New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-22
YUAN AVERTS civil WAR
Refuses Demands of Assembly
Members Finally Yield.
IMPEACHMENT THREATENED
President Meets Minority and
Persuades 1t to Refrain
from Hostile Act.

fBy Cable TO The Tribune
London. Aug. 22.-President Yuan
Sbih-kai once more has eXtricated
himself from q difficult and dangerous
position. and for the time being APP
parcntIy has averted a threatened civil
war in China. Yesterday the Presi-
dent apparently had no difficulty IN
convincing the Hupeh delegates OF the
Assembly that they had to deal with
a grave emergency.
As result the delegates undertook
to persuade the National Council not
to impeach the government. Thus Tor
the moment the crisis is passed ana
Yuan has won still another success as
an Oriental dipIomatist.
PckinC Aug 2l-Presidcnt Yuan Shl-
kai to-day sent a dispatch 10 the Chinese
National Assembly declining 20 accedc 20
its demands that the Premier ana inc
Minister of War attend the session OF
the Assembly and further explain their
reasons for tho execution of General
Chang Chen-wu and General FenG-"el'
members of Dr. Sun Iat-sen's party VINO
RECENTLY were summarily put TO death.
The President suggested that the IIuPeh
members Of the Assembly visit him.
Instead of accepting the invitation. tho
minority vehementlY denounced yuan Shl-
kais attitude toward the Assembly ana
decided 20 hold secret session for the
purpose of drawing up a form OF I'M
peachment of the government. Discussion
al the conference showed that the ma
iority were Of the opinion that the I'M
pcachment would fail ultimately. ana II
was decided that the Hupeh members
should accept Yuan Shi-kais proposal
Later they met the President. who eN-
plained the governments attitude so ef-
fectively that his visitors volunteered to
persuade the House not 10 impeach the
government unless further reactionary
acts were committed. The crisis IS con
sidercd over
Hong Kong. Aug. 2.-Several British
torpedo boats have been dispatched from
this port to attack the pirates who. on
Monday night. raided the British island
OF Cheung Chow. where they killed three
Indian policemen and looted many OF the
houses
Reports have reached here from the
southern provinces Of China stating that
there Is much excitement in connection
with the execution Of General chang
Chen-wu and General Feng Wei. mem
bers Of DR. sun Yat-sen's party. IL Is
said that the people Of the South consider
that the sole solution Of the present crisis
is the formation OF separate southern ana
northern republics.
Rumors OF the assassination 81 Dr. IN
Yat-sen caused a sensation In Chinatown
YESTERDAY. cable message was immedl-
atclv sent by the Young China Associa
ton. Of No. u Mott street to the luhE
Men-hui. Of Shanghai, begging lot news
concerning the safety Of the ex-proNlsioh-
al President In the afternoon canIe
answer was received stating that Ut sun
was we'll and that no fears need be en-
tertaincd for his safety
The Young China Association In Amer
lea is the American name for the Iuhs
Men-hui or Covenant Society OF winch
the executed generals, Chang Cheh-"u
and Feng-Wei, were members.
The execution Of the generals mas re-
newed the suspicious which IN" Tung
Nen-bui always felt toward President
Yuan Shih-kai. 1t VIII be remembered
that at the time Of the latter's inauguT'
ton five hundred cablegrams from All
the branches OF the Tung Men-hui an
over the world begged Or. sun at Nan
king not to hand his office over TO yuan
Sbih-kai The latter. having executed
strong leaders Of the Tung Men-hui now
ATTEMPTS to cast the blame upon General
ii Yuan-hung. at whose alleged intima
ton of the officers disloyalty they were
executed by orders Of the President
The Tunc Mcn-hui in New York denies
that General If. who Is the vicc-preSldeht
Of the Tung Mcn-hui could have accused
his fellow officers and fellow members OF
treason.
Lee Yoh-tlen. the secretary OF the Tung
NIen-hui. I'm Mott street. said yesterday
that while the Young China Association
grieves over the fate Of the officers they
deserved their tragic end II they conspired
against the republic. Put" Mr.. Lee con
tinued solcmnly. III the facts show That
our leaders were executed 10 promote IN"
ambition Of one man our Tung Men-hui
will not rest until il has destroyed that
man and rendered the republic really sate'
II cannot be gainsaid that the republic Is
I'm serious danger II It's leaders can be
dccapitated without the semblance OF n
trial"
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