The sun., 1905-10-01

was called Kowa Mondai Kokunin Tai
Kwai. meaning Popular Mass Meeting on the
Issues of Peace Conference. The meet
i ing was called by Talsada Sanroku. the self
4 constituted president. the progressivist,
d to be held at P. NJ. on September 5. THUS
i you may see how readily the populace re-
I sponded to the call, as they focked an hour
before the appointed time The day was
30 hot with no cloud in the sky that the
men were all the more excited.
in order to explain how the disturb
ances were caused must tell you what meas
, ures have been taken by the police toward
the nesting The Hibiya Park being in
the Borough Of Kojimachi President
] Takada fled application for permit to
| hold the meeting in the headquarters OF
the police precinct Of the Borough Of Koji-
MACH on the night Of September 4. But as
the residence Of President Takada is in the
Borough Of Azabu, the captain OF the police
preoint Of that borough by order Of the Chief
OF Police Adachi, replied in letter sent to
the president at his address at o'clock
A. NJ, of September s, notifying him
Of that meeting. But anticipating that
| the meeting will take place in spite Of the
police prohibition. the chief OF police caused
fence to be erected in front of the en-
trance Of the Hbiya Park at II A. NJ. Sep
tember S.
There is a stone column at each side
Of the gate. On these columns the police
laid a heavy timber across the gate. At
the middle Of the timber cross timber
was planted, and on each side Of this CEN
ter column smaller pixies were planted
to prevent the intruders from sneaking in,
leaving a little opening for the policemen
to pass in and out. And inside and out
Of this fence several police captains and 100
policemen were stationed, besides several
troops Of the Imperial Guards.
Soon the number Of the people who
flocked in front OF the fence became sew
eral hundreds. Incensed by the determined
attitude Of the police, these men demanded
admission. The police refused on the
ground that the meeting was prohibited,
and did not waver from that stand. The
Hibiya Park as you know, is public park,
made by the city Of Toxic and is under the
jurisdiction Of the city government. The
centralized police has no direct authority
to bar the public from the use OF the park
without the consent OF the city government,
90 several OF those who demanded admis-
sion were heard to say;
1--WE have come TO recreate ourselves
in this park which has been made for US.
But the police were determined and said:
"At any rate, we will not allow you to
enter to-day
Then man who was dressed in European
style said with hurnor
THE meeting was adjourned to the
Mitsubishi Bara,'
THE Mitsubish Bara is a nickname for
the lot adjoining the Hbiya Park. owned by
the Mitsubishi Company. 1t is large lot
with only two buildings Of the Mitsubishi
Company and Of the Life Insurance Com
pany Of Japan.
"'No, the meeting has not been decided
/ upon said some one else.
while thus the grim humor was indulged
in. the tides Of humanity swelled from be-
hind the crowd as in a storm. and along
| about ~ o'clock the number Of men in
creased to several thousands.
Everybody tried to enter the gate by
pushing those in front Of him. But in vain.
Thus, this threatening attitude Of the police
was made the cause Of the disturbances
that followed, for the disturbances be-
gan in front Of the fence. 'otne one was
heard to say:
Murder those slaves Of the soft shell
1 crab government -. $40 .-
Others said: p, ...-..
! Policemen, you'd better resign and
let Is pass the gate
THE remarks Of this order were gradu-
ally filing the air, when man Of little
beyond middle age, with his hair partly
whitened, which was noticeable under his
Formosan-Panamah hat, wearing a Euro
pean style OF suit Of clothes in yellowish
brown fax, exclaimed in a stentorian voice
| that drowned the combination OF others
| voices:
We have no weapons Let's use stones
as bullets
Instantly pebbles were in the hands Of
I the crowd OF men and we're poured like
rain upon the heads Of the policemen. The
sunlight was intercepted by the concourse
of the flying stones. At the same time,
4 thousands OF infuriated humanity raised
/ the war cry and rushed toward the gate.
I They tried to break open the gate, but were
repulsed by the police. Again they made
| for the gate, with the same result. This
\ process was repeated half hundred times
/ Finally q young man who looked like
a newspaper boy. as he was wearing coat
\ with letter sign on back and white duck
which is the veritable style Of the news
y paper boy to-day who sells extras. cried:
II 81 will die for you, friends
4 And jumped toward the fence, and ia
;, spite Of the police tried with all his might to
'I destroy the fence. He was followed by
another young man who seemed to be
i merchant, who, brandishing his folded
!, umbrella like a sword, was the foremost
man to enter the gate. As he entered he
\ was taken hold of by the policemen and
! was thrown down and held down. This
i jiu-jitsulike feat was not long watched by
] the crowd outside, who screamed and
roared univooally:
j Take him back! Take him back
j 1At this signal the force Of the inrushing
men became too strong for the policemen
to withstand. Those were thrown down
and kicked and their caps few in the
air. But the policemen escaped without
receiving serious injuries. Meanwhile the
fence was completely destroyed, a number