Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-09

the decision of the people Is because,
according til the constitutional com
ract ~ IN, country, sovereignty IS
vested Pc the people
Reasons for Change.
The reasons Cot the general deslft
of change sire that with thln4s I'M
meuse area the diversity n tae i've
races. ami the pres MT standard OF
education uf the masses tine frequent
.hanga ST the head III the state uader
u republic will Be fraught with srcat
danger not only % Chimes life ana
property hut to foreign interests ss
won. That this danger Is not imas
nary is shown Dog recent events boz
other countries similarly situated
Furthermore. during the four Years
since TN establishment at the repuh-
uc. men Of wealth have rctrned from
investing their capital business men
make uo permanent plans, admins
traitors form no fixed policies aud q
general feeling OF instability prevails
such Gre the peoples reasons.
"As q large majority OF the people
in the country desire ANA expect the
change and as the question has been
referred 10 the peopl s representa-
lives for decision. with political cons
mems minds eNpeotlnt, if through the
dissemination OF false rumnra of evil
r,rsous urtoward events should re-
suit. not only would Clincsc suffer
injury but foreigners WouId a so pc
alarmed. So long therefore, as the
constitutional question remains UNI
settled So long WI. there Nst am ele-
mcnt of danger. Particularly is this
go since at the time of the commuM-
cation of the advice, five provinces
have already. through tho citizens
representatives. declared for constltu-
uonal monarchy The hope and eN-
peCtation of the Chinese government
are thar foreigners resident In China
viii pursue their business in security
and that the peace of the Far East
viii be maintained.
when the discussion as 20 the form
Of government was al It's height. the
Chinese government, apprehcnsiVc OF
danger. repeatedly telegraphed 10 the
provincial authorities TO ask whether
thev could absolutely maintain order
The reply in each and every case was
that If the will Of the people was not
ignored, they would be responsible for
the public order SO that when the
change should be carried out no unto
ward events would occur No report
has been received Of any strong oppo-
sition nor of anything which should
! cause anxiety as regards shanghai the
/ Yang -tse-reBiOn, and south emma
Naturally the sources of Information
available 10 foreigners cannot be as
| full and accurate as those of the Chi
nese. The Chinese government car
only place fun credence on these pro-
4 yincial reports
Rebellion insignificant.
There is a small number of rebels
taking refuge in foreign countries and
other localities beyond the reach OF
/ Chinese law. They will always seeh
/ to stir up disturbance whether the
government be a republic on a mon
archy. as in the past SO in the future
But aside from dissemination Of ru'
mors and Indictment of sedition, they
have absolutely no power or influence
and during the last few years when
ever they have created disturbance
they have as soon been suppressed
THE provinces are now taking spe
b. cial precautions against them and j
! is hoped that the governments of th'
powers. IN all localities beyond the
/ Chinese jurisdiction, Will cooperate
in future as heretofore, IN keeping
them under restraint
The Chinese government appre'
tciates the friendly spirit of the adj
vice and the declaration that there Is
mo intention Of Interference in China's
internal affairs The Chinese govern
mpnt is. like the governments of the
powers, animated BY the desire tC
maintain the peace of the Far Eas
and they may rest assured that the
I Chinese government will spare No
means TO attain this common aim.
IA the reply to the British govern
mpnt the question addressed as e
/ whether the Chinese government wa'
confident that the change IN the form
1 Of government could be carried ou
without untoward events was further
answered The Chinese government
d is at all times, in accordance with in
ternational law, responsible for the
maintenance Of order In the carry
ing out of the change. the Chimes
government is confident that there
will be no untOward events.