Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-02
JAPANESE POLITICS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
New Prime Minister Is
Looked Upon as Man to
Deliver Country.

| Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
TOXIC. oct 1.-THE appointment
of Count Sciki rcrauchi AS pr1mc-min-
lister has caused an interest through-
ont Japan scarcely exceeded bN any
T., ,ntical event In recent years anu inc
d,nmatic circumstances attending
/ T,Tauchrs entry into power served 10
hcirhtcn It's importance and sign''-
/ cancc ,.,
fercd as clarifying the action OF the
throne and the powers behind the
! throne I'm Placing IN office u bureau
ctatIc nonpartv and military ministry
H. n manner which excited intense op-
position Of the political parties
Tho first is that with the Furupe"h
war reaching crisis, japan I",
cciVcs the wisdom or placing uVIsu''
i'm a position 20 protect her Interests
IN the far east and to that era mas
called 10 leadership the one man VINO
possesses the greatest influence ana
Authority over the military forces or
thc empire.
Some Criticism.
Thc second suggestion is that tho
statcsmen who control the present
0csti les OF the nation are srcIc.N
uistui bed at the rapid growth or lno
movement OF democracy when ie-
mcnt Of two parties ard that they
wish TO check "A constitutional prog
| ross FOR which they believe The M
1 ton is not vet prepared.
The latter explanation Is the one
/ that seems to appeal TO the masse'
of the japanese people, VINO as the''
vote, is reflected In the press. con
4 denim the circumstances of Tcraucni
7Lptintmcnt as defiance u 'h'
y -irh.s of the people aud r"actloh'r!
iclation OF the spirit aud undorlNih,
principles of the constitution wnic'
Il we're granted hv Emperor Mul'uhitu
In his interview with The Arsociatc'
n Press cablcd TO the United states q
d october 10 Prcmoor Ternurh VIC lI
n cuslv rejected any tmpptainn ina III
81 ministry would he milit1riSt. lie ld'
N s,rcss on the urgent necessity of re
n forms at home and the iWperauN '
a need OF Japan's maintaining ial
n with foreign powers and ot hoth
N str,ctlv fair and upright in all nc
IA DEALINGS with them. H." cmphasNe
n a special desire to promote the trloh'
n ly fclntions with the Unit2d SttleS.
" In this connection il is german"
n note that Ki Inukai. the leader ot ~
N Kokuminto or Independent nation"
III ls, rroup in the house In stalemci
"a today saws he secs no iustiiicaton t'
81 IN, fear voiced abroad that the n"
cabinet "wav prove an exponent
~ sabre politics" He adds:
" Count Tcrouchi is man We
vcrsed in administrative AFFAIRS d
- sides being extremely cautious IN !
r., that he does Rut--a soldier In orig
y he may hc expected to follow /
n military fashion of ordering things
III domestic politics. Nevertheless III
b win nt i'm with tho situation.
81 Viscount Takaaki Kato. oN-mlnis'
n Cx foreign affairs, who was reco'
II mcndcd for the premiership ny Mj
III auis Oluma, the outgoing preml
II but whose name was rejected ny
" elder statesmen, was N'S''ruHN e'c.'
IA prcsidcut of the new political pa
II formed from the three groups whI
n have made M the governmental II
u Ioritv I'm the house.
n STRENGTHENING of the national
II fcnso ls one of the planks i'm the pi
H form OF the new party and parucu
II stress ia laid on the necessity OF
n voloping tho principle OF cohst.
II tinnal government N'scount N
n urged his followers to devote n
q efforts for the realization OF tho :
feet attainment of the true aim
the constitutional government
81 I'VE do not hold that the pr
minister of the country must be
IA president 81 a political party. ne s.
"hut We Ace no reason In the the
that ono can not become prime II
lister because one Is president
political party"
tvecn the forces of the bureaucr
marty and the clan government
RI onc hand and on the other the pa
sans of the movement when mas
Ii its goal the extension OF constitut
alism was brought TO mead ny