Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-09
u. S, RECOGNIZES
CHINESE REPUBLIC.
Formal Action Taken BY Rep
reSentatiVa at Pokin.
YUAN RETUnNS THAHKS|
This Step Causes an international
Problem Involving Five Powers In
tereSted In Loan.

tereSted In Loan.
The new Chinese republic was for
mally recognized by the United States
Mr.. Williams, the charge d'anaires
at Pekin, cabled that he had delivered
the formal recognition, as he was au
thorized to do, upon comp.ete organi'
zation of the new government.
This action by the United States
government has brought about a most
interesting international situation and
brings to the fore the intentions OF
the five other powers, in the loan ne
gotiation, from which the United
States recently withdrew, announcing
its purpose to recognize China and
urging the other powers to do the
same.
It. is known that some of them re
quired more than mere organization
of national legislature, between
which and the provisional executive
serious friction already had developed,
and that they were disposed to await
the installation of a president chosen
by constitutional methods and with
evident adequate support to main, ain
himself.
On the other hand the recent &C
tion of Yuan Shi Kai in concluding the
S125, 100000 loan with the five-power
group is expected to prove powerful
incentive to those governments to join
the United States in the recognition
of China.
The formal recognition was in the
following message from President Will
son:
"The government and people of the
United States of America, having
abundantly testified their sympathy
with the people of China upon their
assumption of the attributes and pow
ers of self-government, deem it oppor.
tune at this time, when the represen'
tative national assembly has met tc
discharge the high duty of setting the
seal of full accomplishment upon the
aspirations of the Chinese people, that
l extend in the name of by govern.
ment and Of my countrymen, a greet
ing of welcome to the new China thus
entering into the family of nations.
'In taking this step | entertain the
confident hope and expectation that
in perfecting a republican form of gov.
ernment the Chinese nation will at.
tain to the highest degree of develop
ment and well-being and that under
the new rule all the established obli'
cations of China which pass to tle
provisional government will in turn
pass to and be observed by the govern
ment established by the assembly"
President Yuan Shi Wai's~ response
was as follows:
''In the name of the republic OF
China l thank you most heartily fol-
the message of recognition which you
have sent me through your honored
representative in this capital, the SEN
timents of amity and good will which
it bespeaks.
Inc CApl CoolOh VI SASShtAS S~AAS
welcome which it conveys at once tes'
titles to the American spirit of mutual
helpfulness and adds another brilliant
page to the history of seventy years
of uninterrupted friendly intercourse
between China and the United States
Though unfamiliar with the repub
lican form of government, the Chinese
people are yet fully convinced of tn
soundness of the principle which un
derlies it and which is to luminousl!
represented by your glorious common
wealth. The sole aim of the govern
ment which they have established
therefore, is and will be to preserve
this form of government and to per
feet its working, to the end that the.
may enjoy it's blessings, prosperit!
and happiness within; through uniol
of law and liberty and peace ant
friendship without; through the faith
full execution of all established obliga
tions."