Minister Offers Services to Insurgents Peiping, Oct. 8.
Senor Justo Garrido y' Cisneros, who has been Spanish Minister to China for many years, has resigned. Although the telegram of resignation was despatched to Madrid on October 3, an announcement of the 'Minister's' action only was "made yesterday.
Senor Muniz, Secretary of Legation, also telegraphed his resignation 10 Madrid, and both he and the Minister have offered their allegiance to the insurgent junta at Burgos—Reuter, message. from Madrid on Oct stated that. Senor" Justo Garrido. Cisneros had "been removed from the rolls of the diplomatic corps, with the Joss of all diplomatic rights' according a decree appearing in the "Gaceta'
Tokyo, October 7.
Absolute. extermination of quasi religions and heresies is proposed by the Japanese Education' Depart ment and' Home Office following revelations of the "evil doctrines" of the Hito-no-Michi and the The G6-year-old founder and chief priest of the Hito-no-Michi sect, which has over 600,000 followers, has been arrested on charges of assaulting young girls, Leaders of the wealthy Omotokyo 'Foundation of the Universe) sect, which had 3,000,000 followers, were sseswed last' spring on charges of ese majesta. Over 400 temples and other buildings belonging to the sect have been razed to the ground this year by the Japanese authorities, 'The Home OMice is instructing the police throughout the Empire to keep stricter watch over. various religious organizations, It also plans issue pamphlets to. educate' the public concerning religious faiths and organizations.
'There are said' to be about 800 "new" religious faiths preached In Japan besides the officially re~ cognized sects of Shinto, Buddhism and Christianity. About 60 per cent, of the so-called new religions. are based in some way or other on Shintoism, Both the Home Oflce and Educ tion Department are studying the causes of the appearance and popularity of such so-called religions, and up to the present have found that these are, mainly, the Inactivity of the orthodox religions, the unrest prevailing among the masses and the revival of religious thought.
While the old religions are mostly inactive, the new participate in. activities which appeal to the public, and also preach immediate and sometimes material benefits.
It is also found that among the believers in the new religions, those to be classed as intellectuals are
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