Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-28
DR.. Sen FOR PRESIDENT
WILL ELECT DIR. sun YlT SEN
AS PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC.
MONGOLIA IS INDEPENDENT
Mongolia and Turkcstan VIII Declare
Their Independence From
China Today.

| SHANGHAI, Dec. 2T-It is report
ed that The delegates OF the eighteen
provinces of China proper intend tc
meet at Nanking on December 2s to
elect DIR. sun Yat Sen as president of
the provisional government of tho
United Provinces.
An informal meeting between WI;
Ting Fang and Tang Shao vi, the
leaders of the reYolutionaries and the
imperialists respectively at the peace
conference, took place today. when
yuan Shl kal's proposal to submit the
future form of government of China
to a special national assemblage was
| considered.
Don't Like Delay.
There Is reason to believe that while
IN principle the revolutionaries agree
TO this proposal, they are not ready
10 consent to the delay that Yuan Shi
kai urges because they fear that the
imperialists win take the opportunity
to strengthen their forces and III
nances.
The arrival Of DR.. sun Vat Sen has
injected an entirely new and forceful
element into the ranks and councils
of the revolutionaries. There Is EVIL
dence that DIR. Sen Is receiving more
consideration than other leaders OF
The revolutiOnaries here. His resi-
deDce Is crowded from morning until
evening with reports Of all OF the
provinces. generals and governors
with whom he has continual consul
tations.
Will Form u Republic.
The delegates from the provinces
OF China proper, who have been at
tending the Nanking council peace
meeting, went In body to Shanghai,
where they met Dr. Sen, later going
to Naaking. There Is reason to be-
lieve they will meet on December 28
and elect DR.. Sun Yat president of the
provisional government of the united
provinces Of China proper by n unan-
imous vote of delegates of eighty-slx
provinces. II this Is done, the revo-
lutionaries plan the selection OF a cab.
met by the president. who will then !
issue a proclamation setting forth the
terms offered by the revolutionaries |
to the Manchus and the imperial court |
In event of their peaceful surrender. |
Will Capture Pckin.
Should this not occur the cam
paign against the Manchus and the |
imperialists will be continued and Pc
kin will he taken.
DR.. sun Vat Sen evidently does not |
regard the peace conference here seri-
ously and will proceed with his plans
without regard to Pekin
No decision has yet been reached
as 10 whether the armistice is to be
continued.
Mongolia Il Independent.
PEKIN. Dec. 2S (2:O6 p.e ny
Mongolia, which almost equals China
proper in size, will he proclaimed In
dependent tomorrow, simultaneously
with the cutting off from China OF
the vast dependency OF Turkestan.
Both will pass upon the question
whether Russia at any time will be
able to annex them. The grand khan
will be named as monarch of Mon
golia The opening Of the trans
Mongolian railway. for which Russia
has long sought permission from
China. will now bc "A matter Of time,
Europe thereby coming to Pekin by
three or four days.
Russian influence viii flank the
Japanese seizure In Manchuria and a
japanese alliance for the sake Of fur
thering her interests.