The ''Shunpao"' declares that news has been received by the Peking Government to the effect that the treaty concluded between General Chang Tso-lin, the Mukden Warlord, and the Southern Government will be put into effect during the coming summer months. The main objects of the agreement are the overthrow of the Peking president, Hsu Shih-chang, and General Wu Pei-fu. The terms include the following Dr. Sun Yat-sen shall be recognized as President of the Chinese Republic with General Tuan Chi-jui, former Premier, as_ Vice-President.
The president will have offices in Wa-chang, and General Tuan will have his Peking.
When Hsu Shih-chang and Wu Pei-fu have been defeated, President Sun_ will go abroad in his official capacity, with a, jarge sum ipf money, visit the various {countries and offer China's official greetings to the heads of those countries. During his absence, General Tuan Chi-jui_ will act as president.
Generals Chang Tso-lin and Tsao Kun shall have equal power and shall not fight for or assume higher posts, Canton is willing to sacrifice the old Parliament but demands that the Constitution shall be observed.
Self-government shall be provided for in each province.
The present tuchuns shall be appointed Civil Governors.
These are the fundamental terms but there may be several changes made later.
President Sun Yat-sen has given orders, in his capacity as Generalissimo of the Army and Navy, for the attack on Kiangsi. General Li, Lich-chun, Chief of General Staff, has been appointed to lead two divisions and a brigade in the campaign, states a Canton telegram.
Northern detectives in Hunan have reported to Peking that the advance lines of Dr. Sun's Southern armies for the subjugation of Peking, have arrived at Chaoling, Hunan, where they are said to have received a rousing and enthusiastic welcome from the citizens.
General Chao Hong-ti, Commander-in-Chief of the Hunan armies, has called a conference of his military leaders and advisers and held/ a ballot to see whether or not Hu-juan should support Canton or peking. About 40 were in favour joining the North, 151 were in favour of the South, and 14 decided that neutrality was the best policy Hunan could follow.
Taxa Cui-yao Re-entering YUNNAN.
According to the Kuo Wen News Agency, the French Consulate-Genera] in Canton has received a wireless message from Yunnan state ing that General Tang Chi-yao's troops have defeated those un General Koo Ping-chen.
Tang will' enter Yunnanfu within the next few days.
The Kuo Wen News Agency also states that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has definitely decided to leave Kueilin for Chuanchow in the anti-Peking campaign on April 1.
General Liang Hung-kai has been appointed to General Teng Hong, the Canton leader who was murdered last week, reports a Canton telegram to the same agency.
"Shun Pao's" Report Denied Mr. Eugene Chen informs us that the terms of the above reported pact between Canton and Chang Tso-lin, are not correct. While Canton insists on the re-recognition of President Sun Yat-sen as the constitutional ruler of the Chinese Republic, the question of the Vice-Presidency must necessarily be left to the Chinese Parliament which is alone competent, under the Constitution, to decide who shall be Vice-President.
As regards the reported intention of President Sun to go abroad after the unification of the country, Mr.. Chen behoves, that President Sun will have more important work to attend to in China than paying ceremonial calls on foreign heads of state
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