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The Tokyo Asahi , Nov . 21st, 1 9 ~

CO ?l?Hi!~TI:D "l'ITP THC SCAtlDAL CASB IN KO~J-:A .

G"':lif:"qAL YA:JAl'>.SH! CALL3D TC' <'Oll~T .

"'IRST Ql'ESTICINI?lG r. i;:LD THIS YC'l? ll I:~o AT TH'3

P"q":Ll: '. t'"AU CCIU~T <'"' I~IQUHY .

NEXT ~XAYIN~D AT TP.E ~~P LI~ p-q(' CU"qATO"q'S OF~ICE .

As a lre~dy re por t o d , the form3 r Oove r no r-Genoral of

Korea, General Honzo Yamanashi ~as callod to tho · pr elimina ry

oourt of inql1i ry of tho Tok~ro Lcca l Court , on the 20th , at

9 . 35 a.m. , in connection with the seve ral scanda l oases in

Kor ea , espooinlly rith the question of reoeivin~ mon~y as

b r ibe in matters concerning the ~ound i ng of an ~xohRnge .

~i rst of all, at tho prelimina ry c ou r t of inqui ry, ho was

examined for a matter of fifteen minutes by the public pro -

curator HOJO , and later also by the 9xnmining judge Ak i yama

in connection with the same ar~a ir. Also , ho was subjected

to a con tinued examination as witness in the sev~ ra l s oondal

ol.lsos in Ko r ea which are at nr esont b1i:lg ha ndled at t!':d

Ch C1so n (l'oroa) Looa 1 Cou r t. It is ex"Oo ctod that ho wi 11 ha ve

to attend the cou r t on the 21st also , o.s tho prel imina r y

inqu ir ies ontr usto d to t~e cou r t in matters concerning the

s o vo ra l soandn l caaos in Kor oa other than the oaso or the

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IMP~RIAL SA HCTIC N AL!lEA1 . GP..A?: T3D PRO 'lECUTIMI

PROBA! LE A? TSR SUFPO!HA .

The doubt o n t 'l rtei nod toward th:> person or Go nera l

Yamanashi wh o w11s alre <1dy calle d t o t he OO\lrt oomes "rom

a corru r, ti o n sca ndal in his r'3 ceivin~ , lest wintl) r, in

connection with tho f oundi nv of en oxohen; e at a o~ rt~in

~laoe as ~ lrcedy reooitod in othor oo!um ns And Rikiohi Hid e

who was in tho p~sition or his oriv~te s e cretary working es a

~o -bo twoe~ ~ . ~o, ooo under tho name o~ a political o ontr1but1cn,

from tho hnnd of Mr , To~unosuko Kawnsnki, mana ge r or the

Kawasaki Shoji Keisha of Nihonbashi, Althou gh the Genar'l l

r~ oeid the mcnoy lator , it aoooars r r om the examination o~

Hide, that ho r ? co ivo d tho monoy as b ri bo , with the r esult that

the l e gal authoriti~s hove from the beginning ho ld a ve ry

str oni sus9i oion towa rds him . It e 9ooars t~et n deoiaion was

at Ins t arrived at in thn mee ting of h i gh legal offic i.a ls hold

et !lito on t h? ovonin~ or le st lflth, +horoughly to o ro11 9c11to

him ( i n n n unro stl'i u c;oo sta'.;l• i;) ·1 r- J c 1 t r.o :>r1· rv,o ol· oo:·:·uption.

Quick measurt1s ~ o~ll' •<'have t-•Htn a~ o? te.! l.n t h i s er:'e c t , airoe

neoesaity 1a felt to send Hida back a &ain by tho 23rd to Korea .

It is reported that on t h e mor~lng of t~o 1 9th the Justice

Minister Watanabe r eoort9 d the matter to the Imptt rial Threne

encl that wHh t he Im perial section the Chief of Public

Procurator Shiono returned back to Seoul. It is believad,

there f ore, that th~ a&m• General was callod to the oourt on

the morning of the 20th , the meesuroG ror tho nroseoution

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having beon takon at tho same time and that th9 case having

beon sont round to the prel im ina ry court or inquiry the

oxaming judr.o Akiyama took chargo of the affair to oxamine .

As a rosult theroof both Kawaaa~i and P.ido are also natu rally

to be ~»oseouted for offering bribes.

FORMER RAIL'"AY VlCE - tH HIST'llJR SATAl<E CJ.LLED TC COURT.

CONN~~~BD ~lTH THE g XAMINATJON FAVJNG B~J.~HlGS UP('}~ THR PURCHASE CF TH'llJ ~<'HIGO ~AILiTAYS.

MR. IDE, M. P . ALSO CALLSD TO COURT •

. In oonnoction with tho Echigo Railways scandal case ,

Kr. Sango 8&ta ke, mombo r of tho House of Peors, around whoso

pe rson rumours are afoot that ho was deeply oonnooted with

the stl.lto purchase of tho said railwa y s during tho t\me ho

was tho Psrliamenta ry Vice-J.finistar of the Railway Ofrioe,

onswerod the call , as anrounood . botor~ on the 20th , at 7 . 5 0

a .m . and a poearod , volurtarily, at the o r oourator's ofrios

or tho T~kyo Looal Court, riding in a motor oar from his home

at Ka~o-maohi, Koishigawa - ku. Directly he was led to the

examinat i on room r n tho seconi stor y of tho det!lohed bu ild ing

and was examined by the hand or tho procu r ato r Ishi g ooka who

came to tha offioo at 8 a . m. At s .2 0 n.m . Mr. Shigosaburo

Ide, M. P. and the former Chie f of tho Superintendonoe Bu r eau

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of the Roihray Oenar t-1..,n+. , wr.o 111 ::i lsc- dool)ly oonneoted with

~h o onso, ~as oxa~in?d li~~w is? . Rog ~ rding tho ca s e , tho

t e rm or tho forood doto ntion of Mr . Ku sumi who is now held

in oustody oxoiros on the 20th, and tho oub lio is much

o onoornod as to ~hat moasuro s tho lega l outhoriti oR will

adont, artor tho oxaminati on of' Ur Satalco, in r ogard to

the pe rsons of Mfi ssrs . Kusumi 11nd Satnke . Further , Mr . Ido

was roloo sod at 11 a.m . , for tho timo boinb • as tho examination

oamo to an end .

