Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-10

JAP OFFICIAL AssassINATED.
Sequel to Reported Massacre and In
| suit tn Japanese Flag.

Toxic, Sept. 6.-Montiaro Abe,
director of the political bureau of the
Japanese foreign office, died to-day,
a victim Of unidentified assassins.
Excitement is intense here, as it is
a SEQUEL to the reported massacre of
Japanese and an insult to the Japa-
nese flag at Marking.
There is irresponsible clamor for
drastic action against China, similar
to thearecent noise against America.
The motive in. the assassination of
Director Abe may have originated in
resentment of the policy of the for
eign Office in either or both of these
matters. In both cases foreign Office
officials urged and adhered to a policy
Of calmness.
japanese Call for Action Now.
Toxic, Sept. 7.-The assassination
of Mortiaro Abe has inhamed the
masses, and to-day a dramatic chap
ter in the history OF the new Japan
was written.
Fifteen thousand persons gathered
in mass meeting in the Hibiya Park,
calling for military action against
| Chnas Most of them marched to the
foreign office and clamored for ad-
missions They demanded the dis
patch of troops to China to avenge
the killing Of Japanese at Marking,
or failing this the resignation Of the
minister of foreign affairs Baron No
buaki Maxine.
! Speakers denounced the emptiness
of japanese diplomacy in connection
with the California land question and
Chinaa and insisted that tho insult
to the Japanese flag at Nanking
should be wiped out. The manifes-
tation was clearly an explosion of
popular resentment against the min
istry In its treatment Of the Califor-
MIA and Chinese questions.
Profting by the lesson of riots that
| followed the conclusion of peace be-
tween Russia and Japan, the govern
mant.. an 35asseedaced the risk OF violence to-
day by refusing to allow single SOL
dierS or policeman at the scene. The
manitSstants, many of them students,
We're orderly for time.
y $hSudSenlytth@ cry to march on the
! forelsSe office was raised, and there
Was ~ ffstt era1 stampede. !. many per-
sohs ASetstS escaping being crushed
to death. The crowds surged through
the streets and reached the foreign
office to find that the high iron gates
were locked.
Scores pounded on the gates and
called for them to be opened. The
under officials refused. A delegation
was appointed, the members of which
climbed the gates and then ensued a
long parley.
Meanwhile the crowd was cheerful
but demonStratiVe. 1t showered
lcompliments on a beautiful geisha
girl struggling by in a rickshaw. but
angrly stoned photographer seek
ing to take snapshots of the chief
| delegate, who having returned
mounted the portals to report pro-
gress Perched unsteadily on the
pickets he made a fantastic picture.
and in a harsh harrangue declared
the committee demanded either the
dispatch of troops or the retirement
OF the foreign minister
I'VE told the officials" he shouted,
that the voice of the people speaks
and the agitation will never end un-
til our demands are granted"
The extraordinary situation con-
tinued for five hours, the delegates
emerging prodigally to pacify the
crowd. Finally, when the discussion
ended, they reported that Baron Ma
kino had promised to receive them
September 18th. This was greeted
with howls of derision, and a thou
sand marched to the foreign minis
ter's residence three miles distant.
Police prevented their near approach.