The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-21

" not guided by a fully informed
popular mind.
Japanese newspaper men are the
first to admit this. not only DO they
realize this situation In damaging 20
The nation but arc trying. In every
way they know how. to bring about a
change. Conscientious editors claim
the system. which permits the police
arbitrarily 20 suppress legitimate
news. puts a premium on Taking
and making a sensation Of otherwise
unlmrortaut news.
A strogly-worded resolution pro-
testing against tine "onicial muzzling
Of the prcss. ard demanding free
dom To publish all legitimate news
has been presented TO the minister of
home Affairs. NJ. r. Tokonnmi. by a.
delegation representing some 81 the
most powerful newspapers in Japan.
These Included the Chugai. Yamato,
MbakO, Chuo. Nomlnuri. kokumin,
Tokyo Nichi Nichi, Asahi, foruzu
Tokyo Mainlchi. Nlroka, Hochi. JJi
and Japan Times.
Resolved the resolution ruods
that in our opinion the perfect w.
Grafton Of constitutional government
cannot be carried out unless the right
OF free speech BE- uphold aud the ave
nusE 81 information developed Tor thc
enlightenment Of the people. For
this reason the Imperial constitution
guarantees the right 90 frJo speech"
"prc-s siuykicd.''
Despite h guarantee the author
! tiles have escorted too often 10 meas
urcs o. muzzliug the press and sup
pressing the news. at the anne time
threatening the press with admins
tratiyc action.
Tine government appears 10 be de-
| tIrous Of h-oodwinkins the public BY
means of the secrecy thus imposed,
/ which Is intolcrable under the conHti-
tuition.
ask for reconsideration by the govern
mcnt ct its present attitude towards
the press. and should ;hts be refused
We thcn resolve to unite our efforts
o.. ~impoaching the government for IT'S
unconstitutional action"
The resolution was passed unani-
mously by those present who then
formed themselves into e delegation
10 calf upuu the home minister al the
/ Imperial Diet building There the
presentation was made in words
/ considerably struurc than the rcso-
/ tuition us,lr.' / was told. tho inJus-
tic. which has been done tho press
OF Japan being referred 90 the Nhri-
uus editors h,Illdly giving their
,i,w- |uygordiug b suppression OF
the thhiy-c-ld scrious affairs OF
late
n must not boz thought that news
papers are suppressed only when
They print F"mcthiuh dr'm'd obleg-
|tiunablr about the imperial household
ur about military suairs on certain
kinds uf policies. but Tor many other
things as we'll
\ contractor was murdered in q
sl,eping ear between Tokyo and Kobe.
m, newspapers were forbidden 10
publish the news. u became u grave
AFFAIR aboard "a certain train
4 Korean was ussassinatod by "a
/ fellow Korean iu The station hotel 900
tokyo. For several days vi was
another grave affair in the pros.
Two DAYS after I had been told ui
the assassination. one Japanese news
paper prhiished q detailed description
OF tho Koreans departure from Tokyo
naming the officials at he train "to
zoe him 30" how they stood deeply
moved" and with barred heads bow
ct and $50 ON, never ono suEgcstiug
the korean gentleman had beer
assassiuatcd two days previously and
That h. Wus. at the time the Jap
lncsc officials were seeing him on
in q coffin with the lid tightly screw.
ed down.
Public Not Tuld.
Tho most serious affair 81 all ol
CUurs,. conferred about the importa.
household aud had TO do, h b. gonor.
ally understood, with "a fight between
rival clans -SatFuuia versus Chosht
AS 90 which uf two princcsic'
Crown Prince Hiruhito should marry.
The new papers of Tokyo asked BE-
vain tina tho han ON this "NpIluu'
affair should be- lifted. but TO dat,
continue IN.
In the diet this Incident occurred
following tue row princes dcpar.
ture Tor Europe;
The discussion turned on the aG,