The Archive · 1924

DR.- WANG'S DEFENCE OF GEN, FENG

Conference of Provincial Leaders (0 Settle All Military Affairs

Peking, Nov. 10.

Interviewed to-day by a repré-, sentative of the, Eastern News)

Agency, Dr, C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, made th ing. statement:—"For the last 13 years, since Republicanism was first introduced into this country consequent upon the Revolution at Wuchang, the Government has always been mono-policed by the bureaucracy, and Jeonsequently there has never been an opportunity for the manifestation' lay will, however, has arrived Jat last when the popular will can be'fully manifested as a result of the revolution recently brough* jabour by General Feng Vu-hsiang and his associates, "At present, the conference of re-[presentatives of provincial military Neaders, is being held, which it is expected will be brought to am end {before long, and thus all pending' military affairs will be completely settled, "Foliowfng the above conference,' smother conference of picked veteran statesmen and politicians, who are rising above any politic party or faction, to be convened, at which relief measures will be dis-is in this way that a new Government on the basis of the real popular will and—wishes will Ibe brought into existence, I, as a member of the Cabinet, will attend the forthcoming conference with the determination to share the important and onerous task of saving the existing serious situation,""—Eastern News Agency.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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