The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
CHUN RESIGNS THE CHINESE REGENCY Empress DOwager.I Issues an
 Edict PREMIER IS SILENT  Armistice' At Hankoow Extended Three Days in Order To Reach fAgreement--Southern Rebels
 Hate Manchus
PREMIER IS SILENT

l Picking. December 6.-An edict announce ing the resignation of the regent, Prince Chun, was issued today by the empress dowager It is signed by members of | the cabinet and points out that the ad- ! iininistration has been unpopular and that a constitutional government has not yet been established, explaining this by the lfact that complications arose--the people, s hearts 'broken-and the country thrown | into turmoil.
 | The regent regrets that his repentance came too late and feels that if he contn- | used at the governments head his com mands would be disregarded The edict continued:
 "He wept and prayed to resign the l regency, at the same time expressing his earnest intention to abstain from pol tiles; and l, the empress dowager. liv- ing in the5 palace, all ignorant of the backward state of affairs. still know now that rebellion exists and fighting con- tinues.''
 The edict continues:
 This causes disaster everywhere while the commerce of friendly nations suf- fers. The regent is honest, though am- bilious. Being mised. he has harmed the people. Therefore, his resignation is ac- cepted. I demand loyalty to the minis ters who must now realize that the court does not object to the surrender of the power vested in the throne. The regent Is granted 5O0o0 taeis from the imperial household allowances. As the imperial and revolutionary leaders at Hankow have not yet come to an understanding the ar1nistice has been extended for an additional three days"
 The regent sacrificed himself in a last effort to save the throne for his son. Unless indications fail it is now too late as Premier Yuan Shi Kai has let Picking know that he has take,. 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 tonight confidently declare that Yuan Shi Kal IS their choice. They describe him as T master statesman because he Is &C., complaining the transition from a Man chu dynasty to republic without massacre or attack on the legations
 All the princes are exhorted by the principles of the edict to retire peace fully, declaring, there was some truth in the reports given credence that the youthful princes desired the mingling of foreigners in China to adjust com plications with the Manchus
 Yuan Shi Kai Is entirely now in power within the limitations of the disrupted government The rebels, say they expect hm to control the regi- ments until the Manchus are no longer capable of disturbing the pital when the Shanghai assembly of the repre- sentatives of the rebel and loyal prov inces can be convoked and render de- cision on the question of a republic
 The premier promises to abide by the assembly's ,edict which is admit tedly republican. It is believed the premier desires foreign intervent tion to insure the safety of the court and then the granting of pensions.
 The legations of the larger powers are increasing their guards to between 300 and 800.
 Mall advices which have just arrived from Sian Flu, dated November 14, make brief mention of the attacks on for eigners at that place some time pre- viously. The letters say that Phillip Manners, German postofiae clerk, who has been reported killed, was alive at that time and added that w. Henne, district postmaster at Sian Flu, was recovering from injuries.
 No mention is made of other for eigners having been wounded, but in- dications are that the rebels have cen sored the letters.