The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
CHINESE CONFLICT
AGAIN IMMINENT;
PEACE WILL FAIL
No Confidence on Either Side
That Meeting at Shanghai
Will Produce Any Results.

--
Picking, Dec. 25.-In government cir.
cles here there seems to be little doubt
the conference al Shanghai be-
tween the representatives Of the i'm
perial government and the revolution
airy party will prove q failure. The
belief prevails that the revolutionaries
are preparing to advance to the moth
via Flu Chow, which is In their pos
session.
Negotiations between the group vi
international bankers and the imper-
suspended for h present. The min
listers Of the four interested nations.
the United States. Great Britain, Ger
many and France for political reasons
invited the Japanese and Russians to
consider whether they would CO.
operate in the loan. The Russian
charge d'affaires showed no inclination
the other powers feared that a boy
colt Of foreign merchandise would re,
suit.
Loan May Be Necessary.
While all agreed the money should
not be advanced for military purposes.
certain Of the ministers argued that
there was only n recognized govern.
ment which o o would be without
funds, and when that occurred further
grave possibility of the imperial army
being disintegrated into ~plunderina
bands.
Several American missionaries sta
toned in the province Of Honan have
replied to a communication from the
American legation here that they see
no reason necessltatlng retirement
from their posts, all the towns being
peaceful. The legation Is not taking
such drastic steps as the British con-
sulates, which are arresting the British
missionaries who refuse TO leave the
interior when ordered.
May Break Armistice.
Marking, China, Dec. 25.-The pres,
ent temper Of the revolutionary troops
gives ground for the fear that the
armistice now existing may be broken
n that q serious encounter may occur
in the territory to the north Of Pukow.
Within the last two weeks Chang
Hsun, who vas formerly In command
of the imperial government troops at
Marking. n who was incorrectly re-
ported to have been killed, has received
heavy reinforcements both Of men and
guns. With these he has advanced
south as far as Suchowan, retaking
many towns, and living on the
try.
In the meanwhile the revolutionary
forces have advanced northward to
Linhweikwan with strong supporting
columns. occupying the best positions.
Chang Hsun has c~ommandered the en-
tire northern section Of the Tien Tsln-
Pukow railway, including the whole of
the rolling stock. The revolutionary
forces, on the other hand. hold the
southern section.
Chang Hsun's force is 0 1000 strong.
while the re~volutionaries number 49,
900. A distance OF less than 100 miles
separate them. Chang Hsun declares
that he will retake Marking, while the
southern or revolutionary forces are
keen to advance on Picking.
The revolutionaries, both officers and
men, are firmly convinced the confer
ence at Shanghai is merely a ruse to
afford Chang Hsun the time to concern
trate his reinforcements and to enable
the imperial government forces to
strengthen their positions.
Diplomats Prick Up Ears.
London, Dec. 25.-Considerable curl
ousity has been aroused in diplomatic
circles regarding the reasons for the
proposal of Great Britain and Japan
to undertake q duel mediation In
China after tho powers, including the
United States had decided to present
an identical note to the conference
now meeting at Shanghai.
There was a tendency to believe that
the Japanese government had made
the proposal and that Japan was anxi-
Gus to intervene. It turns out now,
however, that the proposal really came
from the British government, acting
on the belief that the British consul
at Hankow, who had induced the COM
batants to agree to an armistice, might
again succeed as a mediator In the
larger question.
1t is understood the state department
at Washington lie making inquiries
both in Japan and Great Britain In
regard to the proposed British Japanese
mediation.
The reiterated report that the Brit.
ish-Japanese' mediation contemplated
insjstence on the maintenance of the
:nonarchical government Is officially
denied. 1t was said at the foreign of.
flee that the efforts of the British gov.
eminent In conjunction with the other
powers were directed to assisting Chi.
ma to secure an efficient form Of gov
eminent based on popular approval.
No President Chosen.
San Francisco, Dec. 25.-The Chinese
National association here received q
c~ablegram today stating that the re.
port announcing The election of DR.
Doat 1et Go vi III IeNo'
lutionary assembly at Marking was
premature. The message said a test
vote was taken informally among the
delegates showing that DR.. Sen wa.
strongly favored above the other can,
didates. This informal vote was ais,
extended to the question of ministers
Japanese to Land Troops.
Washington, Dec. 25.-Although state
department officials would not revea
the source of their information they de,
clared today hat official reports con,
tain the statements that two companies
OF Japanese infantry and one machine
u detachment will arrive at Hankow
about December 81. These. troops, &C.
cording to the advices, will be used t
protect the Japanese consulate at Han.
kow
lull in Peace Meeting.
Shanghai, Dec. 25.--The Chinese peac,
conference will not resume it's session.
for several days. Tang Shao VI, wht
came as the representative Of Premier
Yuan Shi Kai, is occupied in exchang
ing dispatches with Picking and In re
ceiving callers. He has not yet re
ceived Premier Yuan Shi Kai's fina
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