The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-15
REVOLUTION IS
SURE THEY SAY
FEELING or DiscONTENT AND
HAT.ED or MANcHuS SPREAD
ING IN CHINA.
DEMAND CONSTITUTION
Coup Of WI Ting Fang In Dispiacng
Sir Chen Tung Lang chene At
Washington is Not
Pleasing.

Washington, Oct. l4-.HeportS MA
ceiyed here from Pekin tell OF col.
stantly increasing signs of impendfas
revolution and that the seriousness tf
the situation has finally penetrated
10 the court, Even the empress dow
niger and her advisers have come ID
realize the throne as seriously men
aced. The revolutionary sentiment
and hatred Of the Manchus are spread
ing 30 rapidly that even the court IL
said to appreciate that the only alter
native will be the adoption of consti
tuition for China, and some of the
administration papers are advocating
the step.
Despite the APPARENT realization of
the danger Of the situation. however,
the empress dowager has recently
given abundant evidence OF her reviw
ing fancy for the Manchns and has
appointed many OF them to important
|offices. thus greatly aggrayating thu
bitterness against them and the gener
Hall discomfort
| In the redistribution or offices
(which incidentally gave to WI Ting
Fang the opportunity to execute TIA
Icoup by which he obtained the a..
lpointment OF minister to Washington
ISir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the fur.
| or minister, was deprived of the powes
Ian event which is regarded as tmii
lous by those familiar with affairs III
Pekin and with the progressive and
ienlightened views of the former min
lister.
| Sir Lang Is one OF that school whica
sincerely appreciates the disinteresta
friendship Of the United States and
Regards with apprehension the grow
ling domination Of Japan. Some ol
1.-THE followers uf this school have told
1.-THE empress dowager that. HI theft
Iepininn. the increasing influence tl
'}Ja3au runrs4&nes 4kxAeks&t psAsll
(which confronts China from the dsls
Iside.
i Japan II not to be trusted, thes,
linen have more than once told tha
Iempress, but 1t is not known how
their advice was received. The ev
lpulsion Of several OF them from power
would seem to indicate however, that
lit was not highly valued. Some CT th1
! administration papers In China ar
lurging that, as there are no full-blool
ed Manchus remaining, the old hatre
OF the Chinese for the Manchus shout
lbe abandoned and the line separating
the two races should be obliteratel
but less prejudieed judges OF the sit
luation declare that TO be even rilict
Ilous.
China statesmen fear revolution
n not only because Of the bloody inter
necine war 1t would cause, but be
cause they are apprehensive of "cthel
, notions" which they do not name, bu
which they fear would take advantag
of the situation, If not to effect th'
partition of China. at least to despoi
her of valuable territory.
The view is held In diplomatic eli
eles in washington that China will no
enjoy freedom from the serious dan
ger of revolution until the Maneh
I dynasty is displaced. and il is sal
> that it is difficult to foresee such dis
placement unless attended by revolt
ltion and a disastrous war. Unde
these circumstances, II is believe
r that Secretary Tafts assurance OF tn
: friendly attitude of the United State
and it's absolute lack OF desire fo
) Chinese territory must have give
great comfort to the more thought
full Chinese.