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l,,:U INC If 663- C Extra Nuobor, Tho Tokyo As:lhi, Nov.26th,l929 .

PERSOW5 r:mrcr.c.D.

¥. so,ooo .

I NVESTIGATION JROUOl!T TO :. CLOS;!; IN THIS C.\S~ ALSO.

Tho Dooora.~ion Scandal t ook its &ta.rt by t ho ond of August in tho

tiodo.l Fraud Ca.so of JJ: ... H~.roohi Nagashian and othors rihich a.rooo v.ound tho

J apan Decor ati on C::>r.1r ·1 •y \ ;·t ·.p:·o.a Kun Shl5 Y-aisha ) and tho acando.l dovol op<.d

a.a to tho buying of t ho dcco:-atiJns,, Vo:-t .i.ecl.ly, it involvod tho f orcor

Pr osidont of tho Dooor ation Bui-or.u Hr. Naoyoehi Aotloko. o.nd latorally, it

r oault od in tho onso of ·tho Thil'd Ordor of 1for.it of Ur . Soiroku Toutouui,

o. lfocbor of tho PnrUrnont £>.nd Q.ffor.todovon Mr , Koniohi l~ujitn of tho

Tokyo Chaobor of Cor.u:iorc o and l!tdttfltry. Tho Tokyo Pr ocurat or' s Vi'fic o

bnnnod tho n011s of tho ca.so still undor invostisation on Octobor 11th and

tho throo proeooutor s i . o. ldossr s , ha:mza.\ln, Bibo.t a , and Hosoi ho.vo boon

acooloro.ti..ng this i~wostigo.tion. Ho\IOVor 1 thio iuv <;stigo.tion t"to.s also

broug!tt to a oloso at l ast . Tho f ollouinc; nino poraona vor o indict od in

this connoction o.nd th o nuubor. of "thootJ por sone \tho ·;1or o r ol oasod \/1th a

r oeorvation f or indiotccnt \las t on. Throughout this s candal tho only

pornon ttho r oo oivod tho bribo \tas fl.r •. IDQ.oka. It vas r oportod o.t tho tin o

of his crrost that t ho auount of bribo r cc oivcd by hie ~1as ¥ 65,000 •

. \ftor tho i nvc.atigation, ho\/ovor, tho tot...l ooount is s nid t o bo a.bout

¥ eo,ooo.

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Fo!T.lor Pro~id~nt of +.ho D:icoro.tion Buroau. Junior Gro.clo of tho 1'hi:·d Court P.o.nk and tho Soo?rd Or~or of Ho!·i~ •

.. dd.-os'!: Shln ~oguu.--oachi, :\znbu- ku, Tokyo .

Chn.rgod a.go.inst : Scandal (r<..eciving briboe) .

K!l~Q..oi Uo?.ll~~~

Fomor l!. P., bolongir.g to tho Soiyiikni .

Addr osa s Uimchi, in tho suburb of Tokyo.

Chnrgod ago.inst : Fraud .

Hiroehi Npga~t~

Chnrgod o.gainsts Soo.ndnl (nssisting in r ocoiving bribes)

ToyoBki Hara~hi

Chargod o.go.insts Do.

Sukonobu ShiE~

ChClr god o.go.inst s Do .

Soi r oku Toutau!:!i\

llanagor, Nichiro- Gyogya(Jo.po.n- Russio. Fishing Coopo.ny). ii.P. , Houtrnl. T~l~d Drdor of Uorit •

. \ddr oaa s So.rugo.ku, Shibuyn-chn, in tho suburb of Tokyo.

Chargod ngo.inst : Scandal (sending in bribes) .

lfon- iehi FuJ.1.!g

Cho.iroo.n, Tokyo Cho.rJbor of Coe.more o n.nd Industr y. Third vrdor of 1:or it. lfoT.lbor of tho Parlio.Tlont , c.ppointod by order of tho Throno •

.'\ddr oos s Shir.:o-hobikubo, Ebo.rn- cho , in t ho suburb of T-.kyo.

Cho.rgod ago.inst s Do •

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No.gnnoeuko Yokotn

IJnno.gor, Uikl:ntou (Japan ::inooa Coupnny) , Vic~-Chain:inn, Kyoto Ch~1jor of Cvar:iorc ~ and Industry. Fifth Ord or of t iori t •

. \ddross s Sukkoj i - noboru, Fuy:i.-onchi, Shiuol:yo- ku, Kyot o .

Ch o.r gcd o.go.!nst: Scandal {s onding in bribes}

Sai kichi Iko;,s

',fatch-onkor, Oso.ka.

Cho.rgod o.gainst: Do .

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Extrn - Number, 'I!10 1okyo A:iah i , Nov . 26th, 1929 .

TRUE FAC'l'S or. 'l'Hf: STX S C!lli l'AL CLSES . 'OEPOR ­.l'IGO TiIE. EXT:ti.;a!' co-1 PUP TI\li. I !I 'I!f1 POLI 'rICAL \'IORLD.

A CA:; ; O:;' rUYI''G AVf.\'qDS FOP. u~:::IT , A C A <;~ OF SPl' I ~trG THE AUSt3RE ~OY~HT o~ TPS GR~AT C"ilH·:t.:OrY .

A?lD TP.3 DIRTY PACTS Hl co~a·~ ·~Tll'N "'JTH Ttt"! FIVI: PRIVJ.T8 Ri'. Il':'AYS .

