Evening star., 1944-07-20
Jap Cabinet
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concurrent post of Minister OF War.
Domei said that few hours after
the resignation of the 58-year-o
TOTO and his cabinet, Hirohito sum-
moned KIDD, who, as lord keeper
of the privy seal, holds the most i'm
portant nonroyal position in the
japanese Empire. After an audi
ence with the Emperor. KIDD called
together a group or high japanese,
including seven former premiers,
the president of the privy council
and TOTO, Domei said.
Expressed Frank Opinions.
A Tokyo broadcast this morning
telling the Japanese people of the
government changes said each of
the former premiers at the confer
ence expressed his frank opinion
The Japanese homeland was told
that because of the "counteroffen-
sive of the United States" the war
situation has become more and
more critical" and that therefore
Tojo realized that it is appropriate
to change the feeling of the people
and march straight forward with
the fullest speed for the destruction
OF the enemies, the United States
and Britain. - &"
Domei said those who attended
the KIDD conference included Baron
Reljiroo Wakatsuki. Admiral Keisuke
Okada, Koki Hirota. Fumimaro
konoye, Baron Kiyichiro Hiranuma,
Gen. Obuyuki Abe, Admiral Mitsu-
masa Yonai, TOTO and the president
OF the prlvy council, Yoshimachi
Hari.
The Domei agency first announced
ToJos resignation last night in a
hold for release" dispatch broad
cast to Japanese occupied areas. AS
recorded by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission and reported to
the Office of War Information, this
announcement said the TOTO cabinet
apologized for the governments
meager power to the men on the
fighting front and the 100000, 900
people of Japan"
Revised Version Given.
Later Cancelled, this statement
then was followed by revised ver-
sion which said the japanese Board
OF Information had explained the
designations with this statement:
Since the start of the great war,
the government, as one compact
body with the imperial headouar-
tiers. has carried out every and re-
peated efforts toward the prosecu-
ton OF the war. However, at this
critical, decisive wartime, it acknowl-
eoges the Importance of making way
Tor a more powerful cabinet in order
10 renew the public spirit and to
strike toward an all-out effort for
the prosecution of the war"
The original announcement said
in part:
Since the outbreak of the GEA
Greater East Asia) war the gov
ernment has been co-operating
closely with the imperial headuuar-
tiers as one unit and exerted every
possible effort for the prosecution
of the war.
AT present, in the face of a grave
situation, realizing the necessity of
"a strengthened personnel in time
|of urgency for the prosecution of
the war, it has been decided to
strengthen the cabinet by a wider
selection of the personnel.
Apologized for Efforts.
by utilizing all means available,
the present cabinet was not able to
achieve its objective: here, then, the
government has finally decided to
renovate its personnel in order to
continue to prosecute the war total
ly and, having recognized the fact
that 1t was most appropriate to car
ry out total resignation of the
cabinet, Premier TOTO of the Toto
cabinet gathered together the resig-
nations of each member of the cab
met and presented them to the En-
peror on July 18 at 11:40 am. (Jap-
aneSe time) when he was received
in audience.
''At this time of decisive war, to
have reached the stage existing to-
day is causing the Emperor much
concern, because of which the pres
ent cabinet is filled with trepida-
ton, and in apologizing for the gov
ernment's neager power to the men
on the fighting front and the 10O,-
000, 900 people of Japan who con-
tinue to work toward certain vic