El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11
NEW RULER FOR
CHINA IS NAMED
King is Selected for the
Country, After a Trial
as a Republic.
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in ancient classics. Yuan utterly tailea
in, one Of these government tests AT
which thousands OF asplrants are CLOS
eted for three days undergoing exam
He went into Korea as a secretary
with the army, and there rose rapidly
through his display OF milltary anu
Diplomatic ability When the Japanese
drove the Chinese out of Korea. he was
one of the few to return to Pekin stIi
in the favor Of the court
ReOrganized the Army.
He rose to great prominence through
his effective reOrganiza ton OF the
army after the war with Japan nau
shown its weakness. II Is generaliy
held that he assisted the empress dow
ager in effecting a coup d'etat in 1898
by which she wrested the throne from
the emperor kuang Shu, and he was
popularly accused of betraying the en-
peror. The dowager appointed MIN
governor Of Shantung where. during
the Boxer rebellion, he displayed his
astuteness-
CIeverIy Evnded Boxers.
Invited to join the Boxer sect. he
agreed. II its leaders would prove 70
him their contention that those OF their
sect were immune to foreign Dullets-
He told them he had one OF the IorelSh
guns in his own house ana that II the
leaders would meet him in his garden
the next day he would stand them up
against the wall and try the foreign
devils magic on them II the buiIets
Boxer. So sublime was the faith or one
leader that he submitted TO the TEST
and. according to the story. fell DEAD
At the first bullet, which pierced MS
heart Yuan Shi Kai was thus freed
from any obligation to join the fanatic
movement
When the anti-Manchu rebellion
broke out in October, 1911. the Manchu
regency, in despair. turned TO Yuan
The latter was given authority as su-
preme commander Of all forces OF me
north. He also became the first pre-
mier Of the responsible cabinet Whicn
the regency offered the rebels as con-
cession of peace. But neither the rep
els nor Yuan were satisfied me apoI-
cation of the Manchu rulers was forced,
and the boy emperor, az the dictation
Of Yuan Shi kai. authorized the pre-
mier TO organize with the rebel leaders
at Marking republican form OF gov
Sun Yat Sen. the provisional presi-
dent Of the southern rebels. was
forced TO retire and Yuan Shi kai was
elected provisional president OF the
Chinese republic at Marking on Febru-
airy Is. 1912
San Francisco, Cal. Dec 1I.-Tong
King Chong, president of the Chinese
Republic association here the control
ing body Of thousands Of similar organ
izations in North and South America,
announced today that preliminary
measures TO oppose the esta olishment
be taken a. a meeting Sunday. He said
the association had considered already
the necessity OF raising 3 large fund
to further such opposition
Rebel Commander Chosen.
The Chinese Republic association
Tong King Chong said, has total
membership Of about 100000 in the
Americas and numbers millions in Its
organization in China
According 20 him. the association
has named as its provisional command
er in chief. Shen Chun Shen, former
viceroy of the province Of Canton IN
der the AIanchu dynasty Shen Chun
Shen now is in Singapore.
business About to START
A cablegram from leaders in the
Straits settlements was shown by Tong
King Chorg. which read:
Business is about to start. Remit
capital stock"
This. he said. referred to the raising
of funds for the work" in China. The
amount to be raised has not been de-
termined. but he said il would be a
large amount In 1911 the organiza-
ton. smaller then. raised more than
100000