The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-28
The Throne Has Agreed to Yuan
Shi Kai's Suggestion.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
To Be Left to Decision of a Ma
tiOnal Conference.
Result, Whatever 1t May Be, to
Be Accepted.

London, Dec. 2s.-A telegram from
Tien Tsin to the Exchange Telegram
company says the imperial family has
decided to leave Peking. The decision
will be announced at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon
To Leave 1t to Conference
Peking, Dec 2S@The throne has
agreed TO Premier Yuan Shi Kai's sug-
gestion to refer the question of the
tioual conference and to abide by its
decision, whatever it may be.
The dowager empress, Premier
Yuan Shi Kai and the Manchu princes
of the imperial clan debated through
out the entire morning the scheme for
calling together a convention of dele
gates from all parts of the empire to
decide on the form of government
which shall prevail in future in China.
Prince Ching, former premier and
minister of foreign affairs, urged the
acceptance of the proposal Prince Xu
Lang, members Of the grand council,
and Prince Tsai Tao, former minister
of war and brother of the present
prince regent. on the other hand,
strenuOusly opposed the scheme.
Those among the Manchu princes
present who were in favor of the ac-
ceptance of the proposition finally
prevailed and the decision was reached
to leave the settlement of the future
f~rn of government in the hands of
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The cabinet has been instructed to
draw up the regulations which shall
govern the national convention and to
'rfOrm the delegates to the peace con-
renee at Shanghai that the throne is
illing to abide by the decision of
-eprese entative convention no matter
svhat form of government it may
Fchoose
IN view of the activities Of the
Shanghai revolutionaries, imperial
government officials consider it to be
doubtful whether the rebels will agree
to the long delay inseparable from the
calling OF a national convention. The
action of the throne leaves no room
for doubt that the advisers of the re-
gent and the emperor are prepared FOR
abdication should it prove the only way
of settlem ent.
NJ. Shokire, Russian charge d'affaires,
went to the Chinese foreign Office to-
DAY and harded in the request on be
half of the Russian government that
China should promptly reassume con
troll of Mongolia. He received the re-
.Eponse that China was at the moment
unable to comply.
To Throw OF the Yoke.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Although not
officially informed of the purpose of
the local authorities in Mongolia and
Turkestan to declare the independence
of those provinces today, the officials
of the state department Weee not sur
prised at the press reports to that eff
practically all of the Chinese provinces
save Mongolia and Turkestan already
have declared their independence of the
Peking government. This was done
confessedly for the purpose of getting
rid of the monarchical machinery, /
which has existed in the provinces for
the last three hundred years thereby
clearing the way for the realization of .
the ideal republic of the Chinese re- /
form era
AS to the possible extension of Rus
sian influence over the provinces of /
Mongolia and Turkestan and their /
probable ultimate absorption by Rus /
sfa nothing is known here but every /
step taken has warranted the conf /
dance of the state department in the /
pledges given by the five powers inter |
ested that they would act as a unit in 4
China and would seek to take no indi- /
vidual advantage Of any developments I
such as the declaration of independence !
Of a province at this stage