Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-31
MILLIONS IN
CHINA STARVE
Red Cross Issues Appeal to
People of United States
for Aid
ABD|CATION EOICT IS SIGNED
Throne Decides on Solution of
Difficulties That Will Assure
Peace.


! (By Special Leased Wire to Ne~ Mexican )
. Peking, Jan. 31.-The Imperial Fo-
! reign Board announced that the En-
! press Dowager informed the mem
bers OF the cabinet at their meeting
in the Palace today that the throne
/ lad decided on a solution OF the situa-
/ ton which would insure peace She
! instructed the ministers to arrange
accordingly.
Appeal for Starving Millions.
Laramie, Wyo., Jan. 31.-lra B. Fee,
secretary of Wyoming Branch Of
the National Red Cross today issued
! an appeal for aid for sufferers from
/ floods in China at the suggestion of
! William H. Taft, President of the
United States and the President of
! the National Red Cross. President
Taf- says that millions OF human be-
! ingS are now facing starvation. Until
peace is restored in China, and the
! functions of efficient government re-
established these conditions must
continue, save as relieved by the
charitable efforts of the other coun-
tries, Secretary Fee will appeal to the
people of the state from his office
here.
Manchus Threaten to Kill Imperial
Family.
London, Jan. 31.-The edict of alb
! djcation of the Chinese throne has
| been signed, according to message
from Tien Tsin. The court will not
cult Peking for month, as the Man
chu troops Of the garrison threaten
to shoot the royal family and the
princes if they attempt to leave the
capital.
Sell Out for 100000 a Year.
1t is understood that the imperial
family has accepted the conditions
laid down by the Republicans and
that abdication will be announced
at once. At a conference yesterday
| between the Empress DOwager, Prince
Chun, the eX-regent and Prince Ching,
the former premier, it is believed to
have been decided that the imperial
family and princes would abdicate if
they were allowed to retain their emp
! t. titles, reside in Peking or else.
where at their pleasure, and receive
annual pensions aggregating $1,000,
| 900 tales approximately $2,O00,000
and that the transferance of
| power would be carried out with as
little loss OF dignity to the throne as
! possible.
Officials in a Panic.
London, Jan. 31-A terrible panic
among the officials in Tien Tsin has
caused many of them to seek shelter
today in the foreign concessions. Mar
| tial law has been proclaimed in the
native city. The mayor has resigned.
and fearing that the lives of the
members of his family are endanger-
ed. has sent his family to a French
concession.
The armistice between the Impe-
rialist and Republican forces which
was officially renewed yesterday, is
! being disregarded by the Republican
troops, according to a news agency
dispatch received here today from
Tien Tsin. The Republican army is
! following up the advantage it gained
at Kucheng where it defeated the
! Imperial forces commanded by Cheng
Hsun on Tuesday. The victorious
rebel army is now marching towards
the city of Suchow, on the Tien Tsin
Hukow railroad.
! MongOlian agents are now endeav-
cring to negotiation for the purchase
of arms and ammunition at new
Chwang, the Manchurian seaport.
Prince Ma left this morning for Mon
gola.
Manchu General Surrenders.
San Francisco, Calf, Jan. 31.-Lun
Ke-Sui, Manchu general, command
ing 10000 troops in Hupeh province,
surrendered to the Revolutionary
forces at Quong Sui yesterIsy, accord
| ing to a cablegram received today by
the Chinese Free Press of this city.
The Manchu general surrendered to
Ii Huan Hung, vice president and
military director of the new Republic.
kai as Peace Maker.
Peking, Jan. 31.-It is believed that
Premier Yuan Shi Kai and the Repu-
blicans are now in complete agree
ment, While he is endeavoring to per
suade the recalcitrant Manchu ele-
ments to accept abdication peace
ably, Yuan Shi Kai is taking mea-
sures to prevent any outbreak on
their part from becoming serious.
kai Doesn't Want the Job.
An imperial edict tonight foretok-
ems abdication and indicates that
Yuan Shi Kai has discovered a way
to escape acceptance of the marqui
safe offered to him by the throne
The edict consents to a request from
luan Shi Kai in which he states that
he dooes not dare to persist in his
refusal of the title but begs the
THRONE to delay honoring him unit
peace has been restored