Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-12
REPUBLIC Of
CHINA 4 FACT
Four Hundred Million People
of Orient Are Now
Self.Governing
THREE EDICTS ARE SIGNED
Manchu Dynasty Retires Uncon.
ditionaIly From Throne at
Peking.

dltlonally from throne at
Peking.
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/ Peking, Feb, 12.-China today join
ed the sisterhood OF the worlds re-
prblics. In three imperial edicts the
Manchu dynasty changed 100000, 900
from subjects Of an absolute ruler to
citizens OF the largest self-governing
! nation on the earth. The first edict
announced the abdication OF the dyn-
asty after 300 years Of absolute rule;
the second declared that the throne
accepted the republic; the third apr
proved al the conditions agreed on by
Premier Yuan Shi kai, and the Repub-
licans.
The third edict created great aston
ishment. 1t had been expected that
the Manchus would demand conGi-
tons which would safeguard many Of
their privileges, but according to the
proclamation the surrender is uncon-
ditiOnal
The edct informed the viceroys
and principal governors of the retire
ment of the throne from political
power and instructed them to con-
tinue doing their duty and to preserve
order throughout the land.
| 1t declared that the step taken by
the throne was in order to meet the
wishes of the people.
The abGication of The Chinese
| throne by Pu Y. the cE.ld emperor.
hnngs to an end the powerful Manchu
! dynasty which has reigncd in China
since 1914.
The boy ruler has been on the
throne since Nov. H. 1903, when the
emperor. KWang-Su, his uncle, died.
His father, Prince Chun, was appoint-
ed regent and was the chief figure in
| China for three years.
Surrounded by a large number of
princes of the imperial clan and Man
chu officials with reactionary ideas,
| the regent was brought face TO face
with a revolutionary movement in ia
Vor of modern reforms. He endeavor-
ed to pl2cate both parties but ended
by causing general dissatisfaction,
which LED to his resignation on De-
icember G, 1911.
! The promise of a constitutional
| government made by the Dowager
+ Empress on her ueath bed in 1908,
vas not fulfilled in any way until NAV
last year In that month, an imperi-
al edict abolished the old Grand Coun-
Gil, which together with the court.
held absolute power and substituted
a constitutional cabinet.
Revolutionary ideas had been
spreading in the meantime and
the southern provinces declared
against the continuation of Mancht
rule and broke into open revolt. After
much fighting. the revolutionists pro-
claimed republic at Nanking in De-
cember, and Dr.. Sun Vat Sun accept
eJ the Presidency on December 80.
Negotiations between the repubI-
cans and the imperialists followed
and an armistice was arranged This
was not strictly observed but the neg
citations continued with the result
that the Manchu rulers. seeing thar
China proper was almost entirely in
favor of the republican idea and that
the outlying dependencies of Tibet,
Turkestan. Mongolia and Manchuria
were breaking away, decided that it
was their best policy to yield to the
popular demand and abdicate from
power.
Severe Defeat for !mperiaIists.
London, Feb. 12.-The imperialist
army under General Chang Hsun
which has been in contact with re
: publican troops for some days, was
: today routed with serious loss neal
S Su Chow-An, in Anhwe province.
, Blown Up BY Mine.
= According to a special dispatch re
ceived here from Shanghai, the Re
: publican troops mined the ground il
I front of their entrenchment Then
I by feigning a retreat, they inveiglet
: the imperialists to following them
T ard then exploded the mines. TIL
iimperialist army sustained heav,
E casualties and lost many of thei
= field guns.
General Chang Hsuan took refug
., in railroad car and escaped towar
:. Su Chow Flu.
! Appeal for Recognition
, San Francisco, Calf, Feb. 12--Al
appeal for immediate recognition 0
the Chinese Republican government
was sent to President Taft and Sec
retary of State Knox today by Ton;
y. King Chong, and Wong Sam Ark, il
behalf of the Chinese Republic Asso
:. clation, from the headquarters of tha
- organization in this CITY