Evening star., 1921-11-05
JAPANESE CABINET ..
RESIGNS 70 AWAIT
ORDERS Of THRONE
Members to Retain Office.
Action Will Not Change
Government Policy.
ARMS PARLEY ATTITUDE
WILL NOT BE Affected
Viscount Uchida Temporarily Takes
Office of Assassinated Premier.
Nation Mourns Tragedy.
by the Associated Press.


by the Associated Press.
TOXIC, November 5.-The Japanese
cabinet resigned office after a meet
ing Of the members held this morn
ing.
The resignation of the cabinet,
which came as a direct result of the
assassination of Premier Hara yes
change in the government. as the
ministry, in obedience to imperial in
junction, will continue in office until
further notice from the throne.
There will be no change in policy,
either diplomatic or domestic, es-
pecially toward the Washington con-
ference on limitation of armament
and far eastern problems, Acting Pre-
mier Uchida stated.
VIII Work for Peace.
THE delegates will put forth their
best efforts for the sake of world
peace. in pursuance of the funda-
mental policies on armament limita-
tions already laid down In the name
Of the government" he said.
Viscount Uchida will take up the
affairs of the ministry of marine, to
which Premier Hara had been giving
attention after the departure of Ad-
miral kato, the head Of that ministry,
for the Washington conference.
Within an hour after the assassina-
ton of the premier the cabinet met
n extraordinary session, Viscount
Uchida presiding. Immediately upon
the conclusion of the cabinet session
Viscount Uchida, accompanied by Min
lister of the Interior Tokomani. went
to the palace and secured the i'm
perial approval to the designation of
the viscount as temporary premier.
which had been decided upon at the
cabinet session.
Cabinet to ReorEanize.
Scant information was available at
fire regarding the identity of the
youth at whose hands Premier Hara
fell, but II became known today that
the assassin was son OF former
member of the Samurai. or soldier
class. constituting the lower nobility
who had been a man Of Importance
during the restoration period. The
son. 1t appears, was of an erratic ma
ture and fs regarded as d political
fanatic. He was arrested immedi-
ately after the stabbing. Detective
Tsunajims. who was escorting Pre-
mier Hara, was badly cut on the arm
and hands n disarming the assassin.
1t seems generally assumed that the
designation of Viscount Uchida as
premier whn only temporary expedi-
ent in the emergency. In any event.
there seems little doubt that the min
istry will be reconstructed within a
few days.
Considerable speculation as to the
probable new premier is voiced in to-
days Toxic newspapers. The proba-
bilities. according to the newspaper
views, appeared to point to Baron Ken
jiro Den. governor general of Formosa.
as the selection for the premiership.
Policy to eB Decided.
Meanwhile the elder statesmen are
likely to hold a conference shortly to
consider the policy to be pursued as a
result of the tragedy, the Asahi Shim-
quis Saionji is on his way to Toxic
from kioto, possible in this connection
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun says it un-
derstands the cabinet will cntinue to
function pending it's reorganization.
probably calling a~cabinet council for
November =, the date previously ar
ranged for consideration of the budget
for the fiscal year.
Premier Hara. it develops from de-
tails of Fridays tragic events that
have come out. never spoke after the
first onsetof the assassin. The premier
arrived at the station, where he was
to take a train for Kioto. ten minutes
before the train was due to leave, and
the station master invited the premier
and his party to rest in the station
office for moment.
Dies without Word.
Between this Office and the gate
through which passengers reach the
platforms is the station blackboard, and
it was behind this blackboard that the
assassin was lurking as the premier
emerged from the office and approached
the gate.
Darling out from behind his shelter,
the youth came Immediately into con-
tact with his victim and thrust his knife
into the premiers breast, close to the
heart. The premier collapsed Instant
ly, falling to the floor without a sound
Friends carried him to the station mas
tsr's Office. which he had left only a
moment before. and a physician who
was a member of the party gave him
immediate medical attention.
The premier, however, could not be
revived and died within an hour with
out regaining consciousness His wife
who had been summoned directly aft
er the attack, reached the station too
late to see him alive.
Honored by Imperial Court.
Shortly afterward the body, was re-
moved to his home, around which for
blocks bonf1res and lanters lighted the
streets, while officials and friends
streamed to the residence to offer con-
dolences.
During the evening an emissary from
the imperial household brought word to
the home that the alte premier had been
raised to the first grade of the second
rank of the imperial court.
Cablegrams expressing horror over
the assassination .yesteday Of .Takashi
Hara, the premier, poured into Toxic
today from the capitals of virtually all
nations.