Tho orivato r ailway scanda ~ that ha s s ud 1only come up,

started with tho soando.l oaso connoctod with tho ourcha oo

of a private railway in Hokka ido , &pd o. a ii rosult of quick

a otion , sinco August last , of the orocurntor ' s ofrico of

tho Tokyo Looal Co u r t, s o road like wild Ciro to tho Hig~shi

Osako. Donk i ease (Eo.s t 03aka ~lectric Trgm) (pormis oion for a

now lino) and this l od 'l~a in to the Iso Dent'>ntsu C'lSO (Iso

Ele c tric Railw11ys) (oormission for the oxtonsion o" tho lino),

and, furthe r , to t ho Halcc.tawan Tohvdo caso {Hakat'l - Eay

~a ilwa~•e) (pu rchase) . ... c Th is lod"tho i mpriso nmo r.t or tho

f orme r Roilw'ly Ministe r Mr. Ho i k i ohi Ogawa , b ri nging about

thus an unprc oodontod sca nd al . Even at t h i s , tho disolosu r o s

hnve not OO'lso d , nnd , al 1 of 11 suddon , wo nor soo tho

commonco~o n~:thq oaso of tho purchase or tho Echigo Totsudo

(Bohi g o"Raihl'ays ) , bringing aboi..;•, tho prosooution and

holding in custody of tho manago r and formo r !l . P. Ur . Ku:-uml ,

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rollowed by the ca l ling out · o ~ i e xamination or the ror mor

Pa r liamenta r y Vioo-Ministe r ond mombor of tho House or

Poo r s , Mr . Sor. c o Sotn ko . The rire hns now tu r ne d h : t h?

di r ection or the prese n t C'lb i not, ovor ex pa~dine; , ~ nd nlso

b r inginc a b ou t ~ ~ re s t stormy si~un tion in t ho fi e ld or

oolit.ios . Those u r ose c•lte -t. :. nc : •h .. i n.< 'tl· rs"" ""nn-..r.t~tl ~·1 1 th

privnto rnih"ays, tl\ltl0l •c. 1·, U'!J to n ::-w , oighteo n, most or whom

a r o famous in tho oclitiool worltl or aro impor t unt parsons

i n provincial financial circlos , and thJir im o risonment is

having n g r oat erfeot upon all fields . Besides this , tho re

is ll li'~?lf<R·\l.l'~ or tho so - oollod caso of scand n l or buying

ow• r ds mo r it n nd tho cnso of tho commemoration modnls, in fo r

w~i oh Mr . Nooyoshi Amaokn , th? formor pr osidont or tho

Doooration Bu r o nu , was the c?ntral fi~uro in connoction with

r eporting to tho Throno conco ·ning tho bes t owing o" tho

doco r otions on tho occasion or tho Acco s sion Coromony h o ld

l a s t yoar . Evon in t:hj s caso , tho r 'l wo r o nina t>Orsons

proaooutod, inc luding in tho num~} r wo ll - t nown pe rsons in

both politionl ~nd busine se r orlds .

Tho orosoou t or ' s offioo , fror:l t h'1 naco ssity or

i!"vostigntion, 1vl\ s b!lnning th'> d i solosur11 of tho nows or tho

co s o , but wo or o n ow Cor tho first time oblo t r a cquaint tho

public with tho truo foots , as rolooso ais o ff'ootod on tho

26th , at 6 p . m. ( To bo Continued)

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THCST<.: fR<'S,..CT:'J"RD l.GAINST :N CC1~fP.(;Tio:J , .. JTH TPT.' PTIJVATR ~~I_7_~_1l~YS;..;;.... ______________________ _

Heikichi C~!'r111 ------········

Jv.nior GradA o~ \.he 3ru Cour-c ·~an k and t he 1s t OrdA r t: 'IAf'?"I~ .

Px - ' '.,.~-v1e 1 T"i~~i.:e i.er, e.it·J:.is!,i~e l"l :iister. /\dviRC'.I'.' of 'the Seiy~·.illl . ;.· . F .

Addres::> : 5 of No . 1 , nchisai\~ai -cho , ll'"o .11mf'lch1 - V:u, Tok accepcing

C~argca a ga i nst : ScanC.al(bribe s)

rr oshio T<asuga_

t:-or me r •· .f . , ue:!.onging t. o the Seiyu kai .

Age: 57.

Add r ePs : onCen , Senda~aya -cho , ~okyo .

Charged against: J.ssistlng in ac~e~ting b~i~Ps .

(The a b ovenarned ~;wo pc. r sc-ns are each c onnecteo "Ii.th the f nur pl'ivat('· r•ai..1.way scanda l s .)

T!'loa P. Connecte ".'I. "'ith the Jif\k\ra 1uo Tetsud~ Ka 1s'1a ( };o1<­kaido "ai.l1~~:'L£.?rpanv ) _

!C'e igoro I nwzn n~!

FormPl' mant.e:e r of the abov<'-nam"d company .

AgP : 65 .

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Ad~ress: l of No . 5 1 Hnma- machi , Otaru City.

Cha rged aga~ost~ sca~1a1 ( off e ring bribes)

Fisaku !"!;t.~.2-

Fo~·mer auditor of the sane company .

Aie: 49 .

Ad''"l'e<\n : ~'o . 15 , Tak?.sagc--cho , P.akoda t e City .

Kohe i ''Va~anabe

Pre s ent me~aging direct or.

Age : 54.

ChargAd a~ainst : ~o .

1Cenzo Aoyn~~

Chie f, Iohii<awa - ken League of Fishery Cooperative S o·~ieties . V. P. , eJ e c t ed in Ishikawa - ken and belonging t o the Seiyilka i . Age; 51. Ac.tdres3: Nal<anoj i Ma-rrura , Ka shima-gun , :rshikawa - kC'n.

