New-York tribune., 1921-11-05

s>s,s,sa % tiiap ptou OF yh& PREMIER,
The Japanese plenipotcntiarics con-
asrreo until late this evening on the
situation and the embassy announced
that to.morrow's official reception ar
nngcd by tho delegation would
DO postponed, bnt not cancelled
AZ added that no official word con-
cernang the assassination had come
from the Foreign Office at Toxic.
~ Statement by President
The text Of President Harding's
statement upon hearing Of tho assassi-
nation follows:
Il am profoundly sorry. OF course,
every one in authority is horri-
{ fed ia hear of such outrages,
especially ct a time like this
! when. we are all seeking to como
together around the table and add
to the good understanding and good
) unhappy, discordant note"
:. Secretary Hughes's cable to the
American Ambassador at Toxic was:
-. please call Immediately on the
seMinister Of Foreign Affairs and say
TO nm that am profoundly shocked
and distressed to learn OF the Premi-
er's assassination. The news of this
outrage has caused feeling Of deep
ssorrow throughout the United States.
sAou will say to the minister that
extend to him on behalf of the pres-
GENT and the government of the
united States expressions of deep
sympathy and coincidence"
Ws Serious Loss to Japan
The death of Premier Hara, who had
attained dominating political influ-
enee in the Japanese empire and who
was expected personally to shape from
Toxic the Japanese policy at the forth
coming conference, is very serious
lass to Japan at a time when that coun-
Try is passing through period of in
hsso.. is incurably ill, mentally and
physically, and is no longer able to
Gerry on his duties.
f 1t is understood that plans have
heen under consideration to establish
a,sregency under the Crown Prince
Hirohito. who recently returned from
d TOUR of Europe. Mr.. Hara and Wis
count Maxine, the Household Minister,
have been trying to solve the problem
of undermining the Japanese court and
seeking means to bring it nearer to the
paople of Japan who are clamorinS for
a development of their country along
the lines of democracy. New social
ideas. even Bolshevistic, have been
coming in, influencing the thought Of
the people.
Us Framed Cancellation Policy
Mr.. Hara frequently referred in pub
lie addresses to the dangers of too
rapid absorption OF Western social
Ideas into japanese life, believing that
his country could not quickly digest
successfully Western concepts Of So
scFety. Gradually his influence grew
until the Japanese began to look upon
I'm as a popular leader at rather
critical moment of their history. 1t
Hara alone was running Japan and
that it was his decision alone that
s@ays obtained. He succeeded in in
ducing General Tanaka, until recently
Minister of War, to bring about more
straightforward cooperation between
the military elements and the civic
branches Of the government. 1t was
4tara who framed the policy of accom-
niodation and conciliation which the
as their conference policy when they
entered this country.
'jtv Attacks on Cabinet Fail
' Repeated attempts have been made at
Toxic to overthrow the Hara Cabinet.
Kenseikai, or opposition party. under
sshe presidency of Viscount Kato, who
was Foreign Minister when the twenty
one demands on China were presented,
accused the Ministry with incompetent
cy and failure in handling the empires
relations with foreign countries. Mr..
Hara was particularly attacked on ac-
count of his Siberian policy, which was
declared to be vacillating and financial
ay ruinous. The opposition demands
the immediate withdrawal of the jap
anese troops from Siberia.
! The Shantung negotiations and the
collapse Of the Darien conference, at
which Japan hoped to make workir &
agreement with the Far Eastern Repub-
lie, at Chita, have tended, in the opin-
ion Of some observers, to augment the
division between the political parties
who also hold different views as to the
probable results Of the Washington
conference. The status of the Anglo
Japanese alliance is also another factor
sentering into the general situation.
. Conservative Japanese newspapers,
Jed by the "Jiji Shimpo,' earnestly
courseled Mr.. Hara to come personally
to Washington and direct the cause Of
Japan. Apparently Mr.. dara decided
fhat he could be more useful at Toxic,
As being in better position to obtain
the support of all groups behind the
throne and the government for his
Washington policies.
: Baron Kato Won't Return
{ A high official of the japanese dele
sgation said tonight there was no truth
whatsoever, for the present at least, in
the report that Admiral Baron Kato
would return to Japan Immediately.
: This official interpreted the lack of of
! fetal news from Japan as due to the
confusion following the reported assas-
!. sination and to the probability that the
Headers of the empire were consulting
as to the political situation and how
hest to meet it.
Among the Diet members who are
here to assist unofficially the Japanese
delegation to the conference the opin-
! ion was expressed that if the Seiyukai
sor government party, of which Mr.
Hara was the head, retains it's power
Prince Saionji, who was the chief dele
/. gate to the Versailles peace conference
(. would seem the logical choice for Pre-
mier.
AS result Of the death Of Premier
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