Evening star., 1945-10-05
1okyo'sCabinet
Quits in Failure
IoFuIfiI Edicts
Ex-Minister Yoshidu
May Be Named as
New Premier
By the Associated Press.


cabinet resigned today because
1t couldn't or wouldn't en-
force Gen. MacArthur's revolu-
tionary freedom policy-anc
japanese newspaermen said for
rner Foreign Minister Shigeru
Yoshida might" be the new
premier.
Aides OF Yoskida said an an
nouncement of the new cabinet
would be made tomorrow.
Emperor Hirohito accepted the
designations of Prince Higashi- -Kuni
and his entire cabinet with the COM
ment, That is good" He made IL
clear that he would ask Gen. Mac
Arthur's prior approval of the next
premier.
Yoshida, a career diplomat, told
japanese interviewers that "it is not
l." but they pointed out that he
"is always foxy and wouldn't admit
1t beforehand anyway" They add
ed that two visits they said he
made to the Imperial Palice today
and two calls at Gen. Macarthur
Observation-Disclosures his Selection
and approval.
Yoshida's Itinerary.
They reported this itinerary for
Yoshida:
Visited Marquis Koicho KIDD. who
yrr;fl, Eyii11iyN &c
repeatedly advising Hirohito on the
new appointment, at 6 pm. Tokyo
time a am. E. S. T), going a
half-hour later directly to Allied
headquarters.
Returned to the palace at 6:55
pm. for a second conference with
KIDD, and 20 minutes later visited
the Foreign Minister'S official resi-
dence Prince Fumimaro Konoye,
repeatedly also a possible choice as
new Premier, visited Yoshida at
7:30 pm.
KIDD left his Office Immediately
after Yoshida's second call. Yos-
hida earlier in the day had con-
ferred at length with 1t. Gen. Rich
ard K. Sutherland, Gen. MacAr-
thurs chief of staff.
Headquarters explained in q
press release tonight that Yoshida's
first call had been to inform the
Allied command officially of the
resignation of the cabinet and that
a new cabinet was being formed
Two Reasons Cited.
The newspaper Asahi today cited
two direct" reasons for the cabi-
nets fall: 1t felt. that it couldn't
carry out Gen. MacArthur's free
dom directive, and it felt that il
couldn't be responsible for main
tenance of peace and order after
the directed removal of leading po-
lice officials.
Customarily. cabinet changes in
Japan are watched by observing the
Journeys of ministers after the res
ignations. Circumstantial evidence
--if the itinerary of Yoshida was
correctly reported by the japanese
newsmen-Would indicate the Sc
lection and approval of a new Pre-
mier, since deliberations within the
palace grounds evidently ended aft
er Yoshida reported back to KIDD.
japanese sources. discussing Ko-
noyes visit to Yoshida, pointed out
that customarily new premier re-
ceives-rather than makes-calls
and Konoye called on YoShida.
= Imperial household sources earl
ier. had reported that Hirohito was
dispensing with the traditional ad-
vice of Japan's elder statesmen in
making his new choice of a premier
acceptable to the Allies and was
discussing the matter only with Kldc
and Baron Hiranuma.
ca Reuters dispatch from To-
kxo said without confirmation
that 72-year-old Baron Kijuro
Shidehara, former foreign minis.
ter and one-time Ambassador to
Washington, had been offered the
premiership and was considering
acceptance)
The cabinet to be named by tn,
incoming premier may not hav'
army and navy ministers. Jap.
anese government authorities saie
these posts have been retained III
to the present to carry out demo
bilization of Japan's armed forces
now expected to be completed b.
October Is.
The new premier's first job viii
be to take steps toward alleviatinG
critical food, fuel and housins
shortage throughout Japan. He alst
may be called on to cope with politi
cal agitation stemming from Amer
ican release of Japanese politica
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