| Show NEUTRALS WARNED NOT TO ASSIST Republic Will Not Recognize nize iZe Treaties Made With Monarchical Head l 1 PEKiN E iN Jan Jan 23 Corre Corre Correspondence of the Associated Pr Press Dr P Paul ul S. S A American minister to China and the tre heads o of other l l legations gatio s in I Pekin receIved received a formal l cI circular cular dl dis dispatch dispatch dis- dis patch today from fronC Tang Chi Yao the I Imm mm military r governor of y nr and hi d Jen JenK K Kao Tseng T. o-T. civil governor Of the te same same pf f foreign f rg pow m main ln neutral in the present Chinese r revolution The circular says Sir The Chang Wu-Chang revolt broke out on October 19 1911 and the different dif di- ferent provinces province followed the lead because because be be- cause the people people- of the country had pad long suffered from the oppression of monarchical government They therefore therefore there there- there there- 1 fore rose up In a revolution over the question of form of government Recognition Recognition Rec Bee 1 of belligerency was extended at this time by the friendly powers and neutrality proclaimed The pr provisional provisional provi provi- vl- vl government was set up at Nan Nan- king and a government of the people established The Manchu u emperor abdicated abdicated abdicated ab ab- ab- ab the republic was was' proclaimed and n notifications were sent to the friendly powers Later when the regular regular regular reg reg- ular assembly had had been established and the organization of the government had been completed recognition was extended s separately by each of the friendly powers who thereby earned the deep gratitude of the people of pur our country I f Calls Yuan Outlaw Unfortunately the present president president dent of this country Yuan country Yuan Shi Kai KnI plotted to overthrow the republic In opposition to progressive sentiment in inthe inthe inthe J the country We the military and civil governors governors govern govern- ors In order ordet to show respect forthe for the constitution and uphold the republic have dispatched the loyal army against the national outlaw We hope that th th-j th friendly powers powers' will maintain a benevolent benevolent benevolent neutrality The treaties treaties' entered Into between the government and the Manchu government government government gov gov- and the different nations before before be before be- be fore the question of the form of government government government gov gov- was raised will all continue in force and responsibility for indemnities indemnities ties and loans will be maintained as before We the military y and civil governors govern govern- ors will be entirely responsible forthe forthe for forthe the protection of the lives and property property prop prop- erty of the nationals of of- the different different- powers residing within the limits over which We we exercise control J Confiscation tion Order The republic t-republIc will not recognize I treaties agreements loans etc en entered entered entered en- en into between Yuan Shi Kat Kal or his government and the different nations after the question of the imperial form of government arose arose In case any any of the powers assist Yuan's government with contraband or of orwar orwar will wUl be discovery the same war war- var upon confiscated n Therefore whenever officials merchants men mer chants or people people of the diff different rent nations nations nations na na- na- na c commit a acts ts to assist Yuan Yuan's s government gov gov- opposition will willbe willbe willbe and injure us be offered |
