The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-03


ton in China. He spoke with the |
utmost confidence, and appeared gen.
timely solicitous lest ignorance of the |
true situation in China has misled
the foreign legations in Pe5in into
encouraging the imperialist Govern
ment to resist what President Sun
firmly believes to be the inevitable
outcome of the present state of af-
fairs.
Pekin is Responsible.
IF we fail to secure. peace and a
stable government now" he con
tinued the responsibility must rest
ON Pekin. The Man3hus recently
accepted our terms, so Premier Yuan
Shah Kai assured us. Consequently
the armistice was renewed. With the
view Of securing peace, ! persuaded
the Governors of the republican pro
vinces to agree to elect Yuan Shah
Kai President of the republic when
the abdication of the throne should
be announced. After much hesitation,
they consented. Yuan Shah Kai fully
understood the programme
81 agreed to go to Pekin to discuss
| final arrangements with Yuan Shah
/ Kai. Later We received a telegram
| from Pekin demanding that the re-
/ publican government be dissolved
within two days after the abdication
of the throne.
Evidently, as Yuan Shah Kai was
determined to establish his own gov
eminent at Pekin, and was being as
sured by the support of outside in
/ fluence. He intended to ignore the
republican government and break the
| agreement to which he had assented.
THE provincial governors, the ma
tional assembly at Marking and the
military leaders absolutely refused;
hence our demand that Yuan Shah
Kai must surrender the powers of the
throne and that the foreign powers
must recognize the republican govern
ment before Yuan Shah Kai could be
elected President.
Delay Involves Suffering.
IF Yuan Shah Kai, however, was
unable to await the recognition Of
the republic by the foreign powers, l
agreed to proceed to Pekin and dis
cuss settlement with him, or that
Yuan Shah Kai should come to Nam
king l do not fear molestation in
Pekin, while Yuan would be welcome
and assured of his safety in Marking.
This arrangement appeared to be
a liberal one, and certainly should be
worked toward securing the peace and
the future welfare of China. Delay
now involves further unsettlement of
the country, with much sacrifice and
suffering.
Similar terms will never again be
offered to the Manchus, unless they
are accepted To disarm and send
back to bondage the whole people of
this country is now too late.
People With Republic.
1--WE will never submit to the dicta-
ton of the Manchus or of Yuan Shih
Kai. The republican movement is
now represented by fifteen provinces,
Three hundred and fifty million peo-
pie in China are heart and soul with
the republic and are implacably OPP
posed to Manchu rule. The three re-
naming provinces. Ho Nom Shan
Tung and Chi Ii are certainly our
adherents. The Chinese troops in the
imeprial army who are now supposed
to be loyal to Yuan Shin Kai are
really republicans and will join us at
the proper time.
1--WE control all the treaty ports eX-
cept Tien-tsin and Nh Chwang, which
are icebound. The republic in fact is
protecting the vast majority of for
eigners and foreign pr perty Why,
then should not the foreign powers
promptly recognize the republic? This
question is already being asked by
the people OF China while the dread
of foreign Intervention, which is in
vited by certain persons in Pekin,
hangs like a pail over the country
and over natives and foreigners alike,
Recognition is Expected,
The foreign powers, especially the
United States, have always spoken OF
}, their friendship for China. We pledge
good will and the observance of all
- treaties made by and with the Man
chus We will discharge every obliga.
). ton of the open-duor in China.