The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-27


 for improvement. Last year the
 Argus received Q third class | rating. considering the formation of . coun- ell of state, composed of royal princes, army and navy leaders and political leaders, to govern during the next weeks, instead of 0 cab. inet. It was recalled as Chichihu ar. rived from Aomori, where he is on duty with an army division, that un- til 1o32 he was Q company conman- der in the third infantry of tho first division and is still It's honorary colonel in chief. It was the third regiment that participated in yester. days uprising.
 Police, Soldiers Cooperate
 Police and soldiers-aiways in. imical and unfriendly-coop in maintaining order in the capital. The rebel remnants were being fed, pending c solution of the crisis, by government agencies. stolid soldiers of the imperial guard patrolled the grounds of Emperor Hirohito's faoat- cd palace. Twenty bluejacketS guarded the navy building between the palace and the bay. Two sentries stood watch ct the doors of police headquarters, and similar details guarded other buildings. Japan's iin- mediate future was being decided. Rival groups, 1t appeared, were skirmishing for position and the outcome was uncertain.
 General Urges Peace
 Gen. Kashii, supreme military commander for Tokyo because ot his situation as garrison chief under martial law, urged the people In . manifesto to maintain peace and not to discuss rumors. The impogi- ton of martial iaw, he said, was c protection against "reds." Banking and foreign exchange activities were conducted as usual, here and throughout tho country, but the Tokyo stock and other exchanges were closed and will remain closed, it was announced, until Monday. The great Osaka cotton market was open. The triai of Lieut.. 1aburo Aizawa for the assassination of Gen. Totsuzan Nagata, former inspector general of military education, last August, was postponed because of the political crisis.
 Successor Was Killed
 Nagata's successor, Gen. Jotaro Watanabo, was one of the men aS- sassinated yesterday. Both were killed because they were regarded as over-liberal. The tsory of what hap- pened In the bloody hours of yester- day morning was becoming known bit by bit. It seemed certain that fivo of the country's greatest men were killed: Premier Okada, Con, Watanabe, Admiral Makoto eaito, lord keeper of tho privy seal; Ad- ffiiral Soroku Suzuki, grand chani- berlain, and Korekiyo Takahashi 07 year old finance minister and tho chief target of the assassins because of his stout opposition to big army appropriations.
 Death Announced
 It was only today that Takahashgf gf death was announced by tho finance ministry, but his death was ans aounced yesterday by the foreign oitice. Hours later the war ofiice an- nounced that he was merely wound- cd. Tho finance ministry statement said ho died soon after the attack on him. The announcement was not made until the banks closed this af- ternoon. Previously the emperor sent c messenger with on expression Of his sympathy to Takahashi's house And vast quantities Of flowers bound with black and white ribbons ar- rived oil day ct tho house which was guarded by eight gentEies. But til the banks cloged-af1d more than 24 hours after his death--he wAs listed, under the strict control of tho state of martial law, as only wounded.
 Venerable Prince Escaped
 How narrowly venerable Prince gaionji, last of the elder statesmen, the efliporor's close adviser, escaped assassination was revealed also to. day. EIo learned Of the plot from go- crct sources. lIe fled from his home and took refuge with the chief of police of ghisuoka, some % miles from Tokyo. ffe left ehizuoka today for his country home at 0kitsu, iii the mountains near Tokyo, after first intimating that he would como here to give the emperor his custoni- ary advice As to formation of tho now government.
 AmotheF Marrow Escape
 But even more narrow was tho egs cape of Count Nobukai Makino, for- fner lord keeper Of the great seal. Ten soldiers Of the rebel group at- lacked the police guard at his hotel at YugawaFA xgot epFingg near the capital, ifl the hiIis. The police re- sisted courageotsIy, and one of them was Killed. Maklno, es years old, e. capped during the attack. His Where- abouta were not known put he wal believed safe.
 Enraged at the counts escape, q report received here said, the sol. diers set fire to the hotel which wa nearly destroyed.
 {. It was too early 10 say what would Do tho real outcome ek yesterdays revolt. That it was an answer Co thG election Of EebFuafy go, in which liberals triumphed. Waa certain: but l1~ -~r ..~~.1. 6- IT. Sal24as4 k4saI .s1a1aN.