Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

Inc second session OF the thineSe pro-
visional national assembly. which meets
today in Picking, according
Revolt to its program, must neces-
Raging sarily take note Of the
popular revolution that
seems sweeping over China and that the
flag of revolution floats over Hankow.
Hanyang and Wuchang. with rumors in
the air that bode evil TO the Manchu.
There is no country so much as China
that illustrates the truth of the old saw
that everything comes TO him who
waits" Yuan-Sie-kai, formerly vice.
roy Of Pechili. some time last year fell
into disfavor at Picking and saved his
head only by precpitate flight. Within
few weeks Prince Ching resigned his
post as premier In favor of Iuan-Sie-
kat, to the CONSERVATION of all not in
the confidence of the premier. This
change of place was to date from today.
but the revolt of the Chinese convinced
the Manchu government that something
yet more radical was TO be done against
the rising tide, so the government APP
pointed Yuan viceroy of Hunpeh and
Human provinces, and consequently in
command of the imperial troops there.
Yuan-Sie-Kai is Chinese and he was
the present conflict, which means Chi
nese versus Manchu. we should expect
to see Yuan on the size of the Chinese.
but Yuan is more opportunist than Chi
neSe, and II should not be forgotten that
since the Boxer rebellion the name of the
viceroy has been mentioned as possible
successor to The throne of China, If
such is the meaning of Prince Chings
resignation of the premiership in Nuan's
favor it would prove that the Manchu
dynasty has played its last card only to
save it's face and permit its victorious
retirement"
The Revue Jaime, a Chinese review pub
lished in French in Belgium. outlined the
principal subjects to be discussed in the
provincial parliament today. First. the
resignation of Prince Ching PREMIER
and the meaning of his recommendation
that Yuan Sic kai should succeed him.
Second. the question of foreign loans.
Third. the development of industrial arts.
Fourth, the Observation-Disclosures of rail-
ways. Fifth. the Introduction OF opium.
Sixth, diplomatic affairs.
The government had attempted to re-
strain and limit the intervention of the
assembly in the affairs of
ASSemblyS the nation. 1t had de-
manded that the rules Of
nctisIty. the assembly SHOULD he
changed alleging that its progressive in
reference was menace, and finally the
government declared that if the assembly
assumed to interfere with the disposal
of the loans the protesting members
would be punished for violation of the i'm
perial rules Moreover. the government
threatened that if it should deem it nee
essary it would dissolve the assembly
To this interesting program or what is
being said at this hour in Picking must
h od1 hot franSnlTp6 at HankOW
and elsewhere.
There is no doubt but that the present
movement has been carefully prepared
by the chiefs with long hand
1t is highly probable that the question
of the employment of Yuan-Sie-kal. be-
cause of his being Chinese, was discussed
i'm council and finally rejected because OF
Yuans well known opportunlsm and even
untrustworthiness. 1t was known 10 inc
council that he had the imperial bee in
his bonnet and the council was not look
ing for emperors. The council was look
ing for a president. because the empire
would be merged into a republic.
Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen appears to be the ideal
of Young China" AS long ago as 1905
had occasion, in writing in The Star OF
reform in China, to mention his name IN
connection with the liberal kang- fu- w ei,
who after the enforced abdlcatlon OF the
Emperor KOuang-Sin- kang fled to Sing
apore-
x X
Some time in June, 1911, there was a
lieutenant general of the peoples army
of China in Washington,
Secret charged with-a secret mis-
~ sion from the secret army
M1SSIoA' to the government. What
that mission was or whether the agent
was received or not no one may say, but
of the existence of that peoples army
there is no longer doubt.
A dispatch from Hankow dated October
Ia announced: Gen. Ii Yuan Heng, the
generalissimo of the rebels. sent note
to the foreign consuls demanding recog-
milton of his authority as administrator
of the cities of Hankow, Hanyang and
Wuchang. Gen. Ii Yuan signed as com
mander Of the peoples army Ipe
note exhorted the Chinese people to show
their unity and strength and to drive out
1.-The Manchu traitors.
Recruits were reported as fiocking to
the revolutionary standard OF Gen III
Yuan Heng, who had established his
HEADQUARTERS at Wuchang. He had 1000
recruits plenty of money and supplies
The rebel viceroy Tang of Wuchang, IN
terviewed by a correspondent, said:
1.-THE object of the revolt is TO make the
government of China like that of America
The present taxes if honestly ADMINISTER
ed would provide ample revenue to meet
loan obligations, with a surplus Tor III
ternal development, winch mas peeh pIiit-
ned for Harvesting rivers and building
railways 1t was possible, perhaps. to DO
without foreign loans. But in any event
the revolutionists would be on irehdly
terms with foreign nations.
There has been a rigid censorship Oh
the press established, so that IL Is eN-
tremely difficult TO construe the dispatches
that have been received.
one dispatch states that II is the I'M
pression I'm Picking that the government
will not venture an engagement Win the
rebels for weeks even months in tne
hone of conciliating the masses, or brlp-
fnp the leaders 1T was more likely tnat
the government would seek to nave the
revolt destroy itself by paralyZlng trade
and creating disorders in the provinces,
which were already sorely distressed. A
Fabian policy, it should be added, when
has not been practised in modern times
With the same success which attended the
efforts Of the famous temporlzer Besides. |
in Picking il is said that the government
cannot mobilize an army or suffclent /
size and willing to attack the reVolu- |
tionarieS.
Hanyang is amply supplied with rlfes
and ammunition, being the manufacturing |
arsenal of the empire. |
Plenty of In Wushans the rebels
captured thirty-siX noun
Munitions. tain and thirty-six field
guns and about one hundred cannon at /
Hanvans. The military attaches ex-