Shieh-yuan (Military Governor of Kiangsu) are opposing the wishes of the people and are preparing to attack the Lunghua Arsenal.
"Parliament has refused to be bribed or bluffed hence it has Seen removed to Shanghai. There are now nearly 400 members here and the Constitution can be framed without interference on the part of the militarists. Parliament can meet anywhere: there is no law demanding its meetings in Peking.
"Shanghai is a place of utmost importance. Here we have portant Chinese and foreign commercial interests, etc. Shanghai is a place of free public opinion. It is not.a playground for -warring militarists who desire to gain Shanghai and overthrow Parliament for their own selfish ends regardless of the lives and properties of the people here.
"Troops are being posted at Soochow and Quinsan. We see thus that Tsao Kun is actively paring for war in this dis-We' see that Tsao and his Chihli party desire to make us suffer to attain their own ends. They are treating us as our enemies do, so how can we forgive them? We should arise, enumerate the crimes of our oppressors, raise our standard and overthrow these people who are our self-appointed enemies."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.