自叙伝(12) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1884年　４２歳

豫ねて三島は各郡長警部を交迭し、百中の九十九は之を交迭し、一日秘密会を起し、県下各郡各道、一時に改築して大に私利を網せんには、全県下同月同日同時に全般に着手し、日夜の分ちなく、息もつかせず、寄付を督し、人夫を徴発すべし、然らざれば、・・・、或いは法律上の問題等の手数あり、とても目的を貫く能はず。

99 of 100 chiefs of counties and police departments were replaced with his yes-men by Mishima.This was how he carried out his plan.He held a secret meeting and ordered that all the road constructions should be started at the same hour,day and month across Tochigi Prefecture.It was imperative,they said,not to give people time to think and to squeeze donations.Speed was essential for our success,they continued,lest their project should be halted with legal procedures and other problems.

此の目的を果たすには、一時・・・となし、・・・等悉く主張員の方寸に任すべし。また人民之に・・・時は、何時にても・・・を得る為に、郡長及び郡長代に警部を兼ねしめ、県官課長悉く警部を兼ね、甚しきは学務課長衛生課長にも警部を兼ねしめたり。

"In order to fulfill the objectives,we must temporally ...officials at the site should be given full authoity." In case people should ....whenever....so that...the county chiefs and assistant chiefs also acted as police captains.In extreme cases chiefs of education and health sections acted as police captains.

此の準備成るや否や、各郡各所同一の時刻より運動を始め、甲乙人民朋友親戚の間に、相談の余地なからしめた。

When all the preparations were completed, all the officials in every county and branch started simultaneously at the predetermined time and date to execute their demolition and construction plan so that the owners might not have time to consult with their friends and relatives.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

ODONTA PRESS

発売中のKindle本
アメリカ大学講座古典聖書ギリシャ語入門I,II,III,IV
古典ギリシャ語最初の教本　I,II,III,IV
ドリル式マルコ伝読解　I,II,III,IV
初級脱出シリーズ　分詞
玉川直重新約聖書ギリシャ語入門解答
土岐健治新約聖書ギリシャ語初歩解答
ギリシャ語新約聖書口語訳付き
対訳洋画台本　オズの魔法使い
対訳洋画台本　カサブランカ
対訳洋画台本　知り過ぎていた男
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自叙伝(11) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1884年　４２歳

三島に自宅、土蔵を破壊された木村浅七(1847-1916)が後に建設した織物工場。現在栃木県指定文化財。木村は足利絹織物産業の中心人物です。The building of Kimura Silk Yarn Manufacturing Com.built by Kimura Asaichi.The building is now preserved  as prefectural heritage.In early Meiji Era,the silk yarn was the largest export items of Japan next to tea.

宇都宮の町、道路狭し。両側の檐（のき）、或は三尺、或は六尺、或は一丈、家を切り破り、土蔵を切り破る、殆ど無断なり。而して皆な献納の調印をなさしめたり。

The roads were narrow in Utsunomiya.They ran between the houses.The width  was 1 meter,1.8 meters or 3 meters.Houses and fire-proof storages were demolished in order to make new streets.The owners were forced to sign a document to "donate" their properties.

足利郡助戸村木村浅七屋敷内に家宅と土蔵あり。新道線路を通ず、無沙汰に値千金の家宅を破りたり。是等は本人の不服なるを、暴制に之を破りたり。同郡山下村、大前村等、此類例あり。是れ三島の着手の三なり。

Kimura Asahichi had a house and a fire-proof storage in Sukedo Village,Ashikaga County.His priceless buildings were razed against his will in order to make a new street.The same aggressive demolitions and constructions took place in Yamashita Village,Ohmae Village and elsewhere in the same county.This was the third step of Mishima's third project.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

ODONTA PRESS

発売中のKindle本
アメリカ大学講座古典聖書ギリシャ語入門I,II,III,IV
古典ギリシャ語最初の教本　I,II,III,IV
ドリル式マルコ伝読解　I,II,III,IV
初級脱出シリーズ　分詞
玉川直重新約聖書ギリシャ語入門解答
土岐健治新約聖書ギリシャ語初歩解答
ギリシャ語新約聖書口語訳付き
対訳洋画台本　オズの魔法使い
対訳洋画台本　カサブランカ
対訳洋画台本　知り過ぎていた男
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自叙伝(10) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1884年　４２歳

