New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
CONSTITUTION ACCEPTED
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be elected by the people from among those
particularly eligible.
s. Parliament shall elect and the En-
peror shall appoint the Premier, VINO VIII WI,
recommend the other members of the Cabi-
net who shalt also be appointed by the
Emperor. The imperial princes will be IN
eligible for the Office of Premier. member
ship of the Cabinet or administrative posts
in the provinces.
q II the Premier. when impeached by
Parliament does not dissolve Parliament
he must resign. one Cabinet shall not De
allowed to dissolve Parliament more thsh
once.
10. The Emperor shall assume direct con
troll of the army and navy. but Wnen lrlS
power is used in connection with lnteIhai
affairs the Emperor must observe special
conditions TO be decided by Parliament
II. Imperial DEGREES cannot be issued 70
replace the law, except in the event vi
urgent necessity. in which case they may
be issued in accordance with special con-
dtions.
IL. International treaties shall not be
| concluded without the consent OF faFhas
ment, but treaty for the conclusion OF
peace or a declaration Of war may he MADE
| by the Emperor if Parliament Is not SIT
| ting the approval Of Parliament TO De oo-
/ tanned afterward al
Is Ordinances in connection with the ad-
ministration shall be settled by acts OF
| Parliament.
~ In case the financial budget fails to
! receive the approval of Parliament tne
government may not act upon the Dudset
| OF the prevous wear nor may items OF OK
pendturc not provided for In the budget pe
/ appended thereto. The government siiaIl
not adopt extraordinary mdnclal MEASURE
/ outside the budget
I il. Parliament shall FIX the expense OF
the imperial household and any increase oI
1G Regulations in connection with the
! imperial family must not conflict with the
constitution. .o.,,a,, .he
Il. TIE two houses shall estaohss w w
machinery for the administration or the
court. -,
IS. The Emperor shall promulgate the
decisions OF Parliament.
10 The National Assembly shall act upon
Articles s. 9. lC u. lS. Ii, 10 and is until
/ the opening Of Parliament.
\ committee Of the Assembly vii! be
appointed to draw ND the actual con-
stitution. Ii viii be assisted by repre-
sentatves OF the army, and the work
probably will occupy months. as the pro-
vincial assemblies will be consulted.
The outlines of the proposed constitu-
ton have excited much interest, and the
outcome of this latest step toward popu-
lar government is a matter of lively
speculation in the foreign quarter. The
document refers wholly TO the reduction
and control of the dynastic powers, and
gives no idea Of intentions with respect
TO the duties Of Chinese subjects or the
duties and responsibilities of the Parlia-
ment 1t is entirely directed at the
Manchu sceptre.
1t is a great revolutionary advance
over the constitutional scheme prOmul-
gated by the throne in 1907, which was
modelled after the constitution of Japan.
and which was thought by conservative
! foreign friends of China to be an ac-
ceptable one.
The first four articles in the demands
! of the National Assembly conform to
| the first four articles of the japanese
constitution. BY the tenth article the
! Emperor Of China obtains the direction
| but not the supreme command OF army
and navy, which the japanese Emperor
! enjoys.
Whereas in Japan the Emperor makes
treaties. the Parliament in China as
sumes this power. Whereas in Japan
the government or ministers of the EN-
peror in consultation with the Emperor
framed the imperial house laws, the re-
formers in China intend that the Par
lament shall make these laws.
Article Il covers the financial affairs
Of China that are the stated causes FOR
the outbreak of hostilties and the pres
ent revolution. They have direct bear
ing on foreign interests. They place
| niDc
last year. with Parliament. and prevent
the government taking extraordinary
financial measures. This affects the
carving out of the Hu-Kuang Railway
loan and the currency loan, as well as
the reported war loan negotiated with
Belgium and French financiers.
The country has gone mad said a
prominent diplomat TO The Associated
Press to-day, "and only a strong die
tator will save it. The Radicals of the
Assembly seem intimidated by the army.
and well wishers Of China hope to see a
man in office who can dictate, namely
Chang ShaO- theng.'
Two days ago a train brought 20
Peking an officer named Lu. as the
emissary Of General Chang. who com
mands five thousand modern troops at
Lan-Chou. La was accompanied by IN
escort Of two hundred cavalrymen. The
government at first considered opposing
by force the memorial conveyed by Lu,
which peremptorily stated that twelve
demands should be granted. The last OF
these demands provided that the army
should participate in the establishment
Immediately of a constitutional govern
ment.
Both the Assembly and the throne
complied, and Lu and his colleagues re-
main IT. Picking. forming military
league 10 which already the various gar
risons adhere.
The Governor of Anking. assisted by
troops from Marking and two gunboats,
quelled an outbreak at Anking to-day.
The city is quiet tonight.
An official dispatch from Hankow says
that fierce hand-to-hand fighting is TAX
ing place in the streets. The imperialists
are wholly beyond the control of their
officers and are attacking every one they
meet
General Ii Yuen-heng this morning
warned the consuls at Wu-Chang that
the forts held by the rebels would bonn
bard the imperial batteries situated be-
hind the British and Russian conces-
sions unless these batteries were re-
moved. He declared such "A step would
be rendered necessary by the fact tina