Peking, Aug. 15.
In the course of an interview granted to a party of Japanese journalists, headed by Mr. Nara-the Osaka "Mainichi," Chang Tso-lin made some sensational statements.
He said that he was opposed to Gen. Wu Pei-fu's plan for a popular convention, because he did not believe that the Chinese people are sufficiently intelligent, that Tsao Kun agreed with him, and that he had persuaded Wu Pei-fu of the futility of the scheme. He said that Wu Pei-fu did not desire the convention, but that an agitation for it was being carried on by one Brit and one Amer-
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