Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-29
IMPERIAL ASSEMBLY.
associate himself with it.
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Paris, Dec. "a Pekin dlSpatcn 10 the
Paris edition of the New York Herald
says: 49,,
.sDisgusted at the. refusal of the I'M
perial Clan to contribute to the war
chest, Yuan Shi Kai, tonight, took sick
leave 1t is believed that this presages
his early retirement from the premier
ship. He bitterly resents the bad faith
of WI Ting Fang and his. party in pro-
posing national congress and now In
ssts upon rump, not a representative,
congress. Yuan fears that a republic
means the country's dissolution and be-
lieves that the only sane solution Is to
fight it out, but he is handicapped by a
lack of money, $500 ~. u ,as i
Shanghai, Dec. 2S-An imperial edict
will not be accepted by revolutionaries,
except in the most liberal form under
which republic can be established with
out delay. or unless it provides for the
recognition of the provisional govern
ment of which DIR. Sun Vat Sen will be
elected President, tomorrow, at the reg
ular convention of the Marking confer
ence, when Is delegates appointed by the
governors of the provinces or by the pro-
vincial assemblies will act on behalf of
China proper.
The revolutionary leaders here laugh at
the apparent struggle by Yuan Shi Kai,
the Imperial premier, to temporize with
the situation. This situation, they de-
clare, has completely passed out of his
control e.c .szc -~z5
Reports that American bankers repre-
scented at Pekin are willing to lend money
tn ia JtY,p ralt rapQrdQd here
with very serious apprehension. II the
southern revolutionists. Were once con-
WINGED, that. Americans We're. supporting
! the Imperialists either financially or dip.
lomatically, the result would be dlsas.
trous TO American trade and, Influence
and would endangers all Americans resid-
ing In the interior. they say, DIR. Sun
Vat Sen has made preparations to organ
lie his cabinet. 1T is believed the FIRST
ministry will befa strong onea .nss(ts
Pekin. Dec. 2s.=--M. Shekine, Russian
charge d affaires. went to the Chinese
foreign Office, today. and handed in
the request on behalf of the Russian
government that China should re- as
sumo control of Mongolia promptly.
He received the response that China
was at the present moment unable
to comply.
The action of the Russian govern
ment was taken in consequences of the
proclamation of independence by Mon
golia and the report that the depend
ency of Turkestan would be cut off
from China at the same moment. The
inability of China to assert her aur
thority in Mongolia leaves the way
open, according to prevalent opinion
here, for the extension of Russian in
fluence in that Dependency and also
the possibility of ultimate annesa-
ton. 1t is assumed here that Russia
will immediately proceed 10 carry cut
her plans for the construction of a
tranS-Mougolian Railway which will
shorten the route from Europe to- Ue-
kin by several days. 1t is also suggest
ed that a Russo-Japanese alliance may
result. from the action of Mongolia,
as tins brings the Russian and Jap
anese spheres of influence in Mongo-
liza and Manchuria respectively side
by side
The decision taken by the meeting
of the imperial clan and Premier Yuan
Shi Kai to submit the question of the
future government of China to ma
LiOudl COliNSlLlcH Wdo lOiloNGo ny oil
imperial edict in the following terms:
"Dr. WI Ting Fang, the chief of the
revolutionary delegates to the peace
conference at Shanghai and others
contend that the people of China de-
sire a republic. This question neither
the governor nor a section of people
is able to decide. Therefore national
conference is necessary. The princes
and members of the imperial, clan
agree TO let the cabinet inform the
revolutionaries and then frame regu-
lations for conference and arrange
for an extension of armistice. The
Empress Dowager sanctions the CALI
ing together of conference, as she
is DESTROYS to avoid bloodshed and to
bring happiness to the people of China
according to the wishes of the ma
jority.' eiF ,2fs"
The throne has agreed to Premier Yuan
Shi Kaps suggestion to refer the ques-
ton of the future government of China to
u national conference and to abide by its
decision whatever it may be.
The Dowager Empress. Premier Yuan
Sh Kai and the Manchu princes of the
Imperial Clan debated throughout he
morning the scheme for calling together
convention of delegates from all parts
of the empire to decide on the form, of
government which shall prevail in future
in China
Prince Ching, for premier and minister
of foreign AFFAIRS stoutly urged the ac-
eeptance of the proposal Prince Yu
Lang. member of the grand council. and
Prince Tsai Tao. former minister of war
and brother of the present prince regent,
on the other hand, strenaously opposed
the scheme.j 81
Those in favor of the acceptance of the
proposition finally prevailed and the de-
cision was reached to leave the settler
gment of the future, form of government
in the hands of the delegates selected
by the nation.