The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-01
CHINESE THRONE APOLOGIES.

| CnlNGSE THRONE APOLOGIES.
/ 1t is a pitiablc proclamation that has
| been issued from the Chinese throne II
is apologetic in tone, and vet there il
a certain dignity about it which pre-,
serves IT from being looked upon with
contempt. 1t pleads with the Chinese
people to bear vet little while longer
with tho frailitics Of the infant En-
pcror. who is kcpt in ignorance of pub
lie affairs. and who is helpless save
us he is rightly guided by those who
have him in charge
! Tbc proclamation sets forth that the
Emperor has been cftcu deceived, his
good intentions nulificd. and his proc
lnmations tending 10 amity and corrcc-
tion Of abuses have been set aside.
1t is pathetic. indeed. TO read such
n proclamation as this, anolyiDg as 1t
docs to about oue.fourth of the whole
human race. 1t is document that
ought TO win sympathy, that ought to
excuse tine Emperor and lead TO sup
port for him that would be at once
honest. faithful and helpful
And yet matters have gone so far
that it is doubtful if the Chinese will
stop in the heat Of the conflict to con-
slider, rs they might otherwise do, the
pathetic and hopeful features of this
proclamation The war has taken on
that nothing but the complete extirpa-
ton OF the Mauchu dynasty will sat
isfy the Chinese
1t is probable that this procla.
nation is the work Of the greatest Chi
naman now living. -Shi-Kai and
that he is using it to the utmost pos
sible effect, both to save the throne
and TO stop the further cffusion of
blood II any ono can achieve this dit
ficult purpose. 1T Will be Iuan-Shi kal.
In using this means TO restore order and
TO win the sympathy Of the revolution
lists, this great Chinese statesman is
showing his fidelity 10 his trust, As
well as his fidelity to his country. he
was degraded by the court clique some
three years ago, and told that he had
sore foot which needed attention, and
he was obliged to 90 into a remote
province and attend to it, y good
many mon, after treatment Ike this,
would have met tho recent ovcrturcs OF
the throne seeking hts aid in this dire
crisis and extremity by saying that his
foot was still sore and needed his at
tcution But not so Yuan -Shi-kal. lie
responded like a man and faithful sub
cct TO the appeal from the throne, and
has swept into the breach with re-
sourccful and polite movement that
ought to win success, even il IL docs
not.
The proclamation shows the eXtrcm-
ity TO which the Manchus admit their
cause has fallen. and the peril TO the
throne. II is not often in the history
Of the world that throne which is
forced to leave off command and to
appear before the people as pleader,
survives the crisis which has made it
suppliant. But the Chinese are dlI.
ferent from other peoples Ill many
ways. and it is possible that even now
uJu-onl-hdl may ne HDls TO HIdhc SUM
Use Of this proclamation as will call
off the revolution and restore much.
needed peace 10 China, He sees, as
every intelligent Chiuaman sees. that
the worst peril Of China is not merely
result of wrong measures by the I'M
Derial court but a peril equally men
acipg, even if not more so, in the read
mess Of foreign nations to step IN and
force adjustments that would be hui
initiating TO China and advantageous TO
those foreign nations, This is what
luan.Sbl-kai fears. and what lie is
working. against in issuing and using
this pathetic proclamation, 1t is to
be hoped that lie may be able to save
his country BIZ this means. but tho
prospect for success is by no means
bright. Still there appears to be some
thing of an abatement Of the fierce