The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-05
CHINESE PRESIDENT GRATEFUL TOUS.
FOR PROMISE OF AID IN TIME OF NEED
yuan Shih-k Tells Of
Fear Lest Country BE-
Made Pawn.
.AMERICA MORE THAN
EVER Is OUR FRIEND"
~, can't VON REssI>GLER.

4 NV WV
p,K,y. March = Nia San Fran.
,,.,o March 2Sl In an interview
,r,nteJ to me last night President
yuon Shih-k'ai said the Government
., ,hc United States had assured him
.hc war could not affect the Integrity
| Of the Chinese nation.
President Yuan said this friendly
anil most um>cliish assurance. coming
|. . g, lid at II time when the European
,,r,i,S in the guarantee Of China :
,,tionhnud were engaged In Il great
cnar,. aud coming also unsolicited.
"a. 4, source of new and deep graft.
mile ON tho part If the chinese Gov.
eminent ami people.
"rnr months" he wen, on. II have
Noon fearful lest China he indirectly
n,,lycd in this widespread trouble.
Though inn"'cnt Of any desire Ia
have misunderstanding either at
homo NJ Hlh''us 'N' wv sNhl'' " '''
Go,rrnmcnt has given ~ assurances
in it, own behalf. and intimating
,hai II voiced also the feelings of some
n the European Powers that China
e,ud In no sense he made the pawn
q, the world struggle going on"
These were the words of the chi
teS, Executive ~ translated by his
military secretary when they were lr.
b.. spoken.
The great Chinese statesman I'M
1onbtelly refers 10 exchanges he
tween the United States Government
and China at the beginning of the
war. China appealed To the United
States for protection against lacom
hs generally involved through Japan,
stack on kiao-chow. The United
States Government took It NJ and oh
ianel nm understanding 49, to Tn,
military operations in china being al
United character.
Tie Interview was The third | hav,
ND with Yuan Shih-k'ai since h,
cime 10 the Presidency of China: ant
Ms one. ~ The two others. was givel
a. hi> official residence within III,
Forbidden CITY. \ request for II wa
made NOR" than Il fortnight age. In
President Yuan replied that most ur
CENT and troublesome matters -
safe" rendered The dcyntiug of an,
fine To affairs not strictly of his of
'ce or his household impossible %
consideration.
satisfRrtors COinmun.cn tons.
received a message yesterday say
hc that the President would "
ieaSed Ia 80 me AT midnight.
'enel meanwhile that communicil
tons II very satisfactory natur
had been received 10y the chinese Go,
smmant from both Washington AN
Po'rograd.
President Yuan Shih.k'ai WIS >ui
Funded ny number "f high Officials
most Of them Of long standing aS pen
soma, friends. Two We're former nd
Users In Il somewhat minor capLcit
81 'he imperia court On" X II reid
tive II nh" lalr I'm .,rr>s buwagcr.
lN' lsN' W ~ W. fNh'Fl 10 Nv - !
h"l"yrd that >uuncr ar later thin'
through 10 fault Of her OWL. woul
Nrcon" Involved in the pr"srn, WA
j. % 'i"rrh delivered ~ Il warning (
rr'd.b" rcv"lutioNi>t> nu fcbruar
he had expressed patriotic fear
'"r III" wei hciug IF the republic
IL" President smiled a. he said:
til" G"v"rnmcut Of III" Init"
Nal">, which i not at all iuvnlv"
n The European struggle and whic
+ most highly regarded! 10y al III
% ."r"n'>. ! more than ever China
'Hnwi, W" have received form,
Communications 10y mail ,uniirnn
ean," dr~rntch"S received some wrcb
s!o Ia whi"h the Washington auth"
Mes assure H. that Japan does II,
Intend any aggression"
IL" was asked If the Chinese an
'alanc>" Governments had come to II
uni"rslandin. IN the matter of co'
"','onS demanded 10y Japan. Pres
dent Yuan aSN"l for II definite tran
h''nn ~ The word demanded an
when h" had iii >a'usSed il with his IN
Visor, ilr said
'P"rhap> that word il too forcpfI
" b" Used IN Ibis connection. ] Won
father haN" desired or hoped ia
Used Ia rs stead.
However. il il tru" that the tl
'e'" Government considered II
'dors desired a. being in the natu
4" demands oil the part of the Jap
he>e: and all III" foreign Powers 90
'rrn~l, with III" exception of &c
many, N"r" AT once communicate
win. England. aS being Ill" ally
Japan and her close friend in /
matters affecting the Far Eastern :
nation, was Appealed to first of a
bnl until very recently >atiSfarto
'Nnranc"s were not forthcoming fro
London. The British Government b
explained, however, that other al
Z more Vital affairs excluded Chi
Rom consideration for the time beir
Many Ueuuests Made.
Iafmn. chief among other thin:
ne>r"d - transfer of the lease of I
district Of kian-chow to her and (