New Britain herald., 1922-06-12
BARON KA70 GIVEN
 JAPANESE SUPPORT
All Parties Agree to Back Up
 His New Cabinet

Tokio, June 12.-The cabinet of former Premier Takahashi smashed d through opposition to his liberal ideas has been succeeded by one whose an nounced watchword Is economy and which a portion of the vernacular press declares, has tinges of reac- tionarism.
 These comments, directed so far chiefly at the new premier, Admiral Baron Tomosaburo Kato who took office today, are reinforced by oth- CTS leveled at his policy of naming non-party government which af- fleets all the members.
 Most of the members have seen service in former cabinet or in other governmental positions. Three are retained from the Takahashi minis try-Viscount Uchida. who holds the foreign affairs portfolio, and Enkichi oki minister of railways. aside from the premier.
 The new ministry takes office as- sured Of the support of the Seiyukai. the majority party in the Diet and the fact that seven Of Its members are peers is expected to give it a powerful claim on the support of the upper chamber of the government,
 The change in government cast no cloud over prospects for ratification of the agreements negotiated at the Washington arms conference: in fact, the new cabinet assumes office speci- fically committed to the observance of the Washington arms conference agreement In letter and spirit.
 Kato's only condition precedent to acceptance of the premiership was reduction of the war departments es- timate by yen 4o.ooo,ooo.
 San Francisco, June 12.-The Jap anese- American. local Japanese language newspaper, today prints a Tokio cablegram to the effect that ex-Premier Takahashi on relinquish- ing office today to Premier kato to- day issued a statement promising support to his successor.
 This newspaper asserts that Taka- hashi had a material share in the organization of the new cabinet and offered his assistance to his successor in facing the difficulties of the post
 
 Parallel Careers.
 Admiral Baron Tomosaburo Kato, who today took Up the mantle Of premiership laid down by Viscount korsikiyo, Takahashi is 61 years of age and three years older than Ii Yuan Hang, the veteran Chinese statesman who almost at the same hour undertook, as president, the piloting of China's distressed ship of state.
 Admiral Kato was born in Hiroshi- ma prefecture in 1861. Like Presi- dent Ii of China. he turned to naval career early in life.
 Both graduated from their country's naval academies but while kato con- tinued his life on the sea, Ii trans ferred to land service. Both saw active service on opposing sides dur ing the Chinese Japanese war.
 The new Japanese premier entered the Russo Japanese war as a captain and emerged as a rear admiral, with the decoration of the second class or der of the golden kite.
 In 1906 he entered the Senji min- istry as vice minister of the navy, pated in hostilities as commander CT of kure naval port.
 In 1913, he was named commander of the first squadron and at the out break of the world war he partici- pated in Inequalities as commander of the battleship Setsu.
 When the Okuma cabinet was part ly reconstructed in 1915 Kato took over the navy portfolio, which he has retained throughout the lives of the Terauchi Hara and Takahashi minis tries.