The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-14
Already Famine sHeavy
Hand Is Descending
on China.
POWERS LIKELY
T 0 INTERVENE
Yuan Shi Kai, Thrones Last
Hope. Reaches Picking, and Is
Given Command of Imperial
Troops-Has Not Yet
Agreed to Accept
Premiership.

Picking, November l3.-Yuan sh
kai, the last prop of the throne has
reached Picking at last. He came to.
day. accompanied by 1000 troops, and
was warmly greeted by the admins
tration. In honor of his arrival an
edict was issued appointing him com
mander of all the troops in the vi.
cinity OF the capital.
Great efforts are being made to in
duce him TO accept the premiership
but he has given no definite answer
yet.
The National Assembly to-day dis
cussed the immediate o. enins OF Par
liament, but dcciued IL would be IN
advisable. The matter was referred to
committee, which Will consult with
Yuan oni kai
The opinion is held at the legations
mat there are serious computations
In store Tor CHINA ana grciller sulIer-
lnSs than she mas yet endured me
prospects OF foreign Intervention by
other powers than Russia and Japan
are beginning 10 be discussed. Winter
Is expected 10 terminate the massed
movements OF troops. but there VIII
be greater death rons through famine,
even III Cni-Li province. me peupie IN
the central section are ALREADY sup
piemeniinS their food VITA the bark
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Still Gathering Recruits.
Ihe government continues gather
inS Mancnu recruits AT fekins, uut
soon wiil be unaDIe To meet the nay
mehts. IT is not peiie'ed mere lnat lnc
Chinese can muuiIizc IL large cnuusn
army ABOUT fckinS TO venture an at
TAGS. out the governments inapuity
10 collect revenues irom a sinsie
provincial Capital Is Almost cerlaIu
sooner or later TO bring ABOUT cupitu.
lation.
y report reached here to-day thai
.,vuu lmperiaiists at tiankow nave
joined the reUel ranks. and that me
reinairiits fnfnSfIat sunbvats a u tiiat
port nave gone over To the rebels. Ac-
corning 10 Al consular report the iIan.
Row cohsuis. with one exception, at
recent meeting agreed that IL ~
IMPOSSIBLE Tor the lmperIansts to
capture IAN lang or Nu-Luans. They
therefore uiscussea the question OF
asking the government to Withdraw
the iinPerIa! troops 10 the north, pc
cause wnen the comm ssuriat is einl,Iy
tney arc iIneIy TO commit uepreu.l.uns
and enuanSer the IoIviSn CONCESSIONS
Certain military attaches at Peklns
CONSIDER tnut me Imperial troops az
tiankow VIII DC lost 10 the yuyert-
intnt unless brought back imnirdlatc-
~ put the government may prefer to
leave all but the a1ancnus there, not
Undertaking the RISK OF transporting
them BACK TO the capital.
Indemnity Not Paid.
The November Boxer Indemnity has
not been paid, and the December In
demhity likewise will be defau!,ed
Even should the government be able
TO recover the five provinces imme.
diately surrounding the capital, this
fintncial administration cannot be
reorgan!zed before defaults of other
debts besides the indemnIties occur.
and 1t is feared that Intervention for
the collection OF pledged revenues
cannot bc averted
The American consul at Chung King,
Albert w. Pontius, informs the lega-
ton that nearly 100 foreigners arc
making ready to leave Chung king
for Shanghai. OF these, thirty-one are
Americans.
General Chao Erh-Hsun. the vicerov
of Manchuria, who has been elected
President of the province under the
declaration of autonomy, has sent a
message to the government that he
was unable to oppose the Mukden AS
sembly's declarations, which are: First,
that the revenues shall be retained nv
the province, which Will have no con-
nection with the Picking government
old or new; second, that the province
will assist neither the Chinese nor tina
Manchu soldiers; third, that the gov.
eminent Will afford the fullest pro.
lection to foreigners.
The rebels took over Che Foo quietly
today: General Chang Shao-Tsen
commander of the Lanchu troops. has
arrived at Tien Tsin with bodyguard
of thirty men. Ho is lodging in the
foreign concessions.
wu Urges Abdicntion.
Shanghai, November 13.-Wu Ting
Fang, former Chinese minister to the
United States. who recently was an
pointed secretary OF foreign affairs
under the proposed reform administra-
ton. has teleBraphed a long address
to Picking, urging the regent Prince
Chun. to abdicatc. He points out that
since the Emperor's edict admitting re-
sponsibility for present conditions and
promising reforms. there has been an
ntrocious massacre. and ten provinces
have severed themselves from the
throne without struggle.
WI Ting Fang adds that nothing
but the adoption of rcpublicanism can
bring peace and stop the shedding Of
blood. The regent. he says should en-
ulate the example of the ancient En-
perors. Yao and Han. who abdicated
after choosing the best available sub
stitutes. DR.. WI promises that IL the
regent wakes up and works for tho
republic the citizens Will respect and
support him in style compatible with
his birth, tinasmuch as the peace and
safety OF the Manchu clans arc not eX-
cluded from the national aims The
appeal concludes: Our voice is hoarse
and our tears are exhausted. No more