Charged afainst ~ Do. (for assisting in off e ring br1b.

Tho~e Corine c tf"d w~ ';;h the H1 g~sh1 Osa ka Df"nk1 ti>tsud0 J~::..c..:~~_Q;'.~~-\·~d:·t;~ lr; "'al_l'."'\~,.J-------·-----

;.fpn:,~cr of 1!1e •·O'"li11H'Y · F'Ol'.ie t• c~.~.e i of ;; i. 1~ Ge:nera l Affa i rs BUrlaU c" the Sc:. yli~.a 1 .

Age: 60 .

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Ar.ldre a e t

Charged against: scandal(offering brib~s)

Motoshichi Tanaka

Managing Director of the company .

Aget 55.

Addreeet Kurouemon- cho, Yinami-ku, 0saka.

Charge~ againet: Do .

Yeah1ak1 Kikk!,!!!

Director of the company . Age t 39 . Charged against~ Do.

Kaneuke Shirai

Director of the c ompany . Age: 42. Charged against: Do .

Kl5k1 ~ta

~anager of the Keihan ~lectric Railways and the Sh1nke 1han ~lectric Failways.

Age: 56 .

Address: Kawago1-mura, Kitakawachi-gun, Osaka Fre~tul"e

Charged against: Do .

Shigesnbur~ Ide

Former Chief of the Superintendence Bureau of the Railway Department. D1reo t or of the ~ara ~lectric Tram Company. W. P., sent out from Akita Pr~fecture , belongin~ t o the s~iy(ikai.

Age t 65.

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Aderess : Aoyarr~ -Takaki-cho , hkasaka - 1'u, Tokyo .

Cha r ged against : Do .

J<o jiro rrn~, .. ::l'n i

Publ111hE'r.

A~d r<'s s: Sw"iyoshi-ch<:> , Sumiyoshi- ku, C'saka.

Cha r ged againot : Do .

Those Connecte d with the Isc d<'nki Te ts \ldO Kaisha (Ise ~lfctric Qailways}

Ka zue K~~

The h ighest tax-payer . 1'anager o f the above - natre d company .

Age : 53 .

Addt'ese : Kav:araide - mura , Vie - g un , )rile -ken.

Charged against : Scandal\ offering brib~ s}

Jfidegoro !~~'a

D1r~ctor of th~ c ompany . ~! .F. , s en t out from the same prl"fecture , belotiging t o tl'ie Seiyttka! .

Age : 51.

Adc rP.os : i:ra \r.al"l!l t <:u-:nura , J<ewag(' - gun , Vie - ker . •

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~hose Connected with the Hakatawan Te tsudo Xnisha (Ha !'a t.J :~IJ~~ay _ _Q~:_a2!12_ _________ _

seizo faa

Yan:io:ol' . ~P.mtP. r of t.ne Hous~ of P~era .

A~c: 67 .

AcJ1.lr ·- ~ F : Kc:-.nwt?-r:ro, F"Jkuoka Cj ty .

va euta r e- .'.~.:>!"' . '. :'!.E!.£.~

Dlr i:- c t or· , Chiku~O··Dcnk1 (rhikuho -i:'lectric Tram C' ompnnv). Memt e r o~· the Eouse of Peers.

Age : G6.

Add r ess: P.11hash1- mura, Yamakado- gun , Fukuoda - ken.

Charged against ~ Ass1st1ne in offe ring bribes.

Those Connected w1~h the Fc!11go Te tsudo !(aisha J:::~.higo J:~~!.'!!.lf V Com')ar.7} ---.. --·--

~-~~~'.~~; r..>C""'.'3 r rru!'lage i- of th<: ·-:: cmpany . F o;·.n~ r ! l . P. , ~t· i.or.g ing t o thtj Kense1ka i.

Ag 1: 5~ .

Ad·:i r 1;;.:;s: P~flllsh1nakan '> · ·c bo , Tokyo .

Charged aga inst: scandal(prosecuted).

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.. ..e ~r1:'g . v f t ~:" £.l' ::: v"l, ·.; ,:,cN. e R~1.:ci. -vcro :nttcl'J mn.::h ma~; .. e r of

WH:e ttc f J:; l· ~·:J. .... .. ~H: . .JI-< 01· t~.e Tlgash1 C.'sakll ra1lways(June

t-•ovember l a st yE>ar) t o w;·i~h snn~·~ 1 OtlS were @'iven, and

" i..he Hokl<n·1do r>ai:wuy Co1npn11:,·(purchase u c t successful) and

the Ftakat'l ••Pay 0 nilw&7 Comp!! ny ( pur(}~se n ot suooes sf1ll)

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entertained in the case s of ot:her ra1 lways , but the 1-1e cases

mostly do n o": zornc t o the fore because no clear evid<'nce has

been proeu\ ~· l ~. :id n'iso because ths circumstances are not t oo

serious, th~•:.: : ~e lJl8 tters remain me rely in a stage " f infer··

1nves t 1gat1fJn . 'i'he highos t peak of the scandal is "rac~c~ c

"r . Heikichi. U~!. ,;.:i , t~-:e I'cnncr flinjster of Justice ond al~0

that of t~e nan.nays wLen lie was called t o t~e Tokyo

Proourat0r •s nffice on September 26th last and 1n the some

day was prosecuted and he ld in custody under the cha rge of ..

s candal, as already reported by us at the tJ~e . The char~e

put against hi~ at the ti~e of his detention was that ho

r eoc ivea bribes from the three c ~mapanies, 1.e . th~ P0~~aid~

~ailway Company, the Higa shi Osaka ~lectrio ~ailway Company

and the Ise ""le.'.:tric r.anway C C'mpan~,r, the amount of which

CJming up t o above a t ota l of 11 . 500, 000. But he later

r eceived from the Hakata ··Bay ~ailwoy C'.)mpony a brlbe amour.t i v,

to somet hing live Y.300 , 000, and it ls oa id that the total

bribe r Ac eivod by him will c ol'!e up t o nearly y.~00 , 000.