昨日の郡長課長、皆な病と称して東京に走る。独り那須郡長藤田吉亨のみ、三島に面会せずして職を辞す。佐藤信哉、倉持正作も次で辞す。この二人は硬骨の人なり。

Former county chiefs and department directors all took sick leave and ran to Tokyo to pay visit to Mishima.Fujita Yoshichika,county chief of Nasu,did not meet him and resigned.Sato Shinnya and Kuramochi Shosaku followed him and resigned.These men were men of principle.

正造、一日、三島放逐の謀図にて藤田翁を那須に訪ふ。翁は鈎を垂れて川辺に在り。予を見て、家に帰り、一詩を賦して正造に示す。正造辞して去る。

One day I visited Fujita at his home in Nasu. I thought we might work together to drive out Mishima.I found him angling at the river.He saw me and returned to his house with me.He wrote a poem and showed it to me.I said goodbye and left.

十七年三月、県庁を宇都宮に移したり。依之、栃木の旧県庁を払下げ、其金六千円の迹を曖昧せしめたり。是れ三島が栃木県令となりし第一着の事業たり。

The head office of the prefecture was moved to Utsunomiya in March,the 17th year of Meiji.The former buildings of the head office were sold for ￥6,000,which found its way to the hands of Mishima.No detailed accounts were given.This was the first project of Mishima.

夫より宇都宮の士族及び町人の家を毀ちて、県庁及び学校を建築す。

He then started demolishing the houses which belonged to samurai class and also ordinary people in order to build new head office buildings and schools.  In Edo Period the population belonged either one of four classes,the ruling samurai class, the peasant farmers class, the artisans and craftsmen class, and the merchants and traders class.Merchants were looked down upon because they dealt with dirty money and they were thought to gain their profits  by deception and treachery.

宇都宮の北に丘陵あり、原野あり、広野あり、人戸を毀ちて地を選むの要なし。これ三島が第二の着手なり。

The demolition of houses was totally unnecessary because there were a vast plain fields in the north.This was the second project done by Mishima.

県会常置委員等、新県宇都宮に出張す。三島通庸は福島県失策以来の攻略を変更し、

Members of regular committees of prefectural assembly were invited to visit the new capital city of Utsunomiya.Mishima Michitsune learned from his failure he had committed in Fukushima and took a different tactics from that he had taken in Fukushima.

下野にては、先づ常置委員を篭絡し、県会を生捕り、然る後に各郡の土木に運ばんとし、不取常置委員に酒肉を飽かしめんとし、一夜、県令の通知なり、某楼に来らるべし。当時定まれる役席もなき折柄、常置委員某楼に集まる。

Here he  first planned to entertain  regular committee members with sake and expensive dishes to win them over to his side before the real constructions started.All the committee members received an invitation card sent from Mishima saying that they were to come to a certain high-end restaurant-entertainment hall.Everyone gathered at the hall since there were no meeting scheduled at the assembly that day.

弦歌已に湧き、官吏媒酌、芸娼両妓各々相手方あり、但し官選なり。

The party was on with songs and music.Officials were busy going round among the guests to pour sake.Geisha and escort girls were allotted among them.These girls,however,were hired by the government.

常置委員等満面憤りて嘲弄と呼ぶ。官吏等言ふ、先づ初面会の祝宴なりと、或いは怒りを慰めるあり。終に先づその会費を問ふて盃を取る。

Seeing this,the committee members got angry and cried out that this was a disgrace for them.The officials replied that the party was just meant as an occasion to get to know each other.Some of us accepted their excuse.Finally we took the cup only after we demanded them to tell us the amount of the party fee.

時移り星巡り、半夜忽ち戸外カチカチの音あり、警官突入、本籍を調ぶ。

Hours passed and around the midnight we heard knocking sounds outside.Suddenly a group of policemen burst into and began inquiring about the names and addresses.

