South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-08
JAZZ ANESE DEMAND
ACTION AGAINST
CHINA FOR MURDER
Assassination of MOrtiarO Abe
InfIameS Masses, Who Meet
$1,000 Strong and CIamor
For Military Preparation.

TOXIC. Sept s-The assassination
OF Montiaro Abe. director Of the po-
litical bureau OF the japanese foreign
office. has inflamed the masses. and
Sunday a dramatic chapter in the his
tory Of new Japan was written.
Fifteen thousand persons gathered
in a mass meeting IN Hfbiya park,
calling for military action against Chi
ma. A majority of these marched to
the foreign office and clamored for
admission. They demanded the dis
patch OF troops to China TO take such
measures as were necessary to obtain
satisfaction for the killing Of Japan
csc at Marking. OF, failing this, the
resignation Of the minister of foreign
affairs. Baron Nobuai Maxine.
Insult to Flag.
The speakers denounced the empti-
ness of Japanese diplomacy in con-
nection with California and China,
and insisted that the insult TO the
japanese flag at Marking should be
wiped out. The manifestation was
clearly an explosion Of popular re-
sentiment against the ministry in it's
treatment OF the California and Chi
nese questions.
Profiting by the lesson Of the riots
which followed the conclusion of
peace between Russia and Japan, the
government reduced the risk of viO-
lence Sunday by refusing to allow a
single soldier or policeman at the
scene. The manifestants. many of
whom were students, were orderly
during the early part of the proceed
ings. A score of agitatOrs decried
Japanese diplomacy and declared that
il had never contributed to the up
building Of the empire and had always
ended in failure
Suddenly the cry 10 march on the
foreign office was raised and there
was a general stampede, many per-
sons barely escaping being crushed.
The crowds surged through the
streets headed by the gesticulating
leaders and reached the foreign office
TO find that the high iron gates were
locked.
Climb Gates.
Scores OF demonstrators pounded on
the gates and called for them to be
opened, but in vain. The under Off
Gals refused. A delegation was ap-
pointed. the members of which
climbed the gates, and then ensued
the long parley.
Meanwhile the crowd was cheerful
but determined. 1t shOwered cOmpli-
ments on a beautiful geisha girl
struggling by in a rickshaw, but angri-
" stoned a photographer seeking to
take snapshots of the chief delegate
who. having returned, mounted the
portals TO report progress. Punched
unsteadily on the pickets he made a
fantastic picture and in harsh
harangue declared that the committee
demanded either the dispatch of
troops or the retirement of the for
eign minister.
I'VE told the officials" he shouted.
that the voice Of the people speaks,
that the agitation will never end un-
til our demands are granted"
ClamOr Five Hours.
The extraordinary situation contin-
ued for five hours, the delegates
emerging periodically TO pacify the
crowd. Finally when the discussion
ended, they reported that Baron
Maxine had promised TO receive them
Sept. Is. This was greeted with bowls
of derisiOn, and a thousand marched
10 the foreign minister's residence,
three miles distant. Police, however,
prevented their near approach.
Another mass meeting was called
for Sunday night at the Young Mems
Christian association hall.