Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
ASSUMES TREATY OBLIGATIONS
Freedom of Trade and Religious
federation Are Guaranteed.
ARMIsTICE ENDS SATURDAY
Chinese Republican Troops Prepare
to Move Toward Peking.
NANKING IS sOENE on ACTIvITY
Four Thousand Men Come from Cam
ton, Bringing Thirty Thousand
New Magazine Rifles
Plenty of Ammunition.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 5.-Dr. Sun Vat Sen,
provisional president of the Chinese re-
public today issued a manifesto to the
foreign powers, In which he explains the
public aims and poicies Of the republic
ans in China In It he says that the
present situation has been forced on
China by Manchu misrule, which was In
capable OF remedy without revolution.
We now proclaim" he says, 'the re-
sultant overthrow OF despouc sway and
The establishment of a republic"
The manifesto sets forth In detail the
wrongs of the Chinese people and prom
ses strict adherence to all treaties, obli-
cations and concessions undertaken by
he Chinese govrnment. 1t gives an as
surance OF the safety of the persons and
property of foreigners I'm China and
pledges equal treatment OF the Manchus
and the establishment of a stable gov
ernment.
1t declares that II will labolish all re-
strictions on trade and that dt win under
take the revision of all laws and Will
insure religious toleration. 1t concludes:
with this message of peace and good
will the republic OF China cherishes tho
Nations, and It's future cooperation in
The great and noble task Of building up
he civilization of the world
The manifesto is signed sun Yat Sen,
president"
NANKING, China, Jan. 5-The repub-
lican troops began at noon today ferry
Ing a large quantity Of railway rolling
stock across the river to Pukow. where
It is expected the advance northward will
begin tomorrow when the armistice ter
inmates.
Winter clothing for the republican army
is arriving here today in carloads and
the soldiers are being rapidly equipped
IN preparation for their march on Peldng.
! The revolutionary commander today re-
! seived reinforcement Of 1900 men from
! Canton, who brought with them 10000
| new magazine rifles. 1t is estimated that
tho republican forces now amount to con-
| siderahly more than $1,000 men, with
many batteries OF modern field guns and
] plenty of ammunition.
The imperialst troops in the neighbor-
hood, under the command Of General
| Chang, are not, 1t is believed, nearly so
strong numerically as the republicans, and
| although many of them are soldiers
| trained on the European system, there
are large number OF unframed and un-
disciplined troops in their ranks.
General Chang, It is said, commands
the entire northern section of the Tien
| rsin- Peking railway and occupies sew
eral towns on each side. The revolu-
tlonaries, on the other hand, hold the
southern section of the railway and have
he advantage OF possessing the SYM
Dathy OF the population in the Yan-Tse
| valley.
roreiEn Troops start for LRnchOw,
| LONDON, Jan. 5.-According TO an EX-
hange company's telegram, British and
German troops have been dispatched from
Tien Tsin TO Lanchow, the strategical
point OF the railroad from Peking "a
| Mukden, where the imperial troops few
days ago declared ia favor of a republic,
elected Wang VIE TIE their leader and
announced that they were about to
march on Peking. II was reported yes
erday that the same troops had looted
and burned the residences Of the wealthy
.itizens Of Lanchow and seized the rail
van at Shan Hal Kwnan. where they
we're holding up the traffic.
The British troops will occupy and
! patrol the American section of the rail.
way between Tang shan and Lanchow
where the trains have been completely
| blocked.
Fighting OF the most severe description
$ proceeding near Lanchow. between the
Chinese and Manchu trooLs and the tele.
graph lines, including the private sys
ems belonging to the Chinese engineer.
ng and mining company. have been cut
The foreigners engaged in the Goa
mines at Linsi, in the neighborhood oi
taiping, came into Tlen Tsln yesterday
IN coal train at which the revolution,
aries fired several volleys.
United States VIII Wait.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Although Min.
.ster Calhoun at Peking has made "soms
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