Show 1 h 1 IN CHINA IS TRIUMPHANT A i Constitutional Government With Cabinet From Which Nobles Shall Be ae Excluded Is Conceded by Imperial Edict THRONE THRONE APOLOGIZES FOR PAST NEGLECT I Pardon Granted to fo Political Offenders Offenders Offenders Of Of- fenders Connected With All Uprisings Since 1 1898 andE and E Those Now in Rebellion TAL CAPITAL IS THREATENED u d H In 4 I f T El Gf l G O Oft t. t 30 The demand of the ther r r- r P J ili fur for or a U complete A nicut t Ima It government 01 o rn lif Mi conceded I by 11 flue ilie throne Au u Imperial Im hn- diet U an a bun III for or the he I Ot nc neglect of the throne granting nn nfl lile shall with n U cabinet from which M be he excluded A t second edict edlet grants pardon to tc po- po Utica offenders offender with 1 IIi the revolution rev re- of or i JS and nud revolution lions tion nod and to do to tI join In ID the Present j The The imperial edict which II is from rom the hand haId of or the prince regent In the name of or his son the emperor Tune Tong who ho is six years yeats old says sars I r have reigned three years rears and have ha always acted conscientiously h in the in interest in- in terest r. r of the th people But I 1 have not employed men properly as S I am ani without political skill I have employed too man ninny many nobles nobes in political positions which contra t contravenes constitutionalism On railway matters maUers one whom I trusted deceived me mc Hence public o opinion ln- ln jon ion on was When hen I urge re reform reform re- re form officials and amI the sentry gentry seize the opportunity to embezzle Much of or the 1 peoples people's mone money has been taken but nothing to benefit the people has beon been achieved On several oral occasions edicts have been promulgated as laws Jaws but none of ot them ha has haa been obeyed The people are arc grumbling yet I do not know Disasters Disasters ers ahead but r rj 76 no not oe see Je e Umpire berthing berthing- i to- to to- to 1 i n van n-van- ous places the thc edict continues i 4 The whole empire is se seething thInS thInS' The spirits of ot ou our nine deceased emperors are arc unable to enjoy eno the sacrifices properly prop prop- rop- rop erly rl while it is feared that the people will suffer sutter grievously g All AlI ll these things thing's are my own fault and md I hereby announce to the world that I r swear to reformS reform and with our r soldiers and p people to carr carry out the constitution institution faithfully modifying legis- legis atlon promoting the interests of the and antl abolishing their hardships ill all In accordance with their wishes and Interests The old laws that are un unsuitable un- un suitable will be abolished The union or of f the and Chinese mentioned by t y the late emperor I 1 shall carr carry out now Finances and diplomacy have reached bedrock Even Ir If all united I r still sun fear tear that e e may fall fail If It the empires empire's subjects do not regard and do not honor fate and are arc easily misled b by outlaws then i the future o of China Is unthinkable I Iam Im am m most anxious day and night My 1 only hope is that m my subjects thoroughly thorough thorough- ly Jj under understand tand The throne promises to organize org a ubi cabinet net without no nobles bios forthwith The Manchu prince Shih Hsu ITsu president of the assembly Is permitted to resign the n-inese n Li Chic Chia Chu succeeding him The Manchu Kuel Chun minister of constabulary has been removed ell and the Chinese e Chao Chiau Plug Ping Chun supersedes hunt him The lines around Peking are tI tightening tighten tighten- leg ing The legation quarter Is preparing for emergencies and in some sonic cases temporary tern tem fortifications have o been erected 1 of or bags baSs of sand Strong detachments of troops guard the palace and the gates ates of the cit city hut while the throne has made haste to comply with the demands of the OOOO 1 soldiers of the tho third and twentieth di divisions dl- dl visions and tho the second mixed brigade composing the second imperial arm army for forthe forthe the campaign which were presented pre pro b by the national assembly It cannot can ean not be gald that Peking Is yet ct safe tr from m attack Impei lal edict has been een widely I sed and it i is 15 generally believed it Wa wag issued In order to provide Yuan SIll Zhi I Kal aI a powerful lever le to use In with the tho rebels Its ef effect effect ef- ef feet in Peking already alread is good The rhe fear of oj the people which was great reat this morning when it became known that We t e c capital was threatened with an nn attack at- at tack acceded Im- Im unless tho the government o jUel to demands of oC reaching fur t had lund somewhat subsided to- to although h Chinese conto con- con uc to fear teal a massacre while aro are In dread of a Chinese at- at lack At Tick Tsin today loda the foreign n It troops oops around th the conce concession slon to im- im jr rUg g the natives with their numbers nt and general preparedness ss The lic customs commissioner received a ater atter atter ter signed by b Shuh Yen cn Ian Fang I In be- be Mit or of the Tle Then Tien TsI Tsin branch of the rev rev- IM committee announcing its tion soon Boon to talce take possession of or J bOth th Then Tsin and Peking |