elegram our eyes are wet with tears,
knowing not what more to say. We respectfully await the order of the
President with our troops under arms.

(Signed) THE GOVERNORS OF YUNNAN.

SECOND TELEGRAM

For the Perusal of the Great President:--

In our humble opinion the reason why the people--Chinese and
foreign--cannot excuse the President is because the movement for the
change of Kuo-ti has been inspired, and indeed actually originated
in Peking, and that the ringleaders of the plot against the _Min
Kuo_ are all "bosom-men" of the President. The Chou An Hui,
organized by Yang Tu and five other men, set the fire ablaze and the
circular telegram sent by Chu Chi-chien and six other persons
precipitated the destruction of the Republican structure. The
President knew that the bad deed was being done and yet he did
nothing to arrest the same or punish the evil-doers. The people
therefore, are suspicious. A mandate was issued on the 24th of the
11th month of the 3rd year in which it is affirmed: "Democracy and
republicanism are laid down in the Constitutional Compact; and there
is also a law relating to the punishment of those who spread
sedition in order to disturb the minds of the people. If any one
Shall hereafter dare to advance strange doctrines and misconstrue
the meaning of the Constitution, he will be punished severely in
accordance with the law of sedition."

Yang Tu for having publicly organized the said Society and Chu
Chi-chien for having directly plotted by telegram are the principal
offenders in the present flagrant case of sedition. As their crimes
are obvious and the subject of abundant proof, we hereby ask the
President to carry out at once the terms of the said mandate and
publicly execute Yang Tu, Sun Yu-yun, Yen Fu, Liu Shih-pei, Li
Hsieh-ho, Hu Ying, Chu Chi-chien, Tuan Chih-kuei, Chow Tzu-chi,
Liang Shih-yi, Chang Cheng-fang and Yuan Nai-kuan to the end that
the whole nation may be pacified. Then, and not till then, will the
world believe in the sincerity of the President, in his love for the
country and his intention to abide by the law. All the troops and
people here are in anger; and unless a substantial proof from the
Central Authorities is forthcoming, guaranteeing the maintenance of
the Republic, it will be impossible to suppress or pacify them. We