This ba~ely speaks about the sum rece ived by him, r~r w~ich

evidences ore a lre~dy i n the hand of the procurator•s office,

and the authorities c oroerned estimate that the t otal amount

received by him fr nrri r a ilway c once rns !119.!• indeed c ome up t "

lf . 2,000,000 , if we are to take up such sums as those w~ich ">

not c ome against the hw, small bribes , and those t o which

ev1dcnccs cannot be produ~ed &t pr~sent.

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~ha Tokyo . s nhi , Nov . 27t h , 1929 .

PUBLIC !iY ,TJ:S'l'Ic ·~ :~:::n:::s'L ::!:R t ,:.T .• ;t .EI!: .

In r 1g:ird t o .~m0'\ss~Jor .:>l·Jn i ? ot,.mt i nr y \1/1\J((ltsuki .Tnst i oo

Minis t or ''Jn t 'ln ibv r o l ol\S•?rt th: f o l l ou i.ng t o tho pr os s n t 4 p . m.

on th 11 26t h , 1. t h i s off i c l :

~7o-dn~(26th ) I r oca ivod f rom t~o Procu r ntor - Oon ur '\ l n

' Th..,r1> , . ..,T' .., .• r ticl .:s in t he ~.,ru ss t o tho effoc t t hn t t h o

.mb'\ss,..dor 1">l oni;>ot onti ~r:r \lc.l:-.tsuki h~.a so'llo conn ection ' i th

• tho sc'\nd'\l c~\ S \. in :ion., wn:• or tho ot h o r . Prom t h o st'\n1oo i n t

of j urid l c·. l ".dlni ni s trr.t!.on , such ~rticlcs cnn no t bo ovor l ookvti .

Moroovor , such ~rtic l~ s \ i l l C'\us~ '\ c r nv . rn~ercnssion t hnt

mi gh t bo 1·•or kort unon in t~o f i o l d of •1 in l omntic rol~lt ions , nocos ­

s ity \"'" s fo lt t o c l 'lrifJ t''o point b0for.1 tho st" rt of thv ·.mbns ­

s ndo r ? l 1m i.poto11ti'\ r y . Thvr (;fo r1, , t ho oros uoutor 1nvos tig·•. t od

t ho tnl'\ t tor t r.or oug\.oily . It i s t r un thn. t. :tr. rlnk'l.tsuki . wro ':v 1 1n

t h o midcll :l of Doc t11r.b ·u ·, HJ;~7, ".:i :-.;1 '\d.vis">r of t~· o Ri lckan - !Uns oi-

to , t o :·1r. 'J'om'l Kusu?11i , ".3k1nr.: t~ , l '.t tor ~ontribut1on t o o l octlcm

costs on b1>h~l f o1 t!M Rikb.m t.iin so i to thll ti~o of t h 11 c omi n g

gonor .... l ol oc t i on , L e . sum o ~ ¥ 100 , JOO . Not only do 11s such nn

'\Ct no t cons t i t u t o ' l crin,l , but nl~o t :1<) f l\c t umur t;us t hnt

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!·1r . J<n s• ttr11 }'Ind th~ronf'te.:- obsolntoly never offoro1 uny

monHtnr y contribnt.ton. In s'.lch circUJT1stnnces \"e r ocognizn

t ho.t t:·u~r e exists no Jo0!'ll r os·Jonsiu1lity \''- f\ tev<"r on the

part of th• . ~o. l :o tsu) :l "1

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Tho Tcl'.Jv .' •!. ·.'•.l . :ro·• . 27th, 1929

'rHE sc:.ND .• i.. G .. s:~ DEVELO.>s •• s EDUC •• 'J.'IO!r r.:r~:~TS~ JW'i,,;JJ:iI EX­

PRESSES r;n:~~TIO!! O!•' !"ll!!SIG'T,.TIO:l .

RhSW.?ING oP TH::! c:.Brnr.1' ' iILL 1 urcKLY :u.T •!.::,: .LJZB sco11 ,-r T.'ER

RETURU ~)l<' TH~ ?R!!!!il l!.R '.l'O C ..'IT •• L .

From whl\t wo ho'\r •1bout Ednc!\tion Mi nistor Kohl\shi ··10 l.!n­

dorstl\nd th:\t h n nlro·idy oxnros s11d his int<mtion of r osig•1n cion

on tho 2Bth in vi nw of tho doveloon~nt of tho sc'\ndnl c '\ s 1 f" nd

boc 11u s o of his ovrn ')O!lit ion. Tho govornmnnt qunrtor s nr l) .1x­

c it..,d s i nco tho :.1r. ttor thru!ltcn s to dovolo.., bofo?'o tho ?roni or

Hnm·lguch i l 13nvos for tho \'/ostorn J '\"'.l ·1n , t\nd it looks th'\t Hini­

stor of Ov1)rS of\s .ff'\ irs '"l\ tsud·t is n.ttomnting t.o ko':".> t ho

s itu·1 tion undor control through his good office s for tho timo bo­

ing. Th'lt is, on th.:> 26th , ~ft0.r tho close of tho Ct\binot meeting

Bduc'\ t ion ?finist\.. r Kohn s!1i '\nd Ministor of OvorsC; rl s .ff'\ irs }.t'\tsud

no t ".nd co"lf nr.r":>d on aomo m"lttor s , -..ft or \"hich, tho Educ'\tion

Ainistor wont to tho ,romi 0r 1 s Oifici '\l r os idonco nt U~g'\t'\- cho

nnd h old '\ confor onco with l-hi..i!' of tho Police Buro'\tt Otsukn. ,

1>n rli1~m1mt 1r y Vic«- Ministor ·1o:nurn , ~' :-.rlinnontnry Councillor Onsf". ,

