The Archive · 1922

PRESIDENT HSU'S HOLD 'ON POWER

Wu Pei-fu Preparing Scheme for National Approval ment.

The forwarding of these}; communications to President Hsu ihih-chang apparently led to his jcircvlar telegram saying that he [was ready to resign.

Important political developments are progressing to-day principally as a result of the it to Paoting of Mr. Wang Chia-hsiang, President of the Old Senate, and Mr. Wu Ching-lien, Speaker of the Old House of Representatives, who returned to Tientsin yesterday after conferences with General Wu Pei-fu and General Tsao Kun. This morning upwards of 150 members of the Old Parliament went to Tientsin from Peking. Prior to leaving they stated that General Wu Pei-fu had given a hint as to what was expected of the Old Parliament with regard to reconvocation and the Presidency.

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