Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-21
CHINESE PAPERS
SPECULATE OVER
j. s. ATTITUDE
Policy Of This Country To-
wards Yuan Shi Kai Mon
archy Of Greatest Interest
Throughout the Empire
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

Picking. Jan. ll--Chinesc newspa-
uers are INDUCING in much specula-
ton az to what the attitude of the
United States will be towards the
Yuan Shi-kai monarchy when it Is for
inally proclaimed, ana the emperor il
actually enthroned. There have been
repeated rumors that the United states
IS wiling to recognize the monarchy
and this report has been encouraged
~ the papers supporting the change
of government.
II is even reported that the United
states will Immediately recognize
Yuan Shi-kai us emperor after ms
taking the throne and be the first OF
all world powers to greet him in MS
new office.
Germany and Austria have shown
much interest in Yuan Shi-kai's plan'
and il is generally believed they VIII
recognize him without delay, mus
showing their contempt for the efforts
Of the entente powers to prevent the
restoration Of the monarchy me
representatives OF the German ana
Austrian governments in China are
extremely alert and will scarcely over
look the opportunity to recognize En-
peror Yuan Shi-kai first, unless the
United States acts more precipitately
than usually is the practice.
The attitude of the entente powers
towards the monarchy is clearly the
one thing which is delaying the prog
ress of the monarchical plan, and wor-
rving the Chinese government far
more than revolutionary outbreaks ut
q great distance from the capital city.
Chinese officials are studying all IN
ternational prccedcnts for the reco6ni"
ton OF new governments, and the YER
nacular papers abound in discussions
as to the position the various foreign
governments will take when China
formally pToclams her emperor.
Discuss Recognition Policy.
The Picking Daily News, which is
semi-official in character, prints an
editorial today devoted to the consd-
Grafton of Americas recognition pol
icy. 1t is based largely on recent
book by Julius Goebel, Jr, called THE
Recognition Policy Of the United
states The editorial reviews the at
ttude of the United States towards
new foreign governments historically
and comments at length on the policy
Of jefferson, the first American VINO
enunciated the doctrine that new
government Is entitled to recognition
when it has established itself de facto,
that is when it is master Of the situa-
ton, able TO repel attacks and main
tain some sort of public order. The
News discussed the application Of this
doctrine by the United States in its
recognition Of the new Spanish Amer
lean states as they discovered them
selves from Spain.
In speaking Of the American adop-
tbn of this policy towards the Latin
American states, the News states: 1T
was followed all the more heartily,
because the new governments were
republican, for 10 be republic in
form was In those days thing which
commended its government to all the
friends of freedom. since they had
not vet learned from experience and
truth that form and name have little
To do with practical excellence
Reviewing the CIVIL wal lNii"u ~
America, the editorial comments on q
change of the American policy so as
Ia fit international conditions when
had arisen in the United states, OF thc
older view that a new government
should have a good legal title as Wen
as actual power, greatly MODIFIED the
thought in America concerning recos-
milton of new government, and the
News arrives at the conclusion that
there are now two distinct views IN
America. One is THAT any new gov
eminent with adequate powers to sup
BORT itself should be recognized Inc
ther IS that any new government
Aiorthy of recognition must show IL
IF to have legitimate and popular
spproval.
president Wilson,. says the News
would seem to have taken the latter
ew in the recent case of Huerta
resident Roosevelt the former in tue
Sc OF the rapid recognition Of the
public of Panama. Arguments may
nddueed for both views. and th'
IS vary so much i'm different eases
wat it is hard TO lay sdown any prin'
ci;ie as universally applicable, so thai