The Archive · 1929

Sudden Crisis in Cabinet

While it is impossible to ascertain the exact degree of the seriousness of the situation, there seems little doubt that a sudden crisis har arisen inthe Cabinet.

While the stand taken by Minister of Wax, Geneval Shirakawa, concerning the proposal to punish certain nificers in. connection wi the so-called Mukden "incident, appears to have drought matters to a head, Reuter's representative Jeans, from a soured which is unusually wellanformed, that dis satisfaction with Geneval Tanaka, in the highest quarters, over the handling of the Mukden incident and alo with regard te the friction in the Privy Council in connection with the ratification of the Kellogg anti-War Pact, is the veal basis of the Decision to July 1.

Baron Tanaka called the meeting of his Cabinet at the official residence at 10 o'clock this morning, when it was decided to tender the ion of the whole Cabinet jesty. It is expected that re-of all the Cabinet minsters will be submitted through Premier Tanaka to-morrow in the Imperial Palace.

July 2, General Baron Tanaka proceeded to the Palace at 9.40 this morning to tender the resignation of his Cabinet to the Emperor.

On the occasion of his resignation General Baron Tanaka has issued statement in which he outlines the main achievements of his ministry and expresses regret that "a certain incident that occurred outside the Empire Jast year"—meaning the Manchurian affair which caused the death of Marshal Chang Tso-lin—should have been wrongly used a a politico instrument to bring about

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