Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
YUAN Sill KAI PRESIDENT
Appeals to Powers For Recognition as
Head of New Republic, in Accord
anee With Abdication Agreement.

London, Feb. 13.-Premier Yuan Shi
Kai has requested the powers to recog
nize him as president plenipotentiary
of the celestial republic. in accordance
with the power vested In him by the
Manchu government, according to a
dispatch received here today from Tien
Tsin.
A regiment Of interior troops NUT
inied at Tien Tsin today. According
to news agency dispatch from that
city the soldiers have been disarmed
and the officials are arranging to send
the mutineers to Peking.
Republicans Give Pledges.
In consideration, for abdication, the
republicans make the following eight
pledges to the emperor: & ;rsel
F'irst-The emperor shall retain his
eign monarch.
second-The emperor shall receive
an annual grant Of 100000 taels until
the currency is reformed, after which
he shall receive s4,o00.O0O Mexican.
Third-A temporary residence shall
be provided in the Forbidden City. and
later the imperial family shall reside in
the summer palace, ten miles outside of
Picking.
Fourth-The emperor may observe
the sacrifices at his ancestral tombs
and temples, which will be protected
by republican soldiers.
Fifth-The great tomb Of the late
emperor, Kwang-Su will be completed
and the funeral ceremony fittingly OBJ
served at the republics expense.
Sixth-The palace attendants may be
retained. but the number Of eunuchs
can not be increased.
Seventh-The emperor's property
will be protected by the republic.
Eighth-The imperial guards will be
governor by the army board, the re-
public paying their salaries.
Aid For Imperial kinsnen.
A contended point as to whether the
throne shall be .perpetuated or will
terminate with the present emperor's
death is not mentioned. Four pledges
for the treatment Of the imperial kins-
men follow:
First-The princes. dukes, and 9TH
ers having hereditary titles shall retain
their ranks.
Second-The nobility shall have the
rights and privileges Of ordinary citi-
zens.
Third-Their private properties will
be protected.
Fourth-The nobility shall be per-
mitted exemption from military SER
vice.
Seven pledges are given in the in
terest of the Mongols, Mapchuss Mo-
hammedans, and Tibetans: ~;
F.irst-They shall have rights and
privileges similar to the Chinese.
Second-Their private property win
be respected.
Third-The nobility will retain their
hereditary ranks. 5
Fourth-The state will find employ
ment for such of the nobility as are in
financial difficulties.
Fifth-The Manchps' pensions will
cintinue until the state finds them oc-
cupations.
Observation-Disclosures Of occupations
and dwelling places will be abolished.
Seventh-They shall be accorded re-
ligious liberty.
Hope For Continued Psaes.
In concluding the second edict. the
empress dowager says:
Our sincere hope is that peace will
be restored and that happiness will be
enjoyed under tho republic"
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The third edict describes the thrones
motive in modelling its policy accord
ing to the progress Of the times and the
earnest desires of the people. with the
sole object Of suppression OF a great
disorder and restoration of peace"
Should the warfare continue, adds
the edict, r"the country might be ire
parably ruined and would suffer the
consequences of a. racial war"
1t exhorts the general in command in
Picking to maintain order and to ex-
plain to the people that '.the throne is
acting upon. heavens will"
Il commands the members Of the
cabinet and the vfceroys, to continue
their duties, and not to shirk their re-
sponsibilities. conforming with the
thrones perpetual Intentions to love.
and cherish the people - :