The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Shanghai Evening Post-Mercury; c V. Starr, Oakland, president of tht Post-Mercury Company; J. B. Pow. ell, Hannibal, Mo-, editor of ths China Weekly Review; N. F. Altman Glade Hill, Va, lawyer and member of the municipal council; H. P. Mill. New Orleans publisher of the Chi. nese language newspaper Hwan- Mei-Wan-Pao and c. D. Alcot, Sioux Falls, s. D radio commentator.
 The municipal council supplies them all with bodyguards today.
 Ken Tsurumi, Japanese embassy spokesman, said of complaints of terror here:
 Many people in Shanghai are liv- ing in land of fairy tales because they fail to realize that the Japanese forces and the Nanking government exercise real power. Lack of realiza tion of this actual situation gives rise to various acts of terrorism. Unless the cause is removed the terrorism remains as it is."
 Poul Schell, Norwegian consul gen. eral, called the consular meeting Thursday at the request of W. J. Keswick, president of the municipal council of the international settle- ment.
 New Japanese Cabinet
 Tokyo, July p. - UP)-Prince Fumimaro Konoye completed his cabinet today and was reported to be drafting a drastic program of electoral law revisions to prepare the way for new all-embracing political party along Fascist lines.
 It was forecast that he would ask an extraordinary session of parlia- ment so that his charges might be pressed through.
 There were reports also that many changes in Japan's diplomatic as- signments were in prospect and that Kensuke Horlnoucai, ambassador at Washington, might be replaced by Masayuki Tani, under secretary of the foreign office.
 The new cabinet, which may take office tonight, is:
 Premier-Prince Fumimaro Konoye
 Foreign-Yosuke Matsuoka.
 War-Gen. Eiki Tojo.
 Navy-Admiral Zengo Yoshida (re- tainedD.
 Without portfolio, and president of cabinet planning board-Naoki Hoshino.
 Finance-Isao Kawada
 Interior and welfare-Eiji Yasui.
 Railroads and communications - Shozo Murata.
 Misunderstanding Hashida.
 Commerce-Schizo Koboyashi.
 Agriculture-Taadatsu Ishiguro.
 Justice-Akira Kazami.
 kenji Tomita, governor of Nagano prefecture, was named chief cabinet secretary.
 Who They Are
 Among the men whom Prince Konoye selected over the week end after having named the key men Finance Minister Kawada formerly was vice finance minister. Recently he became president of the Toa Nav igation Company, which has a monopoly on Japanese shipping to China. Interior Minister Yasui is a former education minister. Railroads Minister Murata is well known in- dustrialist. Education Minister Ha- shida is principal of the first high school here. Agriculture Minister 1shiguro is president of the Central Bank of Industrial Associations. Jus tice Minister Kazami, a peer, was chief secretary of the first Konoye cabinet.
 Commerce Minister Kobayashi is president of the Tokio Electric Light company. He has decided ideas on Japanese commerce. Due here today after visit to Germany, he said in Manchukuo on his way home last week: What is most necessary for modern Japan is prompt cooperation with Germany. The war will soon end with Germany's complete suc- cess Germany will get more than fl0,000,000, 900 ($40, ,000, ,000, ,000) repa- rations. A new currency system will dominate Europe with the mark and dollar replacing the pound and dol- lar in world ecOn0fnv