The Archive · 1929

Prince Goes Stu

For the first time in the history of Japan, a Prince of the Blood Imperial went into the east side Tokyo, the slum and tenement district where live the very poor and the poverty of which is heat rending. This was Prince Higashi Kuni, who always has evinced an interest in the study of sociology ud wanted to see for himself how the other half, and especially the poorer half, of Toyw live. He spoke encouragingly to several persons cho looked sick or particularly miserable; no one, however, had povidem out pronounced by the the faintest suspicion who he was, thinking that he was merely an oficial of the sgeia} affairs bureau Will see My, Hanaweh of the Home Oaice warty, before the re with a vie ment nich issues, the!

Airing of which might have a pre Suudicia! effect on the county, might he removed from the pale of party controversy, 1 is not likely. that Mr, Hamagueli will yield, for the ephods, coming at such a dramatic moment in the relations betwee Jypan and China, is a splendid jan to use against the Cabinet. the proletarian 1 of the Diet are also threat make an issue over this incident h the papers discreetly: refer intere eh erie the tom ernie the" Premier's donne form the subject of party contro: issues should not The proletarian that, a3 with the Teagan incident, to sion of

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