Peking, Feb, 9, It is very puzzling to most persons who have been. watching the tendencies of the Chang Tso-lin Gictatoranip in the North with any Snterest to account for. the widely disseminated rumours of the Feng. ion leader's imminent assumption of the presidency during the recent New Year holiday on. In the opinion of most Chinese and. forflgners In touch with Chang Tso-fins surroundings, this. would. be the Toast. likely "of all" possible changes and would be the last that anyone who sought favour with the Generalissimo or his intimate conservative advisers would care to fuggest to him, "Since Tsao. Kun Dought is election from the longiseredited parliament there has been a very radical change of attitude throughout, China towards republican institutions and pres tences have been abandoned by factions otherwise having ttle in gammon, The result is that no military" potentate, frankly en-Joying dictatorial power the. behest of a faction or party, would now consider that he wa: being "elevated" to the: presidency or that the title carried with it any distinction
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