File No. 893.00/2095
Minister Reinsch to the Secretary of State
Peking, August 21, 1911, 4 p.m.
Your telegram of August 16, 6 p.m. No other Government has been organized in the south although Sun, Tang and Wang and other Kuo Min Tang members are still attempting to assemble parliament at Canton. Fighting between the north [and] south is not considered to be likely as the Canton military officials are not in full sympathy with parliamentary party. President Feng appears to desire an understanding and may even favor reconvening Parliament. Tuan is opposed to this. President and Prime Minister are professing harmony but divergence of policy is apparent.
The war proclamation of the Chinese Government has been accepted by the Canton local authorities. This would appear to be recognition of the Central Government.
Separatist feeling at Canton and parliamentarian agitation may continue discord but compromise seems likely unless foreign assistance should encourage South. At present the Japanese support Tuan whose cabinet contains several pro-Japanese but Consul General at Canton reports that some Japanese financial assistance is probable there.