Tokyo, Aug. 26. fokien where the ear in which he waz riding was destroyed by" 8 ex'Premier of Japan, died at Mz, Yoko Hamaguchi the form-Inysterious, explosion early on the Skalaence here at 385 o¥lock, this morning of Jone 4, 1998.
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Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki, the formation of the Hamaguchi min: te Tanaka, renne, "and he Premier, Mr, Hamaguchi istry in July 1980.
TS. His health Rumours of corruption had spread throughout "Japan for ion tha before the Tanaka Cabinet Hho gens of free In order to keep fell and had been kept out of the Nephe. enteer of Bie. Hamaguchi has newspapers only by. a rigid censor. ship. Me. "Hamaguchi lemoned Dress restrictions as soon as he sumed oleo and announced all charge of corruption brought Fern moderate, reomstanses tea inst the Seiyakal ofice holders would be investigated.
"The investigation rocked Japan's poll tial structure. "Led by" the ich" aid the" Tokyo {elles recommended him. t2. the "Nicht Nichi" newspapers uncovered
Sra ct a omen in japan, because of the 'SMe, Harmaruchs pleased with Pity in 1800, The youth enterfal'revenve districts and then wa given his. fir important post, When Mr. Hamaguchi became tion to duty. Lo felt when appointed to head the: tobacco mono~
Bias los mie habit himself, puffing cigarettes constantly, Physicians warned him could not head a department Seis ate ces indicted and some of sentenced to prison. Even powerful General Aanao Yamanashi, leading military figure who had served Korea unde. brought yo trial and found guilty in, preliminary. hearing.
The prosecutions enhanced Mr. Hamaguchi's prestige but gained for him powerful enemies among classes high in Empire. At. the time' other elements were u mining the strength of the gv-'The Hamaguchi government annoureed on its formation that a cardinal plank would be' lifting of the ban gold exports which had Since the World War, and this was, done in January, 1990. The "retry. in 1926-27 under Reijiro Wakatsuki The resignation the Wakatsu-Ki Cabinet on April 18, 1927, followed by formation of a Seiyie 'Party cabinet headed by " the Into Baron Giiehi Tanaka, long a eneral inthe army and an out-Spoken advocate of a "positive policy" towards 'China where Contended Japanese interests were fhenaced and. the national honour constantly' outed.
The nominal cause of the Wakataukh government's fall was. an Emergency Imperial Ordinance involving the financing of the Bank of Taiwan (Formosa) a semi-government fa stitution., The "real Stuse, however, was popular dis-Satisfaction at what, many. people considered. the "weak. policy Baron Shidehara, head ministry for foreign affairs, wards China, Goperal Tanaka imately set out to change this
Battle "between" General "Chiang POUTY and he renal was a bitter Kalcshek's.vationalist armies and 2 Japsnese expeditionary force which had been sent. into Shantung, Province, China, to protect Japanese residents of Tsingn, the provin-lat capital. This incident held up the ""'Nationalist "advance on Peking "and embittered Sino-Japanese, relations for two years. General Chiang, however, continued his advance by a new route and Marshal Chang Too-lin, picturesque Menchorian ghetator who had held the ancient' Ohineve "capital for more than a year, fled towards par on New York.
Mr. Junnosuke Inouye, former governor of the Bank of Japan and Mr. Hamaguchi's minister of finance, sponsored the measure and predicted that trade would be placed on a sound basis. Many economists agreed with but silk exporters "The government also was attacked bitterly because of ite acceptance of the London Naval Treagyy which was declared inadequate for na-anal defence by high naval officers. Ratification of the treaty: was followed by resignation of the Minis. ter fo Marine, Admiral Takarabe, who accepted responsibility for the Agreement and left the Cabinet a avmmeasure of self-punishment Justify himslt th the eyes of colleagues in the Navy.
Reactionary patriotic _socitiee which long have been a. blot Tapan's national life, took up the tlamour oven before the treaty was accepted in London and one "of their agents, " youth nomed Tomeo Sagoya, shot "and "dangerously wounded Mr. Hamaguchi on. the morning of November 14, 1930, 43 the Premier was preparing to ex. train for the Fell Stilitary Maneuvres. The Premier was. in 2 hospital for weeks and. was Able to face the Diet shen it con ened la. December. He selected Baron Shidehara, his Foreign Minister, to serve' es acting' Premier and this led to additional facks from the opposition groups, beemtse.of the fact Baron "Shige: ara was not s member of the gor
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