The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-03
MANY SOLDIERS
GO ON GUARD
NEW PRESIDENT OF CHINA EN-
TIERS CAPITAL AMID THE
CHEERS OF THOUSANDS.
Strong Central Government viii Be
Organized and Peace Secured, After
Which Or. Sen Will Resign the
Presidency.

Marking, China, Jan. pr. Sun
Vat Sen today took the oath of office
as provisional president of the Chi
nese republic and was formally in
vested with the powers of chief exec
utive.
The ceremony was simple but dig
nified and was attended by all of the
prominent men of the revolutionary
party.
DR.. Sun, who is well known in Eu-
rope and America, after his arrival
in Shanghai some ten days ago, was
elected president by the national as
sembly of reformers, representing the
provinces of eshina proper, then the
session here, by an almost unanimous
vote.
His proposed cabinet comprises Ii
Htaen Yeng, Huang Sing and DR.. WI
Ting Fang, all Of whom are in the
front rank in the reform movement
The first official act Chinese pres
ident was to change the Chinese cal
endar. He made New Years day the
first day of his presidency, thus mark
ing the commencement of a new era
and making the Chinese year begin
henceforth on the same day as the
year begins in most other countries of
the world.
Accompanied by a numerous suite
and protected by strong bodyguard,
DR.. Sun Vat Sen left Shanghai in a
special train for Nanking. The trip
was made without incident except for
the enthusiasm of the greeting ac-
corded to the new president at all the
principal stations.
DR.. Sun reached the new Chinese
capital at half past o'clock in the
evening and was greeted with loud
cheering. Many prominent men among
the revolutionaries met him at the
station and accompanied him to the
government house, the route to which
was lined by ten thousand soldiers.
The whole town was bef1agged, the
warships and merchant vessels along
the river dressed ship and a presi-
Dental salute was fired from the guns
of I'LL the forts in the vicinity.
Government house, was reached at z
O'Clock. The gates, the inner avenues
and the courtyards surrounding it
We're decorated with myriads of null
ti-colored electric lights.
Met High Officials.
DIR. Sun, who was dressed in khaki
uniform, on his arrival held a recep-
tion which was attended by governors
general and other high officials.
In the audience chamber, an i'm
mense apartment in government house
delegates representing eighteen prov
inces of China proper took up their
positions around a raised platform.
When Dr. Sun entered the apartment
all bowed their heads. The president
elect proceeded to the central plat
form and there he took the oath of
office. Afterwards he delivered an
address in which he promised to dis
enthrone the Manchus, to reestablish
peace, to promote trade and to de-
vote his entire energy to the Chinese
nation and aid the Chinese people to
realize their aspirations. When the
Manchus had finally abdicated and
peace was restored to the nation he
would, he said, resign his provisional
office
The chairman Of the delegates from
the provinces then handed the new
president the seal of office.
strong Central Government.
President Sun then delivered a
lengthy address in the form of a
proclamation. In this he announced
that strong central government
would be organized, the entire ad-
ministrative system remodeled and
modernized and parliament repre-
sentative Of the people be elected.
K The provinces, he said, would be
autonomous as regards local affairs
and each would select its own COVER
nor, The army and navy would be
made national institutions and be upz.
der the control Of the central par
lament. which would also deal With
the finances Of the country. The whole
fiscal system would be readjusted, but
he vas sure that the whole ,inco4ae Of.
the country was sufficient to discharge
its liabilities and defray, ordinary ex--
pensss.
After giving many details as to his
program for the Development of the
resources Of China. President Sun re-
ferred to the relations Of China with