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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]