New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Hara Stabbed in Breast in
Toxic Station; Assassin,
Believed To Be Co
rean Student, Arrested
Discordant Note to
Parley,Says Harding
Advocated Liberal Poll.
cies ;Members of Mission
Sent Threats on Sailing

TOXIC, Nov. a (By The Associ
ated ress).-Premier Hara was
fatally stabbed in the breast to-day
at the railroad station in Toxic. He
died an hour later.
The assassin, who is nineteen
years old and demented, was ar
rested.
The Premier was on his way t.
Kioto to attend a political meeting
He died in the station where he was
attacked.
Viscount Yasuya Uchida, Foreign
Minister, is acting as Premier.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-A Toxic dis
patch to ''The London Times" says
that the post of Premier of Japan.
made vacant by the assassination o.
Takashi Hara, will be assumed by
the Finance Minister, Koretiyo
,, Takahashi.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (By The
Associated Press). ).-The Japanese
delegation to the armament confer.
ence was thrown into sorrow anc
confusion, and official Washington,
including the delegates from Other
lands to the conference, was pro-
foundly shocked to-day by the an
nouncement from Toxic that Ia
kashi-Hara, the japanese Premier
| had been assassinated.
Admiral Baron Kato, the rankin
member of the Japanese delegation ana
Mr. Hara's most intimate friend. was q.
affected by the announcement that h
burst into tears-something most un
usual for a Japanese, who is trained
from childhood to conceal his emotions.
Harding Expresses Horror
President Harding expressed his hor.
ror at the outrage. It was an unhappy
dlsccrdant note he said in q formal
statement, at time when all wers,
seeking to come together around the
conference table and add to the gooo
understanding and good will through
out the world. Secretary Hughes wena
Immediately to the japanese Embass
and expressed his condolences to Baror +
Shidehara, the Japanese Ambassador.
Later he cabled to Ambassador Warrel
at Toxic to express TO Count Uchida
the Foreign Minister, his profound dis
tress and to say how much the new
had caused a feeling of deep sorrow
throughout the United States.
baron Shidehara, on being informef
OF the assassination, said he preferred
to make no statement Until he ha,
received official word from fis home
government concerning the affair.
Shortly after the visit of Secretar
Hughes to the japanese embassy Ad
miral Baron Kato and Prince Toku
gawa arrived and had luncheon in CON-
pany with Baron Shidehara. Admirs
Kato's only comment was "This news
if officially confirmed, is sad; terribl.'
sad" Admiral Kato ranks next to th ;,
Premier in the Japanese Cabinet.
The State Department learned off
cially that Premier Hara was dead in q,
cablegram from the American Embass'
at Toxic. dated November 4, at 10 p. n
A cablegram dispatched from Toxic n.
hour carrier said that Premier H8r
had been stabbed by an assassin at tn
railway station in Toxic and was re
ported dead or dying.
While details of the assassination
were not received, members of tbs
Japanese delegation recalled that tn
receipt of threatening letters allegess
to have been signed by Coreans cause,
the American authorities to adopt ur
usual precautions during the journet
Of the delegates from Seattle to Wash
ington.
Received Threatening Letters
Before the Japanese delegation iefs
Japan threatening letters were receive.
by it's members, inc. uding Prime Tok,:
gawa, to whom were forwarded sug,
geatiye and sinister drawings of tae
assassination of Minister Mori in 1873.
and the recent murder of Yasuda. 9
millionaire banker. These letters ais,
were signed by persons purporting t
be Coreans.
There IS much speculation as to the
real story behind the assassination
Reports that it was by young Coreai
student started speculation as
whether he had hoped by this action
which would naturally result in hi
own death, to stir up resentment
against tfc treatment OF MS CQuntrs
by Japan, which would have it's eifec
on the conference about TO meet
On the other hand, the murderes
leader was generally regarded as hold
ing the militaristic elements further i
check than could almost any other MAJ
in Japan. Those holding this viey
fear that his successor viii be a littla
less likely to be pressing on hi
delegation here for concessions while
would lead to happy outcome Of tn
conference.
Some members of the delegation
were inclined to attribute the or m !
to Japanese "Ronin," or "strona =
armed men," band of so-cal'ed De
triots who some years ago were It !.
sponsible for the assassination c {
Mr.. Abe, the chief cf the Far Easter
section of the Foreign Office, for hi !.
al eyed lack cf hrmness in dealin 1
with the Cl- mere situation.
Important public persons gas in Japa /
are never announced as dead, although
actually so, until the Emperor has bee !
netified OF the demise, and it is pos
ssh.e that this ancient Japanese Gus
tom may account for the fact ths i