The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-31
Chinese Emperor Sorry
for Past Neglect of
His People.
BLAMES HIMSELF
FOR ALL WRONGS
Imperial Edict Issued, Granting
Immediate Constitution and
Cabinet in Which Mobiles
| Shall Have No Share-Par-
. don Extended to All Po-
litical Offenders.

Picking. October 3o.-The demand OF
she National Assembly for a complete
constitutional government has been ac-
ceded to By the throne. An imperial
sdict was Issued to-day. apologiz!ng
Tor the past neglect of the throne and
granting an immediate constitution.
with Cabinet, from which mobiles
shall be excluded. A second cdict
grants pardon to political offenders
connected with the revolution OF 1898
and subsequent revolutions and 10
those compelled to join in the present
rebellion.
hand OF the Emperor. Hsuan- Tung,
Gays:
II havo rcigncd three years. and
have always acted conscientiously in
the interests of the people. but have
not employed men properly. as l was
without political skill. have en-
ploycd too many mobiles in political
poaitions. which contravcncs coustitu
tionaliHm.
"on railway matters ono whom r.
trusted deceived me Hence public
opinion was antagonized. When urge
reform. officials and the gentry seize
the opportunity to embezzle. Much OF
the peoples money has been taken, but
nothing 10 benefit the people has been
achieved.
LAWS Not obeyed.
"On several occasions cdicts have ,
promulgated laws, but none OF them
has been obeyed The people arc
Erumbing, yet do not know. Dis
asters loom ahead, but do not see"
After referring to uprising in yari-
Gus places. the edict continues:
"rhe whole empire is seething. The
spirits OF our nine deceased Emperors
are unable TO Join the sacrifices prop.
crly. while II is feared that the pcoplo
will suffer gricvously.
IAN these things are my own fault,
and I hereby announce TO the world
that swear to reform. and, with our
solters and people. TO carry the con
stitssion faithfully. modifying lcgis-
1atton. promoting the interests of the
people and abolishinS their hardshiDi.
all in accordance with their Wishes
and interests, The old laws Tint are
unsuitable Kill e abolished. The union
OF the Manchus and Chinese. mention
cd by the late Emperor. shall carry
out now. Finances and diplomacy have
reached bedrock
Even II all unite. stiu fear that
We may fall. II the empires subjects
do not regard and do not honor fate. :
and arc easily mlsled by outlaws. then
the future of China is unthinkable l.
L
only hope is that my subjects vii! |
thoroughly understand"
inc throne promises TO organize a
Cabinet without mobiles forthwith Tho |
Manchu Prince Shin Isu, president OF !
the Assembly. is permitted to resign,
tho Chinese Lchia Chu succeeding |
The Manchu Kuci-Chun. Minister OF
Constabulary has been removed. and
the Chinese ChaC Ping Chun supersedes
him.
The lines around Peking arc tight
ening. While there is no great panic !
among the higher classes and the for
eigners, there has been a perceptibie
Transforming everywhere The legation
quarter is preparing for emergencies. |
and In some cases temporary fortifica-
ttons have been erected OF bags of
sand.
Not Yet Safe From Attack.
Strong deachments OF troops guard |
the palace and the gates of the CITY. |
but while the throne has made haste
to comply with the demands of the ,
10000 soldiers OF the Third and Twen-
tieth Divisions and the Second Mixed !
Brigade. composing tho second iinpe-
rial army for the Yang Use campaign /
which were presented By the National
Assembly. IT cannot be said that PeklnS
Is yet safe from attack.
The imperial edict has been widely !
ulscusscu, anu II is generally believed !
IL WAS issued In order to provide Yuan
Shikan powerful lever to use in his
negotiations with the rebels. It's ef- /
feet In Peking already is good. The 7
Tear OF the people. which wus great
this morning when IL became known
that the capital was threatened with
an attack unless the government ac-
ceded Immediately TO demands of far
reaching Importance. had somewhat
subsided tonight. although coo. 900
Chinese continue to fear massacre. ,
while 100000 Manchus are III dread oil
a Chinese attack.
AT Ticn Tsn the foreign troops
marched around the concession to i'm
press the natives with their numb RS,
armament and general preparedness I
The customs commissioner received. IL !
letter, signed by Shuh Yen Fang. in be- |
half OF the Ticn Tsin branch of the ,
revolutionary command announcing its .
Intention soon to take possession OF