座中に一等属警部あり、査公逡巡進まず。警部枕して名を答ふ。正造曰く、査公の職上なり、来りて能く面を見よと。已にして査公去る。

One of the officials present at the party was a police commander.A police constable approached him,but  was afraid to ask his name.The commander told his name.I said to the constable,"Come closer.He is your superior." The constable left without a word.

官吏曰く、田中君は正直な人なり、我々福島県にて河野広仲等を捕縛せる当時は、中々コンな音なしきものでは無い。また旅舎検などに来れば、明日は直に免とやらかすのだ。今の奴は近い中に免だと。

The commander said that Mr.Tanaka was a honest man.He also said,"When we arrested back in Fukushima Kono Hironaka,the influential people's rights activist,they put up a great resistance.If some policemen made a raid in a hotel while we were staying,we sacked them the next day.This constable tonight will be kicked out soon."

正造、此言を聴き、汝は本性を失はざるやと、音声少しく改まる。彼未だ悟らず。正造重ねて言ふ、今の言今一応予が前に陳べよと。

Hearing him say this,I raised my voice and accused him saying,"Did you forget you are a public servant?" He did not still realize.I again said,"Repeat in front of me what you have just said."

而て彼漸くさとり、失敬と一言す。正造聴かず、汝の如き暴悪官吏ありて而して福島事件起る、三島は国の大賊なりと。彼、県令のことを賊とは聴き捨てならぬと言ふ。正造、会費を投げつけて帰る。爾来また正造に交通を求めず。

Now he understood and remarked that he was sorry.I did not accept his apology and told him,"Lawless and evil officials like you have caused the Fukushima scandal.Your master,Mishima, is the enemy of the state." He talked back saying,"It's inexcusable to call Governor the enemy of the state." I threw the party fee and immediately left.Since then he never tried to talk to me.

已にして県庁新築の地祭あり。人多く之に赴く。正造、その近傍の丘陵に上り、一樽を携へ行き、一男一女を集め、冷酒スルメ、眼下の大会と相対す。双方正に冷評す。是れ志気作興に於て勢止むを得ざるの動作なり。

The ground-breaking ceremony for the new prefectural head office was already held.Many people attended.I went up the nearby hill with a bottle of sake accompanied with my son-in-law and daughter-in-law.I sipped cold sake nibbling dried squid and watched the gathering from above.I needed this in order to solidify my determination to fight this evil man.

各郡役所は、前県令藤川時代に新築せしものあるにも拘はらず、更にこれを新築すべしと、各郡中より寄付金を募る。凡そ一万円の寄付あれば、五千円にて工事を畢へて、残金は曖昧せしむる為に、此の不急無用の土木を起こせり。

Although all the counties had their offices newly built when Fujikawa was the Governor,Mishima ordered these offices be rebuilt.He also ordered to collect "donations" to finance the constructions.If he succeeds to gather ￥10,000,he allocates \5,000 for the construction and to pocket the rest.He ordered these unnecessary constructions only because he wanted to make more money himself.

上都賀郡役所新築に付ては、庭園に飾付けの石を取寄す。其石一個にて六万貫目の大石あり、抑も何の用あって、此大石を庭中に飾りたるか。

At Kamitsuga the county office buildings  were rebuilt.A huge stone was brought in to the new garden.This single stone weighs 225 tons(sic).What made them decorate the garden with the giant stone first of all?

県庁、師範学校、監獄署の地を献納せしめ、士農工商の者、皆家を捨てて逃るあり、家を毀ちて運び去るあり。然れ共名は献納なり。

People of all classes were forced to "donate" their lots in order to build the prefectural office buildings,a school for teachers and prisons.Some abandoned their houses,others broke down their houses and took the usable materials with them.Nominally these lots of land were "donated",but people were actually forced to give up their houses.

宇都宮全町宅地地価凡十万円。之に賦課せし寄付金も十万円なり。全町の宅地代価は、悉く県庁と師範学校監獄署三建築の為に消費し去れり。

The total price of land of all the towns in Utsunomiya is about ￥100,000.The amount of donations imposed upon the land owners is also ￥100,000.All these money was squandered to build the prefectural offices,a school for teachers and prisons.

