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  1. Mr. Wang was Minister of Finance in Liang Shih-yi's Cabinet before last summer's civil war. After Wu P'ei-fu's victory over Chang Tso-lin, he was proscribed, like other members of that administration, and retired to the safe refuge of the foreign Concessions at Tientsin. Early this year he was pardoned, and the fact that he now assumes office illustrates the intricacies of Chinese politics and is possibly indicative of a rapprochement between the Chihli Party and Chang Tso-lin, to the exclusion of Wu P'ei-fu, who remains very much in the background.
  1. As regards Wellington Koo, it will be remembered that he was expelled from office when Wu P'ei-fu's "Pro-China" Cabinet was overthrown by the intrigues of the Tientsin clique last autumn in connection with the Lo Wen-Kan case, and that he was some months ago re-appointed Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, but refused to assume office until his appointment had been ratified by Parliament.

It was therefore a matter for considerable surprise that he should, after maintaining this attitude of aloofness for so long, eventually have joined an administration which had in the meantime been so much discredited in Chinese and foreign eyes. His assumption of office is noted.

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370Mr. Wang was Minister of Finance in Liang Shih-yi's Cabinet before last summer's civil war. After Wu P'ei-fu's victory over Chang Tso-lin, he was proscribed, like other members of that administration, and retired to the safe refuge of the foreign Concessions at Tientsin. Early this year he was pardoned, and the fact that he now assumes office illustrates the intricacies of Chinese politics and is possibly indicative of a rapprochement between the Chihli Party and Chang Tso-lin, to the exclusion of Wu P'ei-fu, who remains very much in the background.As regards Wellington Koo, it will be remembered that he was expelled from office when Wu P'ei-fu's "Pro-China" Cabinet was overthrown by the intrigues of the Tientsin clique last autumn in connection with the Lo Wen-Kan case, and that he was some months ago re-appointed Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, but refused to assume office until his appointment had been ratified by Parliament.It was therefore a matter for considerable surprise that he should, after maintaining this attitude of aloofness for so long, eventually have joined an administration which had in the meantime been so much discredited in Chinese and foreign eyes. His assumption of office is noted.Page 370 /00343
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of Finance in Liang Shih-yi's Cabinet before last simmer's

civil war. After Xu P'ei-fu's victory over Chang Teo-lin

he was proscribed, like other members of that administra-

tion, and retired to the safe refuge of the foreign

Concessions at Tientsin. Early this year he was pardoned,

and the fact that he now assɩmes office illustrates the

intricacies of Chinese politics and is possibly indicative

of a rapprochement between the Thihli Party and Chang

Teo-lin, to the exclusion of "u Plot-fu, who remains very

much in the back ground.

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remembera

As regards "ellinton Koo, it will be r

that he was expelled from office when u P'el-fu's "Yo

China" Cabinet was overthrown by the intrigues of the

Tient sin clique last autumn in connection with the Lo "en-

Kan case, and that he was some months ago re-appointed

Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, hut refused to aser

office until his annointment had bem ratified by Parl

ment.

It was therefore a matter for considerable sprise

that he shold, after maintaining this attitude of aloof-

ness for so long, eventually have joined an administration

which had in the meantime been so much discredited in

9:14 20

Chiness and foreign eyes.

l'is assumption of office

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