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Show PUS GIVE-if GIVE-if TO WISHES F THE PEOPLE Basty Which Has La-sled parly 300 Years in China Esses Into History and K Republic Is Born. ' KN BECOMES THE K FIRST PRESIDENT Kernel v Liberal Conces-Bs Conces-Bs by Republicans; Edicts Eve Profound Relief to Foreigners nl Pein. klX, Feb. 1'-'. After occupy in tho Rhrone o' China for nearly three centuries, the Manchu dynasty, represented by the child empercr, KPu YI, abdicated today. Hft edicts were issued, the first Hmlng abdication; the second deal-Blth deal-Blth thn establishment of the re-JB-and th? tlnrd urging the nmln-Bc nmln-Bc ot peace and approving the con-Hagreed con-Hagreed upon by the imperial pre-JRViKiti pre-JRViKiti Sill Kai. am! the republl- Htxt of the first Imperial edict 1s-K4)lfi 1s-K4)lfi throne today reads: Hie emperor qf China, have IBctfulb received today the fol- edict from Hie hands of her !Kty. the dowager empress: 'Bjconscuuencc of the uprising of fccpubllcnn army, to which the iBe of the provinces of China have julcd. the empire is sccllilng ;Kf bolllrg caldron and the pco-jBjepl,U!Wl pco-jBjepl,U!Wl in misery, j'psn SM Kal wna therefore jKui'Joil tu dispatch commlsslou-j commlsslou-j order to confer with the re-jPus re-jPus vMt " view to the calling TBnatlcna! iiisembly to decide on 4Bpuurt form of government. jB la" elapsed and no settle- majority of tha people 'are jjWor of 11 republic. From the gWsnce of tit, ptople's hearts the JB neaven is discernible. How ,jPB;We oppose the desires of nill-IHF nill-IHF Hie slory of onu family? 'JMftrcfore. wt. the dowager ein-tBfc51"1 ein-tBfc51"1 iu- emperor, hereby vest Jjvsrelsiu of the Chinese em- -;K-Vui1" Slil Ka organize to the tiS Powers uf the provisional (Pn government und confer Pfc republicans as lo the meth-un,o meth-un,o assuring peace In the f. nnJ fn"li!G a great republic iML U",0n f Mltnc!"". Chinese. -WjjRv' jMo,miTmedau3 and U- iyal Dignity. tM,h- e'nprew dowager and the r; tl,U6 l"J enabled to Uv JPjrnont, free of responsibilities ft"' nml enjoying without Jn-jjEj Jn-jjEj lhe Hon'-5 courteous Jj-.audlfm-e yesterday the empress S'-lianked Yuan Sh( Kal for his 23H& cff0"s l . obtaining good 5Kblluicth!: ,mperlal fa,n"ir f'om 3Bri,,U,i0n f lhc ,lcw Rive". , 10 -rrj-one In PeHhi. both lKLn" Ch,,I,!i"s- 'J'h'- ovranse-tJR?IuCreri ovranse-tJR?IuCreri a HklUf,,l conipromlae. vod th!U tlU! tcr win J 7nu',,,,1E- Thr first edict -B . ,U:P'r 'ncctlve govern-A govern-A iL ,,C,,R to iord world-jJW- ,ll,bl1' Pledges, JKledgiea Matle. iBSitf 1jb?,cai, ih! t-c- ,4KlJhSn1'np,,'0r s,,Iin W 9. !T ve HOOO.000 .Mox,caii; MSL !1,y sh,,n r! tun I1CHUS GIVE if TO WILL OF PEOPLE (Continued From Page One.)" sacrifices at his ancestral tomba and temples, which will be protected by republican re-publican soldiers; fifth, the steal tomb of the emperor. Kwang Su. will be completed com-pleted and the funeial ceremony tUllnply observed at the republic's expense: sixth, the palace a'ttejnlants may be retained, but the number of eunuchs cannot be increased: in-creased: seventh, the emperor's property will be protected, by the republic; eighth, the Imperial gmtrdK will be governed by the army board, the republic paying their salaries." A contested point ns lo whether the throne snail be tierpetuatcd or shall terminate ter-minate with tn present emperor's death is not mentioned, l'our pledges for the treatment of the imperial kinsmen kins-men follow: ' , , "First, the princes, dukes and others having hereditary titles shall retain their ranks; second, the nobility shall have the rlglits and privileges oi oroiimu , third, their private pioncrtlcs shall bw protected: fourth, tho nobility shall be permitted exemption from military service." serv-ice." Nobles Retain Titles. S'-ven pledges are given in the Interest of the Mongols. "Manchus, Mohammedans and Thibetans. First, they shall have rights and privileges similar to tho t hl-iiofo: hl-iiofo: second, their private property shall be resnected: third, the jiobllltv shall retain re-tain their hereditary ranks; fourth, the state shall find employment for such of the