Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05
TOXIC DELEGATION TO ARMS
CONFERENCE IS THROWN into
SORR0WBY STATESMANS
Usually Stocial Leader Disarmament Body Bursts Into
Tears When Informed Of Haras
Staying at Rail Station
Toko Nov 4-By the Associated Press )-Premier Hara wa
fatally stabbed the breast today the railroad Toxic
He died an hour later.
The who 29 years old and oemented was arrested

Washington, D. c., Nov. 4.-(By
The Associated Press. )-The Japan
| ese delegation to the armament con-
ference was thrown into sorrow and
confusion and official Washington. In
cluding the delegates from other lands
to the conference, was profoundly
shocked today by the announcement
from Toxic that Takashi Hara. the
Japanese premier had been assass1-
mated.
Admiral Baron Kato. the ranking
| member of the Japanese delegation
and Mr.. Hara's most intimate friend
was so affected by the announcement
that he burst into tears, something
most unusual for q Japanese who is
trained from childhood to conceal his
emotions.
President Harding expressed his
horror at sthe outrage. 1t was an un-
happy discordant note, he said In a
formal statement at time when all
were seeking to come together around
tho conference table and add to the
good understanding and good Will
thruout the world.
Secretary Hughes went Immediately
to the Japanese embassy and express
ed his condolences to Baron Shide-
hara, the Japanese ambassador. Later
he cabled to Admiral Warren at
Toxic, to express to Count Uchida the
foreign minister. his profound distress
and to say how much the news had
caused a feeling of deep sorrow thru
out the United States. ss.,,
|. The death OF Premier Hara, who
had attained Q. dominating political
Influence in tho Japanese empire and
who was expected pefs0nA1ly to shape
| from Toxic. the Japanese policy at
the forthcoming conference is a very
serious loss to Japan at n ttme when
that country is passing thru a period
80 yrta f,.oy, off m YnSh1-
hito is incurably Ill, mentally and
physically. and is no longer able to
carry on his duties.
1t is understood that plans have
been under consideration to establish
a regency under the crown prince.
a tour of Europe. Mr.. Hara and Wis
count Maxine. the household minister.
have been trying to solve the problem
Of modernizing the japanese court
and seeking means to bring 1t nearer
to the people of Japan who are clam
oring for a development Of their coun-
try along tho lines of democracy. New
social ideas, even bolshevistic have
been coming In influencing the
thought of tho people. 90 per cent OF
whom are able to read and write Mr..
Harm frequently referred in public ad-
dresses to the dangers of too rapid
absorption OF Western social ideas into
Japanese life. believing that his coun-
try could not quickly digest western
concepts of society. Gradually his In
fluence grew until the Japanese began
to look upon him as popular leader at
a rather critical moment of their his
tory. 1t was common saying at
Toxic that Hara alone was running
Japan and that 1t was his decision
alone that always obtained. He sue
ceedcd in inducing General Tanaka
until recently minister of war to bring
about a more straightforward Coop
Grafton between the military clements
and the civic branches of tho govern
ment. 1t was Hara who framed the
policy of accommodation and con-