The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15

The Republicans Now in Con-
troll of China After Wait
in1. 300 Years

povaI Family to be Retired ON .
u.pdsome Income and Their Prop
critics and Rights to he Protested
May Establish Republican Form
Of Government
The Manchu dynasty which has
~.,rod China for nearly three hundred
-,s~s abdicated Monday. The royal
emily are to be well provided for
md protected from violence. Those
living hereditary titles shall retain
.reir ranks and their properties shall
10 protected. The new authorities
IN china will probably establish Re
,.,,bIEcan form OF government.
Three edicts were Issued, the first
..~oclaiming abdication; the second
dc,Iing with the establishment OF the
ye1ubllc: and the third urging the
r,.ntenance Of peace and approving
-tc conditions agreed upon by the I'M
r.-tal Premier Yuan Shin Kali and
.be Republicans.
The text Of the first imperial edict
Issued by the throne is as follows:
We. the Emperor Of China. have
rcegcctfully received today the fol-
lowing edict from the hands OF Her
Majesty, the Dowager Empress:
in consequence of the uprising Of
the Republican army TO which the
oeople of the provinces of China have
responded, the Empire is seething
like boiling caldron and the people
are plunged in misery.
Yuan Shi Kai was therefore COM
handed to despatch commissioners
in order to confer with the Republi-
cans with a view to the calling OF a
national assembly to decide On the
future form OF government. Months
have elapsed and no settlement is
now evident.
The majority of the people are in
favor of a republic. From the pref
erence Of the peoples hearts the will
of heaven is discernible. How could
we oppose the desires Of millions fol-
the glory Of one family?
therefore we, the Dowager EN-
press and the Emperor, hereby vest
the sovereignty of the Chinese EN-
pire in the people.
Let Yuan Shin Kali organize tc
the full the powers Of the provisional
government and confer with the Re-
Dublicans as to the methods OF union
assuring peace in the Empire ano
forming a great republic with the
union OF Manchus, China Mongols
Mohammedans and Hibeians.
I'VE, the Empress Dowager anC
the Emperor, will thus be enabled tt
live in retirement, free of response
bilities and cares and enjoying with
out interruption the nations cour
teous treatment"
Pledge. of Republicans to Emperor
In consideration for abdication tn
Republicans make the following
pledges to the Emperor:
First, the Emperor shall retain hi
title and shall be respected as for
eign monarch; second, he shall re
ceive an annual grant of 100000
taels until the currency Is reformed
after which he shall receive $4,000
900 Mexican; third, temporary res
idence shall be provided in the FOL
hidden city, and later the imperia
family shall reside in the Summe
Palace, ten miles outside Of Picking
fourth, he may observe the sacrifice
at his ancestral tombs and temple!
which will be protected by Republ
can soldiers; fifth, the great tomb
the late Emperor Kwang-Sue, will
completed and the funeral ceremon
fttingly observed at the Republican
expense; sixth, the palace attendant
may be retained, but the number
Eunuchs cannot be increased
seventh, the Emperor's property wi
be protected by the republic; eight
the imperial guards will be governe
by the army board, the republic pa
ing their salaries.