Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-23

delegated his powers to responsible
cabinet with Tuan Chl-jui as premier
4 May 5--Announcement made Of es.
adjustment of provisional govern
ment in Canton.
Boycott Against Japan.
Immediately China had granted the
4 Japanese demands, which permitted
Japan TO strengthen its positions very
materially in the Far East, the chm
/ ese instituted a boycott against Jap
anese goods which lasted for many
months, was disastrous to Japanese
commerce and resulted in much bao
feeling.
For two years there had been rr-
mors that Yuan Shi-kai was planning
to make himself emperor. These ru-
more We're substantiated on Augus
is, 1915, when the Society for the
Preservation of Peace issued a long
proclamation in favor of the restora-
ton of the monarchy and based its
arguments upon the advice of Presi-
dent Frank j. Goodnow of Johns
Hopkins university, who had given
Yuan Shi-kai written opinion that
a monorchy was a more suitable
form of government than republic
for China, providing the monarchy
could be resumed without internal
troubles.
\ Chinese Caesar
Although Yuan Shi-kai dsavowed
the action of the Society for the Pre-
scrvation of Peace, it was clear FROM
the first that he was behind the
movement to restore the monarchy.
on September % the state council
acting as parliament advised the
passage Of citizens convention to
pass upon the form Of government.
October the Chinese government
was dumb-founded when Mr.. Obata,
the Japanese charge d'affaires, Sir
John Jordon, the British minister,
and Mr.. Kroupensky, the Russian
minister. appeared at the foreign Of
flee and protested against the change
IN the form of China's government on
the ground that such change at
time when Europe was so embroiled
in war would imperil the peace of the
Far East.
The Chinese government gave as
surances that it could preserve peace
throughout the change. but this was
not satisfactory to the entente pow i
ers, which again protested.
Invited to Join Entente
While this situation was at fever !
heat, it became known that China
had been invited to join the entente |
powers and inferno the Germans and !
Austrians i'll Chinese territory. Chin
csc refused to take this action. ia
o admit China to the entente, al
.hough it was evident the other mem
1ers of the alliance were favorable to
-hina's admission
The revolutionists made their first
bold stroke on December 4, when a /
Chinese cruiser Chaoho in Shanghai
iarhor, seize the ship and turn her Il
guns upon the forts and other war Il
hips in the harbor. Little damage
vas done, and the revolutionists We're
nut to flight by the Chinese navy. Is
However, this action started the arm
d hostility and was apparently pao <
# a plan for a general uprising {
which was thwarted at that time. {
\ Forced" Honor.
IN naaaf,, hnr tI,a aotipc. vor 7
lament announced that the public I
lad voted favorably in regard to the !
and Yuan Shi-kai express $
d a willingness to become emperor {
IS soon as a propituous date for the
coronation could be arranged. He I
protested that the honor was not of J
lis own seeking, but had been forced !
lpon him. q
In the meantime the opposition to ]
he monorchy had been developing in Z
he southern provinces, and the Yum q
ran revolution, with Tsai 40 at its
lead came into full swing on Deem
er 25 when that province declared lr
Is independence. Kweichow province s
oined the movement on January 81. n
IN March 10 Kwangsi declared its a
,S
Republic Restored. a
Yuan Shi-kai announced March &