The Archive · 1926

DR, W. W, YEN'S NEW CABINET

Meeting Arranged: Generals Leave for Tientsin

Peking, May 12.

Dr. W. W. Yen has arranged to assume the Premiership. He is con-yening a Cabinet at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

Generals Chang Hsueh-liang and Chang Chung-chang left for Tientsin this morning accompanied by their bodyguards.

No official information ig obtainable with regard to the fighting which apparently has ceased.

"Li Yuan, who has been residing at Urga, has been appointed Govern:

or of the Metropolitan Area at the request of Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

Peking, May 12.

Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan and Mr. Chang Chi-tan are among the enthusiasts urging the immediate restoration of Dr. W, W. Yer Cabinet, both being of the opinion that every other difficulty could be solved after the official reestablishment of the Cabinet.

Nevertheless, reactionary fooling on part of the Fengtien party as to the present political arrangement ig getting more conspicuous than especially with respect to Marshal Chi, Dr. W, W. Yen's Cabinet will be officially restored at Huai Jen-tang, on May 13 at 3 pam.

The list of the new Cabinet members, as it has been finally agreed upon, reads as follows:—

Dr. W. W, Yen, Premier, Dr, Alfred S7e, Minister of Foreign Affairs (prot {o his retura to China, Dr, ¥en will be in concurrent charge temporarily).

Mr. Chen Chie Minister of Tacer-

De, VK. Wellington Koo, Meister of Fi ral Chang Chin-hui, Minister Minister of Minister of

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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