Always Refused to Take Charge of Control: Yuan Nanking, Aug. 30.
The Standiig Committee of the Central Executive Committee at-its meeting yesterday accepted the resignation. of Dr, Tsai Yuan-poi a8. President of the Control. Yoan marder that he may. devote hitnself. to his duties as Chairman of the Central Research Gouncil. Mr. Chao Tai-wen, Minister of Interior, was appointed successor to Dr. Tsai—Koo Min, The acceptance of the resignation of Chancellor Tsai Yui the. Chairmanship of: th Control Yuan, has produced no, sensation, for Mr. Tani has been regularly resigning since the Third Party Congress, On. June 7, he addressed a letter the, Central only. parti of which was published in the local ver~ ticular press, an important passage Ting. deleted by the censor in spite of the importance of Mx. Tsai in the Government and party. Hig letter of resignation read as follows:—"When-T received my appointment aa. Chairman of the. Control Yuan and member of the State Council, T declined them both at the very ott set, as I realized that my limited abilities prevented me from assuming such grave responsibilities.
"But my petitions. were unheeded. Indeed, I" wan instructed, together with the Vice-Chairman' to. make preliminary: investigations for the exganization of the Control Yuan. As, in this instance, the work. and raponsbility was shared with: thes Vice-Chairmian,, consented to ass sume the task' pending the appoint ment of/a suesessor.
"On March 16, however, T again eeame ill, which compelled. ma: ton remain. in Shanghai for medical attention, Up to that: date, I body ni ready been on Leave of absence.foxy more thin 80: days. During that! period, I: twieo visited Nanking, once, attend a-meeting of the. Supers visory Yuan and the second times toy attend the. Sinte Burial of our lates Jkader, But my illness. proventa me from remaining in Nankin Jonger than was absolutely necessary, 0 that-I had not even the apports, unity to report my, presence tothe: Slate Council. Tam grateful to Mr. Chen Kuo-fu the Vice-Chairman, for: Inving. taken charge of the work the-Yuan daring: my- absence, ims exemplary manner; yet, I cannot excuse my own negligent (Since our Jate Lender has bee buried and military, activity. is also, fast reaching a conclusion, the time, hus surely arrived for the central} authority. to, reorganize the admire istration. of the Government, to naa very important step ing the central authority so that thes country, may become. unified.)
Note. The above paragraph in brackets was deleted by the censor.
The Detention of Li CM-
Mr. Tsai them again requestedithe-Government to relieve him from: ay responsibility which he could, nobi fil_and to appoint. a, successor.
This petition and others was constantly ignored and emissaries worosent to Mx. Tsai to Shanghai to.ree quest him to return to Nanking, butt be always ignored them. Friends of Afr: Tsai insist that the specific act which caused him to. leave Nanking: was-the detention of General Li Chi-sen, for whose safety he was: a guarantor.
Chancellor Tsai Yuan-pei is one: of.the oldest members of the Kags mintang, who has remained loyal. tos the party throughout its history. Ass Chancellor of the Peking National" University, he surrounded himself with a brilliant group of younger, scholars who made that university under: his leadership, the foremost institution of learning. in China.
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