We are in receipt of three interesting telegrams despatched by Admirals Tsiang Tseng, Chow Chaou-jui and Lin Kien-chang, of the Chinese Navy, to the Central Government and to the various leaders throughout the country, demanding the withdrawal of Gen. Sun Chuan-fang (Marshal Wu Pei-fu's supporter) from Fukien and cancellation of the mandate appointing him Tuli of the province. The senders state that while the country is looking towards disbandment and unity Sun's troops are pouring into Fukien with a view to suppressing the South. Such actions are contrary to the demands for disbandment and only tend to bring about further internal troubles. In order to have peace and unity, the writers state, the wishes of the people must be obeyed, and in the case of Fukien, they ask that the province be governed by the natives rather than outsiders. The senders state that self-government ~must_ be granted, otherwise they (the Navy) will take whatever action is necessary to expel outsiders who attempt to interfere with the province.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.