Tokyo, July 3.
The Cabinet met at "1025. this morning and unanimously decided to resign, thus bringing to a close the Premiership of Admiral Viscount Saito, who has been in office since May 22, 1932, The resignation of the Cabinet was due "mainly to the discovery that graft had reared. its troublesome head among officials of the Government. The Ministry's retirement was first predicted when Mr. K. Kuroda, then ' Vice-Minister of Finance, was {shaking the nation to the core and throwing a party government temporarily' into' the discord.
The Saito government was primarily designed to appease the intense national excitement. Not only did it accomplish this but, as the news-apers point out to-day, Viscount Selto steered the country wisely and well, though ne may have accomplished nothing striking.
Both Premier Saito and the ter of Finance, Mr. 'Takahashi, hold' the full' confidence arrested in May on a charge of graft 'An investigation was made by the Minister of Justice, Mr. M. Koyama, whose report, which was submitted to the Government this morning. is believed to have indicated that graft had been' more widespread. than hitherto realized, implicating hho less a personage than a Cabinet Minister. majority of the nation and there is question of their integrity—Reuter.
Forms Cabinet Tokyo, July 4.
Accepting the Imperial' order to form a new Government, Admiral Keisuke Okada, the new Premier, It is also stated that the report criminated a former member of the Cabinet.
On discussing its contents, the Cabinet unanimously voted—to shoulder the responsibility and. submit its resignation en bloc to the Throne, The delay in appointment of a new Premier and assembling of a. new Cabinet to replace that forced out by graft revelations has been casloned by the decision of Prine Kimmochi Safonji, the sole surviving "Genro," to come to Tokyo. before making recommendations in respons to a query from Emperor Hiro-
According to reliable reports, the Public Prosecutor's Office will summon a former Cabinet Minister ina few days to. answer graft. charges supported by newly-discovered evidence, Cabinet's Last Act As its final act prior to submit ting the resignation' to tie Emperor this afternoon, the Saito Cabinet recommended to the throne the eley: tion of twelve men to the House of Peers.
Those nominated by the Government for appointment by the Em-error, were! Mr. Matsukich! Koyama, Minister" of Justice In the Saito Cabinet; Mr. Teizo Kurosaki, director of the Legislative Bureau; Mr. Kobata, former Ambas-'Me, Toyomitsu Arisa, managing director of the Korean industrial Dr. Masutaro Nid attorney; Mr. Hisatoshi Hijikata, Governor of the Bank of Japan; Dr. Shigeru Matsui, attorney: Mr. Shunji Miyao, former Governor-General Saghalien: Vice-Admiral Tetsutaro Satoh, naval expert; Mr. Katsuo 'Usami, adviser to. the Manchoukuo Government; Mr, Hajime Seki, Mayor of Osaka; "and Mr. Ko Ken-el, Formosan business' man—United Press.
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