Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
DEATH OF HARA
WILL NOT ALTER
JAP ARMS POLICY
I o k y 0 Officials Express
Confidence Plans to Be
Unchanged.
PREMIER'S OPTIMISM
LIVES AFTER HIM
Assassination of Leader Blow
to Nation, but His Views
Survive.
Ky Glenn Bnbb.


Especial Gable TO The Times :,
TOKYO. Nov. 1.-THE present
Japanese government contemplates
no 'hhrEc In tho Instructions with
which the Japanese delegates were
Gispatchcd to Washington The as.
ahss'nauon Of our Premier will not
20 he allowed TO alter our policies with
regard TO the conference which were
| determined under Premier Hara's
. leadership. There will he no change
In the personnel OF the Japanese dele
cation. Admiral Baron Kato. Baron
Shidchara and Prince Tokugawa Will
continue TO represent Japan at the
conference"
Those assurances were given your
correspondent today by Count Yasuyn
uchida. Foreign Minister. and acting
Prime Minister OF Japan, i'm an ex-
elusive intcrview. Count Uchida's
statement left no doubt as to the
i intention Of the present Cabinet to
carry out the policies which It formu-
lated under Premier Hara's leader
chip. regarding the conference at
Washington.
VIII Not Alter Jnpnn's Position.
81 do not believe" Count UchIda
said. that any conceivable change in
the government here will materially
ui'c' tHS JHpuHeSc position at WASH
ington. I can say that no change
Is contemplated while the present
Cabinet retains power. All Japanese
leaders seem agreed that the calami-
ty we have suffered In the death OF
the head OF our Cabinet. must not
be permitted to interfere with the ma
tons policies or representation in
Washington.
There is nothing in the death of
Premier Hara that will in any way
weaken the position of Admiral Kate
| Baron Shtdehara and Prince To-
kugawa ut the conference. True thew
were Premier 1iara's selections. but
they arc the Representatives of the
government OF Japan, not the per-
sonal representatives OF the late
Premier. They will be able to carry
out the Instructions given them when
they left Japan as far as the full
support and confidence OF this gov
ernmcnt Is concerned. Their position
in no wise has been undermined nor
their ability lesscned for the work
for which they were sent to Wash
ington, while Premier Hara still
lived.
Outlook IL Optimistic.
The outlook OF the Japanese gov
eminent toward the conference on
the eve OF that most Significant
gathering. still Is tho same hopeful
and optimistic outlook that Premier
IIara expressed In his last interview
granted the Public Ledger Service
correspondent, few hours prior to
his death. His assassination has not
clouded the Wow this government
takes OF the conference. There is no
reason why We should not remain
optimistic for a favorable outcome
and tangible results.
The assassination has no polItf-
cal Significance. The slayer is a
mere boy of deranged mind and with
no political connections or support.
Regret. naturally is felt IN Tokyo
official quarters that Japan is UNI.
able to enter the Washington con-
ference with the questions of shan
tung and Siberia out OF the way. we
should have liked TO have reached
settlement with China on sham
tung PRIOR to the opening OF the
conference and wanted to mako an
arrangement with the government OF
the Far Eastern Republic that would
have permitted The withdrawal OF
our siDeriAa szpsdition. These