The Scholar Liang Chi Chao, spokesman of Chinese
Liberalism, in an extraordinarily able message circularized the
provinces in terms summarizing everything of importance. Beginning
with the fine literary flight that "heaven has refused to
sympathize with our difficulties by allowing traitors to be born"
he ends with the astounding phrase that although he had proposed
to remain silent to the end of his days, "at the sight of the
fallen nest he has, however, spat the stopper out of his throat,"
and he calls upon all China to listen to his words which are
simply that the Republic must be upheld or dissolution will come.
Arms now united with Literature. General Tuan Chi-jui, immediately
accepting the burden placed on him, proceeded to the main
entrenched camp outside Tientsin and assumed command of the troops
massed there, issuing at the same time the following manifesto:
TUAN CHI-JUI'S MANIFESTO
To Vice-President Feng Kuo-chang, Inspector General of Wumin, Tu
Chuns, Governors, Tu-tungs. ...
Heaven is chastening this country by the series of disturbances
that have taken place. Chang Hsun, filled with sinister designs,
has occupied the capital by bringing up his troops under the
pretext of effecting a compromise with the astounding result that
last night the Republican form of government was overthrown. The
question of the form of Government is the very fundamental
principle on which the national existence depends.
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