同町豪商佐野屋久右衛門は、一人にて七千円の寄付を出さしめられたり。主人他出にて番頭受け合はず。警官数百名其の家を囲み、家宅捜索をなし、万一主人家に居るに於ては、官令に抗拒するの罪に処すべしとて、終に威嚇、正に七千円を強納せしめたり。

Sanoya Kyuzaemon,a wealthy and prosperous merchant,was forced to donate ￥7,000 by himself.The master of the house was not at home.The manager did not comply.Several hundreds of policemen surrounded the house and searched.They intimidated,"If we find the master,we will charge him of resisting the order of the authority." Finally,Sanoya was made "to donate" ￥70,000.

偶々権利を知るものあり。宇都宮人本田某は士族なり。県庁表門となるべき位置に在り。

Here was a man who knew how to fight.This man,Honda,was of samurai class.His house was happened to be the place where the front gate of the prefectural head office was planned to be built.

官吏正に其家を毀たんとす。本田、槍を提げ、我家は先祖の槍先に得たり、之を渡すは槍先の勝敗なりとて、動かず。

The demolition team came and just started to pull down his house.Honda came with a lance in his hands and said,"My ancestors won this house having fought with their lances.If you want to take it,I will fight you with my lance." He would not give an inch.

三島、士族の人気を騒がすを利あらずとし、即ち交代の地面多分を与へ、凡三倍を与へて立去らしむ。宇都宮に権利を知れるもの、当時は此人のみならん。

Mishima calculated that it was not for his favor to turn the samurai class against him,he caved in and gave Honda an alternative land which was three times  larger than his present lot,which he accepted and left.I think at that time this man was the only one in Utsunomiya who knew his rights.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

ODONTA PRESS

発売中のKindle本
アメリカ大学講座古典聖書ギリシャ語入門I,II,III,IV
古典ギリシャ語最初の教本　I,II,III,IV
ドリル式マルコ伝読解　I,II,III,IV
初級脱出シリーズ　分詞
玉川直重新約聖書ギリシャ語入門解答
土岐健治新約聖書ギリシャ語初歩解答
ギリシャ語新約聖書口語訳付き
対訳洋画台本　オズの魔法使い
対訳洋画台本　カサブランカ
対訳洋画台本　知り過ぎていた男
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自叙伝(9) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1884年　４２歳

依之、県庁の下栃木町に在り、三四十日間、県官其他人心の如何に方向するかを視察す。何ぞ図らん、人心に旧県令藤川を捨てて忽ち三島に諂諛するもの、櫛の歯を挽くよりも細かなり。

Therefore I stayed for thirty or forty days in Shimo-tochigicho where the new head office of the prefecture was to be located.I wanted to  watch in which direction the general opinion may go,I was surprised most of the people were so quick to desert the former Governor Fujikawa and to be so eager to accept Mishima as their new master.

正造、初め藤川為親と談合せざるは、多くこれ官民自然の数なり。然れども藤川の下野に在る、世論は服従するの県令たり。いま三島の暴人と代る、県民の驚き一方ならず。

A deep gap existing between the government officials and private citizens made me hesitate to talk with Fujikawa Tamechika at the beginning.Now he is out of office and this was the Governor whom people supported.It was not a small surprise for people when they were told that he was replaced with this violent man.

機敏なる紳士は、早くも本籍を東京に移したり。木村半平も逃げたる一人なり。官吏は病なりと称し、出京して三島の門を叩き、有志県官多くは三島の威に服す。

Gentlemen who are quick to see the change have already moved their registered locality to Tokyo.Kimura Hanbei was one of the people who fled.Bureaucrats took sick leave and knock the door of Mishima's residence in Tokyo.Most of the officials here are submissive to the authority of Mishima.

田中正造、横堀三子、小峰新太郎、川島多十郎、長谷川展、相場杢右衛門、新井安太郎、山口信治、矢部盛徳、川俣久平、市川安右衛門、和田方正、塩（鹽）谷道博、横尾輝吉等、藤川為親の継続を内務に請はんと騒ぐ、而してまた反応者ありて成らず。

Tanaka Shozo,Yokobori Sanshi,Komine Shintaro,Kawashima Tajuro,Hasegawa Noboru,Aiba Mokuuemon,Arai Yasutaro,Yamaguchi Sinji,Yabe Moritoku,Kawamata Kyuhei,Ichikawa Yasuemon,Wada Norimasa,Shioya Michihiro,Yokoo Terukichi and others were eager to try to request the Interior Ministry,Tokyo,not to replace Fujikawa Tamechika with Mishima.But some people objected to our efforts and we failed.

