CHINA: Quo Fad is?

President Li Yuan-Hung was forced to flee from Peking under pressure from the Militarists. At Tientsing, capital of Chihli province, the presidential train was stopped by soldiers of the Governor of Chihli. President Li was forced to resign. He had, however, taken the precaution of giving his seals of office to Mrs. Li before leaving the Chinese capital. Application of the "third degree" made Li speak and Mrs. Li hand over the seals to the leaderless Cabinet in Peking.

The political condition is that the Cabinet constitutes the Government of China, which is...

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