Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12
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Emperor Huang Hsu Wants to Have
the Wicked Queen Speedily
Dethroned.
Would Take Reins of Government
and Place Empire Under q
protectorate
Appeals to Powers to Liberate Him
and Declare DoWager an
Usurper.
Appeals to Powers to Liberate Him
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Usurper.
London, June 12.-Huang Hsu, the
figurehead emperor of China, wants to-
rule his country as protectorate under
the dominating influence of the foreign
powers. He is plotting the overthrow
of the dowaser empress and her en-
tire government, and proposes 10 trans
fer the capital of the empire from Pekin
TO Nanking, Muchong or Shanghai.
Moreover Huang Hsu appeals to the
powers of the West to enter the palace
of the empress dowager at Pekin and
break down the bars that hold him
prisoner whilegthe Boxers destroy props
erty and lives Of natives and menace
those OF foreigners. He urges that the
powers seize his person aud bear him
to8,he new capital, surround him With
their own soldiers and place him on a
new throne whence he Will dispense
authority in the. interest Of progress.
'rns. Chinese emperor believes the
port OF millions OF his subjects. and
that he with hard free from the in-
liuence Of The dowaSers can easily sup
press the rebellion now raging, he
proposes tn have the poMers take CON
troll OF pnbiic otiicss and utilities, and,
administer them thru Chinese otticiais;
to establish a uniform currency ana
just taXution and 70 guarantees freedom
.
Sof worship4tp all creeds
All these remarkable changes and
plansg of Huang llsu are related III q
dispatch from Shanghai which the
Daily Express prints this morning The
dispatch pirports tolccntain emperor
iIIuang Hsuss message to the people, OF
the west Delivered thru Weng lung
gHo, his tutor and centidant. who vas
dismissed by the dowager when she.
seized the retns of government in 1898.
1t is sent out NTH the special sanction.
OF the emperor and his party. among
whom are three viceroys and otliei
powerful officials.
Wene Tung Ho, speaking forthe etn-
pernr says:
His majesty is convinced thru amply
TRUSTWORTHY sources that the loyal sup
pert of many scores of millions of the.
Chinese will be accorded To his prolo-
sails for5putting an end 70 the state of
anarchy bruugh, about by the actionsof
the Empress HIS Isl.
The government of China being vir-7
tually non-eNistert, the emperor pro
poses that the foreign powers whose
troops dominate the capital snail re-
move his imperial person from the pail
ace in which his majesty is confined
( a prisoner. shall declare Empress Hsi
i,'Tsi ard her present ministers to be
lsusurpers and shall bring Emperor
| Huang Hsu to Marking, Wuchang on
Shanghai, whichever the said foreign
powers, deento be the most suitable for
isthe new capital OF the Chinese empire
iunder the new conditions
lit is proposed by his majesty and his
advisers that the foreign powers should
lldeciars joint protectorate and UNDER
take the task OF governing the country
thru his majesty:
THE conquest and division of China
would be. possible With 100000 troops.
hut TO retain the government would re
1qnirs. 1,o0000O soldiers and centuries of
4 work. The task would end With the
smost unhappy results for both con-
quered and conguerois.
His majesty and his advisers beg
America and Japan TO pause before re-
4 sorting to sismeinbernsn ut, which can be
deferred AT least until#the emperor's eff
i forts 10 govern his people ard to re-
store the happiness of this great division
4 of the human race have proved abor-
7Itive. If the people are assured that tbs
powers are guiding and protecting hi.
4 majesty and do not intend TO swallow
1.-THE country piecemeal they and the sol
\ diers Will return unanss,ionably to the
4 ailegiancc from which the empress di.
4 yerted them
4 Weng Tung Ho then goes on to sa,
a that the changes can be brought abou
peacefully. and adds:
China is ripe for the change of It'd
a which the rAaetonaries vailIly seek I,
5 stem. If it should so be, on the othe
hand. that the foreign powers seriousi.
contemplate the dismemberment OF lin
ChiIege empire, they have before then
1.-the huge task of facing dense millions
wbo altho lacking training and VIII
= make but contcmptible soldiers, posses
A pnundlesa powers of passive RESISTANCE
land would be able to wear out the pa
y t:encc of.any European rulers seeking t
& govern them without regard to thei
B|prejudlces, !"
He concludes by making suggestion
flurging the protectoTate to abolish gov
ierning boards in Pekin. to appoint ne.
ministers, abolish the existing Chimes
a larmies. establish gendaTmere unde
Iforeign officers, take control of the Gus
@Itoms. posts and telegraphs and opcrat
!. them thru Chinese officials establis
uniform currency. readiust and nsur
the freedom of religion.
SAYS THB WORST is OVER.