| Show JAP CABINET CRISIS AVERTED The The Premier Tendered rendered His Resignation Which Emperor Refused OTHERS WERE ACCEPTED This hi 1 Without Any IJ 1 Is Cau IU c of Trouble Jan 14 Tho resignation oj o othe the cabinet was Wis narrowly tu avert averted oertell ed ell today The premier Marquis Mart ls ten dired dered his hlA resignation n to tho emperor this iter oll at 4 but his majesty declined to receive It I thu of ot minister of nuance and an of or Isaburo minister of ot coln COll minister of ot jus justice jUt tko tice will wi the tho portfolio port lo ot 11 J nance and minister of ot thu Interior will combine that of at the tho min minister minIster ister of or communications This leaves tho cabinet without any nn now new clement and ond removes the disputants disputants ants who have been the thu disturbing fac tac factors tors for tor somo ROIO time past The information about abolt the tho resignation tion lon of ot Isu buro as IS minister pt of communications announced by the theAs As Press on Jan 11 was evi erl evidently dently de 1 correct and the official denial made on un tho tie following day was probably ably Intended to tide over ovel the period during which there thero was a possibility of ot an adjustment HEATED DEBATES The cabinet council counci this morning moring gave gavoli rise e to romo SOlO heated debates debales insisted upon the resignations of ot who Is Ig responsible for the thc budget which will be In the diet this month mont and who is Ie I l med by the cabinet ministers and the public because In 1807 1907 ha ho prom promised promIsed that there would be no Increase made In the tho taxation lullion nor would thero bo any resort to foreign loan in 1903 1908 An Investigation of ot tho financial sit situation however convinced the cabinet and elder statesmen that an a Increase In tho ho taxation or orin In lieu leu thereof a 1 foreign loan would be un unavoidable unavoidable avoidable endeavored to reduce the appropriation laUon of tha army and nay navy io to which these factions objected fi n finally nally nai succeeded In Inc carrying point point thereupon attempted to to r duco duc the appropriations for tor railways and to this raised an a ob jeton then Increased alo the general generl but thin found strenuous ob ls lon the leading and tr bankers l Q fIS finally decided cd to t resign and also that his nation should bo b accepted Marquis Salon who was ni the head l od of at the cabinet df to tender hla resignation and tile other members nf ot tho ho cabinet who le finally and decided on n tie fol program 11 Thu Thi t 1 t ls Uon would first be offered I If the to accept It then Olen tM resignation tion of and ta would b t or ned and Harn bj Ins to combine their portfolio In pursuance of this agreement Pre Premier mier and Prince Pince Ito waited on tho emperor this afternoon The rhe em om refused to accept the tho resignation of ot but accepted tho resignations of ot and Tho whole matter Is now believed to tobo bo settled There probably will wi bo be somo changes of ot items In the budget and nd possibly tho government may ma de decide cide not to t Increase taxation but In Instead stead the appropriations for the army arm and Ind navy twy It Is also possible that It may muy be to Issue a 0 loan to cover COer the tho deficiency d t hel received role from To fo folo lo tho th past month have have Indi Indicated Indicated that tha the ministry won wal meeting with wih crowing opposition through the te country countr particularly be bp because cause Cuse of lt the tho reductions made mado by It Il appropriations for development pur The elections electon in Japan ore ae ap approaching and amI opposition has hu been endeavoring to arouse a n stron senti sentiment sent ment against tho cabinet by a news newspaper lel paper campaign attacking principally tho government policy pley of ot Increasing taxation Tha Tho financial program was waa waton formally settled at nt a i meeting of ot tha th council of ot elder statesmen hold Doc c 17 It I was WIS ono of ot retrenchment and Ind Involved a reduction In tho t expensed of ot tho army and Ind navy for tho te next six whereby the tho would savo ta 0 2 As s soon son us as this program became becam known the opposition mado vigorous preparation nf to fight it In tha Other Othor raM declared that n miscalculation lation of ur In tha budget had aroused widespread distrust In tho fi financial f policy of ot tho ministry three thre days OJ thara thoro waa 18 In cabinet because of ot the tho reduction of lr tho appropriation for tor rail railroad ml road construction mcton As Aa a 1 result the tho res resignation ignation of or minis tor to nf o communications waa announced but Immediately denied |
