Evening star., 1915-12-12
enforcement of Yuan Shi-Kai
Proposed Despite Opposition
of Foreign Governments.
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC
SECRETLY AIDING SCHEME
Press Correspondent Says Twenty.
One Provinces Have Approved
Restoration of Monarchy.
of the Associated Press

PEkING, November 3-Plans for the
enthronement of Yuan Shi-xai are be-
ing made in spite of the joint request Of
Japan. Russia and England that the
abandonment of the republic be de-
layed. 1t has been announced that the
new dynasty probably will be called the
WI, or war dynasty What the emperor's s
imperial name will be has not been an
nounced.
In exchange for the surrender of all
imperial documents and the title to the
throne of China, the boy Emporer Hsuan
Tung Will be made Il hereditary prince.
Already ten of the twenty-one provinces
of China have cast their unanimous vote
for the monarchy and have designated
Yuan Shi-kai as their choice for empe-
ror, according to government report 1t
Is fair to assume that few of the other
provinces will deviate from the govern
ment plan. While Yuan Shi-Kai has
repeatedly denied government manpu-
! lation Of the monarchical scheme, evil
denceS of his hanuiwork are to be seen
| on every side.
Three Moves Necessary.
The Transformation of the republic into
monarchy will be effected by three
moves, unless foreign interference up
sets the present plans. After the cleo
tion of the representatives of the people
/ for the peoples representative conven-
ton. this body will determ ne the form
and text Of the ballot to be used by the
body. The third step will be nomination
OF the president to be emperor. The pres
19ent will then ascend the dragon throne
and the boy emperor will surrender to
him all the historic treasures of the Using
-
emperor then will be Cancelled
Interesting reports are circulated
daily as to the unwillingness of Yuan
Shi-Kai to accept the emperorship. The
latest is that the president especially
desires to decline the great RESPONSE
bility and return to his native place to
till the soil.
Various organs and bodies throughout
CHINA are preparing memorials, which
will be submitted to the president, en-
treating him to accept the crown. Lu
Cheng- -Hsiang, the minister of foreign
affairs. is to submit a petition on be-
half of all the political elements of the
country. Miss An Tseng-Sung. who has
the monarchical movement, is to sign a
petition for the women of China.
Steps in Proposed Movement.
Yang Tu, promoter of the Society for
the Preservation of Peace, which first
brought the monarchical movement into
the limelight, will sign a memorial on
pehalf OF the constitutional progress
sives society. Wang Shih-ChinE, the
minister OF war, will attach his sigma
ture to memorial from the military
body of China.
Emperor Hsuan Tung will submit a
petition from the imperial military.
Military Gov. Tuan Chih-Kuei of Muk-
den will attach his signature to a me-
mortal from the military governors of
all the provinces. Wang Kuan will sub
NIT petition on behalf of the Moham
medans. Other prominent Chinese will
offer memorials from the commercial
bodies of China. from the educationai
organizations and from Tibet and Mon
golia.
Prince Ching is in Peking conferring
with the government and the Manchu
court concerning the status of the de-
posed Using dynasty under the pro-
spective monarchy. He was summoned
from Tientsin by the imperial con-
cubfne of the late Emperor Kuang Hsu.
among the lower classes in China that
the deposed boy emperor is truly the
son of heaven, there are many d!ffIcul-
ties to be overcome in placing another
emperor on the throne without giving
great offense to believers in the old
Chinese traditions.
1t is necessary for the new emperor
to get the boy emperor to turn over
tne tltle OF emperor of the Great
Pure" and the traditional imperial seal.
which has been in the ssion of
Chinese emperors for thousands of
years. In order to accomplish this 1t
is reported that after the results of
the election have been announced in
favor of the monarchy the president
will resign and offer the throne to the
boy emperor. He in turn will decline
the honor, his advisers urging that he
is too young for such a great RESPONSE
bility. Then the demand that Yuan
Shi-kai accept the emperorship will be
in order, and he will "unwillingly" as
cend the throne with the consent OF
the deposed dynasty.
Rumor Is Denied.
Reports that Yuan Shi-Kais seventh
daughter will marry the throneless
boy emperor. thus allying the president
with the Using dynasty, have been
generally denied. The imperial concu-
bine of the late Emperor Quanghsu
offered objections to the betrothal.
serving the Using dynasty as a minis
ter. The boy emperor was then mas
ter of the man now president. II he
were to marry Yuan Shi-Kafs daugh-
ter il would be necessary for him to
pay difference to his father-in-law
which would bring about a reversal
of their relative positions quite out of
harmony with Chinese customs and
traditions. Consequently it is reported
the little emperor will marry a Manchu
princess, in accordance with the custom
of his dynasty.