CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1815, 30 July 1913, Page 5

CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

A LOAN AND A PROPHECY.

SUN YAT SEN'S IDEAL

y Tclceraph—Prete Association—Coryrisht (Eec. July 23, 10.50 p.m.) Peking, July 29. The Northern, forces are converging pon Peking. The rebels are shelling the European ittloiuent at Shanghai. A cordon of :iilors with sixty guns is guarding the oundaries. ] EXODUS FROM CANTON. Hong-Kong, July 28. ] Th? British Consul Ims dispatched toamers to Canton to l>e in readiness to inbark women and children at the Shalsen (foreign .quarter) suburb. There has been an enormous exodus '] rom Canton. I — i DR. SUN YAT SEN DECLARES HIMSELF. FILL STAKE HIS- LIFE AND CAREER. < Sydney "Sun" Special—July 2D, G. 25 p.m.) t London, July 20. Writing to a friend in London, Dr. Sun 'at Sen states that his prediction that a ; luropean loan would cause civil war has 1 een fulfilled. He was prepared to con- ( inue t'ho fight if it took him ten years, ' nd would stake his life and career on ' he issue, SUN YAT SEN'S PROTEST. | In May last, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the ainous Chinese patriot, sent the following elegram to Dr. Cantlie:— "\Vill you and Jlr. Diosy submit on my tehalf the following appeal to the British < iovernment and Parliament, and tlio Govirnments of Kurox>o, to give same the i-idest publicity in all the press? "To' the Governments and peoples of oreign Powers: "As the result of careful investigations >y officials-appointed by the Government to inquire iuio the recent murder of t'lio Nationalist leader Sung Chiao-jen in Shanghai, the fact is clearly established hat the Peking Government is seriously mplicated in tho crime., Consequently he people are extremely indignant, and lis situation has bccome so serious that lie nation is on tho vergo of the most cute and dangerous crisis yet experienced. "Tile Government, conscious of its guilt ind tho enormity oi' its offence, and realisng tho streugtn of the wave of iudiguaion sweeping over tho nation as the ■ liroct result of its criminal deeds and tho ricked betrayal of trust reposed in it, ind perceiving that it is liitely to lead o its downfall, suddenly and unconstituionally concluded the lean for .£25,000,000 rith the Quintuple Group despite'the vig>rou9 protests of tlie representatives of ;he nation now assembled in Peking. "This high-handed and unconstitutional action of the Government instantly accentuated tho intense indignation which lad been , caused by the foul murder of jung Cliiao-jcn, so that at the present ime the fury of the people is worked up ;•> whito heat, and a terrible convulsion ipp?ars almost inevitable. "I have striven for vnity, peace, con;ord, ami prosperity, and recommended Ifuan Shih-kai for tho Presidency bccauso ;hcre appeared reasons for believing that >y doing so the unification of the nation ind the dawn of the era of pcace and pros>erity would thereby bo hastened. Ever iince then I liavo -dono all I could to ivolvo peace, order, and government out >f tho chaos created b)' the revolution. [ earnestly desire to pres3rrc pcaco ;hroughout the Republic; but ray.,efforts rill bo rendered 'ineffective' if tho finanriers will supply the Peking Government rith money that would and probably will >o used in waging war against tho people. "If the Peking Government is kept witli>ut funds there is a prospect of a comiroinise between it and the people being iffected, while tho immediate effect of a iberal supply of money will probably bo he precipitation of a terrible and disas;rous conflict. ' "In the nnmo of and for the sake of lumanity, which civilisation holds sacred, therefore anpeal to you to exert your nfluence with the view of preventing jankers from providing tho Peking Government with funds which at tins.juncture will assuredly be utilised as the ;incws "SUN YAT SEN."