Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
Reformer Selected to Head
New Republic of China.
ELECTION is UNANIMOUS
Declares in Statement His Aim Is to
Insure Peace Of Countrymen.
RECOGNITION HERE DELAYED
United States Will Safeguard Amer
ican Interests, However; and
Aid in Restoring Peace.

AID In Restoring Peace.
MANNING. December 2e-Dr. Sun Vat
Sen has been unanimously elected presi-
dent OF the republic of China
shANGHAl, China, December 29.-Im-
mediately following the receipt of word
from Nanking that he had been elected
president OF the republic of China. DR..
sun Vat Sen handed the following state
ment TO the Associated Press with the re-
quest that II be transmitted TO his friends
i'm the United States:
Il consider Ii my duty to accent ths
My policy will be 20 secure
peace and stable government by the
promptest methods possible Ny single
aim is to insure the peace and content
ment of the millions of my follow-coun-
trymcn."
Receives Great Ovation.
The news Of Dr. S,n Vat Sens selection
10 the presidency BY the delegates OF the
eighteen provinces OF China proper al
their conference at Nanking spread with
extraordinary rapidity among the popu-
lation. Crowds made their way to the
house in the French concession in which
When he appeared he was greeted with
an enthusiastic ovation.
The city shows evidences of great ac-
tNtty. Members Of the provisional cab-
inet which was formed by DIR. WI Ting
fang on November q and delegates who
were sent by both the imperiarsts and
revolutionaries to the peace conference,
which IS now regarded as having lapsed.
r.ar fro, L.. -
way to President Sun Yat SENS head
quarters.
May Order Manchu Disarmament
1t is believed that President Sun Yat
Sen viii Immediately demand the with
drawal of the so-called imperial troops
from their strategical positions. in order
to avoid the possibility of conflict with
the troops OF the republican government.
AS soon as this has been effected the
arnistice now existing with be extended
and the Manchu troops will be ordered To
lay down their arms or to enter the serv-
ice Of the republic-
As soon as military arrangements have
ed on the subject of the pensions to be
offered to the former princes and Man
chu governors.
Head Of Revolution.
DIR. Sun Vat Sen, who has been elected
by the delegates OF the eighteen prov
inces OF China proper as first president
of the Chinese republic. is q native Of
Canton. He was educated at Honolulu.
where his father was in business and
later studied medicine at Canton, after
ward engaging in practice there He has
been connected with the revolutionary
movement n Ia
took most radical point Of view. lie
was one of the promoters OF q plot TO
seize the city Of Canton in 1895. Tne
plans OF the conspirators were discog-
death. but DIR. Sun Vat Sen escaped and
reached the British colony of Hongkong
where he became British subject He
was heard of next in England and the
ries Of lectures in order to convert the
Chinese students to revolutionary pIin-
ciples. When ne was or lecture tou
in England in 1900 he Was enticed int
that he WAS on Chinese territory anu
would be deported TO Picking.
This. however, was prevented, AZ b'
claimed British citizenship and he was
SET free.
At later period he visited Japan anu
stirred up the Chinese there 10 revolu
Iionary ideas. He also resided :or some
lime at Singapore, where he was sur
utionists.
He visited New York All April this year
and spoke there against the Manchu dy-
nasty.
Hold Russia Responsible.
TIENTSIN. China. December 29-lt is
asserted 10y members of the suite OF the
anlban Tor governor) OF Mongolia thai
Russian completely at Urga. capital oi
Mongolia. is responsible for the virtual
of Manchuria by the jap
anese. The charge is made in the saline
quarters that the Russian military con-
sui al l-Isa has been pursuing the same
policy in Mongolia was formerly car
-ied out in Afghanistan. with the pur-
pose of making Mongolia "A buffer state
and preventing the japanese from ex-
banding beyond Mukden in Manchuria.
Lieut.. Gen. HorNath. in command OF the
Russian troops at Iarbin. has rcpeatedi!
denied that Russia has ulterior aims Ia
Mongolia. but admits that Russia needs
l. buffer state in that region in the SANE
way as Afghanistan serves as a buffer
state on the northwestern frontier VI
india.
United States in No Hurry.
The United States will not recosniz-
he new Chinese republic formally at this
or until il becomes Clearly aI-
'arent that the ilnpeiiaiists are longer
"a pa Die of maittaining themselves iu
'ower. But this attitude will not preveaE
he representa- tives OF the State Depait-
aent IN China from doing business WITH
he provisional republic 10 the extent o.
afeguardilS American lives and prop-
rty and in doing any needful thing u
ssist in the restoration of peace
State Department officials have all.
dong been expecting that Sun Vat Ser
would he proclaimed provisional uresi-
ent of China Very soon after h lanceI
I Shanghai. The point of interest a,
resent Is whether WI Ting-fang. VIII
as been acting as the mouthpieoe OF
he revolutionists, Is prepared to recoe-
ize DIR. Sen In his capacity. Assuming
hat he will do SO. the installation of the.
ew provisional president at NankinI
robably will bring to a crisis the pescs
egotiations which have been In progress
I Shanghai between Tang Shao VI, rep
ialists, on the one hand, and DIR. Wu.
ther.
1t Il assumed that DR.. wus inetruc-
ons will be to reject the last proffer OF
ne fmperialists to allow q national as
embly to decide tho form Of the perma-
ent government Of China Nothing less
han the Immediate recoguition Of the
ew republic is likely TO be accepted.
Minister Size waits in China.
Word has been received at the Chiness
sgation in this city from Alfred See, re-
emily appointed minister to the Uuitea