Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-29

State department officials have all
along been expecting that DR.. Sun Yat
Sen would be proclaimed provisional
president of China very soon after he
landed at Shanghai. The point of in
terest at present is whether WI Ting
Fang, who has been acting as the
mouthpiece of the revolutionists, is
prepared to recognize DR.. Sen in his
capacity. Assuming that he viii do so,
president at Nanking probably viii
bring to a crisis the peace negotiations
which have been in progress in Shang
hal between Tang Shoa vi, represent
ing Yuan Shi Kai and the imperialists.
on the one hand, and DR.. WI, repre-
senting the revolutionists, on the other.
1t is assumed that DIR. Wu's instruc-
tions will be to reject the last proffer
Of the Imperialists to allow national
assembly to decide the form of the
permanent government of China. Moth
ing less than the immediate recognition
OF the new republic is likely to be ac-
eepted.
SHANGHAI, China, Dec 28-Imme-
diately following the receipt of word
from Marking that he had been elected
president of the Republic of China, DR.
Sun Vat Sen handed the following
statement to the Associated Press. with
the request that it be transmitted to
his friends in the United States:
Il consider it my duty 10 accept the
presidency. My policy will be to Sc
cure peace and a stable government by
the promptest methods possible. My
single aim is to insure the peace and
contentment of the millions of my fell
low countrymen."
The news of DIR. Sun Vat SENS cleo
ton spread with extraordinary rapid
ity among the population Crowds
made their way to the house in the
French concession. in which he has re-
sided since his arrival here. When he
appeared he was greeted with an en-
thusiastic ovation
1t is believed that President Sun Vat
Sen win Immediately demand the with
drawal of the so-called imperial troops
from their strategical positions, in or
der to avoid the possibility of conflict
with the troops OF the republican gov
ernment.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen is native of Can
ton. He was educated at Honolulu
where his father was in business, and
later studied medicine at Canton. after
wards engaging in practise there.
He has been connected with the revo-
lutionary movement for a long time
and took a 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 conspirators were discov-
cred and several OF them were put to
death, but DR.. sun Vat Sen escaped
and reached the British colony of Hong
Kong, where he became a British sub
ject
He was heard of next in England and
the United States. where he delivered
a series of lectures in order to convert
Chinese students to his revolutionary
principles. While he was on lecture
tour in England in 1900 he was enticed
into the Chinese legation. where he
was told that he was on Chinese terri
tory and would be deported TO Pezing.
This, however was prevented, as he
claimed British citizenship, and was
set free
AT 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 a bodyguard of fell
low reyolutionists
He visited New York in April this
year.