The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-28
Mongolia and Turkestan
Pass Under Russian
Influence.
MAY BE ANNEXED
A t ANY TIM E,
Cars Influence Will Flank That
of Mikado in Manchuria and
Alliance May Be Expected.
DR.. Sun Will Be Elected
President of New Chi
nese Republic.

nese Republic.
Pekins, December IS. (2:2G a. MI
mongolia, which almost equals China
proper In size. will be proclaimed in
dependent tomorrow, simultaneously
with the cutting off from China of the
vast dependeny of Turkestan. Both
Ciil pass under Russian influence, and
practically will become Russian pro-
tectorates. Russia at any time Will
be able to annex them. y grand khan
VIII be named as monarch of Mongolia
inc construction of the Trans Mon
soiian Railway. for which Russia has
long sought permission from China
VIII now he matter of time, Europe
thereby coming nearer to Peking by
three or four days.
Russian influence will flank the
Japanese sphere in Manchuria peril
ously, and a Japanese alliance for the
sake of preserving japanese interests
may soon or later be expected Rus
sian officers and officials, II not the
russian government proper. have in
fluenced this action In Mongolia,
VIII Elect DR.. sun President.
Shanghai, China. December 27.-It
is reported that the delegates of the
eighteen provinces OF China proper
here intend to meet at Marking on
December IS to elect Or. Sun Vat Sen
President of the provisional govern
meat of the united provinces. The ar
rival OF DR.. Sun Vat Sen has injected
an entirely new and forccful element
into the ranks and councils of the
revolutionarics. There is every evi-
dene that DR.. Sun Is receiving moro
consideration than other leaders OF
he ,pt,, io,,r ~ 4.
is crowded from morning till evening
with representatives of all the prov
inces, generals and governors with
whom ne has continual consultations
Inc delegates from the provinces OF
CHINA proper. who have been attending
! The Marking convention. came in a pooy
10 Shanghai, where they met DR.. Sun.
iater returning to Marking. There is
reason to believe that they Will meet
on December rs and elect DR.. Sun pres
idcnt OF the provisional government of
the United Provinces OF China Proper
py unanimous vote OF tho delegates
OF the eighteen provinces. After that
mas been done the rcrolutionarIes plan
the selection of a Cabinet by the Pres
ident, who then will Issue n proclama-
ton setting forth the terms offered Inv
the revolutionaries to the Manchus and
the imperial court In event of their
peaceful surrender
should this not occur, the campaign
against the Manchus and the imperial
lists Will be continued. and Picking will
be taken.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen evidently does not
regard the peace conference here seri-
ously. and will proceed with his plans
without regard to Picking. No decision
has yet been reached as to whether
the armistice is to be continued
Emperor Gives Up.
PekinS, December 27.-Rcprcsentativs
members OF the imperial court. accord
ing to an authoritative source. have
sisnihed to Premier Yuan Shi Ilai their
Willingness to agree to an abdica ton.
me court. the same authority states,
realizes that there Is no hope for 1t in
The detention of three or four detached
sections of the country and semi-loyai
provinces. and hopes to obtain better
terms BY agreeing to tho proposed ref
erendum on the question OF the fcSm
of government.
Premier Yuan Shi Kai fully realizes
that the republican spokesman gath
cred at the peace conference at Shang-
nal are not likely to accept his propo-
sltion for a carefully elected Assembly
representing the entire empire. He is
OF the opinion that the republicans
Know that time will favor his (YuaIf
Loan Prevents Campaign.
The Premier is certain that he could
win several battles with the modern
army at his disposal, which Is better
equipped and greatly superior to the
rebel forces, but as he is unable to OBJ
tain any loans he would he unable to
reconquer the lost provinces.
Yuan Shi Kai in all probability will
resign his office after making the best
terms possible for tho throne. Yuan
Shi kai regrets what he considers to
be Tang Shao Ti's desertion. He snr
gests that Tang Shao VI might become
President OF the republic, which is an
Office he himself would not accept. He
also regrets that foreign nations have
withheld their financial support. with
. the help of which no could have recon-
quered the country.
Regarded as Shrewd Move.
Toxic. December 27.-Yunn Sht Kars
proposal to decide tho form of govern
ment which shall prevail under the
new regime in China by means of a
convention of delegates from all over
the empire is regarded here as a
shrewd move, but opinion Is divided
as to whether 1t can DO successfully
carried out. Many prominent Japan
arn hall L.