His Removal By Mandate Since the President's Mandate instructing Chu Yin-kuang, the Civil Governor of Shantung, to proceed to Peking to take up another post, reached the province on June 23, no fewer than 36 telegrams have been sent by miHtary officials, gentry, merchants and educationists to President Hsu, Marshal Tuan, Premier Chin, acting premier Sah, and the Minister of the Interior in Peking. They unanimously urge the Peking authorities to instruct Governor Chu to postpone departure from his present post. The Civil Governor is highly praised for the good work ho has accomplished, while Peking has been politely but more or less strongly urged to take back the mandate, and has practically been told that unless this is done, the final result may prove undesirable for the country.
The following is a translation of the telegram sent to Peking by the Military Governor, Tien Chun-vii, of Shantung. It' represents the general tone of all the other tele-gratis sent to Peking on that day, June 26. and gives the reasons why they wish to retain Governor Chu in Shantung.
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To President Heu:—"To remove from and to appoint to any province a high and responsible official is a matter of great importance, for a change of this sort involves the question of peace and danger of that particular province. It is highly important that the local conditions, the surrounding circumstances as Well as suitability of the time, should be taken into consideration before taking action. Since Governor Chu came to Shantung about
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