The chronicle=news., 1913-09-09
F0RMERCH|NESE
RULERS ARE IN
WANT

Peking. China. Sept. S.-Despitc
the promise OF the republic OF China
that the dcihroned imperial family
OF China should have 33.Oc".0O0 a
year for the maintenance OF Its cs-
Establishments aud servants. actual
poverty has invaded the household
Of the great Manehu family that for
two and u half centuries ruled China
and knew only maRnificeIce unl
luxury. The dethroned child cmper-
or. the three women named ~ dow
ager empresses since the death Of the
remarkable dowager empress who NJ
long held Iron sway In the last dec
AIDES OF the empire. their oourtiers
aud servants have been for many
months virtually dependent upon the
private charity Of President Yuan
Shi Kai.
OF the S3.OOO.000 annual Income
promised the Manchu family on ab-
dieaiion nearly two years aSc. only
about S30c.0o was ever paid. and
this was At the time Of abdicatt0n
aud was swiftly swallowed In the
paying OF old rctaincrs In the course
OF reducing the huge Imperial estab-
iishmcnt.
Th. Manehu family misht still
face the world without thought Of
poverty II II could gather II : catirc
possessions OF Jewels. tapestries aud
gorgeous furnishings. But the treas
urc room OF the Imperial palace is
the Forbidden City. which contaius
diamonds. cmcraids. rubics. articles
In wrought gold aud other exquisite
arii. :cs of value Is guarded by armed
soldiers OF the republic. and the sam.
condition exists at the other palaces.
nj Mukden. Jchoi and ~is-~hcre.
The ManchuS were ouhted from the
palace Of the Forbidden City. Yuan
Shi kai having decided to move the
presidential quarters there. The
royal establishment has been re-
moved. or II might be- said. practical
~ driven to the summer palace. some
miics outside PckinE. Were II not
for the donations II President Yuan
from. his personal fortear actaai
starvation certainly would invade the
household Of the dethtoncd Aid
emperor. ~ ,9i r.
Inside information has come Ia
lIsht REGARDING the negotiations b,-
which the Manchu dynasty was
brouxh; to an END. The do~agcr
cn press. who took the gcins o. gov
.rrm.nt after tn. regent resigned.
~ imly resented all suggestions OF
abdi,aiion for long time while
revolution and turmoil swept tn.
land. Yuan. having 4 deep sense o.!
personal injustice. In consequence OF
the disgrace into which he had been
'lunS by the royal house. ncverthe-
less. when called by the empress and
the public Jointly TO give advice.
made suggestions which indicated a
certain loyalty to the throne. Tha;
is to say. he declared that. while he
favored the establishment OF re-
public eventually. he did not think
the Chinese people were rips for self
government.
But when conditions 20 clearly
pointed TO the fact that the Manchu
dynasty would no longer be tolcrat-
ed by the Chinese people. Yuan
planned to effect n peaceful abd!ca-
iion. He made. however. no head
way until he won over to his side an
aged retainer OF the dowaser en-.
press. in whom she was known to re-
nose the greatest confidence. 1; is
declared that this old retainer was
bought over TO the side o: the reput-
licans by the payment OF 100000.
and that he earned this by persuad-
inE the empress that the Manchu dy-
nasty. for all its long and wonderful
history. had come 10 an end.
One condition OF the abdication
reserved to the Manchu family all its
possessions of jewels. tapestries. cor
amics and things OF gold. rs palaces
and gardens. But with government
soldiers guarding them and refusins :
the representatives o: the Manchu
family access. and with the govern
ment utterly failing in Its. promise
to pay an annual income Of $4,000.
ooo. the piish, of the former imper-
iai family may soon become pitiabls