Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-11
YUAN SH| KAI TO
ACCEPT THRONE
CHINA KINGDOM
PRESIDENT OF CHINESE REPUBLIC
is RENDERED THRONE OF CHINA
BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
BECAME CHINA'S MOST C0NSPICU-
GUS PERSONALITY THROUGH Eff
FORTS IN BEHALF OF PEOPLE.
tRy Associated l'rcsS.l

PckIn. China, Dee. ll.-Nuan >h kai
president OF the Chinese republic. has ac-
crptcd the throne of China rendered him
hy the Chinese council Of state. China will
not become monarchy until some time
during next year.
The council sent Yuan Shi kai two pcti-
ti"n- before hr accepted with the provi~o
that he continue ~ president until con
vcnrut time Inr thr coronation.
ln recent vcar- Yuan SIN kai has he
cunc lhr most conspicuous personality VI
tIic Oricnt through h- efforts 10 bring hi
lUo.ono.ooo FELLOW yellow men into line W
citizens ~ the new republic IT China. The
task 81 turning thi- most ancient and
backward 1T Kingdoms into Il republic
within whose confines there was fifth of
the world WhahItant~ republic four
times IN large IN the United State~-wa-
obviously y" easy one and the man who
attempted II has not escaped storms of
criticism from those who held that ~ wa
a Dictator. virtually founding = new dv-
nasty. But among foreigners generally
Yuan Nhi kai was given credit for a. able
an administration a. could be expected
under the circumstances.
Long hctorc Yuan Sh Kai wa widely
known abroad hr wa~ accepted w the
Manchu~. the Chinese and the foreigners in
China ~ u coming man.
Born IN 1859. the son of district GOV
crnor IN the province Of ilonan. Yuan Shi
A. a az. ...I
rule was that official life was open only
to those who passed in ancient classics.
Yuan utterly failed in one of these gov
ernment tests ut which thousands of a.
pirantS are cIo~etcd for three DAYS under
going examination.
lie went 10 Korea n secretary with
the army. and there rose rapidly through
hi display Of military and diplomatic ahil-
lty. The famous Grand Chancellor Ii Hung
Chang recognized in him 4 man of action
and appointed him ChineSe1 resident mt
Seoul. This was the highest post in the
empire and Yuan held il wheh he was only
26 years old. When the japanese drove
the Chinese out Of Korea. he was one Of
the few Ia return to Peking still ia the
favor Of the court
He rose to great prominence through hi
effective reorganization of the army after
the war with Japan had shown III weak
ness. II ~ generally held that ~ assisted
the Empress Dowaecr in cffectng 4 coup
d'rtat w lNgN W. which -hc wrc~trd tie
throne from the Emperor kunng Shu. and
4 lt.i,- n.
emperor. The dnwagcr appointed him gov
crnor ot Shantun" where. during the Boxer
rebellion. hc displayed III a~tutcnr--. M
vitcd 10 lnin the Boxer sect he dared not
I frankly refuse. althuu.h nv had wv SYM
lrathy f"r their tanatici-m. lie agreed ~
inin TIE Boxer movement IL ii- leader
would prove Nh him That their contention
that those ~ their sect were immune ~
\ foreign bullets IIr told them NJ had nnr
IF the Foreigners guns IN hi own house
and that III The leaders would meet him M
his garden the next dav he would stand
them up against the wall and try the "for-
cisn devils magic" on them ii the bullet-
lid nat hurt Yuan would become \ Boxer
80 sublime was the faith Of one leader that
~ submitted to the test. and according Il
the story. fell dead nj the first rifle bullet
which pierced his heart. Yuan Shi Ka
was thus freed from any obligation to ioir
the fanatic movement of the Boxers. A. 4;
matter uf fact. he was given credit for M
terial assistance TO the foreigners dnrin,
the warfare which the allies wagcd Il
China