The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-28

the task, however. it brings much new
blood and IS chOck full of advanced IDEAS
II IS composed, as follows. Minister pres
lqent, Marquis Ito minister OF finance.
NlScount Walana be; minister OF home at
Ialrs. Baron 5Slyematsu. minister of JUS
tice, Baron ISaTeko; minister of agriclll-
ture and commerce, Mr.. Hayashi, minis
ter Of education. Mr.. Mats1da. minister
OF foreign affairs. Mr.. kato: minister Of
war Niscount katsura: minister of navy.
Admiral Yamamoto.
OF the seven new ministers who are
20 serve under Marquis Ito five were ac-
tive leaders of the Liberal party which
recently dissolved and now forms the
principal part Of the Constitutional Polit-
zeal association But the other two Baron
haneka and Mr., kauO. are non-partisan.
Ferhalss the most interesting feature Of
- CABINET Is the fact that Marquis Ito
Is the only representative OF the so-called
ct1--~ statesmen and that all the port
- HIa't - totit4'ef dtlNetH Young
men; IL was expected by many that there
would be at least one more -oD- ezenra-
i've Of the older statesmen in the per-
son Of Marquis Ito's Odd and intimate
friend Count Ipouve His joancisI u oifif1 =
IS universally recognized to be OF the
hl-hSst order and he possesses the COM
plete confidence of business circles.
OF the young men Mr.. Matsuda and
MT Hayashi have been very prominent in
ooth the Liberal party and the house of
e-1l eseiltatlNeS IheX were both MEM
bers Of that shUrt-Iived popular cabi-
ne organized in 1898 by Counts Okuma
ana iIugakI. At that time Mr. MarSuda
was minister of finance and Mr. Hava-
shi was minister of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
what qualifications the later has for
minister of agriculture and commerce
nave not been stated. Concerning Mr..
91atsuca as minister Of education the
@5yetu titties says; man OF modern
euucatlon and strictly pure in morals, he
IS particularly well fitted to preside over
the department to which he has been APP
pointed, Il is certainly TO be hoped that
ne VIII adopt a liberal policy toward
Christian schools
The appointment of Baron Kaneko
including that of Count Okuma. leader o.
the onpOSlTt0n. Baron kaneko has held
oihes9t positions befOre-as vice minister
dtu also minister OF agriculture and COM
merce. He also took prominent part in
assisting MARQUIS Ito in the compilation
of the imperial constitution. and has
served as secretary of either the cabines
or one Of the houses Of the diet ] cannot
now recall which lie is an dlumnus o.
Harvard IAN erudite jurisconsult who
last year received the degree of Ill. d.
rom his American alma mater.
Count Okuma and people in general also
approve most heartily the appointment of
MI. katO to the foreign Office. Mr.. kato
speaks English perfectly and has had init
mate experience of foreign affairs for
MANY wears During his tenure of Of
nee as japanese representative IN London
he acquitted himself in such a way as TO
acquire exceptional popularity among
Eugl5shmen. while at the same time sen
sibly promoting his cOuntry's interests.
Baron Suyematsu is Marquis Itos SON
tD-taW and served as minister of cOmmu-
HicdIoDS IN the ITO ca D1neG or 1913 lie
was once. a member Of the Nichi-Nichi
Shimbuns staff. and afterward received
his first official appointment an en-
nlOvee of the cabinet in October. 1870. In
January. 1873. he undertook d series OF
investigations into English and French
historical compilations. and was then
transferred to the foreign office as third
class secretary and appointed to the le-
gatiOn in London. but he soon resigned
that post for the purpose of studying Al
Cambridge university. where he obtained
the degrees of bachelor of law and bach
elOr of arts. Returning to Japan in 1886
ne became chief of the legisia tive bureau.
For DISTINGUISHED service during the war
with China he was raised to the nobility
with the patent of baron. He resigned
his official position in 1893 and entered the
lower house. where he showed consider
able ability deba ter
The comments Of the vernacular press
are on the whole favorable to the new
cabinet. One paper calls it a bundle Of
rags" and disapDrOveS the whole slate.
Now this paper objects TO NiscOunt Wat
anable. and is inclined to think that
round men have been put into square
holes" But the other papers are glad to
have new blood infused into administra-
tive life.
The outcome of this experiment in ia
nanese politics will be watched with the
keenest interest. It is almost useless to
ma Ike any forecasts. however. because in
the Orient the unexpected always hap
pens" and some little thing may suddenly
upset all ones calculations