May 9, 2002 08: 15
Today in history: Yuan Shikai recognizes "Article 21"
Photo taken by representatives of China and Japan when signing Article 2 1
1965438+On May 9, 2005, Yuan Shikai's government accepted the ultimatum of the Japanese government and recognized the "21 articles" of shame.
Since the "Article 21" negotiation between China and Japan, China has continuously leaked the contents of the negotiation in order to touch relevant allies and make them put pressure on Japan. However, the Allies were worried about the peace talks between Japan and Germany, and at the same time took into account their own interests in China, and did not interfere in Japan's behavior. Only through international pressure, they forced Japan to delete the content that threatened other countries.
Yuan Shikai agreed to accept Article 21 because he lost the support of foreign powers and was tempted by the Japanese government to support the imperial system. On the afternoon of the 8th, Yuan Shikai called a meeting in the Presidential Palace, and all government officials catered to Yuan Shikai's opinions. Only Duan said that he would use force, but Yuan Shikai refused on the grounds of insufficient national strength.
On the 25th, Chinese representatives and Japanese representative Yi signed the Sino-Japanese Treaty in Beijing and exchanged notes.
As soon as the news that the Yuan government accepted the ultimatum came out, people were furious and the whole country thought it was a great shame. Patriotic organizations in various cities gathered in succession, refused to recognize the "Article 21" and vowed to avenge the national humiliation. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in Shanghai held a national assembly and unanimously expressed their rejection of Japan to the end. Young students from all over the world are particularly indignant, some commit suicide angrily, some write bloody books with their fingers severed, and some ask to join the army and volunteer to kill the enemy. The All-China Education Federation has decided that all schools should take May 9th every year as "National Shame Day". Students in all schools in Beijing decided to recite the ultimatum after class every day to show their national humiliation.
Then, anti-Japanese movements took place in Hankou, Zhenjiang, Hanyang and Fuzhou. On May 13, overseas Chinese in Japan in Hankou are going to hold a lantern festival to celebrate Japan's "diplomatic victory". Local students and businessmen were furious and broke up to destroy Japanese shops.
On May 24th, the Shanghai National Anti-Japanese Comrades' Association and other organizations held a national conference on the new stage of the city's nine mu of land, "soliciting public opinion and asking the central authorities to stop signing", with seven or eight thousand participants. Zheng Rucheng sent military police to the scene to suppress it. The delegates went to the Manufacturing Bureau to express their opinions and asked TEPCO to "fight for the government to break the contract" and were detained in the warehouse. The next day, the conference was still held on nine acres of land, and Zheng Rucheng sent military and police to "stop the resistance."