Arizona republican., 1912-07-30

old uSageS to modern conditions many unique custms will be retained
 Under the household law the public coronation of Emperor YOshi Hito must be held at KyOto. This probably will take place in about a year Oth- CT details hae not been announced. All entertainments will cease for a pro- tracted period which so far has not been designated.
 The new era commences with a name which win be announced tomor- row together with other details on which the council of state is now en- gagged. It is possible that a special session of parliament will be called for the purpose of securing the fullest cooperation. It is not believed that the accession of the new emperor will mark any change in Japanese policy.
 Yoshi Hito is highly respected by his subjects.
 THE SUCCESSOR.
 Crown Prince Yoshi HitO, who sue ceeded to the throne. was born Aug ust 31, 1887, and was proclaimed crown prince on November B. 1889. being decorated with the grand order of Merir and the grand insignia Of the imperial chrySanthemum. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the army and commander Of the navy in 1901. He became lieutenant general and vice admiral in Novem- ber 1909. The prince was married to the Princess Sadako, daughter of Prince Kojo Michtaka, May 10, 1900. THE DEAD EMPEROR. Emperor Mutsu Hito Tenwo was | born November 3, 1852 at Kioto and has reigned since 1867. when he sue ceeded his father Kamel. He married l in 1869 the daughter of Prince Ichijo. 1 The heir apparent to the throne is Prince Yoshihito who was born August l 31. 1S79
 ! The emperor is the representative of l the oldest royal dynasty eXtant He is l the hundred and twenty-first emperor l cf his dynasty which dates back in an unbroken line of 2555 years. He Is 1 the direct descendant of Ginmu the Divine Conqueror' who. acccr~rng to | Japanese mythology descended from Heaven on white bird clouds Gnmu first task in his mytholOgi- cal role of divine conqueror was the subjugating of the Amos, a savage l warlike lace whose descendants are still found in the northern extremity of i Japan. Having subdued these fierce Amos, Ginmu proclaimed himself to be l Tenshi Son of Heaven" and es | tablished the still existing dynasty in l eco B. C.. It is no exaggeratiOn there | fore to say that through the veins 1 of Mutsu Hito Tenwo flows the evry bluest of blue blood"
 1 Personally the emperor had a pleas
 ant appearance. He is very tall for | Japanese, almost six feet. He is | muscular well proportioned. He has
 a broad. nigh forehead and judged by
 the most exacting standard of manly | beauty, ne is a handsome sovereign. He was crowned at Kioto October 12, | 1868. Eleven days later he chose the i name Meiji to designate the era of
 his reign His wife was born in 1850. She is known as Her Imperial Majesty | Haruko. The heir apparent Yoshihito is the third son. He was nominated in 1887 and proclaimed crown prince in 1888. Prince Yoshihito served in the ! army and navy of his country and in 1899 became both lieutenant general l and vice admiral. On May 10. 1900, he
 married Princess Sabako, the fourth
 daughter of Prince Jujo Michitaka.
 The crown prince has three sons, the youngest was born in 1905.
 While the emperor of Japan has been the ruler of his country for forty three
 : ears. the period during which the
 empire made it's remarkable industrial
 and political progress. he has lived a
 life of comparative seclusion and has
 rarely appeared in the conduct of the
 affairs of state but has worked
 through his ministers and advisors
 The war with Russia and it's sue
 cessful termination is one of the not
 able events of his reign. One attempt
 against the life of his majesty was re- ported. This was in 1911. It was , charged that the men concerned were
 socialists. but it was afterward shown
 that they were anarchists. Twelve , convicted cOnspiratOrs were executed and the others were sentenced to inn E prisOnment for ten years.
 Emperor Mutsu Hito caused to bt
 sent to this country recently a large
 consignment of cherry trees. These , were planted at Riverside Park, New l oit