Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-12
Leader Telegraphs to Chinese Board
that Health Will Not Permit
Him to Do the Work.
GLOOM SETTLES OVER THRONE
Means that General shang viii Not
Renew Allegiance.
LATER NOTE MORE CHEERFUL
Yuan Says He May Arrange Terms
with General Ii.
NEW CONSTITUTION DRAFTED
Chinese Scholars Work On Doou-
ment for Thirty Years.
CONVENTION MEETS IN SHANGHAI
Delegates ON Way to Conference
Yuan Says He May Arrange Terms
with General Ii.
NEW CONSTITUTION DRAFTED
Chinese Scholars Work On Doou-
ment for Thirty Years.
CONVENTION MEETS IN SHANGHAI
Delegates ON Way to Conference
where Fundamental Laws of
the nepublic VIII he
Adopted.

PEKINC, Nov. 1.-THE throne and gov
ornment alternated between hope and
despair today. This morning a telegram
was received from Yuan Shi Kai in which
he said he was unable to come to Peldng
and expressed a pessimistic view Of the
situation. A second message coming sew
eral hours later struck a more cheerful
note.
The dispatches were directed TO the for
eign board and in the first Yuan Shl Kai
said the outlook Is decidedly gloomy.
l do not expect to be able to effect the
desired pacification. Moreover my health
is so feeble that am unable to come to
Peking and assume the post of premier" ="
Gloom settled deeper over the official
family when this was read, for they
had in mind yesterdays announcement
of the Chinese that Yuan Shi Kai had
been invited by General III Yuan Heng.
tho leader of the revolutionists. to be-
come president OF the republic of China,
pending the assembling of Parliament.
Last Prop Gone.
1t seemed as though the last prop Of
the throne had given way. for the eX-
pectation that General Chang shao-Tsen,
who as the real commander of the Twen-
tleth division OF the Imperial troops, holds
the. key to the situation in the north,
might come to Picking and renew his all
legiance to the government rested on
the assumption that he wonld meet IN
conference Yuan Shi Kai and Hsi-IAang
former vieeroy of Manehuria
Yuan's second telegram, however, was
a cheering surprise 1t informed the for
eign board that negotiations with Gen
eral ii Yuan Heng had taken a. turn
for the better and that General Ii had
showed signs Of becoming less irreconci
able and possibly would agree to a peace
full compromise in order to avert further
bloodshed. Yuan added that LIS col
leagues differed on matters of policy and
that trouble might arise among them.
The president OF the foreign board
hurried to the quarters of Prince Ching,
the acting premier with the latest dis
patches and Ching lost no time in con-
veying the tidings to the throne.
New Constitution Drafted.
Los ANGELES. Cal, Nov. H.
Eighteen Chinese, scholars, who have
been engaged In the task for thirty years
have completed the Magma Charta OF
China. According to Ho Lee. president
of the Young China society lodge here
1T win be promulgated as the constitution
of the United Republic of China, he said
Just as soon as the fall Of Peking is an
nounced
While republican in form, the govern.
ment prescribed by the savants viii be
far In advance Of that in vogue in the
United States or elsewhere, Ho Lee de.
clared today. Economies and the welfare
of the proletariat were the chief concerns
of the constitution makers.
Trusts win be prevented and rich must
pay scale Of taxes prescribed by the
government.
Convention in Shanghai.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 1l.-De.
tails Of a plan for a constitutional con.
vention at Shanghai at which the new
Chinese republic will be established and
constitution adopted were made publ,
by leaders Of the China national assembly
today. Delegates already are on the way
TO the convention city, according to Ions
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