The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23
REBELS ID LOMBARD THE CITY OF MARKING. Rapid Preparations Being
 Made WATCH THE GERMANS So Says Yuan Shi Kai-China Will Survive Present Crisis as She Has Those of
 the Past
WATCH THE GERMANS

Ranking, NOVemDer 2o-Ine reVO- lutionary forces are making rapid prep arations for the bombardment of Nan- king. These will be completed with the arrival of 10 warships on the way to this place and an attack will be
 made on the city simultaneously by land and sea.
 A small body of General Chang's i'm perial scouts last night tore up a sec ton of the railway four miles to the south of Ranking. Prior to this the l railway had been considered neutral
 and had not been interferred with. Within the city walls 11,OOO men hold
 a strongly fortified position. They are said to be well supplied with arms and
 ammunition, but they are poorly pro- visioned
 The former Chinese minister to Ja- pan, Tsao, who is a warm personal friend of Chang, has been endeavoring to induce him to surrender but Chang | is obdurate. Tsao, who is the guest of President Bowen of Ranking uni versity, has not yet given up hope of
 winning over the Manchu general. The | latter has at least stopped killing those who have cut off their queues and has issued decree assuring the Chinese and others within the city that they are safe. He also has guaranteed pro- lection to the Red Cross.
 Shanghai, November 22-That no definite forecast is possible but the nation which survived the many crises occurring during its history of 30Go years. may triumph over it's ills, is declared by the Rev. James H. Bash ford, Methodist Episcopal missionary
 bishop here, he expressing the con- census of well balanced foreign opinion on the situation in China.
 He said:
 "Manchu rule on the whole has been
 bad, but Prince Regent Chung has been
 advancing reforms rapidly.
 Experience shows that the most dan gerous moment for bad rule is when it hedges into reforms.
 "The present discoura gements of the
 nation are the lack of a controlling recognized government, the need of funds, the impending revolution and
 consequent lawlessness, official cor ruption of the Chinese as well as the
 Manchus and the fact that various provinces are establishing independent government.
 "The necessities are the agreement on the question of railways and roads to connect the provinces with each other and the transformation of semi- Independence into federal nation." Picking, November 22-Yuan Shi Kai now is practically dictator The indica- | tions are that he has decided to embark l on campaign against the rebels in Pek- | ing and Tien Tsen, renewing the censor 1 ship and ferreting out the agitators. It | is evident that he is acting without re- l gard to the national assembly. The ses- sons of the assembly hereafter will prob l ably be few.
 | The monarchial members met privately l today They numbered Al. The repubi- can members feel that they can accom- plish little. The Picking imperialists' de- l termination and hopefulness are peculiar | ly persistent.
 Officials admit that Han Yang cannot | be captured since the gunboats deserted and the imperalists are now being turn- | ed on Tai Yuan Flu in the belief that the | recapture of d single province would lead
 to the voluntary return of others to the government There is also hope in the
 minds of the imperialists that Shan Tang will again declare it's loyalty, because a
 majority of the military officers have not approved of the assembly's proclama- tion of independence. Nearly 100000 sol
 diers in Shan Tung u, Ho Nan, Man. churia and around Hankow have not yet ueCldTeu TOT d TepuDDcdn Dut not @ single
 provincial assembly has failed to indicate
 its republcanism. Two of the provinces,
 however, have been held in restraint by
 fear of the military authorities.
 The governments greatest problem is
 that of finances. How long the officers
 will remain loyal without their salaries
 cannot be foretold, but the troops will
 follow the officers. Up to the present
 the salaries have been paid, but for furth-
 CT payments the government will have to
 depend on foreign loans. The Franco-Bel-
 glan loan for $30,000,000 negotiated by
 Baron Cottu, was signed recently but
 has not been concluded.
 Baron Cottu has received letter say
 ing that the approval of the national as-
 sembly would be obtained. An attempt
 is now being made to borrow $5, GOO 900
 from certain New York bankers. It is
 believed China has defaulted on the Ger
 man loan of 1906. Several hundred for
 eign teachers and professors in the gov
 ernment schools and colleges are distress
 ed at the prospective breaches of con-
 tracts. Only the Imperial diversity con-
 tinues open and 1t is almost without stu- |
 dents. Many teachers, some of them |
 women, recently arrived from the United |
 States to take positions in the American |
 College and preparatory schools. Many |
 of them are hopeful of the outcome and