CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2] — Page 238

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.the Governor-General & others Yunnan.

...Governor, Hongkong.

........8th. January, 1916,

As there is a large number of Chinese living and trading in the Country administered with so much wisdom and ability by Your Broellency we think it due to you and your Government that we should make a statement of our reasons for opposing Yuan-shih-kai who in molation of the Constitution proclaims himself Emperor of China,

(1). The overthrow of the Monarchy was accomplished by the united effort of the people of China. The Foreign Powera recognis- -ed the Republic of China, not Yuan-shih-kai individually.

(2). Tuạn-shih-kai took the oath to uphold the Republic during the whole term of his Presidency. In forswearing his oath and viol -ating the Constitution he declares himself in open revolt against the Republic.

(3). No thing has occurred during the last four years to justi- -fy a change of form in the Government. Nothing proves that the change will be beneficial to the Country whereas everything fore- -shadows calamitous complications within and without.

(4). It is a matter of public notoriety that Yuan-shih-kai

used corruption to join over a number of men to abet him in his

manoeuvres in restoring the Monarchical form of Government with himself as Emperor. The so-called elections were cooked according

to his instructions and carried out by his creatures.

(5). If he succeeds in his designs we see before us the struggling of the liberty of the people with long years of struggle and unrest.

(6). In turning a deaf ear to our demonstrations when we dis-

“suaded him from restoring the abolished form of Government be has constrained us to oppose him with arma in order to compel him

to desist from carrying out the object of his ambition.

(7). Yum-shib-kai qualifies us as rebels whereas it is he

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