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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17; 1918.

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THE MANIFESTO TO FOREIGN POWERS.

THE CHINA MAH.

the reins of government partien-have been compelled to the regret larly at a time when the Government table nevemity of resorting to arme, was taking such a momentous step, sing the Militarists appear not to dismissed him from the Premiership of force. At the same time, ro undebehand, any, argument (save that. General Tuan went out of office with pains have been spared time and such, little, grace that. He sent the again to make clear that the sole aim famous telegram to his friends and of the Constitutionalist movement a protégée, the Military and Civil to uphold the tow and constitution Governors of the different provinces, and the sold chain is the restoration informing them that he was

of the dissolved Furliament. If the longer responsible for the peace and onlar for reconvocation be issued order of the country. The result of to-day there will be peace to-mor

Why need the delay in the the broad int was at once mani-row.

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The Intelligence Bureau at Canton has been authorized to make public Share, Coal and General Produce the Manifesto of the Constitution alists to the Foreign Powers, sont some days ago. It was signed by |Dr. Wu Ting-fang, sometime Acting

One after another, the ad-performance of such a simple act of dressees demanded Tuan's return to justice cause the country to be Premier of the Republic and now fotice, and, to enforca that demand, plunged a single hour more into the Administrative Director in charge of declared their respective provinces miseries of the most terrible of wars, Foreign A Buirs for the Military independent of the Fcking Central civil war, On whom is the respon Government in Cunton.

Government, established a general sibility staff office, soized the railways lead! So far from attempting to reach | MANIFESTO OF THE CONSTITU-ing to Peking, and marched their pazite settlement with, the Cont TIONALISTS TO THE . troops towards the Capitel. At this stitutionaljate, the Militarists are

FOREIGN POWERS..

juncture, a general, Chung Hsun, making every exertion to Inown for his continued loyalty to them. Troops have been drawn the Manchu Court, who was privy from every part of the country that Or this the formation of the re-to the schemes of the Militarista but can be made to obey orders at the organized Military Government of had so far taken no active part.expense of the preservation of locat the Republic of China, the Adminishewine their apokesman and under- good order. Funds which should be

devoted to constructive purposes trative Directors think it sitting and took to come to Feking and toi

between the practically diverted for war, and the remission proper that a statement of the usualeaguered President and the re- the Boxer Indemnity payments) of the present unfortunate civil war The Military Governors on con-by the Allied Fawers, though with HE Undersigned have received in and the object of the Constitution-dision that Parlimen object best intentions, has but furnished

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the deking Militarists with inore (For and on Account of the Hongkonglist movement should be made to late to military tyrants in all cou

the foreign autions. Allies 'untries, be dissolved. That the Pr.silver bullets against their Constitu- vision Constitution give no power

tionalist brothers. Finding funds friends of the Chinese Republic, dissolution to the President: that still insufficient, they have sorted that the bene may be clour to that Parlament was then sitting not only to borrowing; welling and mortgaging and the responsibility for the wur na legislative orgun but also as a and the justice in otherwise of the consent usembly, having been venues and the most profitable rail. opposing causes may be julged by endowed by the Provisional Con- ways without the least staple. the public, opinion of the world.

stitution with, the power to frame They have revived a truffe forhidklen the Permanent Constitution, and had even under the Manchu régime by The real cale of the war is the almost completed its talk: thus, ificipal and international HUGHES & HOUGH,nilitaristo of the north gilitary Parliament as at present constituted agreement, the opium traffic, and.. Auctioneers to the Governmeni,

what is worse, the Peking Govern 670 party with Generi) Tuan Chigui at ad defents, it was patent to none Honglody, Aug. 15. 1919.

ore than the members themselves ment itself is the trafficker, boying their hand. The immediate caused they were indeed on the point the poison from the opinn mer- was the illegal dissolution of Prof retufting the Parliamentary, Orchants and selling it to fellow citi- ment. When feriting, contrary to guiization at Election Baws; allens, thus making a handsome profit |the recronized principks of the kiw these arguments were of no avail. out of the transaction. When one of stations, commenced unstrictal President i, in a moment of weak-for their own number is suspected of

ness and short-sightedness, gave way sympathies with the Constitution- submarine warfare in February 1917. Funder the pressure of the Militurinty Fulist use, he is invited by another i and the overront of the United and sigued the decree of dissolution, States of America invited, the then thinking thus to avoid bloodshed and neutral, nations to take action, the use the situation, but contrary to Chin Lieferument, having then er. De. Wy Tiap-fang, who refused

