. The fight for the republic in China. «!,. The National Assembly Sitting as a National Conven-tion Engaged on the Dkaft of the Permanent Con-stitution. Specially Photographed by Permission ofthe Speakers for the Present Work REPUBLIC IN CHINA 45 the Abdication. Furious at the prospect of losing theirpercentages, the Four Power group made the con-fusion worse confounded by blocking all competingproposals and closing every possible door. Russia andJapan, who had hitherto not been parties to the officialconsortium, perceiving that participation had become apolitical necessity, now demanded a pla
. The fight for the republic in China. «!,. The National Assembly Sitting as a National Conven-tion Engaged on the Dkaft of the Permanent Con-stitution. Specially Photographed by Permission ofthe Speakers for the Present Work REPUBLIC IN CHINA 45 the Abdication. Furious at the prospect of losing theirpercentages, the Four Power group made the con-fusion worse confounded by blocking all competingproposals and closing every possible door. Russia andJapan, who had hitherto not been parties to the officialconsortium, perceiving that participation had become apolitical necessity, now demanded a place which wasgrudgingly accorded them; and it was in this way thatthe celebrated six-power Group arose. It was round this group and the proposed issue ofa .£60,000,000 loan to reorganize Chinese finance thatthe central battle raged. The Belgian Syndicate, hav-ing been driven out of business by the financial boy-cott which the official group was strong enough to or-ganize on the European bourses, it remained for Chinato see whether she coul
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