No Alternative but to Leave Peking:, A Chance to Act Freely Whilst Here Gen, Li Yuan-hung arrived in Shanghai at about 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon accompanied by '@ score of secretaries and "members of his bodyguard. He arrived at Woosung on board a Japanese steamer and was met by his Premier, Mr. Lee Ken-yuan, and his personal representative in Shanghai, Mr. King Yung-yen, and taken to a launch which conveyed him to the French Mail Jetty, from whence he proceeded immediately to 26 Route Doumer, the residence of Gen. Lu Yung-ting, former High Military Inspecting Commissioner of Kuangtung and Kuangsi. General Ho Feng-ling, Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang. despatched a battalion of special troops to afford Gen. Li protection. During the afternoon, Gen. Li called upon Mr. Tang Shao-yi, former Premier; Gen. Tsen Chun-hsuan, former Viceroy of Kuangtung, Yunnan and Szechuan; Mr. Chan; Tai-yen, a famous' scholar an reformer; and Gen. Li Lich-chun, a well-known revolutionary leader. He later met a'number of Chinese journalists with whom he talked for about an hour, after which he attended a meeting.
In the course of an interview with a representative of the "North-China Daily News," Gen. Li said that he was still President legally and come to Shanghai in that capacity, in spite of the suggestions of many people that he should come in a private capacity.
"T am President," he stated, "because. Parliament has never accepted my resignation. I have never resigned. I signed a paper under duress, but such a paper can never, e recognized as legally binding. Further, Parliament has hot found a man to succeed me. There is no man just now who will take up this post—no one who will assume the responsibility.'
Questioned regarding his departure from Peking, Gen. Li said that this also was under duress. He came out of the Capital because he had no alternative. He knew that his enemies were trying to undermine him and his govern: ment, andi he knew that he could not properly function in the Capital.
"T left" he continued, because I wished to protect the law. Who has broken the law the whole world knows. I ave no axe to grind with the Chihli party or with Marshal Tsao Kun, but I do not approve of their methods, which are illegal. The people who thave broken-the law are enemies of the people. Tsao Kun therefore
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