"Foreign intervention in China," replied Dr. Tenney, la answer to a query on this point, "appears to me extremely unlikely, og Americans, at least, are tired of war and it would probably be impossible to recruit an army. With regard to China's working out her own salvation I must confess that I am rather discouraged on account of the lack of patriotism on the part of her leaders. Among the four candidates for the presidency I should be inclined, from what knowledge I have at present, to favour Li Yuan-hung, as being the more regular. I do not place much faith in Dr. Sun, although he is a very efficient Southern leader, because he has not the confidence of the whole country, especially in the North. There is certainly a dearth of strong men.
With reference to conditions in Japan Dr. Tenney said that the Wilson had stopped four days in Yokohama and five days in Kobe where he had seen Mr. £. S.
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