The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
SURRENDER THRONE.
IS ORDER TO YUAN
Premier Receives Ultimatum
from Rebels Offering War
AS Alternative
REPUBLICANS ASK
FOR RECOGNITION
Send Note to Washington and
to Other Powers and
Assent May Follow
Chinese Victory

NANKING, Jan. 1s.--An uitimatum
was delivered TO Premier Yuan shih
Kali by the Republicans to-day de-
mAnding the Immediate abdication or
the throne and the surrender OF the
Manchu's sovereign powers or re-
sumption Of histilities. The ultima
tum forbids Yuan from taking part
in the government OF the republic
until 1t has been recognized BY the
powers. and was supplemented by
nota from Foreign Minister Wang
Chung-Wei addressed to Washington.
Toxic, Paris. Berlin and st. Peter n
burg, beseeching immediate recogni-
ton OF the rebel government to
>..ayoid q disastrous interregnum."
II In regarded as absolutely GER
tain that fighting between the feeo-
iutionaries and the imperialists viii
be resumed on the morning OF jan
uary IS, unless Premier Yuan &C
cedes to the rebel demands.
Washington Gets Note.
WASHINGTON. Jan. is.--Today.
less than two weeks after the intro
duction In the House of the resoiu-
ton declaring for the recognition OF
the Chinese Republic, the State De-
partment received circular note
from the republic asking that 1t be
regarded by the United States as an
Independent power.
The United States still maintains
diplomatic relations with the empire;
hence no reply to the note will be
made. But II 10 understood that the
republic will be recognized az soon
AZ the troops OF Sun Vat are IN
Picking. and that eyant liz hourly ex--
pected by tho State Department.
On one side of the diplomatic game
which liz new being played In tho
Orient by the powers, are the United
States and England. On the other
are Russia and Japan, IL was on
tho advice Of the British government
that the Unite Estates troops which
landed tv-day VT Sifen Tafg Tao
were hurried 10 Chinese soil
Truops Guard Railroad.
The State Department was notified
today that these troops were aisem-
barked immediately and were placed
Under the directian OF the British
eommander-in-chle for the purpose
of guarding that part OF the Chen
Tang-Pekin railroad. which Is near
est to the sea. AS soon RS they had
been disposed OF, the British troons
on stations along tn. seaward end
OF the railroad were hurried further
toward Pekin-
The legations at Pekin are now
guarded by nearly three hundred
United States marines. with smaller
detachment from the armies of other
nations encamped near the COM
pounds.
This effective guard OF the Legal
tons. together with the presence OF
fully FIVE thousand troops along the
railroad, assures the safety of Amer
leans and -Esuropeans IN rre event of
the forcihie occupation Of the CAPT
tai
Occupation OF Pekin.
The occupation of Pekin by the
Sun Vat forces will give the fepubli-
cans complete control of that city, OF
the entire northern part OF China. Of
4 Ae-eusteHs- fseHEsssrthe- telegraph
lines and the railroads, 50 that COM
msrcial business can only be conduct
ed by permission OF the republic.
This will make recognition OF the de
facto government Imperative. Not
even an agreement between Sun Vat
and the representatives of the empire
70 make terms as to what the form
Of the future government shall be
will ahate this necessity.
Il was learned today that Great
Britain aaa tAs United States are
acting In a concert In dealing with
tho situation. 1t Is now clearly un-
derstood that Great Britain made 1t
PLATA to the United States that II she
did not send her contingent Of troops
to China, Russia or Japan. or both
Of those nations. would have to find
an excuse to double their own forces