In reply to the petition of the Minister of the Interior concerning the establishment of a Paown Sé or Peace-preservation Society in the capital for assisting the police to maintain order, by Mr. Yang Yichien, the President says that the protection of the citizens and the see maintenance of order in Peking are the sole duty of the Metropolitan Police Force, so that there is no necessity for the establishment Pao-an 8é to share its responsibility The Mandate issued on August 14 urging the organization of volunteers corps was intended for the Provinces and not for Peking.
The sanction for the establishment of a Peace-Preservation Society in the Metropolis is thus revoked by President Yuan,
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