New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
PROMINENT CHINESE
 IN FEAR OF DEATH
New President to Punish Movers
 in Revolution

Correspondence of the Asso. Press)
 Picking, July 1O.-President Ii Yuan-hung's mandate ordering the trial and punishment of nine promin- ent movers in the monarchial move ment. including two former members of the cabinet, has created a profound sensation in China.
 Iian Sh1h-yi, who was the confiden- tial adviser of Yuan Shi-kai and was probably the most influential man in China under Yuan Shi-kai, is in cluded in the list of monarchists who are to be tried and punished. Liang Shih-yi Is now in Hongkong, living un- der the protection of the British flag. It will be impossible to extradite Liang Shih-yi for a, political offence. If the Chinese government were to make charges of embezzlement against him in connection with his direction of the affairs of the Bank of Communica- tons, it might be possible to extradite him. Criminal charges would prob ably command the attention of the English government, but 1t is quite unlikely that English officials in Pe- king would regard political offences as proper grounds for extra dition.
 Chow Tzu-chi, for several years Yuan Shi-kais minister of agricul- ture and commerce, and minister CT finance during the last days of Yuan's regime, is also among the list of mon archists to be punished. He is now living in the British concession at Ten-tsin, and consequently is also be- yond the reach of the Chinese govern ment, unless it makes crlmlnat charges.
 Gnu Chi-chien, Yuan Shi-kars for mer minister of the interior, Is the other cabinet member against whom the mandate is directed. He is also living at Tien-tsin Gnu Chi-chien was at the head of the bureau which was making preparations for the en- thronement ceremonies, and his name figures very prominently in connection with the monarChial movement from it's very inception.
 Yank Tu, the chief promoter of the Chou An Hui, or the Societ for the Preservation of Peace, which formally launched the monarchial movement III a public way, is the most prominent Ol the other men to be tried. The lull text of the mandate for the punlsh- i ment of monarchists follows:
 "The movement for the change or form of state plunged the whole coun- try into utter confusion ana nearly caused it to suffer national eXtlnctloh' Those who promoted the movement must be held responsible. The arrest
 is hereby ordered of Yang Tu, sun u- chun, Ku 40, Liang Sh1h-yl' 1sla Shou-tien, Gnu Chi-chien, Chow Izu- chi and Hsuen Takp, who are to De handed to the judiciary carefully and strictly tried and punished according to the law to the end that a warning may be registered for the guidance of future generations. Others are here by pardoned in the interest of lenien- cy."
 Conservative newspapers, especially those printed in English, have ad- vised strongly against the punishment of monarchists on the ground that such a step would make a recOncilia- tion of the north and south even more difficult by embittering the old fac tional strife. Practically all the for eign ministers in Picking strongly ad- vised against such action and urged the revOlutiOnists to drop all charges and center their efforts upon recon structing the shattered and disorgan- ized government.
 Extreme revOlutionists cried for blood however, and demanded that the promoters of the mOnarchial mOve- ment be beheaded. For a long time Ii Yuanhung apparently held out against the movement to punish polit ical offenders, but finally yielded to pressure brought upon him by ma jority of the new cabinet. Tuan Chi jui, the premier was strongly against the punishment movement. It is most offensive to practically all the military leaders, and it is extremely doubtful whether an honest effort will ever be made to punish the monarchial lead CTS named in the mandate. Tn the opinion of many foreigners, Ii Yuan hung auth orized the mandate merely as face-saving eXpedient without thought that it would be put into eff feet. Practically all the former off, cials against whom it is directed had left before the mandate was issued. It is reported on very good auth ority that most of them had been officially ad- vlsed to leave the capital, so the gov ernment would not be compelled to arrest them.