Tientsin and Peking after his yiter he did not expect to find Tuan Eh Jui making places for his old Anta following. Feng" Yachslang in his short tenure of office an virtual head of the Peking Government appaintead certain of his own personal ad herents. to office, but "upon Tuan Chisjul reaching Peking these men were also. unceremoniously pitch-Torked out of office. "Neither Chang eosin nor Feng Vu-hsiang is pleas: ed with the present state of alfairn {in Peking. If they are not pleased, then how can it be hoped that others fan be pleased vnlesy they be miem= bers of the Anfu organisation.
While Tuan Chiui wax at Tientsin he was the recipient of hundreds of telegrams expressing loyalty. to
sages. were expressions of loyalty ims Buk thee congratiatory mex torand Teiendship for Tuan Chi-ul—not loyalty. to and. friendship. for the Anfa Party. "As soon as. Tuan Chi-ful announced his new Cabinet there was a feeling of resentment towards him by all who had looked Upon him as Tuan Chi-jui the senior militarist in China as well aa the triest trusted, but not ay the leader and representative of the Ang Party and the Antu apis Beyond Bounds of Reason"
How any foreign Minister could bring himself to the point of recommending the recognition - of 'Tuan's dictatorship in beyond the reasoning powers of anyone with even a half-knowledge of Chines, affairs. In recognizing Tsao Kun'
blunder of the first magnitude was made. When Hsu Shih-chang was logically placed in office the Diplomatic Corps hastened to recognize him. When will our diplomats secure sufficient education in matters Chinese to stop blundering? These blunders merely prolong the unrest throughout Ching, and cost millions coumeree. 4 upon millions to foreign trade and
If Chang so-lis, Pong Vu-hsiang, Tang Chi-yao, Sun Yat-sen and the Chihli Party refuse to obey the mandates of the new Government, hhow can the Diplomatic Corps. by lurly stretch of imagination see any, reason for continuing to recognize this Government, The powers accorded de facto recognition. the Tuan Government a de facto government in Poking—not to spoke of the rest of the Chinese Republic. Why not withdraw this de facto re-once? It would be bot ter to do so immediately than to wait until some other gentleman or high-binder steps into Peking, ousts Tuan Chi-jui and then tells the diplomats they must recognize him and his government,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.