Show marquis ito comine marquis ito the distinguished japanese statesmen who will visit this month on his way to england rose to the zenith of hia power in japanese politics during the big war with chinai he had a most difficult path to tread however or hia political enemies many and powerful these bad termed themselves into a clique under the lead ship of satsuma and this clique did all it could to embarrass ito whose duties as prime minister were sufficiently delicate without the additional burden of having to fight wort ol 01 spiteful enemies the satsuma clique in order further to harass ito used its influence with the emperor to make him a marquis and confer upon him the order of and order of the chrysanthemum decorations that were never before given to ally bh members of the imperial course ito while accepting the title of maraule marq ule was forced to decline the other honors in fast be did not once aptak during the audience in which the emperor decorated him but a few days afterward sent hia tuai esty a letter declining the favors meanwhile the press so abused him that he was unable to stand up under the fire and resigned hia portfolio when the details of the plot were dissevered the emperor sent for the marqui and th result was his acceptance of the imperial ciders |