nobility as aro In tlnanc.lal difficulties: difficul-ties: fifth, the Manchus' pensions shall continue until the state finds them occupations; oc-cupations; sixth, restrictions of occuoa-lions occuoa-lions and dwelling places shall be abol-I abol-I Islu'd: seventh, thev shall be accorded religious liberty. In concluding the second edict, the em-pi em-pi oss dowairer sava: "Our sincere hope Is that peace will be restored and that happiness will be. enjoyed under the republic." The third describes the thrones motive mo-tive In modeling Its policy "according to the progress of the times and the earnest desires of th"' people, with the sole object ob-ject of suppression of a great disorder and restoration of peace." "Should the warfare continue." adds tin- edict, "the country might be In e-parnbly e-parnbly ruined and would suffer the horrible hor-rible conseouence of a racial war." It exhorts the general in command In Pekln to maintain order, and to explain ! to the people that "the throne Is acting upon heaven's will." It commands the members of the cabinet cabi-net and the viceroys to continue their duties, and not to shirk their responsibilities, responsibil-ities, conforming with the throne's perpetual per-petual intentions to love and cherish tho people. Pekin Quiet So Far. The Pekln authorities arc taking military mili-tary precautions, but there have been no disorders in the capital. It Is expected, however, that disorders will occur throughout the interior. The imperial nrmy under General Chang Hsun. after sacking Su Chow-Fn. Anhwel province, have for the most part dispersed, dis-persed, laden with loot nnd carrying- off their arms and ammunition. The I'nited States protected cruiser Cincinnati has gone from Shanghai to Tcng Chow Fu. Shantung province, at tho request of American missionaries, who fear the town may bo sacked, bo-cause bo-cause republicans are retreating In the direction of that -dace after their defeat by imperial 90ldlers who are now lighting light-ing In several places for plunder. The legations consider that tho first phase of the revolution has been concluded, con-cluded, but they fear the second may be more disastrous. The legations will deal unofficially with Yuan Shi Kal's government govern-ment until it is recognized. U Is expected ex-pected that such recognition will ho given Immediately upon the forma ton of a coalition coal-ition cabinet. A-s tbe throne's final edicts were signed onlv by one cabinet minister besides Yuan Slii Kai. five portfolios are now aailabe. ami of these it is believed three will be filled respectively by Tang Shao Yi. the Imperial premier's representative In the pence negotiations at Shanghai: Wu Ting Fang, tho minister rf Justice n the republican re-publican provisional cabinet, and Chin Chln-Tao. tho republican finance "minister. "minis-ter. General LI Yuen-lleng. the rebel leader at Hankow, who was appointed vice president pres-ident of the republic by President Sun Yat Sen. probably will be ehiof of the general staff. Provision for Dr. Sen has not yet been made. America the Model. N'AN'KING. Feb. 12. The proposed republican re-publican constitution consists of scventv articles. H follows lho American model, except that the president and vice president presi-dent will be elected by eongrcs. which also will name the premier, the latter selecting se-lecting his cabinet subject to the approval nf congress. It will establish religious freedom and provide for conscription. President Sun Yat Sen lins received a long telegram from Yuan Shi Kal, couched In most friendly terms, acknowledging and honoring the new republic, th president presi-dent and ministers of tho Nanking government. gov-ernment. He greets them as brothers, expressing the hope that the future of the country will be prosperous and offering bis co-operation. There Is every rearon to believe that Xanking will be the capital of the re-pnhlir. re-pnhlir. Tang Shao Yi today said: "Tbe edict Is perfectly clear and satisfactory satis-factory and the nlxllentioii of the throne Is absolute. I am now a plain citizen of China nnd hnve no connection with poll-tlcs." |