Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-06
DIRECTOR ABE sUccuMDs 70
WOUNDS INFLICTED ~
AssAssiNs,
MAY HAVE MISTAKEN ABE
FOR Or. SUN VAT SEN
Crime Nay Have sssn Committed BY
Hired Assassins From China, Who
Sought Life Of Revolutionary Lsad-
s-PoIiey Of Foreign Office May
Have Furnished Motive for Murder.

Toxic. Sept. e.-Mortiaro Abe, direc-
tor OF the political bureau Of tho Jap
anese foreign office. died today. tho
victim Of unknown assailants. His as
sailants are believed TO have been stu
dents who lay in wait for him IN front
Of his house on Thursday evening
while he was at the railway station to
meet II. 1juin. minister to China, who
had Just been recalled from Pekin. De
rectc: Abe was attacked by two young
men who ran out OF. an alley toward
him. One seized him by the shoulders
while the other plunged a short sword
into his abdomen twice. The assaasins
escaped in the darkness.
It was not thought at hrst his
wounds would prove fatal and they
were promptly dressed.
Excitement - intense here following
the reports Of . massacre Of japanese
and the insult to the Japaness mas at
Marking and there IL much irrespon-
sible clamor for drastic aston against
China. similar to the recent clamor
against America.
Charge Students With Crime.
The motive in the assassination o.
Tx. kAOo Al0J AAoVS "a - 800 sS0 ss~ $50
resentment Of the policy of the for
eign office in either or both Of these
matters. Tha office has consistently
adhered to u policy OF calInness.
The student element at whose door
the assassination 10 laid, has been In
creasingly active in politics. Recently
three Students tried 30 sc9 Baron ma
cino, minister OF foreign relations. ard
submit to him y solution OF the CALI
fornia problem. The sensational press
has been attacking the Office.
May Have Killed Wrong Man.
Another theory Is that Director ABB
was mistaken by his assailants for DR..
Sun Vat Sen. the Chinese revolutions
airy leader. whom he greatly resemolea-
Il was reported q month ago. soon AZ
ter DR.. Sun Vat Sens hight from
China, that 100 assassins had been
sent by the Chinese government 70
XIII Or. Sen. General Huang Sing anu
other Chinese revolutionary fus1ttves-
According to the Tai-Hei-Yo News
sency the conspirators intended also
+o Kill Premier Yamamot0 ana the
minister Of foreign affairs, Baron Ma
kino.
Victim Of Ysliow journalism.
The assassination Of Director ada
Il generally regarded az q pontac1t
crime, He 10 believed TO have 3ss:
indirect victim Of the sensational Sspe-
nese press, which recently stt.cAsu
him and other foreign onice of1ic'aIss
calling them national traitors
must be removed.
At q luncheon yesterday OF stne "a
group of agitators who formerly Or
ganized mass meetings against Amer
lea. some Of the speakers denounceo
Abe for misguiding the situation
China.
Abe discussed the situation with
correspondent Of the Associated F1eSs
only three hours before the murder. ae
carefully went over recent deveiop>
ments in China and characterized -
ridiculous reports that Japan lnsenaeo
immediately to occupy the Cninsse cay
of Marking. He assatled the eAas
xerations Of the Japanese press Ieia
tive to both the Californian ana tns
Chinese questions. and said the neWs-
papers were inspired with the ioea g
embarrassing and overthrowing the
ministry.
some shop keepers who saw the as
sass,n. strike Abe pursued them. but
without success. They say Abe walked
heroically to the door Of his residence.
where he collapsed in the arms OF his
son. Tho physicians hoped to save
their patient with an operation. but
his injuries were too serious.
It Is thought in official circles tnat
the murder was the elimination OF
plot and that Abe was tnexpliably ann
unreasonably singled out for irrespon-
sible criticism against the foreign poll
Icy Of the japanese and selected as the
victim. x&