Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-18
the teaching Of the sages II is better for
us to restore our former emperor.
Lauds Ancient Dynasty.

| Lauds Ancient Dynasty.
THE great Ching family established its
dynasty in a most just way and 1t saved
the people from water and hre- 1t e.
tablished its throne IN China by a 'fairer
method than the dynasties Of Han and
| Tang. 1t had nine emperors. The hrst
| emperor was most accomplished scholar
| and military man. and when KwanG Hsu
| nation was most critical, but he worked
| indefatigably to improve the condition of
the nation He compiled the record Of past
emperors and showed their administrative
| achievements. such as the reduction OF
| taxes and the granting Of funds from the
palace treasury. Their love for the -peo-
pie surpassed any Of the emperors of past
| dynasties.
I'm the year of Hsia Hal (911) the en-
press dowaser was willing to sacrifice
the glory OF her family In order to save
the people from misery. She won the ad-
miration of the people. and. indeed she
did not lose her empire. In ancient times
Shao kang. with the assistance Of hand
ful OF followers. restored the Hsia dy-
| nasty. and Hsuang Wang. with the assist
ance Of Chao Pc. restored the Chow dy-
| nasty. They were admired by posterity.
During the time of abdication it was
ordered that a provisional government
republican form of government. Il
was thought that the. republic would
secure greater happiness to the people,
but after trial of six years We now
nave tTOuDleS IN buCCeSsiOn- mere
fore an imperial edict has been issued
to take back the administrative power.
Although we have less troubles
than ar the time of the Hsia and Chow
vantages. Our emperor has been ap-
plying himself to study during his
minority. and. although there were
serious disturbances everywhere. there
ws= Ge-fect peace reigning in his pal
sIe. :i.s s.ucstion Kas beer much inn
proved. and his fame has spread far
and vide. 1t is evident that heaven
has maintained the line of the family
ard endowed his majesty with special
wisdom. There is no doubt that he
will be able to save the situation. and
to continue the works of his fathers.
Servants Of His Majesty"
I'VE. Chang Hsun and others. hare
been working hard for the past six
years. awaiting the opportunity. We
were afraid that the country might be
in danger. and of late we have gath
cred ourselves together in Picking on
account of the political trouble. We
do not like to temporize. but we like to
lay foundation for thousands of years
to come. We have shown the history
of the past and the present circum-
stances. and we are convinced that both
heaven and men have fixed their minds
on the emperor. We have consulted
with the civil and military officials
and have found that they unanimously
agree with US. Therefore. today We
memorialized the emperor. requesting
his majesty to ascend the throne again.
Thus the foundation of the nation Is
laid and the heart of the people set
tied. Spirits of the dead sage EN-,
perors in heaven will be comforted
and the heart of the people will be
satisfied. We are all ex-oficials of the
Ching family and received great favors
from the imperial house. and all the
troops. people. etc. are men who eat
the grain grown upon his majestys
earth and who tread upon his mai
esty's ground. Therefore. in receipt Of
this telegram you should use the
proper calendar and hoist the dragon
nag At this critical juncture ii is i'm
perative that we should all act with
one accord to effect the salvation of
the nation We should respect the en-
peror and love our country. and hope
that under the rule Of the Ching dy-
nasty the nation will flourish and the
people will prosper"
The edict was signed by Chang Hsun.
Wang Shih-chen. Chang Chao-chung.
Chen Kuang-yuan. Ii Chen-chai. Tsai
Cheng-hsun and other leaders.