The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-28
United States VIII Not RecOg-
nize New Republic at Once.
Political Developments Hold
Up Original Motives.
SERIOUS FRICTION AT PEKING
No Harmony Between Yuan
Shi Kai and Radicals.
Five-POwer Loan Party Also
May Withdraw Soon.

Washington, April 2S.-Political de-
velopments in China have made it i'm
probable that the United States will
recognize Immediately the new republic
as was intended originally, and officials
here believe there is therefore no dam
ger of further complicating the de-
licate situation at Picking as the result
of the conclusion of the five-power loan
and the friction between Yuan Shi kai
and his cabinet on the one side and
the powerful radical party in the as
sembly on the other.
Although one of the first official an
nouncements by Secretary Bryan was
that in addition to withdrawing the
United States from participation in the
six-power loan negotiations early
recognition was intended later, state
ments from the White House made it
apparent that such recogization was
dependent upon the organization of the
new government ON constitutional
lines. American Charge dAffaires
Williams was instructed nearly two
weeks ago to convey Reorganization to
the new republic as soon as those
formalities had been complied with.
1t is said at the state department.
however, that the failure of the as
sembly up to this point to choose
speaker owing to the sharply drawn
party issue, is a sufficient obstacle to
delay the execution of the instruc-
ton.
notwithstanding the advantage that
might be gained by an immediate rec
ognition it is believed here that the
five-power party to the new loan Will
refrain from extending their recogni-
tion for the present even though it was
we'll understood that the consumma-
tion of the financial arrangement was
one of the conditions precedent to
such action. The basis for this belief
lies in the fact that the officials here
were informed when it was first pro-
posed to extend recognition by the
United States that the other powers
must decline to follow that course be-
cause the new Chinese government
had not been recognized, a condition
which apparently still obtains.
Day of Prayer Not Satisfactory.
Picking, April 2S,-China's day of
prayer did not prove entirely peaceful,
due to dissension over the five-power
loan. The loan, which is for S125,OOO,-
600, was signed just before daybreak,
the Chinese and foreign signatories
having assembled late to conclude the
details.
A delegation from the senate and
house of representatives gathered out
side the British bank, where the rep
resentativeS of the government and the
five-power group met. The vice
president of the senate acted as
spokesman and explained that the ma
jority in the parliament considered the
lean illegal
since the OyndSIlC udNS the
of a loan has been discussed in various
forms and it threatens now to bring
about another revolution similar to
that caused by the Hu-Kuang loan.
The situation is about as follows:
The five-power bankers and the Chinese
government have arranged the loan prac-
tically for Yuan Shi Kai's cabinent, which
Yuan Shi Kai completely dominated. The
cabinet contends that the government
has a right to conclude such a contract.
The Kwo Ming Tang party. which is the
dominating would
Yuan Shi Kai by parliamentary force, but
neither is possible while the president
controls the army at Pekin.
The deadlock at present is complete.
Members of the Kwo Ming Tang express
the fear that some of the powers repre-
scented in the loan-Great Britain, France
Germany, Russia and Japan-now that
the loan is concluded with Yuan Shi Kai
may strengthen his hands by Tecogniz-
ing the republic at an early date. In this
connection. an interesting question arises
to whether the United States will an
ficipate the powers. in spite of the fact
that the house of representa- tiVes has again
failed to elect a speaker.