Before Prince Higashi-Kuni, brother-in-law of the late Emperor, left Paris, he was interviewed by' the Paris correspondent of a Tokyo Journal, the very delicate matter of the relations between the Throne Jand the Japanese people being the chief subject talked about, Prince Higashi-Kuni's opinion ]was that the Imperial Family ought refrain, from taking any part polities: "More democracy," Prince Higashi-Kuni is reported' to have declared, need of the ly to-day owing to the conditions which are rapidly changing."
Prince Higashi-Kuni has st abroad for something like seven! years, due, it is said, to his dislike of the conventionalities imposed on members of the Impi family, imitations which he found irksome Jand inconsistent with modern condi 'The Doctors' Difficulty Court physicians were at first un. able to render up-to-date medical treatment to the ailing Mikado, because of the persistent belief that. the Ruler's body was sacred. Ten days before his actual demise, hops for the Into Emperor's recovery wa abandoned, but, according to Dr. Trisawa, modern medical treatment held out some vestige of confidence. However, Dr, Irisawa who was chief court physician, declared that the medical men concerned should be. allowed a free hand. There was considerable demur among the courtiers for this implied a bold dey from the ancient "sacred" tr
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