| Show AGED JAPAN PREMIER IS IS SHOT DOWN Noted Statesman Dies From Bullets Fired by Band of Ass Assassins assi I S SECOND TRAGEDY IN YEAR Mortal Blow to Japanese Fascism Fascism Fas Fas- cism Seen in Inukai Slaying By GLENN BABB Associated Press Tress Staff Correspondent dent TOKIO May 16 Premier 16 Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai Japans Japan's year old old grey greyfox greyfox fox was dead today t the e second Japanese Jap Jap- anese premier to die by an assassins assassin's hand in less than a year Premier Inukai was shot down In his home yesterday by a band of young army anti and naval cadets who apparently had hatched an abortive plot to destroy the government and seize the capital Following the death of the premier which occurred at 1125 p. p m. m six hours after he was shot the cabinet decided to resign and Acting Premier Korekiyo Takahashi aged finance minister called upon Emperor Hirohito Hirohito Hirohito Hiro- Hiro hito tb to hand in n the resignations The emperor instructed Mr Takahashi Takahashi Takahashi Taka Taka- hashi and the rest of ot the cabinet to continue in office until they received further orders In the meantime it was announced that the aged Prince last of Japans Japan's elder statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men was on his way to Tokio from his villa at to confer with the emperor about a new cabinet BLOW TO F FASCISM 1 The fascist movement in Japan appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to have suffered a nearly martal mortal mortal mor mar tal blow as a result of the premiers premier's assassination General Sadao Araki war minister and Admiral Osumi minister of f the navy turned In resignations with the rest of the cab cab- inet met Both these officials who have been considered the leading spirits of the nationalist movement in Japan strongly strong strong- ly disavowed yesterdays yesterday's events and said the perpetrators would be sternly sternly sternly stern stern- ly dealt with Both ministers also indicated they would retire from public public pub pub- lic lie life lite Five public buildings were bombed simultaneously with the assault upon the premier an attempt was made to destroy the transformer stations through which Tokio's supply of electricity electricity elec elec- is carried and the homes of several officials were attacked One of the buildings bombed was the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan met met- police station which is just across the street from Emperor Hiro- Hiro hitos hito's palace A few Cew hours afterward 13 young army cadets corresponding to West WestPoint WestPoint WestPoint Point cadets in America and five junior junior jun jan br naval o officers surrendered themselves themselves themselves them them- selves to the military police They were held incommunicado Civilian police pollee asked their custody but the re request request request re- re quest was refused SEVEN IN ATTACK An eye cye witness described the at attack attack attack at- at tack upon Premier Inukai as follows Seven of the youths wearing army cadets' cadets uniforms forced their way Into the premiers premier's residence on Na- Na gata gala hill in the heart of the city at dusk yesterday shooting down four policemen who attempted to bar their wa way vay The Thc aged premier was calmly smoking a and talking to a friend within the house In spite of the shooting at the door he ordered the youths admitted Ill Til talk to them he said and oland then they will understand Mrs Ken Inukai his in daughter-in- law urged him to flee to safety Fa Continued on Pace Two AGED JAPAN PREMIER IS SHOT DOWN Continued From Prom Pate Pace One then ther Father Lets Let's run away she cried Theres no use running the premIer premier pre pro mier replied as ns the youths burst Into the room They fired two shots the bullets striking the premier in the right temple and the nose He slumped to the floor The assailants left and the aged man was carried into the adjoining room where for six hours Japans Japan's most skilful skilful ful lul surgeons worked over him in an effort to save his life He Ho died at 1125 In spite of their efforts which included seven blood transfusions REFUSED INTERVIEW It was also disclosed that two army lieutenants and four other soldiers appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap early In the morning at the residence of or General Araki war minister minister min mm- ister and dem demanded an interview but were refused General Jinsaburo l vice chief of or the general staff conferred briefly with them however At approximately the same time lime the premier was attacked five other groups group of young oung men swung into ac ae- ac- ac tion One of f them attacked the metropolitan tan police pollee office with hand grenades but did little damage A policeman and a newspaper man were wounded however as the terrorists sped down the street shooting Another group combed the headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of ot the party Inflicting Inflict Inflict- ing lag slight damage Bombs also were placed at the Bank of Japan and the Mitsubishi bank slightly damaging the buildings s. s The home of Count Makino lord keeper of the privy seal sealand sealand sealand and one of Emperor Hirohito's closest advisers also was bombed with slight damage Police reserves were mobilized throughout the whole city Handbills left by the raiders denounced the present present pres pres- ent tnt state of economic affairs in Japan the system of education and the administration administration ad ad- ministration of army and navy af of- fairs |
