El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-24

mistake to assume that there are no
effects at all
Has American Foresight.
When Dr. sun at Sen, whose status
as an American citizen has been Of
ficially determined by the authorities
at Washington. arrived in China, he
was at once elected president of the
republic by the provisional government
at Marking Just before proceeding
from Shanghai to republican capital ne
picked up an American paper pubiIsned
In Shanghai by American journalists IN
the English language, and In that pa
per he saw the following want ad-
Motor carl E. NJ F. Studebaker so.
Model 19I2-new- ] E. 81 F. Flanders,
Studebaker. 20 horse power, nearly
new. Both in excellent condition
Demonstration any time Apply Dell
Clark, SavOy hotel, p Broadway
President sun saw that here was
good chance to get two good American
automobiles at a reasonable price. he
answered the ad. bought the cars, and
took them with him to his capital He
also took with him a corps OF electri-
clans and other mechanics. When he
arrived he took possession Of the old
vice regal yamen- or palace He dis
carded the ancient rickety chariot Of
state that mad been the feature Of many
meremonial professions under imperial
rule and substituted for II an Amer
lean motor car The electricians imme
diately set TO work, and on the second
day the new president OF China had
electric lights throughout his palace,
nunciators IN his offices, and a tele-
phone exchange under way.
Marking, the Ancient Capital.
Long before the Manchus came into
China. Nanking was the capftal of the
country, and 1t is evident that south
ern republicans will resist all efforts OF
Yuan and the nOrtherners to retain the
capital at Picking It is said that the
conservatives Wilo have the support OF
the foreign nations in favor OF Picking.
because OF the great amount OF money
invested in grounds and legation build
ings at the Manchu capital
But the republicans are concerned
with other things When sun Vat Sen
had been president u DAYS he said.
governments that afterwards became
great have been started under the trees
Of a forest. II necessary. we can start
the republic OF China IN a mat shed )"
he then announced his plans for the
building Of model capital city at
Nanklng' capital to be devoted
especially 10 the business Of govern
ment. capital to be graced BY many
commodfOus buildings OF harmonious
architecture, a capital destined one day
10 eclipse even the beauties OF Wash
ingtOn-
Boost to Nanking.
Whether OF not the southern element
viii prevail, the announcement OF the
proposed removal Of the capital and the
building OF a great new governmental
city was received with Oy In ShanhaL
which would be theyseaport Of Marking.
7 connected
a modern railway. One day after presi-
dent Sun Yat Sens announcement. a
company with a capital Of q quarter OF
a million dollars was organized to build
a new hotel in Marking. and Sun Yst
Sen had won over to his side all OF the
business community OF Shanghai, the
New York OF the Orient
The American influence in the revolu-
ton, and in its social by-products. IS
most marked DIT. Sun IS an American
CITIZEN Dr. WI IS more at home in
Washington than in Canton. and scores
OF the subordinate republican leaders
were educated in the United States.
Even the suffra gette movement which
already has made its appearance in
Gnlna, has an american, rather than an
English. flavor For the first time in
the history OF China women OF the
people nave taken part publicly in Do
lltlcaI affairs. although even this state
menU IS subject TO the exceptions that
one must always make in discussing
tnlngs Cninese, for has not the dOwaEer
empress always been the real head Of
me empirez However, the statement is
true as to the people In Shanghai their
organizatiOn has the name OF LADY
Republicans
A few weeks ago they gave an en-
Iertalnment Tor the purpose of raising
FUNDS for the republican cause Dr. T
II Hu. OF St Louis. No. spoke to the
women in English. eulOgizins the ns-
lrlouSm OF the Lady Republicans" who
he said. exempHfied the type of girls
the chinese republic viii boast of Mrs
T. Y. Chang. a former Vassar pirl sans
n EngllSn- or course. The Garden Of
Roses Mrs Y. T. Sze a Wellesley e-frl
entertained the guests with a delfEbffuI
SOLO, followed BY Mrs V ] Woo Rrv-D
Alawr, who played MoskOwsL1ifs ssVeIs.s
Brillante-' Master Chen. years old DE-
llNeEeQ an eloquent speech eyhorffne-
women republicans to loosen thefr
purse strlnss tor the movement against