Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume IV

894.00/738: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, May 31, 1937—7 p.m.
[Received May 31—9:30 a.m.]

141. The Hayashi Cabinet resigned this afternoon. The next Cabinet will probably contain a few Ministers taken from the parties, in response to a concerted drive by the parties during the last few days. The decision of resignation followed soon after a strong public statement by Prince Konoe²⁰ that the Hayashi Cabinet should have admitted some Ministers taken from the parties immediately after the election. High Japanese authorities attribute the situation to a serious error of political judgment on the part of the Premier.

Grew

20. President of the Japanese House of Peers.