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men, some. Of whom were thereby Knocked
down. e.. .
Some one suggested TO block the passage
Of the street cars by layir 9 the pixies jnst
pulled out across the railroa1, II was DOPE,
because the cars were In the way Of the
gathers, but soon the pixies were taken away
by the policemen. -
"A man stood amidst the crowd and
addressed them thus:
4The police has insu lied us. Gentlemen.
you are not Under obligation to obey the
police. Go, make a sortie against the police
and'enter the gate 1.'
AT this command the men raised a war
cry again and made for the gate. was
watching this scene from distance, and
as did so my hands were filed with sweat,
as there was no telling what would happen
next moment.
Previous to this occurrence the Board
OF Aldermen Of the city Of Toxic denounced
the action Of the police in closing the Hibiya
Park arbitrarily without the consent OF
the city as an insult to the city. Mayor
Ozaki went to the Department Of Interior
and Acting Mayor Watanabe to the Central
Police Headquarters; both demanded the
explanation for the action Of the police
Yamazaki, another city official, together
with ten or more members Of the Board Of
Aldermen, went out on jinrikishas to open
the gates Of the park, which were all closed.
In the attempt 1t Is said that some OF the
Aldermen have been knocked down by the
police.
Now that the gate was opened the
crowd entered, led by young man who
waved his fan, inviting the crowd to como
in. It was 1 O'Clock when the mass meeting
came to order.
Then there was most dramatic scene
OF the day happened From the head
quarters OF the Progressive party issued
forth a company Of young men disguised
as laborers. They carried with them five
banners, on which were written such
words:
-'Ah. Taikutsujoku, Kantan Ikken
Samushi, Kikoku Shushu, Shekishei Kan
tenchi, Hald Hah.' (Meaning respec-
lively All, Great Humiliation, Cold Blade
in the Heart. Devil Will Weep, Sincerity
Shakes the Heaven and Earth. Spoiled,
SpoiledD
Besides, they carried national flag Of
the Rising Sun, In tho center Of which
was written the word 'Nakano' tneaning
Kono Hironaka, who 10 the real head Of
this mass meeting Nakano was taken from
Naka OF his last name and No from his
first namel
They were making toward the gate
when they were attacked by the police
who were guarding the gate. But the
police, seeing their efforts were vain, let
the popu!ace enter the park.
There were some disturbances at other
gates Of the park But I will now stop
my letter, as am now going to bed.
will write next time how the Office Of the
Government organ, Kokumin, was twice
attacked, after large mass meeting held
In the Shiton,iza Theater, and how the
official residence Of the Minister Of the
Interior was burned. But let me finish
my letter with the description Of what has
I! been done in the mass meeting Of the Hbiya
Park.
The number Of men who assembled in
the park was stated as estimated at 30 900.
A large paper flag Of the Rising Sum- with
black spot in the center, was brought In
the center Of the gathering. It was folr
lowed by a man, with long beard. he
was Kono Hironaka, the man who, brought
the mass meeting to be held in the park
He had been, as you know the speaker Of
the lower house year ago last fall. He
had passed a resolution in the house to
memorialze the throne advising the Mikado
to prevent the Government from taking
such temporzing measure as 1t seemed
to the house. Kono read the following
resolution from a platform
Resolved, that We with the minds Of
the nation united purpose to have the
humiliating treaty Of peace revoked.
Resolved further that we urge the
armies at the front to proceed in crushing
the enemy.
This resolution was dated September S,
1905, Hibiya Park, Popular Mass Meeting
This was to be cabled to the armies in Man
churia.
"The following resolution vas passed
also.
We have no heart to talk about it
now. We only hope that the Privy Coun-
ciors will advise the Throne to rescue the
country by refusing TO ratify the treaty of
peace
This resolution was sent to the chamber
truded into your study by this lengthy
letter, which was written out Of my desire
to let you know what have happened in
this city. While do not believe that such
disturbances as / have reported to you
will do any credit to our country still
they serve to show how patriotic fanati-
caly patriotic. as the Americans seem to
put it. are our fellow countrymen.
with my sincere wishes for your sue
cess; remain, Yours sincerely,
MA1sUNAdA JUNkIcHI.1