The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-08
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81 japan
THE cABINETiTS POOP MEN.
AND HOW TWO EARNED
THEIR WIVES

From the German newspaper osr
Asien we secure these pithy biograph
lies OF the new Ministry OF japan:
The Minister of Commerce, Isaburc
Yamagata, was born IN choshu He Is
Marshal Marquis Arintonio Yamagata
AS l2-year-old boy Yamasata ar.
rived in Perrin in March, 1879; in com.
pany. with Iwakura and H Ito. and
pursued his studies in Germany during
a period OF FIVE or six years. After
ibis return to Japan YamaSata married
Miss Kato. the daughter of The then
rector: of the University OF Toxic. and
became the. brother-in-iaw of Professor
Yssunosuke Sakaki. N d. who was
at that 6me in Berlin = In 1Ss4,S5
Yamasata was in the service of the
Foreign Minister'S Office as .-Jun.So-
nin-G oyo-Gakari" at a salary of sven
q month
The Minister OF Foreign Affairs IS
DR.. Jur Takaai kato, who was born
IN ocvaH in 1860, and is a member of
the Ito party, -Sei-Ek-Kais He took
his degree in 1882 at the University Of
Toxic. Many thousand doctors have
gone forth from the two Japanese uni
versities. but DR.. kato was the first OF
these to enter the japanese Cabinet.
when in 1900 he took a portfolio
under. Ito.
After completing his university stud
les Kato did not at first succeed in
finding position while lis fellow stu
dents took places Of Offices or in other
diSnifed callings. One day. he appear
ed in threadbare clothes before the
richest man in Japan, Yataro Iwasaki,
and solicited work. This man said to
him that If he would go as manager
of his branch Office at Otaru, at a sal
ray of 40 yen month. he would en-
gage him for this position Poor Kato
accepted the Offer and went to Otaru-
Two years passed without special
incident, when news came that Mr.
IwaSak intended TO make visit TO
his branch in otaru- To his astonish-
ment he met Kato in the same thread
bare clothes that ne had worn when
he first called upon him Highly pleas
ed at the industry and faithfulness OF
his employe and touched by his pow
erty-stricSen appearance, Iwasakai
presented him with the valuable gold
watch he was wearing at the time.
DR.. Kato thanked him for this
proof OF his satisfaction, but returned
TO him the valuable present with the
remark that it was not in keeping with
his own seedy clothes
Iwasah was deeply moved by this
affair. and. returning to Toxic. after a
little while sent for DR.. Kato to come
to him Later he sent Kato to Lon
don to pursue his studies. and upon
the return of the latter gave his daugh-
ter. for wife
The Minister of the Interior is he
Hara. who was born in 1856 in Han
amai. Rikuchiu. Iwate-ken. He is a
member OF the Ito party-Sei-Yu
kai"-and was for a long time Vice
Minister of Foreign Affairs under Nut
su, and later occupied the post OF. AM
was for some time editor of the Osak
Maln1chl-Sh1mDuQ-
In 1900 Hara succeeded Toru HoShi-
he murdered Minister Of Commerce
but occupied this Office only until May.
1901 He is the first from the northern
province Of IwaIe to be appointed to
the japanese Ministry
1t Is related Of Hara that when he
was vice minister under Mutsu he was
sent by the latter on special matter
to the Cabinet. AS he departed Nut
81 said to him: DO you think that
what ! want VIII so through this
tme7 In my opinion It Is doubtful.
Sun. my mind is made up that in
case it fails VIII eurn over my
Office to my SUCCESSOR - =
Hare declared himself to be OF the
same mind. and drawing a written
document from his pocket handed it
TO Mutsu- 1t was his resignation. COM
plete except the date. which he in
tended to send m in case the PROPOSE
ton of Mutsu-wa not carried. From
that day on Hara rejoiced in the spe-
cial esteem Of his superior
Minors Saito- Minister of Marine.
was born in Iwate. Under the last
Minister Yamamoto. Saito served
most usefuly as vice minister. In
1850 ne finished cumlaude his studies
in the school for marine officers. In
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