The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-10
TOKYO CABINET
RESIGNS TODAY
japanese Cabinet Under
Slain Premier Takisha
Hara Quits.
UCHIDA AS LEADER
Baron Kenjiro Den May Be
Called to Form New Govern
ment at Critical Period.
(From November 9Th Issuel

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Tokio.-The Japanese cabinet re-
signed Office after meeting of the
members held this morning. The min
istry held number of meetings after
the assassination yesterday of Premier
Hara, who was stabbed to death by a
demented youth. The cabinet met I'M
der Viscount Uchida, the foreign mir
lister, whose resignation as acting pre-
mier, the imperial approval was given
at the palace shortly after the tragedy.
Assassin a Mere Youth.
Scant information was available at
first regarding the identity of the
youth at whose hands Premier Hara
fell, but it became known today that
the assassin was a son of a former
member of the Samurai, or soldier
class, constituting the lower nobility
under the Japanese feudal system, who
had been a man Of Importance during
the restoration period. The son, it ap-
pears, was of an erratic nature and is
regarded as a political fanatic. He
was arrested Immediately after the
stabbing. A detective who was escort
ing the premier was badly cut on the
arm and hands in disarming the as
sassin. 1t had been generally assumed
the designation of Viscount Uchida as
premier was only a temporary expe-
dent in the emergency and second
cabinet meeting would be held today
at which the cabinet would resign.
There seems little doubt that the min
istry will be reconstructed within a
few days.
Speculation as to Successor.
Considerable speculation as to the
probable new premier is voiced in to-
days newspapers, The probabilities
according to the newspaper views, ap-
peared to point to Baron Kenjiro Den,
govrnor-general of Formosa as the Sc
lection for the premiership.
Premier Hara, it develops from de-
tails of Fridays tragic events that
have come out, never spoke after the
first onset of the assassin. The pre-
mier arrived at the station where he
was to take a train for Kioto, ten min
utes before the train was due to leave
and the stationmaster invited the pre-
mier and his party to rest in the sta
ton Office for moment.
Between this Office and the gate
through which passengers reach the
platform is the station blackboard, and
it was behind this blackboard that the
assassin was lurking as the premier
emerged from the office.
Stabbed to the Heart.
Darling out from behind his shelter
the youth came Immediately into con-
tact with his victim and thrust his
knife into the premier's breast, close
to the heart. The premier collapsed
without sound. Friends carried him
to the stationmaster's Office and a phy-
stefan who was member of the party
gave him immediate medical attention
The premier, however, could not be re-
vived and died within an hour without
regaining consciousness. His wife
who had been summoned directly after
the attack, reached the station too late
to see him alive.
Shortly afterwards the body was re-
moved to his home, around which for
blocks bon-fires and lanterns lighted
the streets while officials and friends
streamed to the residence to offer con-
dolences.
During the evening an emissary from
the imperial household brought word
to the home that the late premier had
been raised to the first grade of the
second rank of the imperial court.
May Affect japanese Attitude.
London.-Public interest in the as
sassination of Premier Hara of japan
was intensified in London by consider
alton of the influence of his removal
might have upon Japan's attitude to-
ward the Washington conference The
newspapers today displayed Toxic dis
patches regarding the tragedy with
great prominence and in their editorial
columns expressed deep sympathy for
japan in the loss of minister who
was regarded here as an enlightened
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