The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-06
Washington Unofficially Ex-
presses Belief That Efforts
Of Chang Hsun To Restore
Boy Emperor win Be Abortiye
EMERGENCY REPUBLIC
IS LATEST PROPOSAL
Northern Leaders Take Field
and Reports Say That Repub-
iican Armies Of North and
South Are Headed For Peking
ASSOCIATED Press by U. s. Naval Com
munication Service)

WI ASHINGTON, July 6-Be-
w lief that the attempted
monarchical coup in China is
destined to prove a failure was
unofhcially expressed in official
circles last night and this belief
was strengthened by the news Of
the day. United States Minister
Reinch reported THAT several Of
the northern military leaders had
taken the field IN opposition to
Chang Hsun, the newly named
premiefg ~
Reineh further reported that ihere
is proposal for the formation Of an
emergency republic to be centered at
Nanking. This information especially
interested official Washington and it
was interpreted to mean the failure
Of the Chang movement.
| Still further strength was added to
the belief by dispatches from London
on the Chinese situation. These stat.
ed that the Peking correspondent Of
the Exchange Telegraph had eabled
that the northern and southern repub-
lican armies were advancing upon Pc
king and preparing to make juno
tion for combined attack upon the
city and the overthrow of the attempt.
ed monarchical regime.
Earlier reports from San Francisco,
Toxic, Tien.Tsin and Shanghai were
more contradictory. The adyiees from
San Francisco were that Sun Vat Sen,
first president of the Chinese republic,
has been made Commander of the re-
publican navy of China, according TO
eablegram to the Chinese National
lists, This navy is made up of naval
vessels whose officers and crews refuse
to submit to the monarchy.
The anti-Manehu senators are meet
ing at Marking to decide whether war
will be carried on against Gen. Chang
Hsun and the monarchist program. The
southern army is already mobilized at
Shanghai. lE
!, Toxic cabled that Minister Of For.
eign Affairs Motono, in q speech TO the
members Of the imperial diet said that
Japan views the restoration Of the
Manchus with anxiety since IL con
Germs Japan's Chinese policies. He
asked that japan remain as specta-
tor of events in China, not as a parti-
cipant.
The Tientsin despatch said a clash
between armed forces of the rival fac
tions, and the precipitation of civil
war in the troubled country, are i'm.
minent.
> The troops in Peking are in open
D opposition to Gen. Chang Hsun's die.
tatorship, which has been assumed
under the guise Of the monarchy with
the boy emperor back on the throne,
. Troops in Chilli province are mobiE
+ izing and preparing to proceed to Pc
. king. @
Wang shi Chen has been imprison.
ed and Prince Hulun and eight ex-
Z officials have been executed for op.
=. position to the Manchu restoration.
Tuan Chi Jul, ex-premier, has elo.
, quehtly denounced Gen. Chang Hsun
q for his overweening ambition, deelar-
= ing that the general Is also betraying
the Manehus, who are his catspaw.
He has called on the provinces to save
! China. .'..'.... +. -. ,......
Shanghai reported that a military
I and naval conference held here passed
resolutions calling for the transfer Of
the central republican government to
! Shanghai instead Of setting up new
provisional government to oppose the
:. monarchy. They have invited Presi
e dent Ii Yuan Hung TO come. The con
@ ference was held between Admirals
ii Chanpikwan and San Chanping, Gen
y Mahung Lieh, DIR. Sun Yet Sen and
NTang Shao vi. Fs'ia Y