Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
7 J. JAPAN ILL
YosHIHlTo, ATTENDED BY EIGHT
PHYSICIANS, HAS INFLAMH'A
.5s3 s TON OF THE LUNGS
WILSON SENDS .MlKAD03 CABLE Z ! !:
Hryan's Reply to Protest Against Call.
fornia Legislation UnsatIsfactory "
Nlponese Government--is
VI Regarded az Insult. .$el
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l8 Tokyo, May "a. II Emperor Yoshihtto
OF Japan was taken seriously III here:
Thursday with Illumination Of the
lungs. He has q high fever and eight
physicians are constantly in attend
ance upon him. # & s}ss3 81!
The court physicians issued the
following bulletin: H ~ n 4,
THE emperor, who has been suffer,
Ing from aslight cold for several days.
has developed Inflammation Of " 1 the
lungs. We do not conside Ter that his
condition justifies anxiety but his zig
Temperature is high
Yoshihito, who is ,thrity-four years
old, has never been OF robust health
and at the time he ascended 4 the
throne fears were entertained that his
reign would not he q long one. From
time to time have come rumors that
.s.the good man, as he Is known BY his
subj \, had developed tuberc ulosis,
but these were always promptly de-
MED OF cially. si.ss5
/ With these reports of III health per
sistently prevalent. the news of the
emperor's illness came as 70 distinct
shock to all Tokyo.
The populace had last seen the
ruler on; May 8, when he attended a
military review and appeared in his
usual health 9aS The blowing day It
vas announced that his majesty was
iindisposed as a result of severe
cold contracted at the review and the
bulletin Of the physicians that the
emperor had 81 deve loped pneumonia
and ID attendant high fever is gem
orally construed TO mean that the
:mikado'g illness is Of 2 grave char:
5acter 81
Yoshihito began his reign last year
under the ON cial title of great righte-
sousness,'3 or aTaiseo. 5a He Is q man ct
liberal tendencies and modern views.
Washington, May "a Is ecretary Of
State Bryan and Ambassador Chinda
viii resume the active discussion Of
the California land law situation next
week, according to Information avail
able the state department Thursday.
The date Of the conference has not
been definitely set, but it is known
that the American reply will be con-
clusiyely discussed at the meeting.
Omcial dispatches from Tokyo in in.
sdicated that the Japanese government
Is far from being satisfied with the
American REPLY to the original protest
against the enactment OF the Webb
law. The United States reply, accord
ing to foreign office officials at Tokyo.
is regarded there as being entirely
too frank in Its tenor and in g man nj N.
.ner insulting to the Japanese e. nation
While goyernmen officials here adj
NIT that, the language Of the Bryan
reply was frank, they claim that 1t
was no more so than were the terms
,of the original protest.
Acting tactfully at a time when re-
Slations between the two governments
are reported to be trifie strained,
Presid lent Wilson sent g message TO
the emperor OF Japan, offering his y
hope; that the latter have e speedy re-
coveryt from the illness from which
he Is suffering The cable follows:
'.His Imperial Majesty JOSH Hito,
Emperor Of Japan, Tokyo. ss4
"Reports received Through press
agencies are current to the effect that
Z your majesty is indisposed. ] have
heard these reports with sorrow and
with great concern. Should they prove
! to !. be true / desire to 6tfer to your
majesty for myself and for the gov.
sSernmenti and people Of the United
States the assurance Of my sympathy
4 and to express the ardent hope that
\ your illness may prove to be OF brief
I duration and your recovery rapid and
u complete sss 5f 5st 81