The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-13
CHINA NOW
 4 4 REPuRLIC
CHINESE EMPEROR ADVOCATES s THRONE IN FAVOR OF NEW
 ORDER OF THINGS.
Republicans Promise Maintenance of Rank and Suitable Employment for the Members of the Royal
 Mauchu Family.

Picking, Feb 12-After occupying the throne of China for nearly three centuries the Manchu dynasty rep resented by llhe child emperor Pu NF abdicated today Three edfts were issued the first procaiming abdlca- ton, the second dealing with the es- tabllshmeut of the republic, and the third urging the maintenance Of peace and approving the conditions agreed upon by the imperial premier. Yuan Shi Kai and the repubHcans
 tr an audience yesterday the em- press dowager touchingly thanked Yoan Shi Raj for his successful ef forts in obtaining good treatment for the imperial family from the republi- cans The publication of tho edlcts has given profound refer 10 everyone in Picking, both foreigners and Chi nese. The arrangement is considered to be skinful compromise u1rd 1T is believed the terms will satisfy the republicans The first edict provides that the terms shall he oommpnicated to the foreign legations for transmls. sion to their respective governments the object being to record worldwide the republican pledges
 In consideration of abdication the republicans make the following eight pledges to the emperor
 The emperor shall retain his title and shall +,,--------t,,---ttcdf ttcdf as a foreign monarch.
 The emperor shall receive an an nual grant of 100000 taels until the currency is reformed. after which he shall receive 100000 Mexican
 A temporary residence shall be provided in the Forbidden City and later the imperial family shall reside in the summer palace 10 miles out side of Picking
 The emperor may observe the sac rifices at his ancestral tombs and temples which will be prote, ted by republican soldiers
 The great tomb of the late emperor, Kwang Su, will be compIeted and the funeral ceremony fiu'ngly observed at the republics expense.
 The palace attendants may be re tained but the number Of Euuuchs cannot be increased
 The emperors property will be pro tected by the republic
 The imperial guards will be gov erned by the army board, the repub- lie paying their salaries
 A contended point as to whether the throne shall be perpetuated or will terminate with the greseat emperor's death is not mentioned. Four pledges for the treatment of the imperial Nnsmen follow:
 The princes. dukes and others hay ing hereditary lilies shall retain their ranks.
 The mobility shall have the rights and privileges of ordinary citizens
 Their private properties will be protected
 The nobility shall be permitted ex caption from military service.
 Seven pledges are given "a lne iu- terest or the dongos, Manchus. Mo hammedans and Thibetans
 They shall have rights and priyl leges similar to the Chinese.
 Their private property will be re- spected
 The nobility will retain their hered- itary ranks.
 The state will find employment for such of the nobility as are in finan cial difficulties.
 The Manchus pensions will conHn- ne until the state finds them occu- patlons
 Restrictions of occupations and dwelling places will be abolished They shall be all accorded religious liberty
 4n concluding the second ediet the empress dowager says
 '0ur sincere hope is thet peace will be resJored~.and that happiness VIII be enjoyed by the republic"
 The third edict describes the thrones motive in modelling it's pol icy according to the progress of the times and the earnest desires of the ,people with +Ae sole object or sHp-