Morgan Post | 1910-11-11 | Page 2 | Chinese Are Progressing

CHINESE ARE progressing decree issued announcing that an imperial parliament will be convened in 1913 pekin an official decree was issued on friday announcing that an imperial parliament the first in the history of china would be convened in 1913 this Is a concession to the demands of the recently constituted senate and delegations of the provincial cial assemblies the program fixed by the late em cm press presa dowager provided for the assembling of an imperial parliament in 1815 1915 but until recently the throne had bad re fused to entertain petitions praying ehlt the tha date be advanced fridays decree set forth that the parliament would be convened within three years the police went from house to house hous informing the occupants of the edict presently the dragon banner and pa per lanterns appeared above every door beyond this there was no pub lie lic manifestation over the momentous moment oue news