Judging from the views express ed in the columns of Republican newspapers and alto from what has been represented as the sentiment of the present leaders of the Republicans, it is an open question whether any settlement is possible short of absolute renouncement of political power by Yuan Shih-kai. The latter has lost the confidence of the majority of the people, who are not able to fathom the intricacies of politics which might even, occa sionally, necessitate the violation of oaths. The Republicans have
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