Scope and Contents Dates of letters and topics covered: September 23, 1914. (2 letters) Trip on board S.S. China and reading about China. October 12, 1914. Written from Mukden, Manchuria about his trip to China. October 15, 1914. Written from Peking, working as Chinese, not American official. October 18, 1914. Doesn't believe in unchanging Chinese; believes that they are taking on Western things very rapidly. October 26, 1914. Interview with President Yuan. November 1, 1914. Sightseeing November 11, 1914. Office in President's Building; daily routine; writing memorandum on War; plans memorandum comparing constitution of China with constitution of other countries. November 19, 1914. Worry about Japan's plans for China. November 20, 1914. Description of Forbidden City, "The little 7 [sic] year old deposed Emperor still lives here"; describes Peking. November 21, 1914. Is to give advice and not wait to be called on. November 24, 1914. Outlines route he took to Peking; very few foreigners in Peking. November 27, 1914. Has been asked for advice on foreign policy. December 2, 1914. December 3, 1914. December 9, 1914. List of whom they are socializing with in Peking. December 10, 1914. Asked by President to prepare two memoranda, one on political problems and conditions in Mexico and other one on place of party organizations in the constitutional system of the leading countries and what role parties should play in China. December 22, 1914. December 26, 1914. Celebration of Christmas in China. December 19, 1914. January 7, 1915. (2 letters). New Year's calls; reception given by President; dust in Peking; Polish governess who speaks French and English; law on President's office in Peking Gazette; may change to Emperor. January 21, 1915. Writing memorandum on Presidential Election Law. January 27, 1915. February 9, 1915. Have moved from hotel to apartment; have six servants. February 14, 1915. February 27, 1915. "China might work out her own salvation, if other countries leave her alone. In a word, China must have her affairs for a time administered by outside help in precisely the same way that this was necessary in the case of Puerto Rico and the Phillipines." March 6, 1915. March 15, 1915. Has written anonymous article to be published in America on Japanese demands on China. Thinks Japan wants to make its Emperor the Empreror of China; "Now this may be a good thing for China and the World." March 24, 1915. Thinks mail being opened in Japan and read. March 29, 1915. Mailing letter via Russian P.O. March 31, 1915. Shopping and eating at Chinese restaurants. April 8, 1915. Raid on Trans-Siberian railroad by Pakenheim. May 4, 1915. May 20, 1915. Chinese yielded to Japanese terms. May 22, 1915. June 2, 1915. Talk of him taking charge of land tax system. August 24, 1915. Ill. Westel spent summer. September 18, 1915. Written from Pistaiho; wants to write two memorandas; "I want especially to put myself on record against any reversion to absolutism in which is likely to be a feature of a monarchy is one is established... Situation in regard to estabishment of a monarchy is not changed much... A possible compromise or intermediate step may be the declaring of Yuan President for life and by giving a life tenure to the President in the new consitution. If this is done the change to a monarchy could easily by accomplished at some future date. I think that Goodnow's position is now correctly understood by most of the leading men in Peking though the masses may think he was more responsibile for the mvement for a monarchy than he was." September 27, 1915. Trip to Pritaiho. October 7, 1915. Movement toward monarchy; being drawn into the controversy; has not openly opposed Goodnow's position; states what he will say in interview with President; will not give advice in regard to policial expediency; Will change advance or retard development of real conditional government? Will try to use influence to have the change take the right form rather then to favor or oppose the change itself; has about finished a memorandum on advisability of making the National Assembly a constituitive and advising body only. October 15, 1915. Low is asking for U.S. position if monarchy is estabished. October 18, 1915. Describes a trip. October 20, 1915. October 25, 1915. November 5, 1915. Formal presentation by Japan, England, Russia, and France to China that it is unwise to push the monarchical movement at the present time; China will reject this; enormous amount of repair and construction work being done in Peking. November 20, 1915. (2 letters) Proposition for China to join the Allies. December 3, 1915. Final decision has been made to change from republic to monarchy; incipiant revolt at Shanghai. December 17, 1915. Anderson and Donald's plan for China to join Allies; thinks Yuan has made a deal with Japan; Questions what Japan has offered China to keep her from making separate peace with Germany; "I am inclined to think that Yuan will make it an absolute government as he dares. I am by no means sanguine in respect to the ultimate result of the change." December 24, 1915. Working on article "Administration Reorganization - the First Step in a Program for Increased Military Preparedness." December 27, 1915. Formation of Chinese Social and Political Science Association; will publish Review in English only. January 4, 1916. Replacement of Cameron Forbes as governor of the Phillipines; [?] Harrison said he owed appointment to O. January 5, 1916. Summary of time spent preparng a report on th System of Financial Administration of Great Britain. January 11, 1916. January 20, 1916. Hopes formal ceremonies for crowning the Emperor will take place before he leaves. February 1, 1916. Monarchy indefinitely postponed due to representation by Japan; thinks government will control Yuan revolt. February 18, 1916. March 1, 1916. General feeling that Yuan is sorry he embarked on monarchical plan; evidence is overwhelming that there is now almost no personal loyalty to Yuan; he has lost the respect of China and is viewed as policial appointment who has always thought first of his own aggrandisement; with this feeling widespread I do not see how he can long control the situation; members of Citizens convention who had been elected to that body would be made members of the Si Fu Yuan; practically no case or care has been made for my services since I refrained from coming out in favor of a monarchy. March 26, 1916. Has just heard Westel will succeed him; President has just issued formal mandate abandoning the plan to establish the monarchy; he did this as it was evident that a landslide of provinces to the rebellion was about to take place. April 2, 1916. North could not put down rebellion in the South... the feeling here is not as much against the change from a Republic to monarchy as that Yuan in making the change has shown that he was willing to violate an oath of office; Morrison drafted memorandum recommending that Yuan immediately issue a mandate announcing that the establishment of the monarchy was definitely abaondoned; doubts decision was due to Morrison's recommendation; it almost immediately became evident that the rebel's would not be satisfied with the abandonment of the monarchy; they demand Yuan's elimination and the punishment of the promoters of the monarchy; worried about troops in the North attacking Peking; Japan has backed revolution in the South. May 12, 1916. (2 letters). Written from Toronto; Yuan has lost almost all his prestige; he is no longer the one strong man; does not think Cabinet system will work; is for strong President with an assembly to gather public opinion - not the seat of authority; "I see no hope for China unless she is prepared to act in a radical way."