藤川の大送別を栃木町鯉安楼に開く。県官等、三島を怖れて来らず。会員僅に十人、他は田中の郷里より来れるものを合はせて三十人のみ。茲に於て正造思はず涙流れ、慷慨措かず。

We held a farewell party for Fujikawa at Koiyasuroh hall in Tochigicho.Officials did not show up being afraid of offending Mishima.Only ten members and twenty others from my hometown attended the party.Tears fell from my eyes and I felt angry seeing what was happening.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

ODONTA PRESS

発売中のKindle本
アメリカ大学講座古典聖書ギリシャ語入門I,II,III,IV
古典ギリシャ語最初の教本　I,II,III,IV
ドリル式マルコ伝読解　I,II,III,IV
初級脱出シリーズ　分詞
玉川直重新約聖書ギリシャ語入門解答
土岐健治新約聖書ギリシャ語初歩解答
ギリシャ語新約聖書口語訳付き
対訳洋画台本　オズの魔法使い
対訳洋画台本　カサブランカ
対訳洋画台本　知り過ぎていた男
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自叙伝(8) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1883年　４１歳

十六年、塩田新井等、県下に大運動会をなし、大なる熊を拵へて、改進党総理大隈重信に擬し、之を焼き殺す。

In the 16th year Shiota,Arai and others held a big meeting here.They built a big bear and set it in the center.The bear was meant to represent  Okuma Shigenobu,president of the rival Kaishinto."Kuma" is a bear in Japanese.They set fire and burned it.

同年十二月、三島通庸、栃木県令となる。而して未だ赴任せず。大運動会の人々、四方に散じて迹をくらます。

In December of the same year Mishima Michitsune became Governor of Tochigi.He did not set  foot here yet,though.The men who had burned the bear fled and disappeared.

茲に於て、正造決心し、朋友に告げて曰く、三島既に福島に於て彼が如き暴行専横を極め、人を痛め人を罰し、無罪人を凍死せしめ、多く人民を苦めたり。今栃木県に来る。正造、国家の為めこれを退治せんと決したりと。

At this moment I made up my mind and told my friends that I was determined to stand up and fight against this evil man until he would be driven out for the sake of the state.Mishima had exercised  extreme violence as Governor in Fukushima Prefecture.People were hurt,punished,frozen to death.A lot of people suffered because of his actions.Now he comes to our prefecture of Tochigi.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

ODONTA PRESS

発売中のKindle本
アメリカ大学講座古典聖書ギリシャ語入門I,II,III,IV
古典ギリシャ語最初の教本　I,II,III,IV
ドリル式マルコ伝読解　I,II,III,IV
初級脱出シリーズ　分詞
玉川直重新約聖書ギリシャ語入門解答
土岐健治新約聖書ギリシャ語初歩解答
ギリシャ語新約聖書口語訳付き
対訳洋画台本　オズの魔法使い
対訳洋画台本　カサブランカ
対訳洋画台本　知り過ぎていた男
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自叙伝(7) Tanaka Shozo Autobiography

1882年　４０歳

十五年、改進党組織あり。正造、改進党政学社と共に入党す。

Kaishinto Party was established in the 15th year.I joined it together with our Kaishinto-Seigakusha.

地方党員、改進自由、両党軋轢す。自由党の新井章吾、内藤魯一等、壮士を馬車にて送りて紛擾す。

Local members of both Kaishinto and Jiyuto attacked each other.Arai Shogo,Naito Roichi and others of Jiyuto sent a horse carriage full of  young and violent members to the places where Kaishinto gathered,causing troubles.

田中正造 1841年12月15日 - 1913年（大正2年）9月4日Tanaka Shozo dedicated his life for the farmers who were victimized by the pollution of Ashio Copper Mine. He is one of the pioneers of environmental movement in Japan.

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