Nanking, May 17.
The National Government has decided to inaugurate & system of consular. invoices, for all imports, to practically "every country. The ina liar to. the" obiining, Eystem will be. put into. operation beginning on August 1. The report bya news agency that @ new import sideration and approval as required bership of the proposed coune! by the Organic Law of the National to be elected by the people—the remainder to be appointed by the Government.
Government—yesterday's resolution "The impeachment was first brought Lage down that all "members of chants" held in Chinkiang. up by Mi. Kao Yulang, " member down foot ait members ary above: Sguse, is considerably lowe fof the Control Yuan, It was sub-[Sequently referred to a Committee elected, "Kiother change called for by the|Chinese™ merchants attribute the than that of previous years. The fof Three for examination and final resolution is that although" the Jeause of the depression in the silk [submitted by Mr. Vu Vu-jen, Pre teem, of office of members 3 the [cocoon industry to the recent Sin Gent of the Control Yuan, in and District [Japanese hostilities which spre formal petition to the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kuominces id ty Finally is to be respectively one in March to some of Kiangsu's year and two years, as original provided in he draft et sud ig sill cocoon producing dis-
In his petition to the C. ment adduced by Mr. Kao Vu-tang quoted the grounds for impeach as follows:—"Article 27 of the revised Organic haw of the National Government promulgated on December 30, 1931, Stipulates as follows:
"The Leg pon ingilegislation, budgets, amnestic: declaration of war, peyotiatios for "Having been duly promulgated, the said Organic Law is therefore now in force, "Now, the recent Sino-Japanes Agreement for the cessation of tilities in Shanghai has already been ratified by the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and signed and concluded with the Japanese without having been re-stred to the Legislative Yuan for Japproval, The Executive Yuan wil [probably justify its action on the pretext that the recent trouble a Shanghai and Woosung was, on our part, merely an act of self-defence /and not a "declaration of War," that what the Agreement provides for merely cessation of hostilities and not "negotiation for peace" and finally that the ment, being Jonly @ modus vivendi, is not in the ature of a "treaty". It will thus be argued that the matter does not feome within the purview of the Legislative Yuan and may therefore Ibe settled without prior reference to, the Yuan, "Such arguments, though _plauible, would however betray. ignor. tance of the fact that the article of [Organic Law in question also. conins the words "other important which, To less than declaration of war or conch peace, must also be decided pon by' the Legislative Yuan.
"Now, the recent" trouble at [shanghai and Woosung cannot described. as important More et, the other party being Japar obviously" an' international affair,' The matter being thus within the "purview. of the Legislative Yuan, signature of the Agreement without having first referred the Yuan. for approval con stitutes obviously an infraction of the. Organic Law.
"it ig respectfully submitted that while the autocratic usurpation of authority by the Executive Yuan in this single instance may not be of Serious import, establishment of such Jan obnoxious precedent is however fraught with grave dangers, as this might lead. to vagreemenis', with' Foreign Powers being signed and feoneluded at the free and. unchecked iseretion (of the Executive Yuan).
(the responsible official) were mot severely punished, the way would be open for our national sovereign lets and atr national territories to be signed away under. so-called 'Sgreements' through reliance upon such an established precedent, In order to avert possible serious con-Sequences, the impeachment is hereby brought up and it is also hereby that. Wang" Ching-wel, resident of the Executive Yuan, handed over for disciplinary siiment in order to Serve as a Reterrent to offenders in the fature fas well as, to uphold and vindicate] the sale of law."
Continuing, President Vu, in his petition to. the CS.C., quotes the FFeport of the special committee of the appointed by the Cobtrol Yuan to examine the proposal of member mnsidering the for impeachment advanced member Kao as sound, the com mittee recommends that' the Peschment be brought-up as pro-
5 i May 23° members shall not, figible for re-election~—Kuo tin.
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