Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-03
MAKES INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Foreign Powers Are Asked to Give
New Regime Fair Play.
NEW CABINET IS ANNOUNCED
Ii Yuen is Vice President and WI is
Attorney General.
MAKES CHANGE IN CALENDAR
His First Act IL to Change New
Years to Date of New Govern
ment, Making IL Like
other Nations,

NANKING, China, Jan. 2.-Dr. Sun Yat
Sen today took the oath Of office as pro-
visionsl president OF the republic of China
and was formally invested with the
powers of chief executive.
The ceremony was simple, but digni-
fled. 1t was attended by all the promi-
nent men Of the revolutionary party.
DR.. Sun who is well known in America
and Europe, after his arrival in Shanghai
some ten days ago, was elected president
by the national assembly OF reformers
representing the provinces of China
proper, then in session here. by an almost
unanimous vote.
President Sun Vat Sen has completed
his cabinet, The lineup is substantially
as follows
Vice Presdent-Li Yuen Hang.
Finance Minister-Chin Chin Tao.
Premier and War Minister-Huang
Attorney General-Dr. Wu Ting-fang
Foreign Minlster-Wang Chung Wei.
Marine Mlnister-Captain Wang.
Chief Of Staft-General Hsu.
Chinese Calendar Changed.
The first official act of DR.. Sun Yet Sen,
the president of the new Chinese republic
was to change the Chinese calendar He
made New Years day the first of his presi-
dency, thus marking the commencement
of a new era and making the Chinese
year begin henceforth on the same day
as the year begins in most other countries
of the world
Accompanied by a numerous suite and
protected by a strong bodyguard, DIR. Sun
Vat Sen left Shanghai in a special train
for Marking. The trip was made without
incident except for the enthusiasm of
the greeting accorded to the new presl-
dent al all the principal stations.
DR.. Sun reached the new Chinese capital
at $3.50 o'clock in the evening and was
greeted with loud cheering. Many promi-
nent men among the revolutionaries met
him at the station and accompanied him
to the government house, the route to
which was lined by 10000 soldiers. The
whole town was beflagged. the warships
and merchant vessels along the river
dressed ship and presidential salute was
fired from the guns of all the forts in
the vicinity.
Government house was reached at Z
O'Clock. The gates. the inner avenues
and the court yards surrounding it were
decorated with myriads OF colored cleo
trio lights.
DR.. sun. who was dressed in a khaki
uniform, on his arrival held a recep-
tion, which was attended by the COVER
nors general and other high officials.
In the audience chamber, an immense
apartment in Government house. dele
gates representing eighteen provinces of
China proper, took up their positions
around a raised platform. When DIR.
Sun entered all bowed their heads. The
president-elect proceeded to the central
platform and there he took the oath Of
office.
The chairman of the delegates of the
provinces then handed the new president
the seal OF office.
Policy fs Outlined.
President Sun then delivered a lengthy
address in the form OF a proclamation.
In this he announced that a strong CEN
trail government would be organized the
entire administrative system remodelled
and modernized and parliament repre-
sentative of the people be elected. The
provinces. he said, would be autonomous
as regards local affairs, and each would
select its own governor The army and
navy would be made national institutions
and be under the control OF the central
parliament, which would also deal with
the finances of the country. The whole
fiscal system would be readjusted, but
he was sure the income OF the country
was sufficient to discharge its liabilities
and to defray ordinary expenses.
After giving many details as to his
program for the development of the re-
sources Of China President Sun referred
10 the relations of China with foreign
countries, lie expressed on behalf of the
new republic the feeling OF thankfulness
that prevailed at the consistent neutral
ity Of the foreign nations. He said that
the anti-foreign feeling which had pre-
vi0usly existed would not appear in the
new China.
The government, he concluded, was re-
sponsiye to the will of the people and he
was assured that unity would prevail
among all the provinces in supporting
the central government Of the republic
BY doing its duty as a nation he hoped
that the new republic would be recognized
in the council OF nations and he would
promise that the foreign policy Of his
government would be conducive to the
peace Of the world.
Empress DOwHger Furnishes Money.
PEKING, Jan. 2.-The empress dowager,