The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
CH|NA'S THRONE NO MORE
AFTER NEARLY THREE HUNDRED
YEARS MANcHuS ABDicATE.
Or. sun YAT SEN is PRESIDENT
Ediets Issued for Establishment OF
Republic, and Maintenance
ct Peace, Etc.
Washington.-Dr. Sun Vat Sen, first
president of the Chinese republic, is a
naturalized American.

naturaliZed American.
Pekin, China.-After occupying the
throne of China for nearly three cen
turies, Manchu, dynasty. represented
by the child emperor, Pu VI. abated
Monday. Three edicts were issued,
the first proclainlirg abtiication; 1.-THE
second dealing with the establishment
of the republic. and the third urging
the maintenance of peace and approy-
ing the conditions agreed upon by the
imperial premier, Yuan Shi Kai. and
the republicans.
At an audience the empress dow.
ager touchingly thanked Yuan Shi Kai
for his successful efforts in obtain
ing good treatment for the imperials
from the republicans. The publica-
tion of the edicts has given profound
relief to every one in Pekin, both for
eigners and Chinese. The arrange
ment is considered to be a skillful
compromise, and it is believed the
terms will be satisfactory to the re.
publicans. The first edict provides
that the terms shall be communicated
to the foreign legations for transmits
sion to their governments, the object
being to record worldwide the repub-
lican pledges.
Text of the imperial Edlcts.
The text of the imperial edicts
issued by the throne Monday is as fol-
lows:
eve, the emperor of China, have re-
spectfully received today the following
edict from the hands of her majesty,
the dowager empress:
In consequence of the uprising of
the republican army, to which the peo-
pie of the provinces of China have re-
sponded, the empire is seething like
a boiling caldron and the people are
plunged in misery.
"'Yuan Shi kai was therefore COM
manded to dispatch commissioners in
order to confer with the republicans
with view to calling of national
assembly to decide onahe future form
Of government. Months have elapsed
and no settlement is now evident.
1.-The majority of the people are in
favor of republic. From the prefer
ence of the peoples hearts the will OF
heaven is discernible. How could we
oppose the desires of millions for the
glory of one family?
Therefore we, the dowager en-
press and the emperor, hereby vest
the sovereignty Of the Chinese en-
pire in the people.
"Let Yuan Shi Kai organize to the
full the powers of the provisional re-
publican government and confer with
the republicans as to the methods OF
union. assuring peace in the empire
and forming great republic with the
union OF Manchus, Chinese, Mongols,
Mohammedans and Tibetans.
Republican Pledges to Emperor.
In consideration for abdication the
republicans make the following eight
pledges to the emperor:
The emperor shall retain his title
and shall be respected as foreign
monarch.
The emperor shall receive an annual
grant of 100000 taels until the cur.
rency is reformed, after which he
shall receive $4,000,000 (Mexican).
A temporary residence shall be pro-
vided in the Forbidden City and later
the imperial family shall reside in the
summer palace. ten miles outside OF
Pekin.
The emperor may observe the sacri-
fices at his ancestral tombs and tenn
pies which will be protected by re-
publican soldiers.
The great tomb of the late emperor,
Kwang Su, will be completed and the
funeral ceremony fittingly observed at
the republics expense.
The palace attendants may be re-
tanned, but the number of eunuchs
can not be increased.
The emperors property will be pro-
tected by the republic.
Z The imperial guards will be gov
erned by the army board, the republic
paying their salaries.
A contended point as to whether
the throne shall be perpetuated or will
terminate with the present emperor's
death Is not mentioned.