The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-10
CHINA MOVES
Threws 0f the Monarchy and Becomes
a Republic and Elects Ruler.
SPEECH OF new RULER

His First Official Act Was to Chang,
I the Chinese Calendar to Conform
With the Calendar Of the Civilized
| World, and Hopes to Moderniz'
the Ancient Nation.
China has determined to throw OF
the yoke of the Manchu dynasty ant
set up Housekeeping on her own &C
count as a Republic. To this ent
eighteen Of the provinces have elect
ed DR.. Sun Yat Sen as President O.
the new Republic. He is highly
intelligent man, hav;ng been edu
Gated in one OF the large colleges o.
this country.
"A dispatch from Nalking says thu
first Official act of DE-. Sun Yat Sen
President of the new Chinese Repub
lie, was to change the Chinese calen
dar. He made New Year Cay the
first day Of his presidency, thu:
marking the commencement Of new
era and making the Chinese year be
gin henceforth on the same day a:
the year begins ia most ether coun'
tries Of the World.
Accompanied by numerous suite
and protected by strong body
guard, DE-. Sun Yat Sen left Shang.
hal In g special train for Nsnking
The trip was made without incident
except for the enthusiasm Of the
greeting accorded to the new Presi,
dent at all the principal stations.
DR.. Sun reached the new Chinese
capital at half past FIVE O'Clock in
the evening and was greeted with
loud cheering. Many prominent mel
among the revolutionaries net him
at the station and accompanied him
to the government house, the route
to which was lined by 10000 sol,
diers The whole town was bafagged
the varships and merchant vessels
along the river in dressed ship and
salute was fired from the guns from
all the forts in the Vicinity.
Government house was reached at
7 o'clock. The gates, the inner ave
nues and the court yards surround
ing it were decorated with myriada
OF multi-colored electric lights. Dr..
Sun, who was dressed in a khaki
uniform, on his arrival held a re-
ception which was attended by Gov
ernors General and other high Of
fcials.
In the audience chamber, an i'm
mense apartment in government
house, delegates representing eigh.
teen provinces Of China proper took
up their positions around raised
platform. When DR.. Sun entered the
apartment all bowed their heads. The
President-elect proceeded to the Gen.
tra1 platform, and there he took the
oath of Office.
Afterward he delivered an address
In which he promised to dise1throne
the Manchrs, to resstablish peace,
to promote trade and to devote his
entire energy to the Chinese nation
and aid the Chinese people to realize
their aspirations. When the Man
chus had finally abGicated and peace
was restored to the nation, ne would
he said, resign his provisional Office
The chairman OF the delegates
from the provinces then handed the
new President the seal Of Office
President Sun then delivered a
lengthy address in the form OF
proclamation. In this he announced
that strong central government
would be organized, the entire ad-
ministrative system remodeled and
nlodernized 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 gov
error. The army and navy would oe
made national institutions and be
under the control Of the central par
Lament which would also deal WitE
rne finances Of the country. Tne
whole fiscal system would be read
justed but he was sure that the whole
income Of the country was sHficien
to discharge its liabilities and de
fray ordinary expenses.
After giving many details as to hi:
program for the development Of thu
resources Of China President SUI
referred to the relations Of China
with foreign countries. He ex
pressed on behalf Of the new repu5
I tic the feeling Of .haIkfulness taa
PREVAILED at the c1Nt..ttent Heutrail:.
of the foreign nations He said taa
the anti-foreign feeling which ha:
previously evisted would no: appear
in the new China.
The government, he concluded
was responsive to the will Of tht
provinces n supporting the centra
government Of the republic. BY DO
ing its duty as nation ne hope
that the new republic would be rec
ce7:7ed in the council OF nations ant
he cl uld promise that the foreis'
roI;ty Of his government would II
conducive to the peace Of the world