and Disbandment Peking, Jan. 3.
President Li Yuan-hung has issued a long circular telegram urging the early abolition of tuchunates and the disbandment of troops, contending that while tuchunship re main it is impossible to disband the troops, which are draining the country's resources and keeping the country in a state of unrest.
The President adds that his resignation has been in the hands of Parliament for some time. He is ready to retire when a successor is appointed but while he remains he intends to work for the country's welfare, Tuchuns and their soldiers, he declares, stand upon the road leading to national salvation.
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