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sake old apologies for party figures, but cannot manage their own political families. no longer appeal to the general public. Though Chang Tso-lin got rid of his _Hunghutze stewards in self-defence, at least he did get rid of them. Inside the Wall we do not care to take lessons from Chang Tso-lin; but if Tsao Kun were to sob an example of his own by coming out frankly and disassociating himself from his evil Beniuses, it would set an example which people like Sun Wen and Tuan Chi-jui would have to follow. Then there would be some hope for -a national conference. If one big man set the example of weeding the rogues out of his following, be would be in a position to point out the rogues in his neighbours' camps and demand their dismissal as the preliminary a peace conference. and if, while this was going on, the Pow-
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