The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-02
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CONSTITUTION IS
i. GRANTED CHINESE
Throne HumbIy Gives in to Par
lament Rule.
ROYALTY TO HAVE NO VOICE
Emperor Yields to Threats Of Large
Portion Of the Army and De-
Y; mands Of the National
~ Assembly.
ROYALTY TO HAVE NO VOICE

Picking, Oct. 31.-Yielding to the
threats of a large section of the army
and the demands of the national as.
sembly, the Chinese imperial govern.
ment issued an edict for the immedi.
ate establishment of a constitutional
government with cabinet from which
all mobiles shall be excluded and grant
ing full pardon for all political Of
tenders.
Reforms Are Sweeping.
The reforms asked are most sweep
Ing. They may be summarized as fol.
lows: Parliament with full power to
revise the constitution; surrender by
the emperor of absolute power of life
and death; cabinet responsible to the
people, with premier chosen by parlia.
ment; royalty to be ineligible to the
cabinet; parliament to share the treaty
making power and have full control
over the budget; throne to have no
power over taxation uRless authorized
by parliament; no appointive members
OF the upper house OF parliament un-
til the reforms are completed, and
the army and navy to have full voice
In their shaping; army and navy not
TO be used in internal trouble without
consent Of parliament
Canton Forms a Republic.
AS though emphasizing the begin
ming OF the end of the Chinese en-
pire, the rebels at Canton proclaimed
the republic of Kwantung, another
large body Of revolutionists seized the
capital OF Shansi province, while to
give the proper red light to the dra-
matte sequence Of events, the i'm
perial troops set fire to the native city
OF Hankow, and hundreds of wounded
rebels persisted in the flames. The
imperial troops are now practically in
possession of the entire city and are
In coed position for attacking the
Hanyang arsenal.
Rev. Mr.. Kepler of the American
Presbyterian mission at Siangtau was
wounded in the neck and arm while
watching the fighting from the top OF
n building in the Japanese concession.
He is reported to be in a serious con.
dition.
The communications of the war min.
lister, General Yin Tchang, have been
cut by the rebel capture of Tiayuanfu
the capital of Shansi province, and ii
is impossible for him to either advise
the home government or Summon help
The high Manchu officials in Picking
are fleeing in all directions. Many
Of them are disguised. All trains are
crowded. The few officials left are
preparing for a defense of the city
until the new government can be es
tablished
WI Chang to Be SheIied.
Admiral Sab Cheng Ping has mott
hed the foreign consuls at WI Chang
and has asked that they order al
foreigners to leave the city at once
WI Chang has been strongly fortified
by the rebels, who are in a splendid
position there to withstand a land
attack. The imperialists are DESTROYS
of recapturing Hanyang, on account o.
the great arsenal there, and the at
tack is expected to be extended to thai
place, should the imperialists be vic
torious at WI Chang.
The action by the imperial govern
ment will doubtless give a wonderful
impetus to the rebel movement anC
great fear is expressed that the steI
had beer too long delayed. 1t is fell
In certain quarters that the rebels
realizing how easily the concessions
were brought about, will not be salts
fled with the results obtained and tina
nothing short of Chinese republic
will now meet their demands.
Threat Brings About Action.
The governments action was pre-
cipitated mainly by the threat from
$4,000 soldiers at Lanchow, in thu
province of Kansu, that they woult
lombard Picking unless complies
constitution was granted.
The presentation of the ultimatun
to the prince regent caused consterna
ton at the palace. The national as
sembly, having been previously ad
v!sed of the action Of the rebels, me
IN secret, endorsed the demand for
constitution and sent memorial re
garding it to the throne. 1t is agree,
that the soldiers will still support tn
Manchu dynasty. in exchange for tn
constitutional government. This, 0
course, will not be accepted by tn
rebels, and the situation thereb
grows more confused with the rebe
sentiment everywhere dominant.
Shanghai, Oct. Especial: Agents
of Yuanshikai. dictator of China, viii
try to negotiate peace with the rebel
promising to give all reforms aske'
and to force the Manchues to live VI
to their promises. Reports iron
Hankow say the rebels have RECAP
tured that city after terrible fighting
in which 1000 rebels and 300 royal
list troops are reported to have bee
killed. .s.
Wireless messages from Hankov
say that while the rebels have drive
the royalist troops from the city tn
battle is still raging in the outskirt
and that the number of dead will ru
into the thousands. The river bank
where the rebels forced a crossin
are strewn with the dead and man
bodies are floating down the streal