Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Count Koken Tanaka, former Minister of the Imperial Household who suddenly emerged from retirement and announced that unless the present Government did not immediately adopt measures to allay unemployment and save poor Japanese citizens from starvation, he would cut open his 90-year-old belly in protest to the Emperor's Ear, Elder Statesman Prince Kimmochi Saonji...
...have resorted to this measure," said Count Tanaka, "to bring back the spirit of Yamato and the filial piety of our government officials and to make them realize the seriousness of conditions. ... I must make them realize that they are serving the Emperor. Those who are serving the Emperor should not let one single person in this country suffer from starvation. They should refrain from such luxury as going to summer resorts to avoid a little heat...
...Chancellor of Austria (1921-22, 1929-30); of heart disease; in Gutenbrunn, Austria. Beginning as a clerk in the police department Dr. Schober rose to the high office of head of the Austrian Federal police which position he retained until his death. For some years during the reign of Emperor Franz Josef he safe-guarded the security of visiting monarchs, met Edward VII of Great Britain from whom he learned English. Regarded as conservative, Schober was trusted and liked by the anti-Marxists, the nervous bourgeoisie and the Jews, especially during the years immediately following the War. Famed for negotiating...
Thundering over Eastern Inner Mongolia while Emperor Hirohito spoke of wool & apples, a squadron of His Majesty's bombing planes made what they called a "reconnaissance." When the bombers returned to their base they had dropped their bombs, mostly in Chaoyang, the gateway to Jehol. This bombing was most unfortunate, Japanese Press spokesmen said, but what else could bombing planes engaged upon a peaceful "reconnaissance" do when wantonly fired upon by Chinese soldiers from the ground? If they fired, the Chinese marksmen brought down no Japanese plane. But the Japanese bombs killed scores of Chinese, wrecked the ordnance factory...
...better for Japan. According to Chinese reports, Japanese soldiers have seized in Manchoukuo real estate, palaces and stocks of opium worth $10,000,000 belonging to General Tang. Better for Japan than realty and opium are the three main products of Eastern Inner Mongolia, about one of which Emperor Hirohito spoke last week: wool, hides, wheat. With extreme Oriental acumen Governor Tang rushed eight motor truck loads of "treasure" from Jehol into the Italian Settlement at Tientsin last week. Thus, if General Tang sides with Japan, the Japanese garrison at Tientsin will render his treasure particularly safe...