Show REVOLT THREATENS CHINESE EMPIRE Empress and Advisers Realize the Throne is Seriously Menaced HOPE Q IN A CONSTITUTION CONS T t ON ONI I P r. r J Effect Ef ct of Change in Mi in-Mi Ministers Representing Empire at atI I Washington I Washington Oct 13 Reports 3 Reports re received received re- re here tram from rein lekin tell toll of or constantly constantly con con- Increasing Increasing- signs n of oC Impending revolution and that tho seriousness of or orthe the situation has finally penetrated the court Even the dowager anti and her advisors have havo como come to realize the throne is seriously menaced The I revolutionary sentiment and amI hatred of or tho time arc nrc spreading so rapidly rapid rapId- I ly that even en the tho court is 19 said to appreciate ap predate that the tho only alternative will willbe willbe be lie the adoption of a n constitution for tor China an and l some of or the time newspapers are advocating the step Despite the apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent realization of the time danger clangor of or orthe the situation however tho the empress dowager o has s recently given abundant evidence of ot her reviving fancy tancy for th the and has appointed man many of thorn them to Important offices thus greatly aggravating the bitterness against as them and tho time general discontent Effect of the In the redistribution of oC offices which incidentally ga gave gato to Wu Tint Ting Fang the opportunity to execute tho the coup whereby whereby whereby where where- by ho he obtained the appointment of minister to Washington Sir Chen Tung TunS' Liang Cheng the former minister lter was as deprived of oC power an nn event which is regarded as ominous by those familiar with affairs at ut Pekin and with tho the e and enlightened views jews ot of the former minister Sir Liang LianS' Is one of ot that school which sincere sincerely appreciates appreciates elates the disinterested friendship of or ortho tho the United States an and regards with apprehension ap aim- the tho growing dominance of or Japan Some Seine of tho timo followers of this school havo have told to the tho empress donger dowager dowager dow dow- ager nger that In their lr opinion the IncreasIng Increasing increasing ing Influence of Japan constitutes the greatest peril which confronts China from time the outside of tiC Japan Japan Is not to be trusted those men have more marc than once told time the empress but Jut it 1 is not nol known how their n advice was received Tho The deposition of or only a 0 few rew of them from power would seem to Indicate however that It was not hJ highly hl valued Somo Some of oC tho the administration paper In China aro are urging that that- as aM there thero are arelie areno areno no lie full tull blooded remaining tho timi old hatred of or the Chinese for tho time Man Ian chus should bt bu abandoned and time the line separating the two races should be obliterated but less prejudiced prejudice d Judges of or the tho situation declare that to bo be ridiculous These statesmen fear a revolution not only of oC the time bloo bloody internecine war it would cause caule but be because the they timey are apprehensive o of ot other nations which they do not name but which the they fear tear would take advantage of oC the time situation If tf net not to effect etro-ct tho time partition of China at least to despoil her of ot valuable territory Opinion nt at tun The Tho view is held hold in diplomatic circles In Washington that China will ivill not on- on Joy freedom from the tho serious danger of revolution until tho time Manchu dynasty Is 19 displaced and amid it is said that it Is la difficult to foresee such displacement unattended by revolution and a n. disastrous disastrous dis ills war ivar Un Under or these circumstance circumstances circum circum- stances stance It Il Is believed that Secretary Tafta Tafts assurance of ot the time friendly attitude atti- atti tudo tude of or tho the United States Slates and Its Hs ab- ab lack of or desire for Chinese territory ter tta- must have havo given great comfort I to the time moro more thoughtful Chinese se |