The Archive · 1930

Mr, Yoshizawa to Go to Paris

Tokyo, Feb. 12.

'Mr. Kenkichi Yoshizawa, formerly' Minis 0 China, has been format, ly appointed Ambassador at Paris.

His Excellency had an audience of the Emperor this morning—Reuter.

William Howard Taft, and resisting the efforts to have" an' all-night session on this subject, the Senate went into recess at 5' o'clock this afternoon until to-morrow.

Senator James Watson of Indiana made an unsuccessful fight for the l-night session, declaring that the importance of the issue fully warranted such unusual action.

Meanwhile there are renewed indications that the opposition to the President's nomination of Mr. Hughes, led by Western Insurgents during the past few days and with Senator William E, Borah enrolled under the frreconeilable banner yesterday, is continuing to gain strength.

An unofficial poll of the Senate indicated that 25 Senators are against Mr. Hughes at present.

During the course of to-day's proceedings, Senator Clarence Dill of Washington, one of the Western lenders, made a_ strong speech ini the: course of which he that on this, the birthday anniversary of, Abraham Lincoln, the greatest] [champion of the people's rights that America has ever produced, we are considering the appointment of Former Senator William Butler, manager of the Coolidge Presidential campaign in 1924 and a leading New England manufacturer, to-day. announced his candidacy for the Republican Senatorial nomination at the approaching primaries.

Mr, Butler received his previous' seat by virtue of action by President Coolidge to fill out a term which expired in 1926.—United Press.

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