Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 11, 1915, Page 5

YOSHIHITO TAKES IMPERIAL THRONE New Emperor of Japan Notifies His | Ancestors and Subjects of Ac- cession to Power. ENTIRE NATION CELEBRATES | TOKIO, Nov. 10.—Yoshihito was| 3 confirmed or consecrated emperor of | Japan in Kioto, the ancient capital, | today, and in every city, town and | village throughout the empire, wheresoever, indeed, a Japanese was (0 be found, the event was celebrated | in some fitting manner. The Japa- nese call the consecration “Go ‘ Tairel,” or the Great Ceremony, im- p'ving the greatest of all national ceremonies. When they are speak- ivg English they refer to it as the Coronation. The neéw soverelgn neither subscribed to oaths nor took a hereditary crown upon his head. No clergyman, priest or archbishop officlated as the intermediary between heaven and earth. Here the emperor himaclf ls supreme. Here the coronation takes the form of announcing to the spirits of the impe- rial ancestors that he has formally suc- ceeded to the emperorship, that he has come into possession of the three divine treasures, and that he has actually ascended the “Takamikura” or imperial thrine, and from the throne he an- nounces to his subjects that he has been consecrated as emperor, No Break in Soverelgnty. ' There is no break In the sovereignty over the Japanese empire. When the Emperor Mutsuhito passed away his son, Yoshihito—on July 3, 1913—immediately acceded to the throne and duly acquired i the sacred treasures. Simultaneously the g ‘fi new ruler, who was today consecrated, S8% received his ministers of state and mem- | b B bers of the court and proclaimed his veign as that of “Taisho” or “era of | great righteousness.’ Mourning for the | Empress Dowager Haruko caused & postponement of the coronation ceremo- nies, and today they were conducted without the presence of the Empress sadako, consort of the emcror, who is soon expecting to present another heir to the throne. School Children Taxe Part. Every possible arrangement has been made to impress upon the minds of the young the significance of the cere- P /l\\unmfi The part played by the school | children of Japan is onc of the most im- | pressive features of the entire corona- tion pre which will last about a | month. 1 portraits of the emperor | and empress were distributed and com- memorative cxercises were held in every | school throughout the empire; E()Pc(‘h(s! b { were made relating the importance of the | coronation; at every sciool two trees were planted in commemoration of the occasion and a flag procession of chil- dren was held in every district. At the precise moment when the emperor mounted the throne to announce his ac- cession to the peopre satutes are fired by the army and navy—and in whatever part of the world soldiers and ships may be located. Throughout the country can- non boomed, whistles were blown, flags were flung to the breeze, aerial bombs tired, the national hymn sung and cries of “banzai” swelled upward. Religlon occupled a prominent place. American missionaries were leaders in the movement to hold Christian services, every Christian church in the native or foreign prayers were longevity and happy relgn Em_eror Yoshihito. The Christian Japune.c of the United States commem- orated the coronation by presenting & beautiful Bible to the emperor. The un- derlying idea of the decoration of the book was the lasting friendship between Japan and the United States. Services were also held in every Shinto and Bud- dhist temple, etc. ices in Temple, were held also in every Shinto and In emplre said for the ot ddb st temple. The Salvation | obec.ved the coronation by ex- pending a 3,000-yen gift from the em- peior ¢stablishing new colonization burcaus, foliowing the ‘example of the army in the United States. The arny lssued a manifesto, saying: “We opened two ‘slum posts' in Toklo with the money granted by their majes- ties, and have also decided to start an ex-prisoners’ home in Osaka. In what better way could we commemorate the great national event of the coronation? “The work of the slum post is to have come well tried army officers live right in the midst of the slum district, visit the people from house to house daily, at- tend the sick, feed the hungry, clothe those who are in need, find work for those out of employment, write letters, ’ etc., on behalf of those wno can neither write nor read; and above everything, en- deavor to lead them to the saving knowl- edge of Jesus Christ. “This class of work is well known in western countries, but it is tne first of its kind in Japan, and we are full of hope' for its success.” Commemoration of the coronation 1is found in many other uirectifns. “he gov- ernment issued a special serles of pos- tage stamps and picture postal cards and b presented special coronation medals to all participating in the various ceremonies. The medal is of sily On the front is cngraved a golden chrysanthemum with a branch of the citron ana sacred cherry tree on either side. On the back are in scribed twelve Chinese characters, mean- ing “Coronation Commemorative Medal,” and the date, “Eleventh Month of Fourth Year of Taisho.” ‘ Gifts for Emperor. 1 Officials and clerks in the service of i the government contributed 1% per cent of their salary to present suitable gifts to the emperor and empress. The army gave a minfature field plece and the navy a miniature ship. \ Congratulatory lanterns were hung at every house in the empire. Thousands of betrothed have hastened their marriage 80 that it may occur auring the auspici- ous year of coronation and be sanctified ¢ by prosperity, health and joy. \ Prior to the commencement of today's { ceremony an imperial messenger was dis- patched here from tne imperial head- & quarters in Kioto to announce the cele- { oration of the coronation ceremony be- ftore the Korei-den, a shrine dedicated to the souls of the imperial predecessors, and the Shin-den, another shrine dedi- cated to the souls of the imperial ances- tors in the prehistoric deity period. The mony bkefore the shriues, which are ocated in the imperial palace, was con- lucteg in & solemn manner according to 3hinto ritial by court officlals. Imperial messengers were also dispatched from Kioto on similar missions to the great | H | | THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, Omaha's Credit—Going Up! Nemaha City yestoerday morning after a | fow years ago he moved lngering flne Stella for many years, during which time | Nebraska and resumed the practice at prefectural shrines (there is a state ! shrine In each province) were represented by prefectural governors. The United States was represented at the ceremonies by Ambassador George W' Guthrie, Mrs. Guthrie, Post Wheeler first secretary of the embassy, and Mrs. ‘Wheeler; Cononel James A. irons, mil- itary attache and Mrs. trons; Captain Frederick J. Horne, Ameriean naval at- tache, and Mrs. Horne; Rear Admiral Al bert J. Winterhalter and Mrs. Winter- halter; Commander J. H, Sypher, Ad- miral Winterhalter's chief of staff, and Mrs, Sypher, and Commander Stanford E. Moses of the Monitor Monterey. Movements of Ocean Steamers, Port Arrived. Salled, VALPARAISOBAgar H. Vance. NAPLES. Duca Degll Abruzsi. CORONEL, Caldergrove. NEW YORK Nieuw Amsterdam. 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