Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
ADDRESS TO THRONE
Step Taken in interest of
Peace in China.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ACTS
Asks That Szechuen Body Be Al
lowed to Meet.
WANTS PRESIDENT RELEASED
Riotous Demonstrations Occur in
Front of Peking Banks and
Police Club Crowds.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ACTS
WANTS PRESIDENT RELEASED

PEKING, China, October 16.-Members
of the national assembly. which was or
ganiZed a year ago as the nucleus of a
Chinese parliament. and which is to be-
gin its second session here October D.
have taken a hand in the revolutionary
situation. About half of the 200 members
of the assembly are now in Peking. Sixty
of them gathered privately yesterday and
discussed the situation. They drew up
series of resolutions addressed to the
throne. These were made public today.
The resolutions demand that in the in
terests of peace the provincial assembly
of Szechuen be permitted to assemble
Immediately, and that the president and
vice president of that body be released
from prison to take part in the sessions.
The resolutions further call for dis
missal of hen-Hsuan-Huai, the imperial
minister of posts and communications. as
soon as possible. Shen negotiated the
loans for the Naturalization of the rail-
ways and has been leading advocate
of the anti-provincial policy, which is re-
garded as largely responsible for the pres
ent uprising.
The president of the national assembly
will lend his official prestige to the resolu-
tions and will transmit them in person
to the cabinet
Runs on banKS COnI10uS.
Heavy runs on the banks here contin-
ued today, and there were riotous scenes
in front of several Of the institutions. the
policemen on duty being forced repeat
eddy to club back the crowds and pro-
tect the bank officials. government bank
notes are no longer passing at par, the
best quotation today being at discount
of 20 per cent
Even the foreign banks are not i'm
mune from the financial war scare. The
Russo-Chinese Bank, inrthe legation quar-
ter. was the target for prolonged run
today. Foreign bank notes are being re-
fused as currency outside of the legation
quarter.
The Chi Tu Pu, the imperial board
of finance. came to the relief Of the gov
ernment deposit bank today with S12j,O0O
of gold and offered $500, 600 more for the
relief of the native banks.
Warship Reported Captured.
Official sources all declared today that
they were receiving no news from the
rebel zone owing to the severance of the
telegraph wires out of Hupeh and See
chuen provinces. A published report to-
day says that the rebels at Hankow
have captured one of the Chinese war
ships anchored off that city.
Delayed advices from the south are that
the imperial troops which retreated' from
Wuchang and Hankow are mobilizing at
Chumatien, 100 miles north OF HankOW
on the railroad
Three members Of the American lega-
tion here have been given permission to
accompany the imperial army in it's cam
paiSn against the rebels, and they left
today with Gen. Yin Tchang. They are
the only foreign attaches with the army.
They are Lieut.. Col. William D. Beach Of
Santiago. Mania: Capt. James Fl. Reeves.
the military attache of the legation, and
WHY'S r. Peck. assistant Chinese sec
retary. who will act interpreter for
the party.
The government has decided to permit
the foreign diplomats to exchange dis
patches with their representatives in the
provinces, where a rigid censorship has
been decreed.
Rumor Is Contradicted.
a considerable stir has been caused here
by persistent reports that japanese Off
cials knew of the plans for revolt in the
central provinces long in advance and
even encouraged and participated in the
movement. Minister Ijuin gave official
denial to these rumors today. He de-
clared that they were contradicted by
circumstantial evidence and said that
investigation showed that all persons con-
nected with the Japanese legations had
acted with entire propriety.
The foreign banks have been indirectly
sounded regarding the possibility Of ar
ranging a government loan Of 81. JC0.V0.
The price of rice has risen ~ per cent
since the revolt began. 1t is believed
that passenger traffic on the railway be-
tween Peking and Tientsin will be in
terrupted tomorrow.