. The fight for the republic in China. k^^l,.. ^^ It. The Funeral of Yuan Shih-kai—the Procession PassingDown the Great Palace Approach with the FamousChien Men (Gate) in the Distance REPUBLIC m CHINA 263 every quarter notables began telegraphing him that hemust go,—including General Feng Kuo-chang who stillheld the balance of power on the Yangtsze. Everyenemy Yuan Shih-kai had ever had was also racing backto China from exile. By the beginning of May the situ-ation was so threatening that the Foreign Legationsbecame alarmed and talked of concerting measures toinsure their safety. On the 6th Ma
. The fight for the republic in China. k^^l,.. ^^ It. The Funeral of Yuan Shih-kai—the Procession PassingDown the Great Palace Approach with the FamousChien Men (Gate) in the Distance REPUBLIC m CHINA 263 every quarter notables began telegraphing him that hemust go,—including General Feng Kuo-chang who stillheld the balance of power on the Yangtsze. Everyenemy Yuan Shih-kai had ever had was also racing backto China from exile. By the beginning of May the situ-ation was so threatening that the Foreign Legationsbecame alarmed and talked of concerting measures toinsure their safety. On the 6th May came the coup degrace. The great province of Szechuan, which has apopulation greater than the population of France, de-clared its independence; and the whole Northern armyon the upper reaches of the Yangtsze was caught in atrap. The story is still told with bated breath of theterrible manner in which Yuan Shih-kai sated his ragewhen this news reached him—Szechuan being governedby a man he had hitherto thoroughly trusted—one Gen-eral Chen Y
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