THE AUTOCRAT.
PRESIDENT OR EMPEROR?
YUAN SHIH RAJ'S ACTION,
SPECIAL TO SYDNEY SUN. ( London, March 21. • By presiding at the Sacrifice of'the AVinter Solstice at the Altar of Heaven, President Yuan Shih Kai has practically proclaimed himself the autocratic ruler of China, responsible to the Almighty alone.
The performance of the sacrifice makes a man a sovereign in the eyes of the vast majority of the people.
The-' President proposes to reign alone, with the nominal aid of a council, which will perform the part of a meek auxiliary. . . •
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2320, 26 March 1914, Page 4
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