Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-04-05 | Page 1 | Koiso, Nip Cabinet Resign Posts; Successor Called

Nip Cabinet Resign Posts Successor Called LONDON April 5 Thc UP The Thc Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese government of Gen Kuniak fell feU Thursday Th in the midst of t the empires empire's grave military crisis and Emperor Hirohito 9 i 0 9 called callec ll d don on Adm Baron ron K nt ro Suz year old d president t of the privy council to to form a new cabinet Tokyo broadcasts announced and all aU his his' m minister nister stepped e down a said because of the gravity of the situation a reference to the th mounting serIes oft disasters durIng dur duro lug Ing their eight months in office offic which have reached a climax li lithe Inthe in the American invasion of Oki Oh Okinawa nawa on the doorstep of the home home- land The iThe com unique broadcast by Don Dom Do iel i l agency said saida a far m more mor re powerful administration will b be formed and land the choice fell feU on Uie the aged Su Suzuki uki after after- the emperor had consulted the elder statesmen of the empire Suzuki had been in ment for eight years prior to his appointment as president O of the privy council last Aug 10 Suzuki's name had been submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted to the emperor by Marquis Koichiro Kido lord keeper of the privy seal alter after a conference of senior st statesmen said the broadcast t submitted the resignations of his cabinet to the emperor because because because be be- cause of the war situation am amin and andin andin in order to bring a more powerful cabinet into office the Japanese board of information said in a Tokyo Toky radio release The resigning Premiers Premier's s war polIcies policies pol pol- ides had been under increasing criticism as American forces progressively progressively progressively pro pro- recovered more Philippine Philippine Philip Philippine pine islands from the Japanese and as United States forces fought closer to Japan Japan first first to Iwo Jima and then the where the Americans have invaded Okinawa Domel said the emperor upon receipt of ot cabinet resignations Lions called Kido to the palace as is customary for consultation and then Kido called a n. council of ot former Japanese premiers to obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain their opinions on a successor