Protest to Diplomatic Body Against Dr. Koo's Assumption of Foreign Office Shanghai, July 28.
Less than a dozen Members of Parliament, including Mr. Chao Yen-tang, a leading Kuomintang M.P., arrived in, Shanghai on Friday and registered their names with the Preparatory Office for the Rémoval of Parliament to Shanghai. No departures were recorded. Fifty-three Feng" tien members have telegraphed stating that they will come south when they can secure accommodation.
A telegram was on Friday despatched to the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps by Mr. Hew Fu-cheng, acting Speaker, and £63 associates, protesting against Dr, Wellington Koo's assumption' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the ground that his appointment is illegal, as it was not the President who appointed him but only a few men, style ing themselves Cabinet Ministers, and the Chihli clique. They state also that before Dr, Koo can assume the Foreign Ministry "his appointment -must first be approved of by Parliament. The telegram states that Dr. Koe's resignation was accepted late in May General Li Yuan-huig withthe other members of the Chang Shao-tseng Cabinet. Dr. Koo, the senders state, is now private citizen and his actions can only be considered those of an. ordinary citizen and not am Official of the Republic of China. Any act of Dr. Koo's, in the capacity of Minister of Foreigm Affdirs, will, therefore, not be recognized.
The Chekiang Residents' Association has telegraphed to the Peking M.P.'s warning them that they must be in Shanghai before August 4, otherwise their names will be struck from the rolls.
Public Bodies in China Tired of Delays July 30.
-"Parliament "must meet in Shanghai on or before August '0, whether there is a quorum or not, failing which they will be dismissed and their resignations will be accepted.''? This demand has been conveyed to the members and to the Preparatory Office for the Removal of Parliament to Shanghai in letters addressed by different public organizations.
Mhe result is that the question was-taken up ata council meeting on Saturday evening and discussed at some length. Some of the members -advocated that no-notice be- taken of the letters, while others thought that the matter should have very careful consi-
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