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Show . oo MEANS A REPUBLIC Peking, China, Dec 20. Premier Yuan Shi Kai has submitted to tho more prominent Manchus the proposal emanating- from Shanghai, for the meeting of a special national assembly to decide on the future form of government gov-ernment which shall be adopted for China. This step bv the premier practically means that he asks tho court to decide its own fate, because th0 members of such a national assembly as-sembly would decide in favor of a republic If the Manchus agree to adopt tho suggestion, tehir decision to do so will be promulgated as an edict, which in all probability will be mado public in the course of the d.iy. " As no reply has yet been received by Tang Shao Yi to his despatch to Premier Yuan Shi Kai, pointing out that tho acceptance of the Idea of a republic as the only moans of securing secur-ing peace, the l evolutionary ure demanding de-manding igorously tho immediate election of a president of tho republic and asking that the government shall be proceeded without an further notice no-tice being taken of Peking. Th6 conference hold yostordav between be-tween Dr. Sun Yat Sen. the proposed president, and Wu Ting Fang, tho chief of the revolutionary delegates at the peace conference, resulted in complete agreement between tho two leaders and the revolutionaries Arc now showing a more united front than ever. Nanking jk regarded us a suitable place for the capital of the now republic. i |