| Show CHINESE ASSEMBLY ISSUES A NOTABLE ADDRESS TO WORLD Document nt Excites Enthusiasm of President Wilson and His Cabinet AS ASHINGTON April 11 The The Chi Chi- Chinese W neso nese declaration of ot independence which took tho the form torm of or an address to the tho V world orld was wall cabled bled here from Peking Pelting Pe Pe- Pe- Pe king to today and after atter being read inthe In Inthe the tho cabinet meeting was made mado public State department officials declared I I 1 that It reflected tho the Influence of ot tho the j I young ounG Chinese members educated In i American colleges es Tho The Pre President and hl his cabinet praised It enthusiastically I. I and formal r recognition of at the republic lic He by tho the United States awaits only onh the actual organization of or tho the constituent constituent con con- assembly which meets again ln tomorrow In Peking The text of ot the add address reps follows On this eighth da day of oC the fourth month of or tho the second year of the re republic republic republic re- re public of or China the date fixed for the tho first opening of or our permanent national national national na na- na- na assembly the members of the senate and house of ot representatives having ha met In these halls to celebrate this event make this declaration of oC their sentiment The will of or heaven Is 15 manifest ml through the will of or tho people That tho the hundreds of or millions million of or the people peo peO- of the state Is pit pie possess the tho authority o not proclaimed now 0 for a tho the first time lime Tho The monarchy monarch so 80 long corrupt proved unworthy of oC the grave gr responsibilities entrusted to It by the will of oC the tho people people peo peo- pie but with Ith the Introduction of or popular popular popular pop- pop ular government the of or the tho people must share shore the likes and j dislikes of ot the people They are arc to I give expression to the desires and voice olce tho the will of at the people the they hold the reins In behalf behal of or the nation to I govern goern with severity or leniency with the be become become become be- be parsimony or extravagance they come tho the pivot upon which the tho prosperity prosperity pros pros- of or the state Is ma made e to turn For success lS or failure allure safety or danger danger dan dan- ger er adversity or good fortune theirs Is 15 the merit or the blame Can we bo be otherwise than anxious Yet through great tribulation tho the spring comes to prosperity and ancI our very ery bad management and anxieties are ue a means to happiness Now therefore therefore there there- fore rare we wo unito unite to form this assembly and presume to publish our aspirations May ota ours bo be a JUst government May Ia I asido their prejudices prejudices our five ra races cs l lay dices May ay rain and sunshine bring bounteous harvest and anti cause the husbandman husbandman husbandman hus hus- bandman to rejoice May Ia the scholar be bo happy happ In hl his hiI home and the merchant conduct life his trade In peace May Ia no Fluty of oC government so go o unfilled and no hidden wound go Thus may the glory glory- glorybe be spread abroad and these theo our our words be echoed far tar an and 1 wide that those In tn distant lands who h hear ar ma may rejoice our neighbors on either olther side aide give us praise and ma may the new net life Ue of at the old nation be lasting last- last inc ing and unending Who of or us Ug can dare darn to be neglectful of or his duties duties' Peru and Mexico Me alre already l have recognized and ond the Brazilian ambas ambas- nh d China 0 t a a rea n d a said Ludt his jus coup ry a G D i y to welcome China to the family of at nations nations nations na na- na- na and was only onh awaiting action by bythe bythe the United States In compliance with tho the request o of Secretary Bryan Dran for concerted action |
