New-York tribune., 1921-11-07
Toxic Leaders
In Council ON
New Cabinet
Marquis Saionji Is Still Re-
garded as Most Prob
able Premier; Baron Coto
May Be Offered Honor
Assassins' Plot Charged
Slayer of Hara Now Is Be-
lieved to Have Been Only
a Tool of Conspirators

TOXIC. Nov. (By The Associated
Press)--The Marquis Saionji arrived
here to-day from Kioto and conferred
with Marquis Matsukata, Lord Keeper
OF the Prlvy Seal. at the palace on the
subject of the formation of new
Cabinet. Field Marshal Prince Yama-
gata, one of the Elder Statesmen and
member of the Military Council Of En-
plre, was unable TO attend the con-
ference owing to illness. He is at his
villa in the Odawara, where Marouis
Matsukata is expected to proceed inn
mediately.
1t is regarded as unlikely that there
Will be any announcement of the for
nation of new Cabinet until after
this visit. Speculation over the
prospective head of the Cabinet still
centers on Marquis Saionji, but it is
regarded as a question whether he
Will accept. Viscount Maxine, Minister
Of the Imperial Household, is among
others mentioned for the post
Little Change Expected
The Japan Advertiser" saws that
# Marquis Saionj or other Seiyukai
leader tadherents of the Hara Cabinet)
assume office it is believed that the
personnel Of the Cabinet will be little
changed. If the Marquis Saionji re-
fuses the recall to political life, it is
the opinion of the "Advertisera that
the post will be offered t. Baron Goto.
Mayor OF Toxic, who is known to
have cherished ministerial ambitions
for several years, but it is con-
sidered doubtful that he would accept
at this juncture. His position, it is
pointed out. would not be strong be-
cause of the absence from the country
of some of his influential friends.
Alternative to a Saionji or Goto min
lstry, it is thought in many quarters
that Cabinet might be formed headed
bv Admiral Count Yamamoto.
The "Nichi Nichi," which has no DO
litical affiliation, but which long has
been attacking the Hara government,
declares in its edition of to-day that
now would be an opportune moment for
the Cabinet to resign.
Neutral Cabinet Suggested
The "Nichi Nichi," like the "Asahi
Shimbun' and other journals, thinks
that the Marquis Matsukata will exert
himself to the utmost to induce the
Marquis Saionji to assume responsible
ity during 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
before the new Cabinet can be organ
lied. There are indications, it de-
clares, of the proba bilitv of the appear
ance of neutral Cabinet combining
Selvukai elements and others.
The "Hochi Shimbun" expresses the
hope that if the party fails to secure
a proper successor for the Premier the
party will make way for others rather
than remain in power under bureau
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fought faithfully and successfully.
The "Yomi Uri Shimbun" advises
the government to realize that there is
a serious detection in the social and
political organization which accounts
for such an extreme incident as the
assassination Of the Premier.
The "Chugai Shogyo Shimpon be-
lieves that if ministerial change
ought to come it should be better after
the present political crisis has been
safely surmounted. An attempt to
bring about change now, it declares.
would aggravate the situation and re-
suit in the Illustration of the very aim
for which the change is advocated.
Assassin Believed Mere Tool
Ryichi Nakoka, the youth who assas-
sinated Premier Takashi Hara. is now
thought to have been tool in a con-
splracy to encompass the statesman's
death. Thorough search is being made
for we'll dressed, unidentified man
who was observed hurriedly leaving
the railway station at Otsuka, where
the crime was committed, at the
moment Nakoka plunged his sword
INTO the Premier's breast. The authori-
ties believe this man to have been the
instigator of the assassination.
Premier H@a was about to take
train at 1880 o'clock for Rioto to at
tend a meeting of the Seiyukai party
W ith him were number of the party
leaders, including Hajime Motoda, for
mer Minister of Communications;
Heikichi Ogawa, Genji Matsuda, one
OF the party whips, and NJ Yoshiuye.
AS Mr.. Hara passed through the
wicket on to the station platform
Nakoka leaped at him and, exclaiming
THE country's enemy plunged short
sword into his ieIt breast. the blade