Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-16
FORMER PRESIDENT
IS AGAIN IN OFFICE
pEPosEp EXECUTIVE RESUMES
POST AFTER FIVE YEARS;
MANDATE NAMES PREMIER
Or. Sun Vat Sens Rule Believed About
To Fall As Prime Minister Ac-
cepts Position Under chief
Executive

Peking.--N Yuan-Hung, who five
years ago was forced out of the presi-
dency OF China by the militarists, ar
rived here Sunday and resumed the
post OF the nations chief executive.
IL came from Tientsih In response TO
the call OF the revived republican
parliament, which recently met there,
that he again assume the direction
Of China's afalrsf.
President ii Yuan-Hung issued his
first mandate shortly after assuming
office, appointing as premier WI Ting
Fang, former minister to the United
States, and since 1917 one of the
strongest supporters Of the Canton
governments struggle against what It
termed the militarlsm of The north.
II is understood that DIR. wu Ting.
Fang has accepted the premiership. In
the meantime President Ii has desig-
mated DIR. w. w. Yen, former minister
under the last. premier, LANG Ehih-
"a. to act as premier until DIR. Wu's
arrival from Canton.
The uniflcation Of China Is declared
In Official circles here TO have been
brought considerably nearer by WI
Ting-Fang's acceptance Of the premier.
ship. II 10 asserted that DIR. Sun yat-
Sen, president Of the republic OF South
China, In whose structure WI has been
a consistent pillar of strength, viii he
unable much longer to maintain a
separate government.
Proponents OF the reunited China
program count on WI 10 swing many
of Suns Supporters to the new Picking
government. which already has tire
backing of q large bloc of the revived
republican parliament. as well as
that Of Geranal WI Pei-Fu. conqueror
Of Chang Tso-Lin. and the outstand-
ing military figure of the country.
II is expected that In the near fu-
ure members of the old republican
parliament resident In Canton will
come 70 Picking as the result of Wu's
assumption of office. as the head of
the cabinet.
WI Ting Fang has been an active
enemy Of the Peking government since
1917, whom Ia Hung was forced
out Of the presidency by the militarists
and the republican parliament dissolv-
cd. At that time he resigned the pre-
miership To throw the weight OF his
support into the struggle of the SOUTH
western provinces against the militar-
lists Of the north.
He consistently has backed the Can.
ton governments battle for the restor.
alton of the republican parliment. a
program which Is one of President
Ii Yuang- Hung's most prominent ad-
ministrative planks.
II Is reported here that President
Ii obtained DIR. Wu's acceptance OF the
premiership before leaving Tien Tsin
LIS return TO the presidency was
sought by WI Pel-Fu, chief of Cnina's
military men. as well as by the reviv,s
republican parliament. but the elderly
Chinese statesman declared himself
reluctant to leave his retirement II
reenter the turbid political seas al
Picking. On being importuned he said
he would undertake the responsibility
IL all the tuchuns and high inspecting
commissioners would resign immed
lately, accompanying him to Picking to
confer on the welfare of China.
II was the tuchun. or military Cover.
nor, system that brought about the
downfall of LIS presidency In 1917.
II am willing to sacrifice myself
but II this program be not adopted
the extinction of the nation is before
our eyes. II Is my inclination 10 stay
until death in Tien Tsin. my home
l have no more desire to see the PEG.
pie of the world. am old.
"What ambition I have Is only tC
see reunion. and would lay down my
life 20 bring 1t about day earlier