Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
sun YAT SEN
|SPRES|DENT
OF. REPUBLIC [ |.
Delegates Of Eighteen Pro-
vinces Of China Name
Him as Chief; /; Active in
Revolutionary Cause.

Shanghai, Dec. 20. -Immediate fol-
lowing the receipt of word from Nam
king that he had been elected pr6ai-
dent of the republic OF China, Dr.. Sun
Vat Sen made the following statement
to the Associated Press with the re-
quest that 1t be transmitted to his
friends in the United States:
II consider 1t my duty to accept the
presidency. My policy will be to se-
cure peace and stable government
by the promptest methods possible.
My single aim is to insure the peace
and contentment OF the millions Of
my fellow countrymen.'
The news Of DR.. Sun Vat Sens cleo
tion to the presidency by the dele
gates Of the eighteen provinces OF
China proper at their conference at
Marking spread with extraordinary
rapidity among the population. Crowds
made their way to the house In the
French concession in which he has
resided since his arrival here. When
he appeared he was greeted with an
enthusiastic ovation. ,l 8sss
The city shows evidence OF great
activity. Members OF the provincial
cabinet which was formed by DIR.
Wu Ting Fang on November and
delegates who were sent by both the
imperialists and revolutionaries to the,
peace conference which IL now regard
ed as having lapses, passed frequent
ly along the streets on their way to
President Sun Vat Sens headquarters.
1t is believed that President Sum
Vat Sen will Immediately demand the
withdrawal Of the so-called imperial
troops from their strategical position,
in order to avoid the possibility OF
conflict with the troops OF the repub-s
lican government. AS soon as this
has been effected the armistice now
existing will be extended and the.
|kisnsA ~ .tsA1seA nj -tU7Ilty
down their arms or to enter the sery-
Ice of the republic.
As soon as military arrangements
have been completed negotiations Will
be opened on the subject Of the pen-i
sions to be offered to the former
princes and Manchu governors,
.Jr. Sun Vat Sen, who has ( been
elected by the delegates OF the elgh-
teen provinces OF China proper,
as first president OF the Chinese re-
public Is a native OF Canton He was
educated at Honolulu, where hts faith
er was in business, and later studied
medicine at Canton, afterwards engag-
ing In practice there. He has. been
connected with the revolutionary
movement for a considerable time and
took the most radical point OF
view. He was one Of the promoters Of
q plot to seize the city of Canton In
1895. The plans OF the conspira.
| tors were discovered and several OF,
them were put to death, but DIR. Sun
+! Vat Sen escaped and reached the
British colony at Hong Kong where
he became British subject. He was
heard next in England and the United
States where he delivered series Of
lectures In order to convert the
Chinese students to his revolutionary
principles. While he was on lec-
|ture tour in England in 1900 he was
enticed into the Chinese legation
where he was told that he was on
Chinese territory and would be de-
ported to Pektng
| This however,, was prevented as he
claimed British citizenship and he
was set free.
At a later period he visited Japan
and stirred up the Chinese there to
Revolutionary ideas. He also resided
for some time at Singapore, where he
was surrounded by Q body guard OF
fellow reyolutionists. He visited New
York in April. this year, and spoke
there against the Manchu dynasty.
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