The " Kokumin Shimbun" is doubtful whether the peace negotiations will be successful inasmuch as the revolutionaries have long been aware of the real motive of Yuan Shih-kai's peace overtures, which are intended to retain foreign confidence and secure new loans. Then Yuan Shih-kai would steadily extend his own influence.
The "Kokumin Shimbun" asserts that Yuan Shih-kai forced the infant Emperor to apologize to the pation and conipelled Prince Chan to resign in order to save his own position.—Japanese Service.
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