Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-20
YENT0ST'AY AS
ACTINGPREMIER
Resignation Of Picking Cabi-
net Does Not Change
Delegates Status. Claim

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Washington, Dec. 10. 80 Declaring !
they still represent China in TRUTH"
.despiteethe resignation OF the Picking |
cabinet, the Chinese delegation in a
statement today declared that unless
,theStwenty.one demands enforced by
Japan China In 915 ARE cancelled,
ington conference amount to nothing
more than a scrap of paper"
The delegation members said that
DIV. w. Yen, minister Of foreign
affairs, had consented to remain as
acting premier. DR.. Yen was edit
Gated in the United States, having
been graduated at the University OF
eecond secretary OF the Chinese lega-
.ttion here under Minister WI Ting
Fang.
~ Text Of Statement. :
The statement issued by the dele
an reply to inquiries concerning re.
cent news from China, il has been said
BY members of the Chinese, delegation
that the proceedings at the Washing
ton conferences have emphasized the
desire throughout China to unity the
country. 1t is the belief that tho uni-
hcatton Of the country is the sine quo
Tor for an independent nation. With
out a strong central government sup
ported by the various strong parties
in the country, it is impossible to avail
ourselves OF all the advantages to be
derived from the principles adopted at
the Washington conference. The CEN
men of Central and South China have
been fully convinced Of the necessity
to work together. w
General Chang Tsao-Lin in Man
churta naturally considers his region
most likely to be affected by <the de-
cision of the Washington conference.
The Japanese. has delayed and
postponed the deliberations with re-
gard TO China and they are deter.
minedly holding on to privileges in
Shantung. There is this feeling that
the interests of Manchuria might be
bartered away since the Japanese re-
! fused ito scrap the Fl demands affect
Ing the future of those provinces.
1T must be recalled that the 81 de-
mands were presented with an ulti-
matum but since they affect the terri
torfal and administrative autonomy Of
the Chinese government, unless the
demands are cancelled the principles
adopted by the Washington confer
ence amount to nothing more than
scraps OF paper. .
History is in the making and we
do noD know the final results, but of
this. we do know hat all the men in
China. BOTH high and. low, are think
ing about %unification seriously.
I'm an earnest attempt to get the
cooperation of all the leaders in
China. General Chang Tsao-Ldn de-
sires, to unite all the forces Of the
country. There is a, very strong
likelihood that the, other leaders will
rally to the call Of patriotism.
t Z Cause Of Fall.
New York. Dec. 19.-Eforts Of
Chang Tsa-Lin, high commissioner of
Manchuria, brought about the fall of
the Picking cabinet, according to a
statement today by Robert Harris, OF
the China News Bureau, the publicity
organization in American of Sun Vat
Sens Canton government.
General Chang, he said, went to
Picking last week during the progress
Of popular demonstrations against
China's Neutrality-suspicious. with Japan
at The Washington conference. 1t
was announced that his visit was to
robtain money for the support OF
troops. This was significant, Mr..
Harris said-ebecause one Of the rea-
SONS given for the resignation of the
cabinet was its inability to deal with
1.-THE financial situation.
General Chang, he declared, is sail
to be planning TO- succeed Hsu Chin
.Chang as president of China and ac-
corsling to Mr.. Harris. this is his first
move coward that end.