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PRESIDENT OR EMPEROR?
YUAN SHIH KAI’S ACTION. LONDON, March 20. By presiding at the Sacrifice of the Winter 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 maioritv 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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Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14250, 25 March 1914, Page 5
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84PRESIDENT OR EMPEROR? Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14250, 25 March 1914, Page 5
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