The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-27
Compromise Reached With
Revolt Leaders: Terms
Are Awaited.
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TAKAHASHI AMONG DEAD
Battle Fleet Trains Guns
on City as Rebels
Go to Barracks.
pictures on Page Nineteen)
BY RAY MARSHALL

Copyright. 1885. by United Pressl
TOKYO, Feb. 27.-Army
chieftains today reached a
compromise with leaders of
the extremist army groups
who attempted a coup and
precipitated a grave national
emergency.
While the guns of a battle fleet
dominated the city, and troops and
bluejackets guarded the imperial
palace, the army chiefs and the
young revolving officers agreed that
the rebels should return to their
regiment.
The officers-held responsible for
leading the men into revolt-will be
given the opportunity TO decide
whether to submit to arrest and
trial or make some other proposal
for their disposition.
The enlisted men will return to
their barracks, but not Immediately.
For the time being they will be
quartered at hotels, restaurants and
the homes of the ministers of edu-
cation, railways and agriculture
while details of the compromise are
worked out.
BY p. m. 6 a. m. Indianapolis
time) the rebel soldiers were start
ing to leave for their new quarters.
Warships Train Guns on City
as the leaders compromised. the
city and nation was under a drastic
state of martial law and there was
a censorship that strangled all news
except officially approved mate
rial.
Ships of the first division of the
grand fleet. pride of the nation.
steamed into Tokyo Bay, guns ready
for action.
Picked troops of the imperial guard
co-operated with bluejackets and
civilian troop to guard strategic
parts of the city ard its great pub
lie buildings.
After more than "a hours Of
mystery, the War Office permitted
it to be known that the rebel ex-
tremists had held portions of the
army general staff property, the
prime minister's residence and the
grounds of the new Diet (parlia-
men) Building.
Details Eagerly Awaited
Details of the compromise with
the rebels were not announced i'm
mediately and the country awaited
them eagerly. They meant much to
its immediate future, for the sever
ity or the liberality of the army
leaders toward the young men who
rebelled against the constituted au-
thority was expected to tell some
thing of their great question:
Was the coup-in itself abortive-
to mean a victory for the civilian
liberals or for the army men who at
any moment are glad to offer their
lives for their ideal, the country S
traditions?
The compromise, and its release
of the news of the rebels captured
centers, showed that the men of the
Third Infantry Regiment of the
First Division, which participated
in the revolt, had done their work
efficiently.
Officials Study Situation
The places which they held, the
premier'S reSidence,,>$he general staff
property and the new Diet grounds,
are in the center of the city's heart
across the moat from the Emperor S
imperial castle. The American en-
baSsy is just to the south.
AS the compromise was reached,
three groups of leaders were consid-
ering the situation-army and navy
officers of highest rank: the civilian
political figures who for centuries
have been locked in a fight with
them for supremacy in administYa-
ton, and royal princes who met
with Emperor Hirohito at his palace
Each group was considering its
own ideas of the immediate future
of the government. intending to rec
ommend course to the Emperor.
1t was an acute national crisis
due to the boiling over of extremist
army spirit after the liberal victory
IN the elections. which brought to
the front again the now dangerous
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