The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
new PRESIDENT
is SINGLE-TAxER
Yuan shi kai Expects |, to Do
Wonderful Things for
China.
HIS INAUGURATION TO-DAY
lie Will BE Indicted Into Office
With Typical Oriental
Ceremony.
IS INAUGURATION TO-DAY

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Picking. March ..-pn the exc Of his
ina"-surtton AS i'res.I =nL oil chinu,
uan sal hai to-ii.he declared tnot
the s!nSiG tax, whicn lie proposes 10
have ADOPTED. wuulu do more to pro
mote the prosperity OF ms country
thon any 2tep mat ever had been taken.
Yuan IS convinced that this system
will aid wondcrtutly IN restoring the
confidence OF the people sadiy snui<en
"f late by tho mutinoGs outbrcaka
thucr the Mnncnu RUE taxes were
steadily increasing until the people
round Themselves crushed between II
steahiiy Increased cost 81 living OH one
sidc and rapidly decreased wages on
the oth@:. Evsry drticic lnanuPIc,uroo
in ch'nn Is taxed under the presen,
system. and skilled workmcn are
barely lbic to ckc out Il pi,i,Il c>!s,.
cEcc. Iii. tl,in ON necessities WIN o..
removed az once. and n big decrease
IN the cot OF living Will result, Yuan
snid
All OF the arrangements FOR the M
ougurnti0n were completed hero to-
night Yuan viii take the oath sunday
Afternoon and viii To formally induct-
Cd into office with typical Oriental Ger
cinony. Immediately afterward lie Is
expected to outline the policies to
:, Mich hls administration will adhere.
Anrincs I'm Houtc TO rcking.
Tho United States transport Abar-
cnda has arrived NJ Taku at tin. mouth
OF the Pci-iio. and ;! large ,l.t;.rh-
mont OF marines aboard will be sent
torihwiih 10 Peking. The marine.
VIII relieve tho 2e0 infantrvuicn. 20 II
OF the Fifteenth lnantry from Manila. /
who viii return Immediately to Ticn- /
Iain.
rho ministers ana military com
manders a; peking and Tlen-TsIn con-
unlc 10 take precautions against |
cycntuaiitics 1t is not considered
cities viii bccomu antIforcign. Tine
missionaries, who know tho people |,
bette" than amy ono else, say there
- no reason for alarm Diplomats
and military officers. however. argue
that tho recent outbreak came without
a moments notice. and believe that
possibly the Chinese artillery may bc
turned upon the foreign concessions
without warning.
II IL true that tho legations at Pc
K ng and the concessions a, Tleu-Ts!n
are more strongly guarded and better
rrcpn-cd Than in 1900, the year Of iii.
Boxer rising. but I; ~ also true tina
the Chinese army now possesses mod
crn artillery. which II lacked on tho
previous occasion
Reports from rao-Tlng rm .ay
sing!y or in email groups and arc
meeting With severe rctributon. When
they lie down 10 sleep the villagers
cut their throats or clul ,hem TO
death. The villagers are also as
sistinG the troops in rounding up the
eeser,ers. many OF whom have been
shot Piles Of booty have been re-
turned 10 Pao-Ting -Tl, where. how
ever. the mutinous soldicrs arc still
sufficiently numerous IL terroriac the
city and defy punishment. All Of
fciais have loft the city except ono
Judge, and the police do nol interfere
with the ,nu'Iners. who control tho
gates. Train service has been resumed
Us FAR as Ting-Chow. a pilot train with
sixty soldiers and MaXims preceding
each passenger tain.
People arc starving in ever pro-
vince, and IN the capital there Is much
suffering the result Of the cessation
Of trade.
the object OF the powers in inviting
japan and Russia 10 participate In the
loans TO China. is 10 eliminate rivalry
and 10 give the strongest possible
backing TO the government for the re-
establishments OF conditions whereby
international trade can be resumed
Mongolia Is Defiant.
Iiutuktu. the Lama OF urga, who re-
Gently was elected Emperor Of outer
Mongolia. met In urga, Yesterday. the
princes Of outer and Southern Mon
soiii. with representatives from Yuan
Shi kai The latter handed the Lama
message saying that Yuan strongly
advised outer Mongolia to join the re-
public. and II {, were unwilling to do
so he would send an army to compel
obedience.
The message caused the outer Mon
Eolian princes 10 become grcatiycX-
cited and they unanimously said they
never would surrender their indapend-
encc. They made speeches declaring
that thy did not fear the Chinese re-
public for two reasons.
One was that the republicans were
unable TO quell disturbance in Southern
China. and another was that in North
China many of the Chinese besides tn.
Manchus sympathizc with the Monso
ians aud tuld join them in war
against the republic.
They strongly advised the Southern