The Dismissal of Yuan Shi-kai

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Feb 3, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 5.

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The Dismissal of Yuan Shi-kai

The dismissal by the Chinese Regent, of Yuan Shi-kai, the Prime Minister, has been a matter of a great deal of speculation on the part of the Western powers. Some have considered him a thorough reformer, and yet others have pointed out that he is not so much of a reformer as was supposed, and conclude that his dismissal will not be a part of any reactionary policy which will be followed in the present government.