Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-10
ANCESTORS HEAR
YOSH|HITO TELL
OF SUCCESSION
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sion Of the three Divine Treasures
and that he has actually assembled the
fakamikura" or imperial throne, and
from the throne he announces TO his
subjects that he has been consecrated
as emperor
No Break In Royal Line.
There is no break in the sovereignty
over the Japanese empire. When the
Emperor Mutsuhito passed away, HIS
son. Yoshihito, on July 80, 1913, i'm.
mediately acceded to the throne and
duly acquired the Sacred Treasures.
simultaneously the new rulers, who
was today consecrated, received his
ministers OF state and members of the
court and proclaimed his reign as
that of "Taisho" or Era of Great
Righteousness" Mourning for the En-
press Dowager .Haruko caused post
ponement OF the coronation cere.
monies and today they were conducted
without the presence Of the Empress
Sadako, consert of the emperor, who
is expecting soon to present another
leir to the throne.
1t occurs to me" said Premier
Count Oknfna a few weeks ago to the
correspondent OF the Associated Press.
that these ancient ceremonies at XII
OTTO WIN afford foreigners an opportu-
nifty to study the psychology Of the
japanese people"
Taken Back for Ages.
THAT, after all, from the western
standpoint, Is what is making the cor
onation so wonderfully attractive The
foreign observer is carried back into
the ages and he is having set before
him q story of national existence, an
explanation OF an empires genesis
that IL beautiful, dramatic and APP
pealing. whether he Is to class the
tale As NEUROLOGICAL, traditional or his
torically proven.
HE 10 able 10 study the origin, Gus
toms and development OF the Japa-
nese as never before in history, for
this n the FIRST time since the reign
Of Jimmu Tenno, $500 years ago. that
the people Of Japan or Representatives
of foreign powers have been permitted
70 participate in the ceremonies of
coronation. Before this. only the
court and feudal lords and samurai
were there. This coronation. there
fore. a the bridge between the old
and the new Japan-if Is the official
exodus for the impenetrabie feudality
of the past 10 the modernism and com
mencement Of democracy of the pres
ent and future. The FIRST step In the
modern political development of ia
nan was taken by Emperor Mutsuhito
in 1889 when he granted a constitu-
tion TO HIS, subjects"
Children Hsve eic psrt.
Every possible arrangement has
been mace TO impress upon the minds
of the Young the significance If the
The part PLAYED by the
school children Of Japan is one of the
most impressive features Of he entire
program. which win last
about month. Special portraits of
the emperor and empress were dis
tributed and commemorative exercises
were held in every school throughout
the empire; speeches were made re-
latine the importance OF the corona
ton: at every school two trees were
planted in commemoration of the oc-
casiou and a flag procession of chill.
dren was held IN every district.
At the precise moment when The EN-
peror mounted the throne to announce
hts accession to the people salutes are
fired hy the army and navy-and in
whatever part Of the world soldiers
ana ships may be located. Through
out the country cannon doomed, wills
ties were blown, flags were flung to
the breeze, aerial bombs fired, the ma
tional hymn sung and cries of ban
zaf' swelled upward.
Give Bible to Emperor.
RELIGION occupied a prominent place.
American missionaries were leaders
IN the movement to hold Christian
services and In every Christian church
the empire, native or for
eien. prayers were said today for
long and happy reign of Emperor Yo-
shihito. The international Bible So
ciety OF America is presenting beau
tful Bible to the emperor In commem-
oration OF HIS efthfonement. The
cover is OF white leather with an
artistic design In red. Inside the
covers are entwined the flags of japan
End the United States to convey the
idea that the friendship between the