The Archive · 1920

Meaning of Northern Gathering

MONARCHY OR REPUBLIC

What is the real significance of the visit of General Chang Tso-lin, Inspector-General of the three Manchurian Provinces, Peking? Why have Generals Tsao Kun and Li Shun been summoned to Peking? What is the reason for the movement on the part General Wa Pei-fu in occupying the strategic positions along the Poking-Hankow Railway?

Some of the older Chinese have come to the conclusion that such movements as these are not at all in the best interests of peace. They believe that a monarchist movement is on foot and unless it is curbed, China will be a monarchy within the next month.

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

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