The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-21
JAPAN IS PASSING
THROUGH GREAT
IN { R n A
STRUGGLE
Silent but Terrific Conflict
Being Waged Between
Democratic and Bureaucrat-
ic Factions.
CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT
HANGS IN THE A


Toxic. May 2l-Evcrything iu ia
pan today indicates, TO use the words
OF a leading japanese newspaper.
that Japan is in the midst OF "a ST.
lent but great struggle between the
democratic forces and the conserVa-
tive and bureaucratic machines The
return to- power 81 Count S%higonobu
okumn. who has astonished his best
friends by the radlcalism Of his ut
tcranccs In The past few years, shows
that democratic forces nave won d
signal victory for yhe moment. II Is
! not too much to say that tho recon
m%cndation Of Count Okuma ~ pre-
mier by the few remaining elder
statesmen of the empire was really
out OF Difference TO the voice OF the
people.
The elder statesmen. or genro, had
previously selected Niscount Kiyourd
In an attempt TO keep the reiHs Of
government In the hands OF the bu-
~rcaucrats and ~reactionarics. but Tho
protest from the different groups In
the house OF Representatives was so
strong that Kiyoura was forced 10
abandon his task OF forming a cabi-
I ANNH ~ w ~ w NNNN sun
who now number fewer than half a
dozen very aged men. were severely
condemned by the press as no longer
representing the new Japan which de-
sired that the government should
pass from the hands uf "a few men
into the hands Of The people. Count
| Okuma himself had Joen a member
Of the genro hut his radicalism made
him no longer welcome aong the bu-
rcaucrats and he resigned.
Tho astonishing feature OF this
most remarkable chapter in recent
Japanese history Is the shift from q
man OF the Kiyoura type 20 Count
Okuma. The latter has always joy
fully preached his belief nat he viii
live 10 be i25 years old This gives
some inkling Of the i%ocular, demo-
cratic nature OF the man himself
when he formed his cabinet he called
the newspaper reporters into his Of
flee and said: "Now I want you TO
give us a fair chance. My mission
H. To remove all the forces of bu-
rcaucrncy which have lmpcdod the
progress OF constitutional govern
mont. especially when Il has Joined
AAAAANR VIZ nv 9FNAAAfA ANNNA 'H
parties. am going TO be the sap
tain. The crew and passengers must
trust the captain. | have a good
deal To do. ] am an old sea Com-
mandeT but II ! keep aboard too long
! viii have TO take back my old dec
laration about living TO be t.5' The
new premier is now &c.
Count Okuma said ne wanted 90
get rid OF the evils OF clan govern
mcnt and clan ftvoritism. lie wanted
to ST. the friction between the army
and navy and establish harmony on
questions OF national defence. Tic
would stop an corruption. lie was
optimistic about Japanese finance.
believing Il 10 be on a healthy and
sound foundation. lie would try 20
make II still more stable. The peo-
pie were heavily burdened with taxes
but this VAS TO be relieved by admin
lstrative reforms he had In mind.
The new premier has gathered
about him a striking corps Of min
listers. Baron Takaaki Kato, tho
foreign minister. Is one Of the abiesi
men in Japan today. lie has served
10 the office before and was osco
ambassador 10 Great Britain. He b.
regarded as a forceful diplomat and
as the probable heir Il the premier
ship.
Bat perhaps the most interesting
personality In the new cabinet Is
Yuki Ozaki, former mayor OF Toxic.
and one Of the leaders OF the oppo-
siuon In the lower house. lie has
been warning always for "a more rep
resontativo government. aud he Is cs-
peciaily opposed TO the domination of
the army and navy clans. He has
just written a series Of papers on con-
stitutional government with such
headings an Clan influence In law-
making, How the people nave been
kept under control" and THE Navy
must be cleaned before It Is OK.
panded."
lie declared tina the true consti-
tutionalists In japan demand a lair
field and 10 favor. At present" he
said, they are bound hand and foo
In the iron chains 81 laws and regu-
latlons ana conventional official
ideas, while their opponents are quito
meo under the protection OF the came
ravh rnu regulations"
The reformer concluded. "All in
telligent observers have recently mo-
ticed great changes in the political
psychology OF japan. but few see its
q le cause. The mobs. the demon
STATIONS and ali kinds Of exc,omont
have but one root cause. namely. the
strong desire n increasing strug.
gle for equal opportunities"
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