Japanese Impressed by Novel Trait in Gen. Hayashi Fnow QuR Ow ConnesroNDexr Tokyo, Feb. 1.
Gen, Senjure Hayashi, the new War Minister, is known among, his countrymen for two things. First is his daring stroke as commander Jof the Korean army at the outset Jof the Manchurian conflict, in send. ing a brigade of Japanese troops into Manchuria on' his own initiative and before receiving instruc tions to reinforce the Kuantung }garrison, which was then suffering Second is his affection for aged mother. Although the my respects him for his enterprise in Korea, it ig not this, but devotion to hig mother that Jendears him to the public at large. While Gen. Hayashi's deep attachment to his maternal parent is nothing exceptional according to ithe Western ideas of a son's duty, jit is something exceptional women, from time have been bound to life-long. suffering, for a son to display outward concern over a wocing.
The Japanese newspapers made much of the fact that, on the occasion of his appointment as Minister of War, he immediately went to is mother' to convey the happy tidings to her. Again, the public was impressed' hen," the "same Igy, to news photographers anxious' for him to pose with members lof his family, he expressed concern Test the flashlights should frighten.
The new' Minister's ambition at first was to become a politician or: Jo statesman, and his goal was the fectural governorship, but the military matters swept the country as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, and Senjuro Haya tittle use for idealist verbiage. During terpellations in the present session of the Diet, a member of the lower House brought uj tion of the dire suffer farmers and pointed out at length that military: reservists were incuring for military control of the country. The speech took over Gen. Hayashi swept the matter aside in about a dozen words, He replied that military Jdictatorship could not and would in Japan, so why worry here regard Gen, abide ation of " the War as the closing of the ry dictatorship.
Chang Haveh-lisng, Inewly appointed Vice-Commander of: the Bandit Suppression Army /Hupeh, Honan and Anhui, establish his headquarters low, the Hupeh provincial author ties axe making preparations te a Jcorg "Marshal Chang a. cordial releeption upon his arrival in Hankow, Tt\is understood that, Marshal Chang Iwill proceed to Nanking early nex: lweek'to assume his new office and then he will leave. for up-river ake up his new duties, is favourable, with the slightest Yam, the mud becomes so sticky that' a car cannot stir a yard and the road remains so in the lowlying sections until a long period of diy weather sets it right again. Becauise of this, the Anhwei government is making strenuous efforts to put on a surface of gravel, 'All' the. way from Anching to chen the road leads through country with frequent wide ferule valleys. The country is thickly populated and has innumerable villages. Unfortunately the road-builders seemed to think it was desirable to build the road directly through the villages wherever pos: sible, This results. in a constant slaughter of, pigs, and other animals, and brings danger tothe lives' of numerous small children, and also slows up the bus at every village. Thus there is a hatred of the buses on the part of the local population. Beyond Shu-chen and all the way to Luchowfu the country is flat bat, very fertile. There are no road-making mater and hence the road is not yet bein This is due to the fact that the wheelbarrows are not. allowed on the roads because they cut deep ruts. The automobiles and trucks are too expensive for ordinary use and hence the people have taken to the use of, rickshaws both for the transportation of people, and goods.
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