In connexion with Li's arrival in Shanghai, the following statement by Dr. Wang_ Ching-wei; the reformer and ryévolutionary, who is now Dr. Sun' Yat-sen's representative in Shanghai, should be read with interest.
"Dr. Sun," states Dr. Wang, "Gs taking no action in connexion with Li Yuan-hung's arrival because Shanghai does not come within the sphere of Dr. Sun's influence. Dr. Sun invited Li to go to Canton some time ago, but Li refused then: now he has come to Shanghai instead. Last year when the Ghihli party gained a victory, they invited Li to enter Peking to resume his Presidency, but Dr. Sun refused to recognize Li as President because such resumption to the Presidency was not in accordance with the law. All _communications addressed by Dr. Sun to Gen. Li have been addressed to "Mr. Li? and not "President Li." How now can we recognize him as President if we did not recognize him then? We certainly cannot recognize Li simply because he has come to Shanghai and is attempting to establish a new government. When Li was recalled to the Presidency after he had illegally dissolved Parliament, the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang refused to go to Peking in response to Li's invitations. Dr: Wu also refused to support Li and said that he could not recognize Li as anything but an illegal President. Dr. Sun has agreed to Dr. Wu's statements and cannot recognize Li as anything other than a_ private citizen.""
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.