Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-24
CALLS FOR ACTION
Time Deemed Arrived for Rec
ognizing Chinese Republic.
A CHANCE TO WIN TRADE
Austin P. Brown Speaks Of Benefits
That Will Accrue From Show
ing Friendship.
A CHANCE TO WIN TRADE
To the Editor Of The Star:

~ eAO AA1toI VI l1e SUIT.
The revolutionary patriots of China
overthrow and dethroned the Manchu
dynasty from power in fourteen out of
the eighteen provinces constituting
China proper. more than six weeks ago,
and took over the custom houses in
nearly all the principal ports of China in
GLIDING Shanghai and Canton, and also
the post offices and all other sources of
revenue within the said territorial limits
and set up republican form of govern
ment therein, and ships Of all nations
entering said ports have been compelled
to transact business for six weeks or
more with this firmly established de
facto republic.
Then about three weeks ago properly
accredited representatives from the en-
tire eighteen provinces which constitute
China proper met in Shanghai and elected
DR.. Sun Vat Sen president of the repnb-
lie enlarged through the addition OF the
four remaining provinces. and the preSi-
dent, after having drawn around him
cabinet composed of most learned and
able men, has been for three weeks adj
ministering the affairs of this provisional
de facto republic throughout the entire
empire in a satisfactory and orderly man.
ner. excepting at Picking and q small
area adjacent within which are huddled
left Of the Manchu potentates, princes
and officials, whose only protection Is a
small dwindling and disheartened army,
which. when DIR. Sun makes his contem-
plated attack ON Picking with his Wen
equipped army of 100000 men, will either
Immediately surrender or disband and flee
for their lives. and what little remains OF
the oppressive. murderous and corrupt
Manchu dynasty will be swept from the
face Of the earth forever.
Entitled to Recognition.
That this is the true condition in China.
as gathered from reliable press dis
patches from Shanghai, cannot be con-
troverted. and that therefore this emf
uent firmly established sister republic.
which greatly outstrips US in both popu-
lation and domain, is entitled to recog-
milton by this nation must surely be the
consensus of opinion throughout this
great nation of freemen. and yet no at
tention whatever has been paid to either
Of the two appeals made by this new
and firmly established republic. which
can never be overthrown with Its more
than 400 100000 of people. whose hearts
all beat in patriotic unison for their new
government.
The only way to account for this in
action on the part Of our President and
also for our congressional lassitude III
respect thereto is that both the Presi-
QonC ana our congressman nave Ucch IL
lying upon the news telegraphed by our
minister at Peking. who Is In no posi-
ton to obtain reliable information in re-
spect to the true situation In China. as
the telegraph and telephone lines are
all under the control of the imperial
government as well as the newspapers
published there. Therefore 1t will be
seen how impossible 1t Is for not only
our minister but the ministers Of all ma
lions who are imprisoned there. so to
xr-SA &hn hat te Of
Manchu dynasty, to obtain any more
news in respect to the real situation in
China than they would be able to get
if in the wilds Of Africa.
Had all the foreign ministers been In
Shanghai instead of in Picking this great
and firmly established sister republic
would long ago have been recognized by
all nations throughout the world.
Opportunity to Win Trade.
Can this great nation of freemen longer
withhold its recognition from this great
republic? Surely the consensus of opin-
ion of it's liberty-loving people will not
tolerate any longer delay; then from
business standpoint no such field has ever
before been opened to our people for tho
expansion Of its commercial and indus
trial activities, for OF Chna's total for
eign importations I'm 1910 Of $685. ISL. coo
worth we supplied only about = per cent
thereof, while IL we arc the first nation to
go to her aid now, i'm her time of need,
and prevent the intervention and the
plundering of any of her domain by any
foreign power. We would be able through
the friendship Of her people to supply a.
per cent of her foreign purchases, instead
Of per cent, as now; then the other ad-
vantages that will accrue to our people
are sure to be almost unreasonable.
AUSTIN P. BROWN.
Mrs. AIcinda w Hollingsworth, seventy
five years old, widow Of Isaac Holdings