New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

,, s,iu the Fundamental Constitution OF Japan
yu,i Einmasa pcnncd the Five Articles,
ron,ieinc that a Diet should b" conVoked, the
action. Of he Government he decided by pubic
oninion the old customs belonging 10 state IN
hermit 60, fusion shUuiG be abolished impair
tialitv and justice as seen ID nature ana 1ouho
an, Nv right reason should De ad"p'e" az "''
hosie g., action. and that educated ana tra'heo
mon .hoild b, .nv;jod ron "th'r ha''ohS vi '"'
u,o,id 70 establish tht Ne" i"uh""'""S '" '''
en'pir'. ..o..,,o, an,
Tho cast, a. Nijc spacious '"r"''"'''" ""'
Cling characteristic - inc oio '"''' ""'7
uben bows and arrows were 'h' ''"'i "I'A
a,I.,t.d as N. place 81 delberation Here
an Anil q 1868. before AL the g'"s VI "'as'
| and Garth ia, boy Emperor TOOK t'i' o"'' WIZ"
IN, mon with brains, o. -" so'la4 '' wv
.-,,> n,al,rs 81 japan. Put INFO his mouth
throurh H., ministry oi the 'o"i "''''"
| ,ta, nm..re On october y Of the SAM yea
,,is Maiestv received SOLEMN inaUgura'loh am"
| ,.,,,,ossiv, c.,emonics He was invested "'D
the thre. rogaiia Of Japanese s"''e
.d ro,,ror and crystal bal, all Of when IL
nopular faith were biouSh' GOV" ''''' ~
a,d ci,eo nv IN, sur goddess. In tho heA' year
o ta, ia. removed from kioto Il
rolio The term Mdij, which was adoplco "a
,..,,o,,,,, -, his reign OF f the chrome
/ n,
,oo;,a, re,,od means enlightened p'ar' :" Wv
'I u,,., III. writer was accorded auoi-
ono, ~ tho MLado. thcn in the old ISooop'
| - . r,,;o n. saw . Young man Of twenty
two dressed in flowing lobos o. red ana ""''
.,, ,,,,,,,i,1 nv noplos dressed with every
i, =, ,he ratnb.w Tho throne vas hea'S
cha.. .. Gin and REQ thanked by TWO rof'A,
lion. Tn. Imperial ,rown was low p'"'"
1..o,,,~,, .ar with very high feather o. goio
!, wa. lao soon vel, While ~ Kio;o ho"'Ne''
o. talk .,;L,r % liberation - Christianity ="
oven ~ IN. admission 10 citizenship OF IN. l''"'
| q, nar,abs who numbered over half m'liloh
| yor,, I.isl 70 tho gra, haired counselor "p'
| ,roros.d these ueasurcs, whl' h aiter"ai" w
.sr,, Law wa assassinated and beheadeo IL
IN. str..is o, Kioto rot far from The site o. inc
rree,rt posl isha University foundec 'h'fh. ~
American none, ana BRAINS
one, seated m Toxic the Emperor ano De
advise, f''t th' ~nselvcs strong enough thouGn
,b., expo, t"o u have 10 she'd blood II o"ht u
10 svoep away tie whole feodal system aho -
uro ~. ..n ioe to private lie No ploo" wa
slcd and he landed mobiles were utIi@"d "
mal. n, n,v orders Of nobility, IN when thcs'
or tn. ole Court ana the feudal system were
fused IN ono and III which also were many mel
Of low rank formerly, but Of conspicuous abili-
tv who have since luled The country. With very
Dttls ohange-"ol the mats but not o. the moor
I'll. Mem statesmen have for the most part
kent their position from 1868 TO 1898. They
hav. peise, ored ~ Their course until they have
edu. ateG a people AZ first unwilling, but nov
ambitions 10 b. liz. Occld"rtals and they nave
raised japan 70 u position Of respect before Tho
who. world. They DID, indeed, keep back for
nearly twenty one years the fUlhlment OF the
immortal promise TO form a representative gov
eminent Even after the promUlgation OF tht
Constitution ia 1889 they tried to keep The
model Prussjan rather than British. Er:
at last clan government in which the men
chiefly O. Satsuna and Chosbiu formed a mo
nopoly Of power, is over Party government has
at last triumphed, and III 1898 Japans politica!
system - much more Ike that q Great Britain
than ike that Of Prussia.
Unfortunately monogamy docs not yet pre-
van in the imperial house though the increas
ing mora convictions Of the japanese people
VIII sornc day compel this. Tho Emperor MAY
rico ON February O. 1863 The Empress Haruko
Of the noble family OF Ichijo. She was born
May IS 1850 and is a lady OF rare virtues and
active benevolenco, beloved by ali her people,
but she - chdless or dozen or more chill
dren born to Tho Emperor from the Imperial
concubnes few have lived. The Prince I'm
peria Yoshito the third SOD OF the Emperor by
Nine. Yanaeiwara AkO, was born August 81.
| 1879 and proclaimed heir TO the throne August
81 1897 Both he and the Emperor wear al
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