Interview with Reference to His Recent Appointment Dr. C. T, Wang, one of the leaders of the Young China Movement, returned to Shanghai from the north on Sunday morning. During his visit to Peking, where he originally went on a. business trip, Dr. Wang was appointed, by a mandate issued by President Hsu Shih-chang, Director-General for the Rehabilitation of Shantung Rights, Interviewed on Monday by a rep-presentative of the '"North-China Daily News," Dr. Wang said that it was too early to make any statement at the present time, as his pleas were not definitely formulate "I have accepted the post," ho declared, "not that I desire to have it, but because it was my duty to accept. I knew nothing about the appointment until after my arrival in Peking, where I met Dr. W. W. Yen, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He put the situation plainly to me, and I saw it was my duty to accept. My first duty will be to take care that there is no" political interference.
"Offices will be established Tsingtao, to which town I shall proceed as soon as I succeed arranging my private affairs.
"T will endeavour to secure men trained in modern government and magesement to assist me. I have certain men in mind, and I ho: to be able to secure the assistance and ce-operation. of such as Dr. Wang Chung-hui (Minister of Justice, who has just returned from the Washington Conte: nee), Dr, W. W. Yen and Dr. D; ZT. Yui (a member of the Chinese Advisory Board to the Shanghai Municipal Council who went to Washington to represent the Chinese people).
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