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to form q Cabinet. This course w,s
followed by Prince Katsura and Prince ,
Ito in the past and was recognized.
The Emperor, acting strictly hy
precedent. summoned the Genro. They
were ready for the call. and. In fact.
were waiting in the palace. They
passed v Kato and urged his Mai.
esty to appoint Terauchi, who must
have been waiting at homo with hi,
uniform on. for he at n C hastened
to the palace and accepted. The even.
Ing papers had only a fat accompli TO
announce. and accomplished facts 70
as far in Japan as anywhere.
Press criticism Is bitter, and every.'
where II is felt that constitutionalism
has been f1outcd in a manner which
was thought to belong to the past. |,
this temper continues Count Terauchis
Government will have stormy times
when the Diet meets In December
But several factors of ~"rcalist" poll.
tics are In his favor. An election is
very expensive and Is nearly always
won by the Government party. MANY
of the present members are not anxious
to lose their seats so soon. Tho new
pdlAN Wnltu NlSNDuII Ndlp H''stlS H
not held together by principle, and IL,
numbers may melt away in the RAYS
Of the Ministerial sun. II the Ministry
Is conciliatory its influence may en-.
able it to pun along for n time.
Marquis okuma's share In this
transaction Is arotsing some suspicion
He has been a fighter for popular GOV.
ernment all his life and has often de.
clared that he would end his political
career lighting the bureaucracy. Why
did he allow himself to be set aside So
easily? lie was under no compulslun
TO resign. old age was the only rca.
son he assigned to the Emperor. but
Okuma is still vigorous and fond NJ.
power. and many "A man has died in
office rather than cndanger the princ!.
pies for which he stands. The Min.
lister was in good health and no more
unpopular than Ministers generally
are after they have been in Office for
two years. The very fact that kato'.
name was formally mentioned TO the
Emperor, and that II vas made pubic.
was interpreted as meaning tina,
Okuma had got the guarantees he was
in "A position to demand. Apparently
he had no guarantees whatever. ! 90
not wish to anticipate a judgment
which seems to be contradicted by
every ven in Marquis Okuma's po.
litlcal life. but 1t Is certain that the
question will be raised whether he did
not get out for "A consideration. II ls
already limited that Okuma is to le
made an Elder Statesman himself. i,
will hn tho nrnusnt,r irnp,, 80 hi. -,
reer II he finishes as one of the extra.
constitutional junta whom he has 50
often denounced.
The question IL naturally heinz
asked in the United States whothor
the change OF Government means a
change of policy with reference H.
China. 1t is too soon to say. The 49,.
pointment of a military man at this
time looks ominous TO people aCcl..
toned tn representative institution.
but ordinary Western footrulcs W,
not measure japanese politics. NJ
belief H. that national policy Is the u.
SUIT or unanImity among all the IT,.
fiuences OF the empire. and that y.
verSals and dramatic changes are ur.
likely. one cannot prophesy. Il j,
certain that China will sound T..
alarm. and China IL getting Into su b
a deplorable condition internally tia
ANYTHING may happen. But whatcy,r
happens will not be a change. but on.
a development of policy.
In n important respect Co-,.
T'rauchi may be a force for peace h
tween Japan and China. The Okun
Ministry had very little control oy,
M army. Officers were disposed q.
do pretty much as they pleased. .r
the absence Of effective restrain, w.
one OF the causes OF the recent "!u.I-
dents" in Mongolia. TerauChi is AZ ,i-
'entre OF IN" military web, aud a.,
officer who disrcgards his instruct. .
VIII have short shrift. The elim.L4.
ton of this source Of trouble ut
make the new Ministry more success,
fully pacific than the old. H. ByA,
TOXIC. October 6.