Arizona republican., 1916-02-25
YUAN SHI KAI
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(Continued on Page Two) penditure he dares truly to disclose to the public On the outbreak of the war in Europe, the resource of foreign loans was cut off. He then devoted his attention to ingathering all he could within the borders of Chica. Unreas- enable taxes have been levied, people have been forced to subscribe to dO- nestle loans, and excessive fiscal bur 1 denS have been imposed on the cOun- try. In addition, he has encouraged the extortion of the taXgatherers who are offered high rewards in their work of impoverishing the people. 1 "Where has the money, thus scraped 1 up, gone to? It has been spent for 1 capturing the minds of scholars and
 officials and guarding against indoor 1 thieves As far as the real affairs of 1 the state are concerned, nothing has ! been done for the people. We have
 never heard of Yuan doing anything to strengthen the national defense or making any attempt at preparing for | the international struggle of finance. 1 What he has actually done is to invite ! the derision of friendly powers by the 1 exercise of short sighted cunning and vain tricks No wonder that we have been defeated al every turn in matters | diplomatic. Internally, he has never paid any respect to the wefore of the
 provinces and local centers or sympa-
 thized with the sufferings of the peO- 1 pie. Robbers have been oVer-running
 the country, yet he has failed to sup
 press them. People have been unlaw-
 fully harrassed, yet he has failed to de- liver them. Education has been ne- | glected, while the restoration of old in stitutions has been advocated All the money making industries have been monOpOliZed by the officials and turned into official enterprises. The policy of | the Chin dynasty to keep the people in | ignorance has been followed and the
 doctrine of Hung-yang, who affirmed that the people should be made to pay all expenses of the sovereign no matter what the conditions be- has been obeyed to the letter. Laws and regulations are
 as numerous as the hairs on the back
 of a COW; but an order given in the
 morning is often changed in the even
 ing. If the law maker himself can
 break the law as often as he likes, how
 can the people have any definite prin-
 ciple to follow?
 The spirit of law, therefore, has
 been destroyed In the employment of
 men, those are accepted who are un-
 scrupulous and cunning. Patriots have
 been summed and capable men have
 been placed under suspicion. If one is
 as pliable as a weak concubine, he may
 expect a speedy rise to high position:
 but one risks his life, if he shows that
 he is stubborn in the right Thus manly spirit has been smothered and
 the sense of self-respect abased to the dust.
 These things are known and seen by myriads of eyes; and, verily, they are worse than the evil deeds of the Tsing dynasty.
 During the last few months-as a result of terror struck into the mind of the people-many messages have been sent to the central government asking Yuan to ascend the throne. It is pre- tended that these messages are a real expression of the will of the people: :: and the same are used to invite public admiration and to serve hereafter to cover his guilt and mslead the verdict of history.
 We who write this have been either holding office in the central govern ment or officiating in the provinces in responsible positions. In position we are already honOred beyond our mer- it's; we therefore do not hope to gain anything more so far as our individual interests are concerned. Nor are we deliberately inimical to Yuan, who has
 been our colleague for many years. The
 reason which prompts us in our action q is the imminent danger to the country whose life hangs, as it were, by a single hair.
 | Tn accordance with the provisions I of the constitutional compact we now | proclaim his crimes and dispatch a pu- | nitive expedition agoinst the . CTraitor) with a view that peace may soon be restored to this country. Ir
 raising the banner of righteousness we have four aims in view
 "l. To do our utmost in order tC maintain the republic and to see that imperialism shall never rear it's head
 again in China;
 "2 To limit the power of the cen
 tral government so that the people ot
 each individual locality (province) may have their freedom of development; g. To establish a real and genuine constitution in accordance with the tendency of the world and 4. To strengthen diplomatic inter
 course by following a policy of sheer ity so that China's standing among the
 world powers may thereby be raised We hereby open our hearts to the world and send this call to the whole country.
 | (Signed)
 Tang Chi-yao, Jen Ko- -cheng
 and Liu Hsien- shih."