Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-07
Prince Regent of China Has
Resigned and New Guar
dians of the Throne Have
Taken Charge of All AT
fairs of the Empire.
PEACE, HOWEVER,
IS NOT VISIBLE
Southern Chinese Do Not
Trust Regency and Are
Ready at a Moments No
tice to Again Enter on a
Campaign.

PEKING, Dec. 6.-An edict announc-
ing the resignation. of the regent,
Prince Hun. was issued today by the
empress dowager 1t was signed by
members of the cabinet. ana points
out that the administration was uI-
popular. that a constitutional govern
HIcnt has not yet been established. and
explained this by the complications
which arose. 1t says the people rose,
the peoples hearts were broken. and
the country thrown into turmoil. The
regent regrets repentance came too
late. and feels if he were continued in
power his commands would be disre-
garded. The edict continues:
He wept and prayed to resign the
regency. at the same time expressing
his earnest intention to abstain from
politics The empress dowager. living
in the palace. was ignorant of the state
OF affairs. but she now knows state
of rebellion exists. ard that fighting
continues. causing disaster every
where. while commerce with friendly
nations suffers. The regent is honest.
though ambitious. His being misled
has harmed the people; therefore his
resignation was accepted"
The edict demands loyalty to minis
sters from the people who must now
realize the court does not object to
surrender the power vested in the
throne" The regent is granted $4,000
taels Annually from the imperial house
hold allowance As imperial and relo-
1T have not
vet come to an understanding the ar
mistice has been extended an addi-
tional three days.
The regent sacrificed himself in a
last effort to save the throne for his
son; but unless all signs fail he is too
late. Premier Yuan Shi Kai let
Pekin know he has taken the British
minister. Sir John Jordan, into his
confidence. He has told the minister
his plans. and hopes much from the
minister's mediation. on the other
hand. the rebels are confident tonight
that Yuan Shi Kai is their man. They
describe him as a master statesman
because he is accomplishing transition
from the Manchu dynasty to a repub-
lie without massacre or attack on the
princes to retire peaceably. This may
indicate some truth in the reports that
youthful princes desired to attack the
foreigners hoping to create foreign
complications which might benefit the
Marchus Yuma Shi Kai is powerful
now within the limitations of the dis
rupted government The rebels say
they expect him TO manipulate the
regiments until the Manchus are no
longer capable of disturbing the capi-
tai. then Shanghai and the local pro-
Vinces. they believe, will decide in ia
XOr of a republic. The premier has
promised to abide by the assembly's
decision.
SHANGHAI Dec. 6.-Southern revO-
luJionaries apparently are more than
e-er determined upon the effacement
of the Manchu administration even of
child emperor as the only terms upon
which peace can be made. Abdication
OF the regent is regarded with suspi-
cion. according to revolutionary leal-
ers seen tonight. Dual guardianship
is unsatisfactory Notwithstanding
peace negotiations at WI Tang and
Shanghai. those for the republican
movement decided at a meeting tonight
t. float the first issue of republican
war bonds covering q patriotic ana
sympathetic loan amounting to 10000,
600 taels
The bonds will be issued in denom-
irations of 800. SO AMI s.. the issue
price being so per cent of the face
value. averaging a rate of Il per cent
payable in six years. The hope is eX-
pressed that Americans may be induced
To subscribe. One speaker said the
United States is the only country To
which China looked for sympathetic
assistance because the United States
is the only disinterested friend Of
China's starving and oppressed peo-
pie Arrangements are virtually COM
pIeted for a meeting OF delegates rep
resenting shanghai republicans AM
those Of the Premier Yuan Shi Kai to
discuss terms of peace. WI Ting
Fang. republican secretary of foreign
affairs. was invited to go to WI Chang
to join in the peace negotiations there
but declined He considers the negoti-
ations with WI Chang unofficial as
ment has been transferred to Shang-
hal pending a declaration that Nan
king is the capital of the republic.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The abdic-
alton of Prince Chun, regent. and the