Nanking, Sept. 26, At an emergency meeting of the Central Political Council held yesterday under the chairmanship of President Hu Han-min of the Legis Jative Yuan, it was formally decided that Mr. T.'V. Soong, Vice-President of the Executive Yuan, should act a3 the President of the Yuan succession to the late President Tan Yen-kai, in accordance with Article the Organic Law of the National Government, which prove neat. the Preaident of his place It was also decided that, prior (0 President Chiang Kai-shek's retura. to the capital, the Presidents of the five Yuan shall preside over the meetings of the State Council by turn.
An important clarification of the popular misconception regarding the President of the National Government" and "Chairman of the State Council" was made by President. Hu, pointed out that ie while the late, Pres lent, Tan Yons kai acted as Chairman of the State Council in the absence of President long Kai-shek, he was not there ty "Acting President of the National Government."
The President of the National Government is invested with powers other than merely serving as Chairman of the State Council. While it is true that the attention of President Chiang has been engrossed with the direction of the military expedition, he has not thereby become so "unable to discharge his @aties," as to make it necessary for the President of the Executive Yuan to act in his place as "President of the National Government" in aecordgrice with Article X of the Organio Taw—Kuo Min,
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