Voting on the Premiership in China in recent times is not unlike the procedure of an American Convention, especially the Inst Democratic Convention. There is just the same display of verbal fisticuffs, of political manguvring and bargain ing. After a deluge of words, hiding' the negotiations in the back rooms, action is taken without a sign that it hus been born out of Jong and arduous travail, In the ease of the Yen nomination on Priday, it way quite evident that both the Ayes and the Noos were afraid of the vote. The Government party would" have fovead the issue if they had felt certain of the result. But, there were too many waverers in the House to allow x division to be taken, On the other hand, the anti-Government party realizing a strength beyond thei expectations from would vote.
So they both indaled themselves in much wordy warfare, to the hurt of nobody and to the end that more time could be given to the business of political manceuy ug. Even physical warfare was Fentened at times to ensure that nothing was done, but the milder ts had no difficulty ning their exuberant eolleagues from annihilating themselves in the cause of a vacuum,
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