New-York tribune., 1912-01-03
NEW LEASE Of LIFE
FOR CHINESE THRONE
Empress Dowager's Contribution
of 100000 Heartens Pre-
mier and ImperiaIiStS.
ARSENAL GUARDS MUTlNY
Soldiers at Ian Chau, Headed by
Former Delegate of the Pre-
mier, Prepare to March
on Peking.

,h,s morning to the anti-revolutionary war
chest
rb. feeling i'm Pcking tonight is that
,be throne has taken on new lease OF
no. Indeed. there are some competent OBJ
.orvers who believe that Premier Yuan
sb,h-kai stin possesses the conviction that
be can yet succeed in preventing the con-
summation OF republic.
The imperial Cabinet has accepted the
resignation Of Tang Shao-yi, who was sent
% Shanghai as the representative OF
premier Yuan and the imperialists at the
neace conference The government has
also telegraphcd to DR.. WI Ting-fsng. the
loader OF the revolutionaries at the peace
conference. stating that in future it will
negotiate geographically. The government
is Of the opinion that Tang Shao-yi went
h4vond his instructions when he signed
the agreement as to the calling of the
national convention to decide on the future
form OF government OF China.
Premier Yuan adheres TO two points of
his original suggestion regarding the ma
tionaI convention. He insists on the proper
election Of delegates 70 the National As
semhIy. and also that its gathering place
shall be Fekng
Premier : udu H%dNI 'lltl'h iliH i'''S'i0'
tion this morning. but II was not accepted
The court also received round robin from
the renerals commanding the impCriaiist
troops I'm the vicinity Of Peking, In which
they demanded that the princes OF the inn
perial clan should withdraw their wealth
from the safety Of the foreign banks.
where much Of It has been placed quite re-
Gently. and deliver II into the hands OF the
War Office,
Prince Ching former Premier and For
oign Minister. received a letter to-day on
bohalf Of the Manchu troops in the vicinity
of Pok'ng threatening to destroy his palace
unless IT was delivered over TO them.
When negotiating recently for a foreign
loan Yuan Shih-ksi explained that about
NO.Or00O0 would carry the government on
for six months. BY that time discOrd
would have occurred among the rebels in
the south and the provinces would return
gradually 10 their allegiance. The money
contributed by the Empress Dowager will
hermit Premier Yuan TO carry on the gov
eminent beyond the period which the rebels
have fixed for the assembly of the national
convention.
London Jan "A news agency dispatch
from Tien-Tsin says that mutinous move
ment exists among the imperialst troops
garrisoning Lan-Chau in the province Of
Chilli in favor of republic. These troops
form very important portion of the i'm
perial army, and were under the command
OF General Chang Shao-Tsen. who was dis
missed owing to suspicious of his repub-
ljcan svmpathes. The movement dovetails
into a widespread conspiracy in Northern
China to assist the southern revolution
aries.
news agency dispatch from Tien-Tsin
sa vs. that Wang Wie-tze. who was sent to
I.an-Chau as the delegate of the Premier.
has Joined the Republicans and has been
elected leader OF .he troops there. lie de-
Ciares his intention 10 begin march with
the army on Peking tomorrow.
The army now under Wang Wie-tze's
orders comprises large body Of the best
Of the imperial troops. Wang has teie-
eraphed to-day 10 the foreign ministers in
Peking and 10 the foreign consuls In many
of the cities, requesting them to enjoin
their governments TO maintain the strict
est neutrality.
Marking Jan. DIR. Sun Hat-sen TOOK
the oath of Office to-day as provisional
President OF the Chinese Republic. ana was
formally invested with the powers OF Chief
Executive The ceremony was simple nut
dignifed and was attended ny all the
prominent men OF the revolutionary party
The first official act OF DR.. Sun was to
change the Chinese calendar. He maze
New Years Day the first day Of his Presi-
dency. thus marking the commencement OF
a new era and making the Chinese year
begin honceforth on the same day as the
year begins in most other countries OF the
world
President Sun Yat-sen has completed his
Cabinet. The list is not yet officially avail
able. but 1t is substantially as follows:
ice-President, IL Yuen-heng.
Premier and War Minister. huang- Using
Finance Minister, Chen Chin-tao
Attorney General DR.. WI Ting-fang.
Foreign Minister, Wang Chung-wei.
Marine Minister. Captain Wang.
Chief of STAFF. General Hsu.
Tang Shao-yi. imperialst delegate at the
Shanghai peace conference, is believed to
be slated for the portfolio of Minister of
the Interior. The whole combination, as it
at present stands is regarded as a strong
one
on his arrival here this morning from
Shanghai Dr. Sun. dressed in khaki uni
form. held a reception, which was attended
By a number of governor generals and
ether high officials.
After the reception delegates represent
ing eighteen provinces of China proper as
Sernbled in the audience chamber, an i'm
mense apartment in Government House, and
took up their positions around a raised
platform. When Or. Sun Yat-sen entered
the apartment all bowed their heads. The
President-elect proceeded to the central
platform. and there he took the oath OF
Office
lie then delivered an address in which
he promised TO disenthrone the Manchus, 10
re-establish peace. 20 promote trade and TO
devote his entire energy to the Chinese ma
iion and aid the Chinese people to realize
It's aspirations. When the Manchus had
finally sbdicated and peace was restored 10
the nation he would he said, resign his
Provisional Office
The chairman OF the delegates from the
provinces then handed the new President
the seal OF office
President sun Yat-sen then delivered
long address in the form of a proclamation.
In this he announced that strong central
government would be organized, the entire
administrative system remodeled and mod
crnized and a parliament representative OF
The people elected. The provinces, he said,
would be autonomous as regards local at
isirs and each would select its own gov
ernor The army and navy would be made
hauonal institutions and be under the con-
uoi OF the central parliament which would
hlsO deal with the finances of the country