To the Editor of the Norrs-Cmiwa Dairy News."
Sin,—I am not a little surprised seeing in your yesterday's issue the action of the German Consul in Yunnan in acknowledging a notification courteously sent to him by the Republican Government called intro The Republic of China was duly recognized by all the Powers, including Great Britain.
President Yuan in declaring himself Emperor has forfeited all presidential righto and for that reason cannot be considered as the head of the Republic of China as estab-Tished by law and consequently cannot represent the same in dealing with foreign Powers any longer.
The Republicen army in Yunnan represent the duly authorized military force of the Republic and, as such, have a right to deal with foreign Powers and now that President Yuan, as he was, cannot exercise that right any more.
I am speaking as a representa tive of the people who desire to remain on friendly terms with all the Powers who have recognized the Republic.
We cannot see anything irregular] in the action-of the German Consul in Yunnan, and we are quite certain that other Consuls would have acted in the same way.
May I also ask you, Sir, why some of the English papers in Shanghai persist in calling loyal Republicans "rebels" when they fact, nothing of the sort?
Thanking you for your courtesy in inserting this.
T am, ete., K. Waana, Elected Member of the National Assembly.
Shanghai, Jan. 26.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.