Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-24
Chinese Dictator Admits He
Has Been Responsible forI
Turmoil in Republic Durlngl
Past Two Years.
COMEDIES RIGHT LONG
WANTED BY REF0RMERS
RevoIutioniSts Have Insisted
That Ministers Must Not Be
Interfered With by Chief
Executive.

Picking. April SO--Nuan Shi-kai
has issued a mandate in which he
authorizes Hsu Shih-ohang, the sec
retary of state, to organize a respon-
sible cabinet and makes the admis-
sion that the full assumption of au-
thority over affairs of state by him-
self has been responsible for the un-
happy conditions in which China finds
itself today.
This is one Of the vital reforms de-
manded by the revohtionists who
have stoutly opposed the re-establish
ment OF the monarchy and insist that
the republic must have a cabinet
which is not dominated by the chief
executive and a parliament which is
honestly elected and permitted to en-
gage in legislative work without the
chief executives interference. Yuan
Shi-kal's supporters are stll hopeful
that the cancellation of the monar-
ohy and the creation of RESPONSE
he cabinet will make II possible for
the president to retain office. but the
more aggressive revolutionary lead
ers stoutly insist that Yuan Shi-kat
must go before China can he assured
of any genuine reform.
Yuan -kai's announcement OF
the mandate was made as follows; 1T
Is recognized principle that cen
tralization should be The policy Of
the administration. In view OF the
necessity of promptly attending TO
the multitudnous affairs Of the state,
Z, the great president some time ago
assumed fun control of the powers of
administration and appointed sec
tetary Of state In order to assist me
in the work of government Dur
ing two years | have labored with
my utmost ability but the success
achieved has been insignificant. h,X-
aminng the root of this failure, /
find that it has been due to the abb
sence of a cabinet and the consequent
lack Of direct responsibilty The
fact that ! have merely assumed the
appearance of an unlimited control
of all powers of the state has been
the cause of dissatisfaction on the
part of the people. In these circum-
stances | have decided to effect dras-
tic changes with a view with thor
ough and energetic reform In ac-
cordance with article u of the con-
stitutional compact, the mandate for
the reorganization of responsible
government is hereby PROMULGATED,
and the secretary Aof state Is hereby
authorized to take full control OF the
affairs of the state and to organize
n government with the ministers Of
the metropolitan ministries AZ mem
bers thereof who are to be mutually !
responsible to and for one another. |
This is intended in the sense of n
step towards the formation of Il re-
sponsible government and the begin
ming of administrative reform. | hope /
that the members of the government /
to he organized hereunder VIII work |
untedly and faithfully in order TO
remedy the difficulties of the day. In
this | have great hopes
Two distinct views are held by for
eigners in China, and are voiced quite
generally by the foreign press, one
view is that Yuan Shi-kai is the sin
gle strong man in China who can
keep peace and order, ana must be
held in the presidency at any cost.
This view is held rather generally
by both foreign and Chinese business
men who are anxious to keep condi-
tions settled so that ordinary COM
mercial intercourse will not he in
terfered with.
The other view, which is held
rather generally by returned students
and advanced thinkers among the
Chinese as well as foreigners, is that
Yuan Shi-kai must be ousted at any
cost, and that the Chinese should not
have pre-eminently strong man az
the head of the government because
such man viii inevitably become a
despot after Yuan Sh-kai's
style
Many of the most ardent support
FRS of Yuan Shi-kai are not his per-
sonal admirers but merely accept him
as the one man they believe capable
# maintaining comparative peace In q
China He is also regarded by most
nf his ardent supporters as the only
man capable Of standing resolntely I
against japanese advances. on the !
)ther hand bis detractors say he is
he man who made IT possible for ia v
pan to line up the entente against a
china, and dictate Chinese internal 2
)olicy in such way that Japan Is !
assuming dictatorship. with Euro G
nean approval, over all of China,
'ather than over the portions which
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