Evening star., 1924-06-09
VISCOUNT KAT0 HEADS
| new TOXIC CABINET
Accepts Command of Prince Regent
to Form Government to
Succeed Kiyoura.
MAKES TENTATIVE LIST
Shidehara Considered for Foreign
Minister.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 9.-Viscount Taxa
akira kato tonight accepted the COM
mand of Prince Regent Hirohito to
form a new cabinet. asking, however,
that he be given a few days. His
ministry will succeed that of former
Premier Kiego Kiyoura, and will be
Q coalition affair, according to the
vernacular newspapers.
The tentative lineup of depart
mental ministers, as forecast by the
press, includes two members of the
Seiyukai party, which is considered
as absolute master of the Diet; one
member of the Kakushin (reform)
Club. and other ministers drawn from
the Kenseikai party, of which
Premier Kato is the leader, except in
the foreign office and the war and
navy departments.
1t is considered probable that
Minister of War Ugaki will be the
chly ho1dover from the Kiyoura
cabinet who will find a place in
Premier kato's ministry.
Former Envoys Mentioned.
Baron X. Shidehara- former am
bassador to the United States, and
ter to Paris and special envoy to the
United States in 1917 when the
famous Ishii-Lansing agreement was
signed, are considered the likeliest
candidates for the foreign Office
portfolio. 1t is believed in some
quarters, however. that Baron
Keishiro Matsui. who held the post
under Premier kiyoura, may retain
his position.
Premier Kato conferred last night
,x-tf Ea~ 1ahn ia
stood that If the latter does not take
the foreign Office, he will return to
Washington the Japanese ambassa-
dor. Close family connections be-
tween the new premier, and Baron
Shidehara, who married sisters, is
considered strong reason which may
cause the latter to decide not to en-
ter the cabinet. His inclusion in the
new cabinet, it is feared, might en-
barrass the premier and provide a
basis for the charge that the cabinet
was under the control of the Iwasaki
Interests, which are linked with the
powerful Mitsubishi Company, one of
the largest concerns in Japan. Mes
daughters of Baron Iwaski. who is
director of the Mitsubishi Company.
Consults other Leaders.
On leaving the imperial palace,
where the regent commanded him to
form new cabinet, Viscount kore-
kiyo Takahashi and ki Inukai. lead
crs, respectively, of the Seiyukai
party and kakushin Club, whom he
consulted regarding the formation
of the ministry.
The prince regent previously had
refused to accept the resignation of
the kiyoura government. deferring e
such acceptance until the selection of
a successor. in accordance with jap
anese tradition.
An imperial messenger consulted
with Prince Saionji. the elder states
man, yesterday. Viscount kato at
one time served under Prince Saionji
as a cabinet member and it was con-
sidered as a foregone conclusion that
Saionjis dictum would assure selec-
tion of kato as the new premier.
Member of Nobility.
The new cabinet leader is a dis
tinguished member of the Japanese
nobility. He has had a long and sue
cessful career in governmental af-
fairs
A graduate of the law college of
the Imperial Toxic University in 1881,
he served in the foreign office, was
transferred to the finance Office and
eventually became director of the
banking bureau and taxation bureau.
later he returned to the foreign Of
fee. From 1894 to 1899 he represent
ed Japan in England. In 1900 and
1901 he was minister of foreign af-
fairs and again in 1912 and 1913 he
held the same post. He has sat twice
in the lower house and served in two
previous cabinets.