The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-24
HOUSE or PEERS WILL
OUT NAVY APPROPRIATION

AOhiO, Mhscn ts---lne hcnkNu-kA
Doyo-kai, Saiwai Club, and shingai
Club of the House of Peers held their
respective general meetings Wednesday
afternoon, and adopted the resolution
Of the conference Of parties proposing
the reduction Of the navy estimates by
70,O00,000 yen TO show the disapproval
Of the house Of the general defense
plan attaching undue Importance to
the navy, and Of the attitude of the
government toward the naval scandal.
The Koyu Club of the house adopted
a resolution. opposing the reduction of
the navy estimates.
1t is now q foregone conclusion that
the peers win adopt the proposed
70,000,000 yen reduction.
The general meeting Of the budget
committee Of the House of Peers will
be held Saturday, February Z, when
the house will act on the following
resolution: |
Reasons for Reduction.
Reduce 7O,000,0O0 yen from the
estimates Of the Navy Department for
the following reasons:
"The Government attaches undue
importance TO the navy and makes no
proposal for the strengthening Of the
army in the budget Of the third year
of Taisho.
1.-THE recent navy scandal has aroused
suspicious at home and abroad and
greatly impaired the prestige Of the
Imperial Navy. The house deems IL
necessary that the Government should
clearly locate the responsibility for the
scandal and take really effective meas.
ures for the cleansing of the navy. II
The straight direct TO the point in
terpellations by Mr.. Murata TO the III.
nance and Foreign Ministers were the
enlivering episodes in Wednesday 81
meeting of the House of Peers. u
New Members introduced.
The house came to order at ten.
o'clock in the morning. After the
reading Of the reports, new members-
namely Messrs. I. Katagiri, Zenzaburo
Yasada, and Tatsusaburo Hashimoto--
were introduced TO the house. Enter
ing upon the order of the day, the
house opened discussion as to fixing
the date of investigation Of the sup,
Elementary budget. No date was con
sidered necessary. '@ ~
The government bill for exemption
Of tax on land leased by private schools
and the government bill for sanitary
examination Of imported and exported
plants and the bill revising the law
of national tax collection were given
a first reading and duly committed
The bill for revision of the regula-
lions of the Japan Industrial Bank and
another government bill were reported
by the committees and passed. -Four
petitions on the order of the day were
granted. n."t
Then Mr.. T. Murata moved for the
prolongation Of the order for his Inter
pellation to the Foreign and Finance
Ministers. On a signed voted the mo
tion was carried .,aG
Wants Answer to Charge.
/. Mounting the platform, Mr.. Murata
first asked Baron Takahashi why he
did not respond when charged with
lying at the last meeting by the
member and Count YanagIsawa The
member wished TO know whether the
minister was willing to accept the
charge of lying to the house. Baron
Takahashi briefly replied that he made
no reply to the charge at the time, be-
cause he felt confident that they would
know the truthful they understood his
statement. After some further alter,
cation, the ministe. resumed his chair.
Mr.. Murata then demanded of the
Baron an explanation as TO the recent
contract between the American Stand.
ard Oil Company and the Chinese
Government. The Foreign Minister adj
mitted that he was sorry that foreign
country had acquired such priority
rights in China. The Foreign Min
lister was negotiating with the Chinese
Government as to the affair. Regard
ing further facts, the Foreign Minister
was not at liberty TO speak. After a
little more exchange of words between
the member and Baroni Maxine, the
house rose at noon. ,...