nnd '.tr . Fusnjiro Ic!iino'lliy'\ c.nd otho.,... s . ?fonm •hilo, :Unistor of

Ovorsons .'.ffni"S 1u'\tsttd'\ c~.1 1 •1d on tho Promic" TI!lmaguchi 'l.t his

officia l r •!Sid•)nco . t six of tho s~'1'lo 0•1 oning '\nd discussod

monsurcs in conn.-iction \" ith tho ponding r os ignnt ion of tho Educ".t ­

i on Ministor . But tho go vornmont ' s intention is that tho mnttor

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sh'lll r •ist ls it !.s whilo t'·w :.>ro111ior i ~ o~ his tr i p to tho liost­

orn J n.,11n l\nd :ran') out t" ::i 'Tl'\tte.r full7 durin8 his ·bsonco '\nd

ch 'lng.:i somo of t ho mombors of tho cnbinot s oon '\ft t)r tho r Gturn

of t ho .>roni .3r to Tok:--o . Incid1mt~.117, it nppc 'lrs th'\t tho ~duc!l t ­

ion Miniotor l~oh'\shi i s ::> l 'lnnin; t o make 'ln nnnounc omont, - t hi s

rosign11. tion , in r ognrd to his or . >osition .

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'lllo Tokyo J\90.h~., Ncv . 27, 1929.

In l' ll~~:-d !;o t, r, -: '" ''"P"ci..or !!cl i C'l:'!~l.vi:rt T.ho por&on of tho P.!.on:l.poto!:'.7"

!''" r-:10 :• cn'"u~· ;,iJ:' .. :- ,i-:v· •. ~l~ , ;,_, f'i;a,rr.1: ·m~ Cor.!..:~.:i.-::"''J ·~ho Jurt.ioo Uinis~;or

r.1-:0<'~ !''•bl l~ 1 :,,. ,• ;:y::n00v of :\' \" .;.i: i;; , .·;::.":t p-;opnrcA hJ ·(ho F:·ocurc.to1·- Gonoral

to t ho o!'i '>c t "'ir.t·.t ~ho.·o JYj:,T-s :ic. lt&l"l rcs:v.i91bil.!.ty" . Bu~ as t o tho

poreon of o. S~o.ta .L!bli, ... o:-- !:o"' E':\::..,ct ion, t ho n•Jrptdo::i ifl V'>rY grret '7ith

littlo posis".. l:J.1i ·i;y of Jb~.a : . .!.ei:: d.11p; , J°':11n 1 wo o.·:-o j us t; wa:!.:t:i11r, and count-

ing tho n·Ja')Ot" of til e d:..•13 t.UJ. ho r oiiJ.[l'Y\S o! hls orm froo \"fill .

Fl700 tho vi.Cll'P"' i!l+. of' t l•u norl\l of O'.JJ.• P-'l~ cs, no c :umot but bo sorry on

t his o.ccovn'; f?r !;ho Hc.r.10g..ant.i cnbinot, \th:lcil1 s\10-:no<!ing in tho stops of

tho tyro.n:\c_l go '.•ornoont; of t~o Tau.'\k:>. ~'li;~.not , ai o s o.t tr o diso:tplino

and ord or, and j•u1l:i~o and b.d. ~h~.;~c<;s i.n pol.Hies,

It is usol ois to dcl'\y t;t!o i:oesiioility <'! hr.'.;•g;!'~ cut porsone oon'.loct l'

\Ii.th 'Gho sn0.1~1t i;~s r.'>t o-:..i.y fr c;:-, ·tt>a S'l~ r :>1:r•i , b•lt nl:Jo froo th<' S• :.y!i~onto

ar.c\ tho M.'.u!oi·co 03 ~.·::. \·.+ 0··1 O'>P. ' :" l~~ht ~:~ t ho p .. mMnt coeo9 of s onndo.ls ,

jn~t l"B \/a s t!'lo c~.so ·.11.·h l?-o !!·~.,· .3;.,;;v. cfli>O i~ \:h ' . .-h porson11 i ·.volvod

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tNi<b1\~"l1; th_t ho hc.d ~' :".lpO: •>V t.tl ;i_.:.,·o ~· J.1)'),'):JQ to th~ indiT!rlu o.ls cor.noct

\?) . ..-}:·I.h o c.if•ll.r .. Ev o:: JI--, Koh~~ili •ho-: no-I: d.,r.y '!:hll·~ ho had oc-nt!'ivo1 ,

at tho 'l.:i no Of olccti on~ t o tlO.Jo.o OOI.lC o:moy, Q9 r:lL',llt".gOr oi' tho parl;}r, f or

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his pnrty or for his f ollouors. So long as tho contributor is uo::U.tty

ona.ugh to bo ahlo t o gain eor.10 powor nnd i.i-.tw· :i-:·~, ~'> ·.> n.::~oy givon,

o. bribo arw:.a~:i 11~ t. C'I ~ .. :>,000,coo Oil~' coco t.' ':.1 :'l."t t .;·.d, -;'1:> -:-0 1c oivor

por son uho of!' o\·s th? ~or.tribut!.on also no,,opt i;!:ie '.'o.ct . Bl.rt this t olls

tho fact tho.t to ,onko oonoy, at tho tico of oloction, for ono ' s m~ party

and for ono 1s f.ollo\/ors ii; tho o'lly ccans o!: gaini ng po\/or i~ i.i~ · 9<>li-

tical \torld. Th o c o.s o boing such, tho soa.-:1C\l ca.so of Mr . C,;.J..'. .• +,ho

suspicion hold against tho pc.r son of l!r • ./ako.t&uki, o.nd that of'. ilr . Kohaet.

all coco froo tho l'act t !1at tho ol oetion co.l.'.'..s for conoy, and this ie tho

outcooo of t ho f o.ct thnt tho poli tieal parti oe o.ro not got-ti ng thoir

oonoy through just and 6pon chromcls of i ncor:io. Jo havo rcU.sod cri'.ls in ·

this eoluon U"lc:'.or the hoading<.i ";::1 oction c.nd t:onoy" and "QuicY. s oluti on

of t ho pa~y t;,)l'fHl.,d'\.:.;u1•0'1 , Tn i.3 o~~.or all \tos dono t o show o. wo.y t o

r osuuc· O•t!' . .;.)·m try f r oc tho frr:q•.tr.11~y of oocurrcnc o of such seo.ndo.ls a nd

o.lso froo tl: 0 r:o"-.l!>ti on of tho ~olit1cal \tor ld .

