Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-15
sAIoEJn RETAINS
DTFFEREEcEs OVER TAXATION

TOXIC. Jan IA usbines crisis is I'M
mineut After a cunferHnce ~ the cRbiust
ministers this morning Marquis saioutai.
the prime minister visited the snPrr@r a.
the palace this afternoon and wss uuiokiy
followed ny Prince Ito.
II it understood that difficulties exist
over the budget which are irrsuoncnsble
T71iE evsninE Il was announced that
Toshiro SskstErl. minister Of finance. and
lssburn NRmhgEts, minister Of cummuni-
cations have resigned from the cabinet
Thar rssiEn8tions have been Aroepted.
The reaignstion q Marquis ssionjsi, the
prime minister, has been refused.
MaHAhisa Mstsnds. minister Of Justice,
VIII combine the pof1folo q finance, and
KeihhrR. miniater of the interior. viii conn
hine that q ths minister q oomrnuuion-
tiun. This lsavsF tine cabinet without any
new elemeui aud removes The disputauts,
vino hsrs been the disturbing factors for
some time past The information about the
reziEnMtinn Of Isshurn YHnEgntH niiu-
istsl ~ communication. announced by The
Associated Press on January II. wEs eVi-
Gently rorrert. sind the official GENIAL made
on the following DAY was probably in
tended 10 ti0e over the period curing
which there was a possibility of an adjust
rneuf
The w'hols matter nov is believed to be
settled There probably viii be some
changes of items in the budget and prob
ably the government may decide not 10
increase tHxntiun but instead reduce the
apprspriatiunE for the army and navy
il ~ possible that II may be decided 10
issas q loan 10 cover the deficiency.
sonsea Debate I'm MeetlnE.
me cabinet counsel this morning gave
rlse te some heatsd debates. TEmEEata in
sisted lspen the reEignatiuns Of sRkatsni,
who is responsible for the budget. which
win be irtrodured IN the Diet to-day and
Who is blamed by the cabinet ministers and
the puhlic because IN 1907 he promised that
there would ~ no increase MADE IN the
taxation nor would there he any resort to
foreign loan IN lsOS
An aureetiEHfion Of the financial sitns-
ten uonslnced the cabinet offieers and elder
saareernfa fhht ~ sncreaas in the tsxsfion.
pr IN Beu thereof foreign loan would be
aIusruidabae. Sakatani endesvored 10 re-
duce fhe HprropriEaion for the army and
unry 10 which these factions oh5scted and
finally Eucceede6 IN carrying their puint.
SAkatani fhereupon attempted 20 reduce
The appropriations for railroads and to TINS
EamHgHta raised objection. SRkRtRni
then Increased the general taxation. but this
found strenuous objections among the lead
inE merchants and bankers sRkatHni
finally decideo 10 resign and also insisted
thst bis resignation should he accepted.
Program Decided On.
Marquis SRoinJi who was responsible as
the head of the cabinet then decided 70
tender TITS resignation and the other mem
bers OF the cabinet who agreed finally de-
cidcd on the following program
The Marquis 5EiunJi's resignation would
FIRST be Offered. II the emperor declined "a
accept 1t. then the resignation Of sakstEni
and YRmREata would be offered. MatEuda
and HarB cunseutinE 10 combine their port
fosioE. In the pursuance OF this agreement
Premier sRionJi and Prince Ito waited on
the emperor this afternoon. The emperor
refused te accept the resignation Of sRionJi
but accepted the resiEnstions Of sakatEni
and EsmagatE-