'The Kuomintang and the parlia mentary group already knew that it was hopeless to expect that Yuan Shih-kal would submit to them or to the constitution, but they and the whole country' were outraged when, early in 1913, Sung Chise-Jen, one of the most capable of the southern leaders, was shot in, the Shanghai-Nanking railway station in Shanghai just as he was entre ing for Peking. wide that the assassin had been put forward by Peking to do the Job. Certain statements in the }telegrams have led to the belief }that others, including Tong Shoe yi, were to have been assassinated, 'The provisional Parliament hath been dissolved in 1918, largely through the treachery of the Chine puting and on April 7, 1913, 6 new Parliament was opened' im Peking, which was again over whelmingly Kuomintang. Yuan Bhi lal bad again, bean defeated by this political party, which at time had the: confidence of the Chinese-people. During the period, Detween the meeting of the Pro-1918 Yuan Shih-kai hed organized an Advisory Council of his chosen men, an altogether illegal body from the standpoint of the Provisional constitution.
At this moment, he found an opportunity of altogether disregard ing the Parliament. He had been in negotiation with the four Powers Group, (also referred to an the six Powers Group) for a Reorganization Loan of '25,000,000. He ordered the agreement to be signed without the sanction of Parliament on the seronnd that it had been sanctioned by the Advisory Council. In putting through a loan of this magaltude without the consent Parliament, Yuan Shih-kai come pletely destroyed the authority of that body and henceforth his role in Peking was to all purposes, personal. He ignored the resolutions of Parliament, appointed whomse-
whatever financial arrangements pleased to ofo and made pleased. Tt must be noted that the Kuomintang leaders almost bagred the foreign rein Peking to efaae te tae te Toa' ae they realized thet! Yuan. would utilize the funds to suppress the revolution anid Ys ideals, But the Ministers did not feel they could intervene to. stop the Loan.
The Second Revolution In the,. hieatime,, Sun Yat-sen who had; been ed to a sine ways, nd.swent to Japan cure-, as Djxeator-General of Rail-
to. reorganize: the. "revolutionary motenent with's view toward ousting Yuan Shih-kei from office, Ho is
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