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y. without even the semblance of a mirt-martial, is shot in the court- Presidential decree is issued post yard and on the following day a hummly indicting him for his "esigned:

alleged crimes. Tuan's Militarist Subsequent events defied irnugina. Crveniment concludes important everal thousand troops in Peking which the nation is committed to Chang Han arrived with vonventions with foreign Powers in ut in one night restored the Mamrave undertakings of unknown ex- the, boy Emperor and inade himself tent without Parliamentary sanction, the first Minister. Because he bad and in spite of the universul demand

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crup. he fondly imagined he had even publish the contents and allay was preponderantly their support as well. He was, how the misgivings of the people. It has large, being about three to one, ever, immediately to become the entered the war against Germany

Present Li Yuun-hung, as Prime Minister Tuan Chi-jui and Foreign Minister Wir Ting-fang, fist addressed a protest to Germany and Scalloped Pillow Cases, Sheets and later broke off diplomatic relations Bed Quilts, Single and Double Plain and with her. Parliament was consulted Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, Whiteheg the hitter Step was taken, and

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at that time Parliament was as onepudiated the restoration expation in the war consonant with pouuced him. Tuan, putting him-China's resources in man-power and with the Government as regards itself at the head of a few thousand terials, while there is much evi- 688 foreign policy. By the time, how-troops in the neighbourhood dense to show that the Allies have lever, the question of the declamation Péking commanded by one of his been exploited for the selfish inter- of war against Germany was referred protéges, marched against Chang,est of the Militarists. Meanwhile. Parliament, thesispicion washer, forced Chang to sick authority of Peking are misgoverned defested some of his troops in two those provinces under the nominal widespread that the opportunity to refuge in

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wdes the adhesion of the most power- Acting President. FURNITURE, BRAES MOUNTED furthering their own selfish ends. Ever since the illegal dissolution ful portion of the bary, they are in TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTRADS, Aeneral Tuan was holding at this of Parliament more than thirteen couplets.control of five rich und

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Perceiving the necessity for the the farcign Powers so that in this TANG CHI-YAO,” Administrative With these beliefs they have made formation of an effective and united way the Powera ean Contribute to repeated representations to Peking government of the Constitutionalist the realisation of their wish. Con- to reconvoke the dissolved Turia Eprinces and Forces, Parliament fident of the justice, of their cause. ment in order thum to uphold the sitting in extraordinary session on the undersigned, representing the and sanctity of law. So far from paying the 18th of May 1918 at Canton, Constitutional'st Provinces keed to these representations, the reconstituted the Military Govern: Forces of China, state their case Peking Government has established ment and elected the undersigned plain and unvarnished to the Govern an illegal single-chambered, legala Administrative Directors of the new ments of the foreign Powers aud The purpose of the rubmit it to, the tribunal of the ture composed antirely of members Government. appointed by itself and bas ordered Military Government is not to bring world's public opinion. They appeal it to remake laws for parliamentary about separation, or, secession but to to the Powers for support of their organization and election. That upboll the cause of Constitutional righteous cause and the recognition Decomplished, farcical elections are in and the principle of Tegalism. of the Military Government now being held of members of the It is fighting to make China safe for WU TING-FANG, Administrative new pocket Parliament which, now democracy. Its fighting the same: nally, representing the whole coun fight cs the Allies are fighting SE try, in reality not only does not Europe; the fight against autocracy represent the Constitutionalist pro The Constitutionalists are fully aware vinces where, of course, zo eled that the wish of the foreign Powers Lions are held or are permitted by is the speedy restoration of peace Peking to be held, but does not even wish which the Constitutionalists represent the people of those pri desire to see realized even more vindes where elections are held ardently than they but it can be sccount of the corruption, open and secured only by opening the eyes of rampapt, practised; at the so-called General Tuan and his assoontes that elections,

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