Evening star., 1921-11-07
ANOTHER ARREST
IN tIARA Staying
Assistant Station Master
Charged With Completely
in Assassination.
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC. November 7.-Eigoro Hashi-
moto. assistant station master at the
| Otsuka railway station, where Premier
. Takashi Hara was assassinated Friday
| night. has been arrested, charged with
completely In the crime. About twenty
other employees at the station were re-
leased after being questioned.
! Ryichi Nakoka, the assassin, insists,
the police say, that he had no accom-
plices. The police believe, however.
! that the statesman's death was brought
about through conspiracy. This be-
lief is strengthened by the fact that q
hurrying from the station at the mo-
ment Nokolka thrust his sword into the
premier's breast. The authorities are
Of the opinion that the youths state
ment that he alone conceived the crime
was made in an effort to shield his CO.
conspirators.
Cries "the C0untry's Enemy"
Nakoka was in hiding on the station
platform when the premier and num-
ber Of other leaders of the Seiyukai
party arrived to take the 7:30 train for
Kioto, where a meeting was to be held.
AS the premier. chatting with his COM
panions, passed through the gate lead
ing to the station platform, Nakoka
leaped from his hiding place and plunged
a short sword into NJ. Hara's left
breast, at the same time exclaiming:
''The country's enemy!"
First aid was administered to the
stricken premier in the station masters
!, room, and he was then taken to his
home, where he died within a short
time.
C0nfers With Prince.
Marquis Matsukata, lord keeper Of the
privy seal, following a conference at the
palace yesterday with Marquis Saionji
left for the villa of Field Marshal
Prince Yanagata in Odawara, to con-
fer with the prince. who Is ill. Prince
and member Of the military council OF
empire. No announcement as to recon-
stitution of the cabinet is expected un-
til Marquis Katsukata's return.
Marquis Saionji is most prominently
! mentioned for the premiership, but 1t Is
doubtful if he would accept. Viscount
MAKING is also being considered for the
post.
Cabinet Resignation Urged
The Nichi Nichi. which has no politi-
cal affiliatlon but which long has been
attacking the Hara government, de-
, clares in its edition Of yesterday that
now would be an opportune moment for
the cabinet to resign.
THE policy of the present govern
! ment." says the, newspaper. long has
! been the target for attacks by the in
public long has been wishing for the
resignation of the Hara ministry.
Failure OF the ministry. to dispatch
troops to Siberia; the school question
and the high cost Of living completely
lost it the confidence of the people.
What the people want is a govern
ment by people capable of facing the
off nd
tic"
Neutral Ministry Seen.
The Nichi Nichi, like the Aahis Shim-
bun and other journals. thinks that the
Marquis Matsukata will exert himself to
the utmost to induce the Marquis
Saionji to assume responsibility dur
ing the present situation, which
otherwise will go from bad to worse.
1t quotes one of the ministers as say
ing that it will be at least fortnight
ized. There are indications, it de-
clares, of the probability of the ap-
pearance of "a neutral cabipet, COM
bining Sei-Yu-Kai elements and
others.
The Japan Advertiser says that II
leaders (adherents of the Hara cabi-
nett assume Office, it is believed that
the personnel of the cabinet will be
little changed. If the Marquis Saionji
refuses the recall to political life. it
is the opinion of the Advertiser that
the post will be offered to Baron
Goto, mayor of Toxic, who Is known
to have cherished ministerial ambi-
tions for several years, but it Is con-
sidered doubtful that he would ac-
cept at this juncture. His position
it is pointed out, would not be strong
because of the absence from the coun-
try of some of his influential friends