But he could not leave Canton, for not only was he tied down to his portfolio, for which, by the way, he was not in the least fitted, but was also under close surveillance by the "Canton Cheka. So he evolved this plan of diplomatic cooperation with the Peking Govern ment, and seeing that nothing could bbe done in Canton with the Shameen case, gained the consent of the Government to the despatch of a mission under Sun Fo to Peking.
secured their adherence by sziving them to understand that there would be no abandonment of the independent position of Canton in the negotiations, merely co-opera tion onan equal footing, which Would strengthen the Chinese position against the foreigners.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.