Mr. Wang is un old member of the Kuomintang; hence his~tard): ness in joining the Provisional Government. He considers. the death Jof Sun Yat-sen to have'relieved hit his obligation to his old chief, Dr. Sun would not allow any member of the Kuomintang to take office turder Tuan C)
Jeho was read out of the party for accepting: the Communications post, although his attachment to the Kuomintang was very weak, and quite subordinate to his affilutions. to Mukden, The. other two members. lof the Kuomintang to receive Cablreve Wang Chiv-ling and Shu-chan, the latter being the appointee to the portfolio of Axrlculture and Commerce. Both these aminees decided to await the death jot their leader before taking we tion, They wanted the jobs, but did not Jeare to risk the displeasure [chief by assuming then The Universities wore very much opposed to W 1 Chiv-ling's apointment. They might have had good reason for their opposition his defiance of the fiat of the Kuo-and his Inck of respect Sun's wishes. But it was Jon mich more personal grounds that they based their hostility, The professors regard the Ministry of tion ae the hi educated Mr. Ma hor hat opinion of the functions of his' Department. They. therefore deemed it expedient to uphold his claims against those of Mr. Wai she was not likely to prove xo tract able, Otlice oF Party Yang Shu-chan is a stronger ad-arent of the Kuomintang than Wang Chin-ling, who, after all, was for much of a figure im the coun-ils of the purty. "Yang used to be Civil Governor of Kuangtumg, and although a Szechuanese, has' been associated with the movement Canton for. many years, being reded as a close personal friend Jor Dr. Sun. However, like Wang Chin-ling, the Minister of Ayerieul= ture and Commerce clung to the iden that the times would eventually propitious enough to allow of his assumption of office, and Intely be." Thas been in two minds whether. to follow his colleague's example. The. fistest information is that he is like-Ly to dispense with the honour, and stick to his old party.
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