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Show DECLINE TO JOIN U. S. Great Powers May Not Act on the Recognition Recog-nition of the Chinese Republic at Present Washington. April 5 At least one great power has declined to join tho United States In an agreement to ree-j ree-j ognize the republic of China at this lime, and there is said to be disposition disposi-tion in other nations to do so. No protest has been lodged against the court to be taken by the United Slates, but there is In some of the foreign capitals feeling of doubt of the ability of the constituent assembly to organize a stable government when it meets on April s that some of the powers deem it wis,. i0 withhold recognition rec-ognition for the present at le-i The appearance of at leas' one rival candidate for the presidential office when it was supposed thai 1 uan Shi Kai'a re-election was assured, and much support for this new candidate I from southern China is said to be i the basis for the hesitation shown by I some of the powers in dealing with I the question of recognition ' At any rate it Is certain that while Secretary Bryan's proposition will i celvs the cordial support ot h number num-ber of governments addressed by hi,i; there will surely be a certain number of the powers holding aloof, thoupii not in any 6ense protesting o i ' i - the Independent action of the United States. |