The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-10-31
MOBILES WILL HAVE NO PLACE
IN THE GOVERNMENT or
a.. NEW CHINA.
.ED|CT IS AP'OL0CETC
eaby Ruler Of the Great Oriental En-.
pirs Says He Has Made Mistakes,
and 10 Very Sorry About Il ALL
Ayers 10 Was Deceived by Trusted
Servant-Everybody Embexxled.

Peking. Oct. 30.-The demand Of the
national assembly for complete COR
stitutional government has been acceicd
TO by the throne. An imperial edict
was issued today apologizIng for the
past neglect of the throne and granting
an immediate constitution with a eabi-
net from which mobiles shall be cxclud-
ed, A second edict grants pardon to po-
lltical offenders connected with tho
revolution OF 1898 and subsequent revo-
lrtions and to those compelled to join
in the present rebellion.
The Gdiet.
The imperial edict. which is from the
hand OF the emperor. HsuAn Tung.
says:
Il have reigned three years and have
always acted conscientiously in the In
terests OF the people. But have not
employed men properly. so I am with
out political skill. have employed too
many mobiles in political positions.
which contravsnes constitutionalism.
"On railway matters one whom
trusted deceived me. Hence public
opinion was antagonized. When urge
reform. officials and the gentry seize
the opportunity to embczzle. Much OF
the peoples money has been takeif. but
nothing to benefit the people has teen
achieved.
'On several occasions edicts have
been promulgated as laws. but none of
them has been obeyed. The people are
grumbling. yet l do not know. Dis
asters loom ahead, but do not see"
After referring TO uprisings In va
rious places. the edict continues:
THE whole empire Is seething. The
spirits of our nine deceased empcrors
are Unable to enjoy the sacrifices prop
erly. while II II feared that the people
Will suffer grievously.
'All these things are my own fault.
and | hereby announce to the world
that swear to reform, and, with our
soldiers and people. To carry out fhc
constitution faithfully. modifying leg
islation. promoting the interests OF tho
people and abolishing their hardships.
all In accordance with their wishes and
suitable will be abolished. The union
of the Manchus and Chinese, mentioned
by the late emperor. shalt carry out
POW. Finances and diplomacy have
reached bedrock.
Even IL all united, I still fear that
we may fail. II the empires subjects
do not regard and do not honor fate.
and are easily misied by outlaws. then
the future OF China is unthinkable. l
an, most anxious. day and night My
only hope Is that my subjects thor
.oughly understand"
Manehus Resign.
The throne promises to organize
cabinet without mobiles forthwith. The
Manchu prince. Shin Hsu president of
the assembly, Is permitted to resign.
the Chipese, Ii CHA Chu. succeeding
him The Manchu. Kuei Chun, min
ister of constabulary. has been removed
and the Chinese, Chao Ping Chun. SUI
p"lsedes him.
The lines around Peking are tighten
Ing. While there IL no great panic
among the higher classes and the for
eisners. there has been perceptible
Transforming everywhere. The legation
quarter Is preparing for emergencies
and In some cases temporary fortifi.
cations have been erected Of bags Of
sand
strong detachments of troops guard
the palace and the gates OF the city,
but while the throne has made haste to
eofpiy with the demands of the 10000
soldiers of the Third and Twentieth di-
visions no ,,,iN nd t,,te
COMPOSING the Second imperial army
Tor the fangtse campaign. which were
presented by the national assembly II
cannot be said that Peking Is yet safe
from attack.
The imperial edict has been widely
discussed and II IL generally believed
!, was ISSUED in order to provide Yuan
shi Nal pows rful lever TO use In his
negotiations with the rebels. Its ef-
lect III Pekine already Is good. Tho
Tear OF the people. which was great
this morning when 1t became known
that the capital was threatened with
an attack unless the government uc-
eeded Immediately To demands of far
reaching Importance, had somewhat
subsidized tonight, although 600. 900 Chi.
nese continue to fear a massacre. while
100000 Manchus are in dread OF a Chi
nese attack,
Al Tien Tsin today the foreign troops
marched around the concession to inn
press the natives with their numbers.
armament and general preparedness.
| The customs commissioners received
a letter signed by Shuh Yen Fang in
behalf "t the Tisn Tsin branch OF the
reVolu,aonacr committee, announcing it's
Intention soon 10 take possession OF
both rien Tsln and Picking.
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