THE CHINESE REVOLT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 35, 6 February 1912, Page 5

THE CHINESE REVOLT.

SUN-Y AT-SEN’S VIEWS ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY. WILLING TO RETIRE. Nanking, February 5. Dr. Sun-Yat-Son, in an interview, declared that he would resign immediately Yuan-Shih-Kai declared hirn'.elf a republican. He added that die provisional Government should continue in office a year, but should bo prepared to delegate their authority to Yuan-Shih-Kai for the control if the Northern Provinces. JOINING THE REPUBLIC. Pekin, February 5. Yuan-Shih-Kai is endeavouring to persuade the Nanking Government to remit control and so enable him to administer the whole of China until tho National Convention frames a constitution and appoints a permanent Government. Tho Republicans favour two provisional Governments carrying on temporarily. Yuan-Shih-Kai is opposed to the transfer of tho capital and advocates the holding of a convention for a month. The Republicans insist on Nanking as being the most suitable capital and renew their offers of the Presidency to Yuan-Shih-Kai. Many Imperial Princes have quitted Pekin. Feng-Kuo-Chang, commander of tho Imperial Guards has persuaded the Manchu troops to join tho Republic. Prominent Imperial generals have telegraphed to Republican generals: “Wo all now arc brothers, and further bloodshed is useless.”