Chung-hui was persuaded to withdraw his resignation and resume office which somewhat upset the schemes of Tsao Jui and company. Dr. Wang's continuance in office was vigorously endorsed from Loyang and at least formally endorsed from Paotingfu.
Now once more, \therefore, it is said that Mr. Kado En-hung must go while the rest of the Cabinet will} be retained. The latest prognostication is that Mr. Sun Tan-lin will be made Minister of Comniunications, while Admiral Wu Yii-lin -will be given the Ministry of the Interior as a sop to the Tsao Jui faction. Admiral Wu, wha has been a railway director and has held other high offices, is personally very popular with foreigners, but has always been known as one of Tsao Jui's closest advisers.
There has been some talk of bringing Dr. W. W. Yen back into: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of recalling Chin Yun-peng the Premiership, both with the obvious purpose of opening friendly.intercourse with Chang Tso-lin. These ballans d'essat are also sent jup by the Tsao Jui faction and [must therefore be discounted and, taken for what they are worth.
The President's sympathies this subterranean feud are suppose.. to have been indicated yesterday when he invited Dr. Wang Chung-hui and Mr. Sun Tan-lin to receive his guests for him at his birthday celebration. The President announced in the Gazette that there would be no celebration and that he would not receive, and it is Believed that he meant it; but there are always Chinese and foreigners who interpret such anjmouncements as modest gestures only.and who go to pay their respects anyway. Anticipating this the President had to provide a small reception committee so he called upon Dr—Wang to receive foreigner's and Mr. Sun to receive Chinese officials. The politicians, always scenting out subtleties. see "im this choice of the two men 'n the Cabinet whom Wu Peifu: nost insistently supports 4 sign that the President puts his unofficial approval on the Cabinet as it stands and wants no radical changes which will result_in. strained -relations with Wu Pei-fu.
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