'J"- .~ro ir .J"':~· thi'lg oor o t o ·l:hir.k about. That is that such o.doinistr

tivo consuros a-; ~ ; .: :nr, e1m'::.~ 0.16 a.nd porai osi.:>ns by tho govcr ni:.1ontal.

of f ices a-;-1) b1i:-.;1!) OC\:-.ric.d c:v··• undor such irra.tionnl uo.nagor:iont , so thnt

it is 11or ~h r1h1 l: +., thro-.1 s•tch a cor.ipll.i.gn fund as aoounts t o ¥ . l , 200, 00

ani tho €yst0t1 in such thnt sancti~~s and portliscions can bo givon out t

socr .:.tly :it tho disposal of t vo or thr oo por ::oll'> . Thoso c nn bo nt,,rlbutod

tho fact t hat tho t!oij·i. u!"n pr~nciplos of "tho govorncont abovo all"

nnd "tho nbsol·rto gov ..lrnttont authority" still r or.1ain undor a diffor ont

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politic:il atL:.>s;,!'loro, antl also t -> tho f act t '· at tho :iysta.1, \/hich \/as ·

produc(;d during tho oconooicclly undOYolopod period \/hon all tho fields

of cotll:lunicc.ti .>n and i:1cio.s.f;ry roq1Jirod prot oct:.on and aid, still

c .:>ntinuos t o exist today ·.ihon t!'lo capito.lictic oconooy is so highly

dovol opod. Bo thn.t ns it !:ll\y, such things o.a t o t".::tko it that tho olecti :1

docs not nood a:::h c oroy, ·tho solvti"n of tho pr obloo of tho :aart:r <ar:pond.il.·.

tho r enovation in ao.ttora concorning so.ncti~n and porcission o.ro tho

fundlltlental cn~tors of tho future nooding ccnsidor:ition. .1t th o pr osont

conont \/hat is cost noodod cust bo U.o thor.:>uch pr osecut i.m of thJso

ooncornocli in the co.sos . No matt or tho parsons connected bolong to the

Opposition >1t' tho persons connoctod o.ro tho&o vho ar o i n off i coa , no

oattor the per sona connected aro high m:- ->fficials of those belonging

t o th o pr osont cabin et , all puni:ihublo3 r.:ust bo punishod and those

susr.oct od bo cloarod of thoir susi:icions , and nothing \7ill bo loft in 0.

h..Uf\1ay coasuro in tho hondlin& of tho casos by tho judicial authoritios.

F:>r that pur :;ose thero i3 no ham t o chungo partially tho noi~:,ors

of the cabinet . l\f't or \/ ooding out all that is corruptod, if tho cabinet

i3 f ound t oo ·.1oalt t ., co1rtinuo and hrco.ks do•m that can not bo hol pOcl.

To say that t ho pr osocuti,>n should bo auspondod by \forking pross uro upon

judicial pouor can b o nono othor than a dish->nourable thing, bo it coroly

a TJattor of ruoour.

~o :1ru.:aguchi cabinot cau o out un~or tho bwmor of bringine hbout

discix;l1no and justico in tho p:>litical ·.1orld . Henco, if tho cabinet

closos tho cas o \fhilo still in an unfinished stage and continues to exist

~lithout breaking do1m, \fO aust r ogo.rd such a cabinet as boing lifoloso ,

Hot only \/ill a groat hare bo causod t o tho stnto by tho oxistonco of

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of :.nrty politics . Such \ 10 s ovidoncod in tho caso of tho Tam1Ju cabinet .

Tho purificati : n of tho political uorld t hrough juridical powors, liko

tho ro~vnti m of ol octi :>n thro:.g~ 1 tho s ru::o r.onors, is not n thi ne; t o

bo r o,1 oiccd nbout , nor i s it a.n1 hcnour. But, nt tho pr os ont junctur e ,

C~m>ooup of tho political \rorld f or tho pust, :::ir os o:Jt , and futuro crust

bo onrricd out vi t h' tho hol p of ju:'idir.:il ponor s .

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CCX''NEGr.iID lTH 'l 1-::: .51ST J;I?."J' EXFOSD •

. \ 01\E .T :.HOCK i'E' LY C U.'i.'1> IN 'iHE . FOJ.ITIC."L ' <'fLD

BY l'E.JF'UL CX'~!.i'E~noN ~ J.fE BY '!'hE Ct: IFl ',!,N FUTlT11.

