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"'" of n "l" (7 ifljj ffl1" j,I' ""n om AwrK leg He la Count ffi IxJjgBC fhlgrnubti Okuma, iy'fc'' the new premier of lr"-ir"UrZ" Japan, and what be ngm "O" irks In a physical seneo Is more than mado up In thoso mental qualltlea which have won for him tbe reaped and admiration ot hla people It Is afo lo say that no foreign poser will attempt to trifle with Okums What LI Hung Chang Is to China Count Okumn It to Japan, and more, for he represent! the people of Japan In his recent elevation to Ihe premiership the death knell of the government of the clam wai sounded and Japan now enjoys en-joys the comparnlhe freedom of party rulo It bi really a revolution In Japanese Jap-anese politics and tbe people are at least aiiured of representation, Count Okumi It the father ot tho reformation reforma-tion He has bad ample experience In the pait ta minister ot flnsnce and minister min-ister of foreign affairs In order to thoroughly underetand the situation It ta first necessary to tnke a brief survey of Japanese politics. For the last thirty thir-ty cara Japan has been ruled by the ministry composed of tho noble of gat-sum gat-sum and Choshti There were times when Tosa and lllten men wero members mem-bers nt the cabinet, but the latter were gradually froien out and of recent yeara all the Important government position! po-sition! hao been filled by representatives represen-tatives of the two famous clam Japan Buffered long and patiently under this yoke of clan government, but finally tho clamoring ot the people for a change resulted In the establishment of the diet In ISM. and at once It became the mouthpiece of Ihe people's dlacon-tent, dlacon-tent, An address to tho throne charging charg-ing the government with mla-admlnti-tratlon or a ote ot non-confldenco In tho reigning ministry or the rejection of an Important government meaiure became tho usual feature of tho diet. Tho government would reply with either suipetuilnn or dissolution. The clan government managed to continue, Its existence, as thero were no political parties atrong enough to uverthrow It Tbe literals and the progressives, the two leading parties, were always at loggerheads, but on n recent meeatire Involving taxntlona they united their forcci. The leaders ot the two parties. Count Okuma and Count Itaxnkl, got together, and at a result the great popular pop-ular party under the name ot "kernel-to," "kernel-to," or constitutional party, wns born. The Inauguration ceremonies ut the new party were conducted on June S3. Aba result nf this Marquta Ito resigned the premiership nnd his example was followed by nil the other cabinet rain-liters. rain-liters. Marquli Ho himself a man ot lCV f ftitl - COl'NT OKUMA. teen nnd far-tlghted Judgment, had provloutly urged tho necessity of changing a policy that held nloof from political partlr Hut he met with no upport so he resigned nnd In doing in ho recommended lo the emperor ai hit successor Count Okuma Tho im-peror im-peror aummoned Counta Okumn and Ilagakl lo the court, and they were Inputted In-putted with tbe tatk of a cabinet formation, for-mation, with the result that Okuma accepted the premiership and nt the tame tlmo became mlnltter of foreign affairs. The change In the ralulitry was at once announced nnd went Into effect at om e Count Okuma Is a nn-ttvo nn-ttvo of lllxen. a province of Kyutyu Island, and It nearly R0 years old. Hut iba tUll calli himielt a oung man. Ilia father waa one ot tho lllxen clan, but i waa not blMted with an abundance ot tbla world' goodt Meager aa his opportunities op-portunities were, Okuma never neglected neglect-ed an opportunity to cultivate the eml nent scholars nnd leading men ot his time, anil he learned to take a deep Interest In-terest In the affnlra ot his country In 1877 the Balgo relielllon took place, and following that the notion's flnancea become be-come exceedingly disordered It was the.t that he was appointed minister of finance, and demonstrated his keen Judgment In matters of state He later lat-er found hlmtelt at the head of the foreign office Count Okumn Is actlvo In developing tbe modern sciences In Japan In 1880 with that far-algbted itudy of the nation"! needi which char actcrliea all hla movements, he founded found-ed an Inatlttttlon ot learning for young men Just across the way from his residence, In a suburb ot Toklo, known aa Waseda, he erected the first buildings, build-ings, and endowed the Institution with J10O.0OO This Is known as tbe Toklo gammon Oakko, and It baa enjoyed areat uroiperity There are at preient snout l.veO stttdenu. Tbe nnlvenlty embraces three separate school, one ot Japanese- law, one of political science sci-ence and one of literature The count's bouse Is a delightful combination ot the modern and the ancient Japanese. In tbe front hla rooms are carpeted, papered paper-ed and equipped In Kuropean ityle, while lu tbe rear eertlona we find the . little Japanee porches, sliding eereem and papered windows Hla grounds snd garden are aa One aa anything In Japan He haa Indeed an Ideal rural home Hla postotrire address li 70 Shlmo Totsukamura Mineral Toshtma-corn Toshtma-corn Count Okuma Is happily married and dearly Intea tbe seclusion ot hla own borne Hla wife the countess. It a lady of quiet demeanor and proves an admirable hostess at their numerous and ever hospttnblo receptions. The lady has lnany frlenda among the nobility no-bility and the yotttn of the land. She takea great Interest In the Bsmmon Uakko and Intarlably graces the com-menremente com-menremente and other public occasion with her presence |