements remaining
of the feudalism which existed 1000 years
ago. We have many clans which existed
under the feudal system which will be ANAL
gamated by this constitution. Noblemen,
merchants and farmers we all
hope to unite into this form of constitu-
tional government. This is the work before
us, and if we succeed | think European
and American nations will give us due
credit and we can be admitted to their
society