Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-14

come monarch OF the land is such an
open farce that I do not see how 10 can
possibly succeed. lie has played every
one false. After my armies had con-
quercd China and I, just elected Presi-
dent of the new republic held them ready
to cross the Yellow River in the final
march on Pekin to wipe out the Manchus
forever Yuan Shi-kai, then their Prime
Minister, sent frantic message TO me
to refrain from further hoodshed.
He said it would do no good, and that
by his own power he would promise to
oust the Manchus from the throne IL we
would make him president of the Repub-
lie. NEGOTIATIONS continued a long time,
and when ! was convinced of Yuan Sh-
kafs sincerity, | gladly turned over my
high office to him. He swore by Repub-
licanism, and ! had no aspirations for
myself, only for my countrymen. Now,
this traitor has played them false. | be-
lieve he had his plan from the first. lie
made himself President for life and now
he would be monarch. He has used all
his power to wine out the very ideals he
swore to uphold.
'He has done great things for China
has he not? He has borrowed for her
the great reconstruction loan of 81 25O-
100000, and this he has Squandercd with
out thing TO show for II except the
debt which China must pay. He has
that was republican in idea and might
hinder his eventual march to a throne.
He Is a murderer | myself was going
with the Hon Sung Chauien. the fore
most parliamentarian OF the Orient, to
the railroad station ut Shanghai WHOM an
assassin broke from the crowd and shot
my companion dead on my arm. He had
no chance for more or I doubt not I
would have fallen, too. BY a series of
letters and proofs | fastened absolutely
on the President the guilt of this crime
and when ! would not listen to his whnes
to cease from prosecution, would-be as
sasslns SO harasscd me that I fed the
city for my life. Today every citizen OF
China who has influence and clings to re-
publicanism openly is either summarily
shot right on the street, or II he escapes.
Is lured back by promises OF pardon.
and when he comes is promptly executed.
BULLETS WAIT FOR HIM
There are bullets itching for Yuan
Shi-kai but he hides in the depths of
his palace ut Pckin and will not come
out He trusts less than six men and
few have seen him. The people are in
abject terror of the silent knives in the
hands of his murdcrers. Now while
he does not fear intervention from other
nations who have troubles of their own,
| h. has sent delegates to the length and
breadth of the land, who no doubt had a
nice sightseeing trip. reported to the re-
spectivc viceroys. and found by some un-
known means that the people who
| fought so bitterly to cast off the yoke
! OF monarchy, and who rcjolced with
| such abandon ut the first taste Of re-
| pubicanism now suddenly wish to go
down al solutcly, forever and ever under
| the heel OF one man and his family.
! whom they dctest and utterly fear DO
! YOU not see what farce is his procama-
! ton that tho people want him to &c
| monarch?
Some say idly China is not prepared FOR
| republiCanism. But I, who have given my
life to her, who have known her, studied
her and loved her. say she is better pre-
! pared than any nation. She had a per-