The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
JAPAN is DIVIDED
OVER LATEST ACT
OF COUNT OKUMA
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in rendering his resignation orly i.
withdraw it. designations haye has.
ordinarily accepted but in the Drasart
instance it was announced thar th.
Emperor himself had intervened sr5
voiced his wish that the prcmier r..
main.
This is a most unusual Staa
Japanese national life Heretofor, ~.
Throne has left political matters d. Iha
Genro, the idea being that the political
life Of the empire was not To he ir
trenChed upon the ruler. II is very de-
Hcate point; but imperial preference
for any one cabinet has almost alu.v-
been scrupulously avoided
1t was the exception made ta tf..
usage at the time OF the third Ku~sr.
Ca binet that caused the riot Whi4
finally resulted in the fan of the .4t.-
net after only a few months ii Xxi
ence. The opposition raised at that
| time was based upon the naceSs -s o1
| keeping the Throne from bcin- lnxer1-
ed in political disputes
Much Indignation
| The imperial message given -
| Marquis Saionji to use his inliueny. t3
make the Seiyukai members support
| INC government IUlStQ Il Slti I'll tI H.
dignation which eliminated in a Tio.
cuasing loss of life and property Tre
Katsura cabinet was Obliged to resign
and the YamamOtO ministry came into
| power.
The semi official statements to THE
effect-that the Throne did not wish
to accept the resignation Of The
| Okuma government is criticized NOS
only by opposition politicians but also
by some who belong TO no party For
this departure from established usage
both the government and the elder
statesmen are held responsible. There
is already some opposition among tho
Privy Councillors in this respect. Tbs
matter will no doubt constitute qu $
ton in the House of Peers IN the
winter session of the Diet if the newly
j, constructed cabinet be still II oihc@
, The conclusion Of these critics IS that
the Okuma cabinet is actually sltuAs
cn q volcano.
+, Count Okuma has no fears As 70
, his position. When he had built his
new cabinet he gathered the Japa-
nese newspaper men about hlnl am
told them that there were two :
. sons why he changed his mlhd anu
I | remained In office with recoh9li 49,
2 ed ministry. He said:
s both internal and external, which 90
r not permit Of ministerial change al
this moment and the other Is lAI
), gracious order Of His Majesty tha'
f continue my service. The |~r ~
n Europe is still IN progress ana -
y state in such that no one san VI
r when it will terminate. WhIe japal
n is not actually engaged, she lS on
r Of the belligerents. NeednesS t9 ne,
g the difficulty Of our diplomatic
IL ings from now till peace Is les''! 'N +.
r Europe will be great.
e "In spite of adverse cntc.-ia
'S some quarters [ do not see VIZ
: recent negotiations with emma 9l'.''-
: be called failure. [ believe t.le
: pie share this view Of mine ana '' u.
IL colleagues.
y "The Cabinet has adhered 7"
IT policy of not borrowing none g.
|. financial necessities and has ehae"
u ored to root out all the evils ! i.7.-
le from the borrowing policy as to't' p"
IL ed by ministries in the past pen.
- this financial policy Of the Coz
ie ment. too. has been and Is sun -
80 proved by the majority Of the pe'l.
- The Premier expressed syfi' =
" for Viscount Oura, the home M
O. who resigned because Of the hI
N AFFAIR. He did not want 81
- Viscount Oura, but he did thi@H !.
N motive was pure, and that he
20 nlitted his blunder in order to
ID the evil influence Of big po-..e
,e party.
- In conclusion Count Okuma &
clared he firmly believed his ca h..,
enjoyed the confidence Of the p =
ID Some theorists were denourclng I
ty act as against the principles q
ia stitutionalism but he had decld-o
to stay under a strong moral conF- {
IN which he deemed higher thah :.
e stract theory Of constitutionailsH
er said: Il believe those who grasp
p political circumstances Of this codA
a internal and external will apprON.