In view of various inaccurate reports published yesterday by the Chinese papers of prospective peace negotiations in Shanghei, between fally empowered delegates of Yusn Shih-ksi and of the local Repablican forces, we poblish the following authentic acecant of the position up to date About week sgo Mr. E. 8. Lit jets through many years of bed the Republicans with " view to promoting meeting between the opposite parties acd offered to lend them his house inhere they would be alle to mest and diecass the question of peace on neutral ground.
The Repoblican leaders considered this proposal, bat hesitated to commit themreltoa definitely. They wert apparently unwilling to pat themsely-" in any position in which they might appear to be sneing for peace and they wanted Mr. Little to take the respon sibility of telegraphing to Yoan Shih sown account, After ame Mr. Little telegraphed to Joan Shih-kei or Desember 2 asking His Excellovey if he would end fally empowered delegates to Shanghai provided that the other side were dow willing to appoint delegates to meet them.
The reply to this telegram war received early on December 4 and wav of the most cordial Tu it Yoan Shih-kai empbarized his reluctance to coofose civil affairs with exclusively military messoren and said thst he war prepared to appoint dele settle all. important questions outetandiog with " view to an early peace.
On the rame dey Mr. Little caw the Revolationary leaders and was suthorized_to reply to Yoan Shih-kai that if is Excellency would appoint delegates with fall powers and rend them to Shanghai the Revolatioparies would de the lik Special emphasis was laid by Mr. Little on the necessity of treating the delegates from the perth as sacrosanct. To the Revolutionary leaders replied that the delegates would, of course, be s safe in Shanghai as in They agreed to accept Mr.
offer of his house in Gordon neutral ground. Mr. Little the mlitsry leaders of the Republican movement, who warmly enderred the whole ecbrme and sent the telegram for Mr. Little as indicated, abore, over the Republican lines.
There the matter rests for the moment pending the reply from Yuan Shih-ksi that be is ectoally appointing
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