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Ito and Okuma May Unite to
Form a Cabinet.
WOULD cnECKMAre RUSSIA
war Party Is Clamoreus for vixoro,.
uoh against the Partition Of
ehina-Powerful Battieships as-
sembIe Near Naxasaki-Englan
Backs Up . Protest by Sending .
fieet to the korean watera.

YOKOHAMA, Dec ..-owing to the fail
ure OF the premier. Marquis Salgo. 10 recon-
slruct the cabinet ali the members OF that
oodE nave resigned. The newspapers de-
mand the formation Of a very strong minis
Try. capable OF coping with the situation
in the Eas<.
LONDON Dec. ga dispatch 10 the
Times from Kobe, Japan. says the dissolu-
iion OF the diet has greatly angered tha
political parties. II is probable tha. the
Marquis Ito, former premier and Coun,
OkGfna, former minister, will form
coalition ministry, with a vigorous foreign
policy.
According to a letter which the Times
publishes this morning from a correspon-
dent at Tokyo, cabinet crisis occurred in
November due TO the refusal OF the Pro-
gress1sts 10 vote an increase In the land
TAX, which Is necessary, owing 10 the def
let's caused by the late war. Parliament
would have expired next June and the
PrcgressistS. with a general election In
sight, did not desire 10 risk unpopularity
by voting 10 Increase taxation. However
Count Ohuna. the leader of The Progress
lists. left the foreign office, says the corre-
spondent. with enhanced reputation,
ana next TO Marquis Ito. occupies the larg-
est space in the public vision. paper
says:
The advent of a cabinet led by two
such statesmen as Marquis Ito ana Count
Okuma may be regarded as an event OF
great significance by the powers
Japan Will Bide Her Time.
WASHINGTON Dec. 2s.-The japanese
minister has not yet been advised of the
resignation of the entire cabinet, and he
feels that while the designations may
have been rendered the emporer Will not
accept them unless IL becomes apparent
that entirely new cabinet under Mar
quis Ito can be formed. Ito has been in
private life much OF the time since his
notable achievements during the China
japanese war. and 1t is not believed he is
ready to return to the cabinet. He is
strong with all parties, however, and has
the people behind him, so that he may
again assume the premiership if the emer-
gencies demand il.
The Yokohama dispatch refers TO Mar
quis Saigo as the present premier, which
is said at the legation to be an inaccuracy.
as Minister Matugata has been premier
up 10 this time, with Marquis Saigo as
minister of marine.
The reference in the dispatch TO the pub
istry capable of coping with the situation
in the East. Is one of the first intimations
direct from Japan that she may take a
hand in the controversy centering in
China.
While he has received no official ad-
vices as TO the purpose of his govern
ment, Mr. Hoshi expresses the personal
conviction that Japan will not be quick
to enter the controversy. but will main
a innanandanf fnr he
ent.
Wee Consul Ordered Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 2s-Among the
passengers on the steamer Doris which
left today for the Orient, was NJ. Funako-
shi, japanese vice consul at this port His
departure was rather hurried, and soxue-
what OF a surprise 10 the japanese coll
ony, for ii was generally expected that he
was soon to 70 TO Washington. NJ Funa-
koshi has lately been acting consul In this
city. Recently II was announced that he
was about TO leave for Washington 70 ac-
cept the secretaryship Of the legation
position which he is said to have secured
through powerful influence in Japan.
few days ago. just as he was preparing 20
leave for Washington. he received a cable
gram recalling him 10 Tokyo. with instruc-
tons 10 hasten his return.
GoIuchowski's Prophecy.
VIENNA. Dec. 2s.-The Neue weiner
Tageblatt claims that Count Goluchowski.
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.
foretold everything IN the famous speech
appealing TO Europe 10 unite against Amer
lea Il adds:
There is plenty OF room for all and II
England viii fight with the European pow
ers against thosa dangerous rivals. the
United States and Japan the proof of what
united Europe IS capable of Will be given
in Eastern Asia