Jan. 7.
Tue political history of China hor the year. 1920 begins with the Funeral of Feng Kuo-chang. On December 2%, 1919, he died and immediately a scramble for his position at the lead of the Chibli action ensued. The state of the country at the time was as dis-curbed as it is to-day. In Peking, oan Chih-jui and the Anfu Club vere in the saddle; in Canton, "'sen Chen-hsuan and Lu Yung-ling were masters, with Wu ting-fang and the Mintang roup assisting. No peace conference was in Shanghai, ° al-hough Tang Shao-yi was. still chief delegate for the South and Vang I-tang was resident in Mr. Tardoon's garden waiting for Mr. Tang Shao-yi to receive him. Money there was none, and since chinese New Year was approach-ug, Peking was seeking a loan. he boycott was in progress and he students were still active. he Shantung issue had not yet been relegated to the land of the Hlassic and protests were still ting sent to Peking against direct negotiations with Japan. thus, the curtain rose and a new Ing of the republic because of the hanges wrought not so much in government as in the people.
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