(1) Should the relation between the party and government be mentioned in the Regulations? (2) General _amesty. (3) The number of members of the Nationalist Government. (4) Meetings of the} Party Council and of Government Council. (5) Who was to take the place of the Chairman of the Nation-Government in his absence Regarding the signature of the promulgation of laws and mandates Regarding the chairmen of the different boards attending the Party! Council and the meetings of the Legislative Council. (8) Number of members of the Legislative Council, (9) The question of the members of the Legislative Council holding other positions concurrently. (10) The question of returning matters for reconsideration of the Legislative Council by the Executive Committee. (11) Regarding the relation of the Judicial Council to the law courts, A New System Among Nations However, our late Tender had the definite opinion that as the "Pive-Power Government" was a new system among the nations it could not be circumscribed by established precedents. His chief concern "as the' main principle and mine the details of the system, but consideration of these details was deferred after much discussion between us in deference to his opinion that it was quite sufficient at that time to agree spon the main principles The details for carrying out the principle would offer no insupemdle dif culties. However, the time of enforcing the principle has now come and the necessary" details: must be arranged accordance principle of our late leader, (2) Facts concerning the promulgation of the new Regulations. The -proposal for the organization of the "Five-Power Government" vas first made by. Hu Han-ming and Sun K'o after the. successful completion of the Northern Expedition. They cabled from Paris to the Nationalist Government recommending the immediate adoption of the Five-Power system and (12) What class of officials should be examined before they were appoiné- ied? (13) The question.of the members of the Censors Council holding other positions. These were all important questions concerned with the organization of the Five Councils and could not be overlooked, jopt this "Five-Power Government" system during this Period of Disei: line. But there is no fixed limit] Detween the thres periods named by our late leader and his final aim the Period of Constitution Jgovernment of the country will be} handed over to the people. system i entirely new it introduced in this Period of Disciline so that it will be in good runting order forthe Period of stitution, Others ask why the Legislative! Council which is not elected by the people'should have powers similar to those of parliament. Such persons have not considered that certain important powers spe as declaration of war, making pence, entering into treaty' relations and' preparing budget must be exercised by some} government on gas. During this trative Council and the Legislative Council are both under the direction and control of the Party and are not subject to popular election. It is much better that such powers as are mentioned above should be placed under the joint control of the two Councils than that they should be exercised solely by the Administrative Council.
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