The Daily Missoulian., 1913-09-08
DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND WAR
BECAUSE OF KILLING OF
SUBJECTS BY CHINESE.
DIPLOMACY IS FAILURE
Mob Leaders Declare the Foreign Of
flee Harbors Incapable Officials and
Insist That Foreign Minister, Baron
Nobuski, Resign-Girl in Crowd Har-
angues Followers.

Toxic, Sept. THE assassination of
Mortiaro Abe director of the political
bureau of the Japanese foreign office
has inflamed the masses, and a dra-
matte chapter in the history of the new
Japan was written today.
Fifteen thousand persons gathered in
mass meeting in Hibiya park, calling
for military action against China. A
ma ajority of these marched to the for
eign office and clamored for admission.
They demanded the dispatch of troops
to China to take such measures as
were necessary to obtain satisfaction
for the killing of Japanese at Nanking,
or, failing this, the resignation of the
minister of foreign affairs, Baron No
buaki Maxine.
The speakers denounced the empti-
ness of Japanese diplomacy in connec-
ton with California and China and in
sisted that the insult to the Japanese
flag at Marking should be wiped out.
The manifestation clearly was an eX-
ploson of popular resentment against
the ministry in it's treatment of the
California and Chinese questions.
Profting by the lessons of the riots
which followed the conclusion of peace
between Russia and Japan, the govern
ment reduced the risk of violence to-
day by refusing to allow a single SOL
dier or policeman at the scene. The
manfestants, many of whom were stu
dents, We're orderly the early part of
the proceedings. score of agitators,
including a girl. decried Japanese di-
plomacy and declared that it never
had contributed to the upbuilding of
the empire and always had ended in
failure. The incidents in China were
unbearable.
Suddenly the cry to march on the
foreign office was raised and there
was a general stampede, many persons
barely escaping being crushed The
crowds surged through the streets,
headed by the gestculating leaders,
and reached the foreign office to find
that the high iron gates were. locked.
Scores of the demonstrators pound
ed on the gates and called for them
to be opened, but in vain. The under
officials refused. A delegation was ap-
pointed, the members of which climbed
the gates, and then ensued a long par
lev Meanwhile, the crowd was cheer
full but determined. 1t shoWered com
pliments on beautiful geisha girl
struggling by in a rickshaW, but an
grly stoned a photographer seeking to
take snapshots of the chief delegate
who, having returned, mounted the
portals to report progress. Perched
unsteadily on the pickets, he made a
fantastic picture and in a harsh ha-
rangue, declared that the committee
demanded either the dispatch of troops
or the retirement Of the foreign min
lister.
'We told the officials" he shouted
'that the voice of the people speaks
that the agitation will never end unit
our demands are granted"
The extraordinary situation con
tinued for five hours, the delegate:
emerging periodically to pacify th'
crowd. Finally when the discussion
ended, they reported that Baron Ma
kino had promised to receive them Sep
tember Is. This was greeted will
hoWls of derision and a thousan'
marched to the foreign minister's resi-
dence, three miles distant. Police
however, prevented their near ap
proach.
Another mass meeting was called fo
tonight at the Young Mems Christian
association hall.