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...behest of Premier Takaaki Kato, all Cabinet Ministers forgathered to hear Finance Minister Yuko Hamaguchi expound why all the land tax shall continue to be paid to the Government and not be divided with the provincial administrations as the Opposition desired...
...storm was brewing in Japan and, as its result, the fall of the Coalition Government of Viscount Kato was prophesied...
...short time ago, Minister of Commerce Takahashi, President of the Seiyukai Party, resigned. Shortly after, General Baron Tunaka resigned from the Army, became President of the Seiyukai in succession to Takahashi, resigned. Naturally, Premier Kato offered him the vacant Ministry of Commerce, but his offer was refused. Other Cabinet offices were offered, but all were refused. Nevertheless, the General, who was once Minister of War under the late (assassinated) Premier Hara, announced that his assumption of the Seiyukai Presidency would in no sense disturb the Coalition...
...move, coming as it does on top of the others, was that it would, if successful, give General Tanaka no less than 250 seats, or an absolute majority of the House of Representatives. It was therefore argued, as the move seemed likely to succeed, that the days of the Kato Cabinet are numbered, although doubtless it will remain in office until the winter session, which begins in December...
...evening last week, after Premier Kato had returned, dead tired, to his house from the Diet, five men called, demanded to see the Premier. A secretary appeared, told the visitors that the Premier was tired, too tired to see them. Whereupon the five men fell upon the secretary. Servants in the offing joined in the fight. A policeman rushed in; another rushed to a telephone. A few minutes later, arrived 20 more bobbies. The fight promptly ended. The five men were taken to the nearest police station, examined, proved to be agitators employed by reactionaries to coerce the Premier into...