In ro1:.a.r d t o t h0 new sc:mdal in con11C· c ~ '-0•1 d th t to quos t ion ot tho

r a ising ot t ho tnritf \ :.ich sudden.I y c -.:.rr.c to li..,ht ol one, '1i ~h the. ci,so connect

1?ith tho ex- chai rman of t ho Tok:ro Clla·obor c f Cor1zre1·c3 £'nd Industry Fu j it:t ,

t ho procura t or ' s ofi' ico hos de;f i n.1.t<. l.f CCI?!\.. t o a deci s i on to t eko t ho m!ltto:· u

and sinoo tho let i nst. t oo f our rrocurot or s Ishi&ooko , Oga1mr a , :<1d0r n , nnd

J:uroda have b\..f!;lll\ :l j:>int inv1.sti dltion. Tto s'.l!llC tJa y , Fuji t o '1t:o is now

in ouet ody , t he t\10 director s irenah.'lr a Eind T'lkc.r.ur"l o f t ho l~o Sn.inning

Mill 1.-:rc sub j Gct.-d t o exaruinat ion 1 tho> 14hol e d<ly, in t ba procure.t or ' s offic~

and tho s ituation i s such t b t the p.:r sc:-ns concerned 1:111 bo oallod t o tho O<"'

in a f .:.t' di:iys. ;,. quc.or coincidv11co ar :.scs t hat t ho O"lSC hos bearing upon t he

Cust oms Fi1.form truft 1- hi ch r!los~u the. 5 l st Vic-t of tho y<> nr 1926 along 11i t h

tho Dr· :~ fCII' t ha purobAso of the Echip,o RLilt 'lYO l'i th • ?_Uch t he ox -Edu~nt ion

Minist ... r Kot-'ls hi 1 as cor.nect~ d . Tho c- sc ".7i : h ·1h ich Mr. 1''uJit~ is connected

hns b<.arins UJ en o atron~ campai e,n to r Ai:3e the t ::iriff on \/OOl ond \1ool en

yum , r:nd it is sPi J t lV\t n'- ~rly ¥. 200: C.00 h'H. be.on 01i.t about durina this

crui;paie,n . Ttxir aforo4 t hu 1'.. f . s ot t hiD r.orioci r.onnoot '-d thorcwi th , cover 1.il<'

noli.bcrs of the Konseil~"li , t ho) ~oiyukl'i , and t he &:iyu- Honto, and tho r umom l '

h:.ivc it t h.lt cortni.1 big ofticL~ls nt t l.;; time (l.akat suki cnbinot) :l1'J a l so

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involved . It is said that .t.r. Fujita divUl.6 cd all tbo truth concerning t ho caeo

just aft or his appr..:bunsion. It is al bo conaidorod t h3t t he procurrtor ' s office

hdd its band at t ho tim , as t t ero \Oas a possibilit;r of t bl.. 1:.at tor beeor·ing a c

binch·anco to tho ole~iuns in ono w&y or nnotbor . It m'l,Y be that the nutbori t1c1

may have Sot in hand 8()ltjl evidences as 8 r esult of t he continuod investigation ST

that t hey hav<. at l a st decided •lpon st1·i1Qnu n bl:l\.o Tho situati on is such thAt ,

with tho dovolopncnt oz the oasu, amOI~ scandal may bd un!old ad equal t o the

Sho11a Scandal tbo solution ot l°<hic?l is still por.di:lg since l ost f <!llo

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•• Nn h.il-0!\T~ SITU:.TION~ TO TIC GL',/;r CH ... :~EFIJ.m .

Conc.,rnin£t, t he procccuings of r cportir.& t o tho Throne about the proscc~tic:

of t he \lX- Eduoation l»1niste:r 11.r , Kohoshi , Ich!. h th~ Chi.:!' Seorut"lry Sasaki c·f

th~ D~partll!(.nt of Justice ca l led on t ho framior Hem~&uchi at his official

r e sidence: on the 7th , at S>.30 n.m. , t eking ,,1th him the r -. port to bo submitkd

to the Throno , and t hereby obta in.:.d tho und<.rstMding of t ho :Fremi~r r egarding

tho matter . Thorcsaf tcr , tho Cri~inot & crc.:t E'.ry Yokomizo callee' on tho Board of

Chamberl:~ins •1t 11. 20 a . m. , oomplo t in£t, t ho m3"sure s to be talwn for r ..:porting

t he mP.t .cr t o the Throne ond t he result WAS at once r oportcd to the :rcmier .

Prc:c ctlin~ this th~ Justic<- Minister \ atanabc ' 'cnt to the Imperial Pahce a t

9.;:5 a .m., f.h.;z·c h .... cxohanP.,c.d tsl ks '~ith t ho Grund Chamberlain SUzuki and witt. -

drew from t ber ... at 10. 'JS. :1s rur. KohasrJ. we.a e former JOOmbor of tho Cubinet,

it appears -~hat h ... r..iportol tho mat t or sp.::c iolly to tho Grand ChWl'bcrluin, in

ord~r t hat tho u._qt t or be r eported minutoly to tho Imperia l care.

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Aa often roported~ the oiroumstanoe s ot the prosecution ot vr. Kohaahi

comes tro1J1 tba tadt tha t ho r~ coivod Y.~.ooo tran V.r. KUsum1, manaslll' ot the

~hia.o Roil way Compney , in the purchase of tthi ch company ( .ho inducod the govern­

ment to purchase it) ha " ns aoti vo ,~hon llo ' ' "a a member of the Die• and " hen he

belongod to the Soiyu.kai, i.o. a t t he time of t bo 52nd Diet (1927). Tho above

fact oonsti tutes a orime of accepting bri bery., :.round this time , ho ran about

1n connection r.ith tho obtaining of 88Dl3tion in r esard to tbs Yalll"lte Electric

ilcpNas Railways, carrying matters through •ho then Die t Vice-}•inistor Mr.

Sango Satal:e and reooivod sanctirn trom the. J1a1boy Departm=nt. Later , be

r eceived from Plr. IobiJo, the Oir3otor of tllo crmpany, 25 ,ooo shares of tho

company under tho nQIDO of )~e. Kohashi. lo'urthor • be assis t ed Mr. ~tako in the

l attor• s sanding in bribery, This tact secma to lu\vo boooIDO tho couao of his

boins charge~ asainst a crime of assisting in eon~ing ft bribo, Incidentally,

bu is to bo prosocutod dthout boi ng plac1.d in cust ody.

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