The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-29
NHoNARcHIAL ISSUE
lNA AGITATES ALL CHINA

According to Picking correspondence
Of The Associated Press, received here
in yesterday 3 mail, Chinese officials in.
terested in, the monarehial movement
apparently regarded the change from a
Republic to a monarchy. as strictly
domestic question when they started
the Society for the Preservation of
Peace. The difficulties which would be
encountered in getting foreign powers
to recognize new government were
gwen little consideration when the
niOnarchial party launched the cam
article which intimates that Doctor
RPinsch, the American minister, dis
outraged the monarchial movement
when the proposition was laid before
him previous to his departure for Amer
lea. Sir John Jordan, the British min
ister, is also known to have advised
recently that the change in the govern
ment of China would be inadvisable at
this time. Other foreign diplomatists
ia Picking are Also said to have advised
against the plan of the Society for the
Preservation of Peace.
Foreigners Halt Plans
This position of foreign representa-.
tives has been responsible largely for
halt in the plans and the suggestion
tkat the presidency be made hereditary,
this making it possible for Yuan Shin.
kai and his family to be assured of the
highest office without the change from
the name republic to that of monarchy.
OF course it would not be necessary TO
get foreign recognition if the form Of
the government were not changed.
Many Chinese papers have ridiculed
the idea of an hereditary presidency and
pr ointment leaders in all sections of the
country are assailing it as ridiculous
and unthinkable. Doctor Ariga, the
japanese adviser who is regarded as q
high authority on international and
constitutional law by the Chinese, was
asked by members of the Society for
the Preservation of Peace for an au-
thoritative article on the question OF
al hereditary presidency. The distin'
grished Japanese is reported to have
replied that such an article would be
difficult of composition unless he dis
covers Scientific reasoning and his
tCrical precedents upon which he can
base it. Even the Chinese public re-
CARDS the hereditary president idea rs
humorous and the Society for the Pre-
sGrvation of Peace is anxious to find
some authority who can put 1t in n
more dignifed manner than 1t has been
pI esented up to date. ..
No oficial Opinion Expressed
Naturally members of the diplomatic
colony in Picking have not expressed
any official opinion concerning the co
tire mOnarchial movement. But repri
sentatives of the government who ap'
preached foreign diplomats for an uu
official opinion after the launching OF
the monarchial society soon discovered
there was no enthusiasm for it among
tho foreign legations. Tsao Ju-lin
vice minister for foreign affairs, said
at a recent dinner given to discuss the
proposed monarchy that foreign min
list ers in Picking have not shown any
opposition to the movement, but that
neither have they expressed approval
in any way. Without participating IN
Chinese domestic politics in any way
which could subject them to criticism
the leading nations represented In
Peking have sounded warning against
hasty change in the form of the Chi
ECse government.
Sun Yu-yun, one Of the original pro
meters Of the Society for the Preserva
ton of Peace contributed an article "a
a recent Issue of Chinese paper called
Ku0 Hua Pao in which he denOunees
the hereditary president idea and arg
neg strongly for a monarchy. His ar
ticle declares that the very title EN-
peror" carries much weight in China
and suggests permanently. "Presi
dent" he insists, ais a word which
carried less digT 'ty. Japan and Ger
nIanv are pointed to by the writer al
efficient governments which show th'
value of the monarchial form of gov
erument, while he lays great stress III
the fact that even a man with stronl
personality like Mr.. Roosevelt 'become
pew erless as soon as he ceases to b,
President -
Newspapers Meet Obstacles
The newspapers announce that thu
promoters of the Peace Society (ealle(
ia Chinese the Chou An Husi) have re
Gently received 100000 for the pur
lose of promoting sympathy for tn,
Ictential monarchy throughout thu
country, and it is estimated in som,
tnDrters that this sum has come from
government circles.
The Picking Gazette says that q g,
o. 80 90 49, a. - 90 - - =.