The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-01
'0KUMA AND MEN
OF HIS CABINET
History Of the Statesmen Who
Make UP the New Minis
try Of Japan.

TOhlO, April IL. - Following are
brief accounts Of the lives of Count
okuma and bis ministers who entered
Office here yesterday:
Count Shigenobu Oxuma, born Feb.
ruary, 1888, in Sagai; 1s7slssl had
charge OF the treasury, first as vice min
lister and then as Minister; 1882 formed
the Progressive Party, the forerunner
Of the kokuminto; 1883 appointed for
eign minister in the Kuroda cabinet;
1876 joined the second Matsukata eabi.
net as foreign minister and minister Of
agriculture and commerce; June, 1898,
assumed the premiership with addition
al duty as minister Of foreign affairs
in the 0kuma Itagaki coalition minis
try; publications, Fifty Years Of New
Japan y; recreation, horticulture, his
collection Of tropical plants is perhaps
the best in Japan.
Baron Takaaki Kato--First Order Of
Merit, G.C.M.G.; born January 9, 1851,
in Aichij graduate in law, Toxic I'm
perial University 1881; entered the for
eign Office 1887, and was appointed pri.
yate secretary to Count Okuma 1888;
minister in England 1s94-190O; minister
for foreign affairs 1900-l90l; sat twice
in the house Of representatives; APP
pointed foreign minister in the Saionji
cabinet, but resigned owing TO his OPP
position to railway naturalization; am
bassador TO ST. James l9l2-l3; foreign
minister January and February, 1913;
became president of Rikken Doshikai
following Katsura's death.
Reiiiro Wakatsuki, born May, 1866,
in Shimane; graduate College of Law,
Toxic Imperial University 1892; chief
revenue officer of Ehime-ken 1894, az.
terward successfully secretary and then
councillor to the department Of finance;
vice minister Of finance 1906; appointed
Japanese financial agent in London; on
returning home appointed vice minister
of finance 1908 and resigned in 1911;
minister of finance in third Katsura
cabinet.
Yukio ozaki, MP, born 1859 in Mic.
ken; studied at Keiogijuku and for
short while was junior secretary in cen
trail government; attracted public notice
as prominent opponent Of Clan govern
ment and was ordered to leave Toxic
after the coup d. etat of 1887; went to
England, returning home ON the eve
of first session of the Diet where he
has sat ever since, minister of educa-
ton in the Okuma.Itagaki coalition
cabinet 1898, but had to resign from
a trivial cause which, however, led TO
his severing connection with Count
Okuma g party with which he had been
| Identified since its inception; next join
ed Prince Ito's new party and was its
leader in the house; elected mayor OF
Toxic in 1908; visited Europe 1910; re.
signed mayoralty in 1912; formed new
party 1913 in protest against alliance
of Seiyukai with Satsuma clan in last
ministry. tft6
Lieut.. General Iehinosuke Okla, born
1860 in Kyoto; sub-lieutenant of infan-
try 1881, graduated from Staf Col,
1883; commanded Twenty second Bri-
gade in the Russo-Japanese war, having
been promoted major general in 1905;
chief of military affairs bureau, 1909;
vice minister of war 1911; lieutenant
general 1912. $50
Vice Admiral Rokuro Yashiro, Direc.
tor of Navy staff College since 1912,
holder of third class of Golden Kite,
was born 1860 in Aiehi.ken; naval en-.
sign 1860, and through rapid promotion
finally reached present rank; was at
tache to the legation at st. Petersburg
and commanded the Asama in late war.
Viscount Kanetake 0ura, born May
1850 in Kagoshima; begin career as
sergeant in the metropolitan police of.
flee in 1871; police inspector, 1875;
governor to Miyagi and Yamaguchi
prefeetures; made superintendent gem
eral of police, 1899; appointed member
of the upper house by imperial nomina-
tion in 1900; appointed minister of
communications in the Katsura cabinet,
l90l-l906; accepted presidency of the
ButOkukai, entered cabinet as minister
for agriculture and commerce, 1908; was
Japanese President Of the Anglo-Jap
nese Exhibition in 1910; minister of
home department l9l2.l3j and later q
leader of the Doshikai .... h.l..'
Tokitoshi Taketomi, M. p, a leader
of Rikken' Deshikai, born 1855 in Saga
ken; from obscure politician of local
reputation suddenly came to front in
house where he has been returned al
most without break from first session
1890; director of the commercial and
Industrial bureau, department of agri-
culture and commerce in the Matsukata-
0kuma ministry, 1s96-lS97; chief seere-
tary of cabinet in okuma Itagaki min
istry; reputed TO be well versed in a.
nance.
Kttokuro JIehiki, d. G.. L. (Japau),
professor Of law at Imp. Tokyo Uni.
yersity, and ex-vice minister of inter
ior, born 1865 in Shizuoka; studied po-
litieal sciepce, etc. in Germany, 1890
1888; chief councillor Of home office,
professor at the Tokyo University,
1854; nominated member of house Of
peers, 1900; held vice ministerial post,
l90s-l9ll; chief Of bureau Of legisla,
| tion l9l2'l9l3 in third Katsura min.
istry
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