Dr. C. T. Wang, the lately returoed delegate from Versailles, was expected to attend the Y.M.O.A. convention at Tientsin, but he remains in Shanghai. This is the convention's loss, but, if we are correctly informed, it is. rather more than that, it means a loss to the country. It is stated that the real reason why Dr. Wang did not go to Tientsin is that. once there, a visit to Peking. would have been incumbent upon him, and at a time like the present, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is unpopular with politicians because of Shantung and other thorny problems, it is easy to understand that the capital is not the most attractive place. Not only on this account but by reason of the general state of politics in the country is it easy to realize a reluctance to be associated in any way with Peking. We rather fear that Dr. Wang's ab-tention means a break in his political career, and we are the more inclined to this view by the report that he means to take up business. He is understood to be already interested in a firm whose ramifications are tolerably extensive, and it is believed that his return to active participation will mean a very large increase in capital and considerable expansion. Presuming that this view is correct, his decision is hardly surprising, for there is little scope in China at the moment for the sion-militarist.
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