The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-03
IMPERIALISTS ARE
 BEYON DCONTROL:
 REBELS MASSACRED
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 The German legation today received l wireless message from the vincinity of dankow station that. the imperial iorces are now burning the native city If Hankow and confirming yesterdays .eport that the imperialist troops mas sacred men, women and children dur .ng several days fight.
 It Is evident that Manchu soldiers are infuriated over Chinese success md that they have gotten out of hand f their officers.
 General Yin rchang, who has been removed from his command at Hankow 70 become general of the general staff 'eturned to Picking today. It is be- iieved that Yuan Shi Kai arrived at the imperialist headquarters ay Liaokan -oo late to stop the massacres, wlSsh iad already begun.
 Another edict was issued today. It nstructs the national assembly to 'or- sanize the Ia Ching empires constitu- tional laws and submit them to us for consideration and issuance"
 Prince Ching, the old premier the only high Manchu official left in the capital. has agreed to memorialize the throne with the suggestions:
 q. That all laws opposed to consti :. tutional methods be annulled immc- diately.
 "2. That election of members of parliament be undertaken without de- lay.
 "3 That the provisional assemble 5 throughout the empire be granted CO., ordinate authority with the provinclai administrative official.
 A. That to avert an open ruptur yff, bo ohrt vIa ,o drawn up to provide for the support of the Manchu bannermen and pen sioners, and that the 'banners'-the eight divisions of the imperial Manchu militia--be disbanded.
 '5 That the Manchu bannermen adopt Chinese surnames.
 "6. That a formal proclamation be issued announcing that military force will not be used against the revolc- tionaries."
 The drafting Of constitution is likely to prove a matter of difficulty because of the differences of opinion regarding the type of government to De adopted. The national assembly is practically agreed upon constitution based upon that of Great Britain but the southern provinces which must be counseled are still firm in their desire for more republican form of union. This constitutes the main difficulty which Premier Yuan Shi kai Is eN- pected to overcome. Yuan Shi Kai arrived yesterday at Nieke, tow v.l only few miles from Hankow.
 Advices from Canton today state that Viceroy Chang Ming Chi of that prov nee had wired a +nemorial to the prince regent, asking for the pardon of Wang Ching Wei, who attempted to assassinate the prince year ago last April. Pardon, he said. would go far to placate the peo- rle. and they show the liberal attitude cf the government toward the repub- iicans.
 Full pardon was also asked for the rev. ciutionary general. Ii Yuen Heng. Ac- cording to another message, General u has refused to consider peace offers un- less the Mancliu dynasty yields the throne 10 the republicans. Revolutionists are gaId to occupy all the railway stations near Hanllow and to have inflicted a loss of more than ipn1 Ipen on the iuperialists in battle yesterday. The imperial govern nient Is reported to Have given Tn to all the demands imposed by the Army league. composing five garrisous in neigh boring parts.
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