ABSTRACT
Morrison kept watch on the political and military battles between Yuan Shih-kai and Li Yuan-hang. When the negotiations of 11 November 1911 between Yuan's emissaries and Li Yuan-hang broke down because of Li's refusal to accept Yuan's terms, 1 Morrison learnt from Aoki that Yuan was preparing a sudden attack on Hanyang. 2 Yuan Shih-kai again took to using military force.
