Peking, June 18.
Kao Ling-wei, who is a prominent leader of the Tientsin party, was interviewed yesterday by a delegation of members of Parliament. He clearly defineq the Tsao Jui (brother of Tsao Kun) faction's policy in the present situation, saying that the Premier Chang Shao-tseng would not be permitted to return because 450 members of Parliament, besides the party leaders, were opposed to him. Kao said that Tsao Kun was personally telegraphing to the Premier urging his resignation.
He said that the Cabinet did not recognize Li Keng-yuan's appointment to the Premiership by President Li, hence it did not recognize his acceptance of the old Cabinet's resignation. He said the Cabinet were urging Dr. Wellington Koo to accept the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kao said that Tsao Kun's suy® porters would not urge the election of a President until the completion of the constitution.
The Parliamentary Commission subsequently visited Dr. Wellington Koo, who according to the Chinese press is agreeable to accepting the post of Foreign Minister."
The bankers' help at the eleventh hour has enabled the Ministry of Finance to pay the local military. The following banks advanced $120,000 each against the salt surplus of the next three months: the Banks of China, of Communications, Chincheng, Yenych and Talv. The total of $600,000 was divided between the police, gendarmes, the ninth division and the thirteenth division, General Feng Vu-hsiang's troops, the President's guards, the Emperor's palace police and var. ious constabularies. ~The Chinese press says that President Li Yuan-hung carried blank mandates bearing his seal to Tientsin and is now issuing fresh mandates, among which one-appoints Tuan Chi-jui, the old Anfu Premier, Chief Commander "for the Suppression of Thieves" and Chang Tso-lin second in command.
The momentary lull in the situation is due to general recognition that the recent tactics were bad policy. The Cabinet: know that the President's acceptance of their resignation was valid. Hence their present position is illegal. Meanwhile the President's position in functioning from the British Concession in Tientsin is absurd. Parliament are afraid of public opinion and hence cannot pose judgment.
All are in fear of.the Diplomatic Body's sanctions for Lincheng which are due in the.middle of this week.
Feng Vu-hsiang and Wang Huai-ching are regretting their hasty expulsion of the President and are frantically explaining. Wang Cheng-ping. who detained the President at Tientsin, is generally dubbed an understudy of the Lincheng bandits, hence he is off to Paotingfu to explain himself to Tsao Kun.
For these reasons no immediate developments except organized opposition to Tsao Kun and the rapid disintegration of his following are likely.
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