Part 1 — E

Eastern Asia, contestants for land-power in, 60

Election,

of 1913, 37;

of Yuan Shih-kai as emperor, machinery of, 163-169;

the, of 1915, 162-170;

records ordered burnt, 172

Electoral College, provision for, 50

Emperor,

analysis of powers of, 4-6;

Chia Ching, 2;

Ch'ien Lung, 2;

Hsiaouri, 49;

Hsuan Tung, 28, 256;

K'ang-hsi, 2, 4;

Kwanghsu, 21, 24, 28, 45

Emperors, immurement of in Forbidden City, 2

Empire, the dissolution of, 196

Empress,

Lun Yi, death of, 46;

Tsu Hsi, 45

Europe and Asia Trading Co., the, 107

European War,

the, its effect in China, 54, 229-232;

China's predilection for Teutonism, 230;

consideration of war-partnership with the Allies, 230;

Japan's opposition, 231;

German propaganda, 230;

Pres. Wilson's Peace Note, 231;

China's reply, 232;

the submarine question, 233;

note to Germany, 234;

reply to America, 25;

Chinese diplomacy enters a new field, 237;

Japan's policies, 239;

China considers breaking diplomatic relations with Germany, 241;

Parliament's action, 241;

Germany's reply to China's note, 241;

diplomatic relations severed, 243;

German Minister leaves Pekin, 243;

Liang Ch'i-chao's Memorandum, 244;

Kang Yu-wei's Memorandum, 246;

Cabinet decides on war, 249;

interpellation to the Government, 250;

Parliament mobbed, 251;

Cabinet resigns, 252;

Japan's subterranean activities, 252, 261;

note of the United States, 255;

war against Germany declared, 272

Europeans failed to recognize true state of Chinese government, 5