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Show PEACE OF CHINA ISENDANGERED Pekln, Jan. 3 Following the dismissal dis-missal from office yesterday of Yuan Shi Kai, grand councillor and commander com-mander in chief of the forces, and the appointment of Na Tung as grand councillor, an edict was Issued today appointing Liang Tun Yen. customs cus-toms ttiotai, to the position thus made vacant on tho foreign board. The British and American ministers agreed that tho dismissal ot Yuan Shi Kal should not pass unnoticed. The American, British, German and Japanese Jap-anese ministers met again at tho American legation this morning. Sir John Jordan, the British minister, joining with Mr. Rockhill. the American Ameri-can minister, in submitting an outline out-line of representations which should be made to the foreign board. The ministers disagree on the question ques-tion as to whether the welfare ol foreign for-eign interests Is technically . Involved by the regent's recent action, but they agree that peace la endaosored. The, representatives of Great Britain, the United States and Germany view. the. regent's action as tantamount to an Pffront to the powers -on .account, of Yuan Shi Kal's position abroad, he being be-ing recognized as the medium of fair and equitable treatment toward the nations. Tne aiasenung iu"".o , lieve that unless other serious events occur interference would not be Justified.' Jus-tified.' Japan concurs in the opinion that the dismissal is certain to result in International injury but that representations rep-resentations to China would be different differ-ent There is a marked lack ot unanimity una-nimity among the diplomats. The court's action a fortnight ago In increasing the -palace troop and forbidding tho entrance to tho palace, even of the highest officials, without parses, was taken as an Indication at that time of the alarm' felt In cour., circles, and It is now believed that there was fear also'of an anti-dynastic 1,1 Today tho government intimated its intention of making public the impeachment, im-peachment, giving details of Yuan Shi Kal's alleged Intrigue upon which his dismissal was based. According to reliable re-liable Information the impeachment is framed upon charges against Yuan Sh Kal in connection with the coup detat I ol JS98, when the regency of the dowager dow-ager empress was restored and a reactionary re-actionary policy inaugurated. Tho flight of Kang Yu Wai, the reformei, occurred at tills time. Yuan Shi Kai must leave v'ekln wKbln four or five days. Consternation Consterna-tion among tho Chinese surpasses mat folt by the foreign resident. M ny of tho supporters of the former viceroy vice-roy aro panic stricken. It is P"a10 that among tho first changes both Yang Shi Slang, tho viceroy of Cu'. Ll. and Prince Chlng, president of the board of foreign affairs, will be removed. re-moved. There Is the keenest Interest as to tbe fate of Prince Tang Shao Yi's mission to the United States as the source of his authority hah beea removed. |