On this day, 108 years ago, May 1, 1917 (March 11, 1917 in the lunar calendar), the Commandant Army wanted to force the government to declare war on Germany. Group photo taken by the Warlords. The front row starts from the right: Jiang Yanxing, Cao Kun, Zhang Huaizhi, Meng Enhuan, Wang Zhanyuan, Li Houji, Yan Xishan; the middle row starts from the right: , Shi Jingyun, Xu Shufeng; Five from the right in the back row: Ni Sichong, Chen Guangyuan, Jin Yunpeng On May 1, the cabinet discussed the issue of declaring war on Germany. Ni Sichong, Zhang Huaizhi, Meng Enyuan, Li Houji, etc. broke into the venue. Ni, in the name of the head of the military community, said that the provincial governors unanimously supported Prime Minister Duan Qirui's policy towards Germany. The government should immediately declare war on Germany, and Zhang Huaizhi and others echoed in. Under the coercion of the Commandant Corps, the cabinet hurriedly passed the declaration of war against Germany. Duan immediately led the cabinet members who attended the meeting that day to the presidential palace to ask Li Yuanhong for approval. On May 1, Japanese Minister Lin Min visited Li Wonhong and said that if Congress vetoed the proposal to join the war, political turmoil would arise. On the 3rd, Ni Sichong led the military governor group to the Presidential Palace to present his views on participating in the war to Lebanon. Li Yuanhong was forced to agree to submit the case of participating in the war against Germany to Parliament for debate. The opposition in Congress to declare war on Germany prevailed. Yiyou News Agency expressed its opposition to declaring war on Germany. The Political Science Institute held an internal vote, but the declaration of war was rejected. On the 3rd, the State Council hosted a banquet for members of the Senate and House of Representatives at the Guest House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Duan said that all countries opposed Germany, and the Allies hoped that China would join the war and required cooperation from Congress. On the 4th, the Commandant Army hosted a banquet for members of parliament at the guest house to clear the case of declaring war for Duan. Li Houji delivered a speech on behalf of the various warlords, claiming that he would not hesitate to declare war on Germany, and "even be criticized and scolded by others." On the 8th, the House of Representatives discussed the declaration of war. Duan Qirui personally urged a vote. The House of Representatives meeting still decided to submit it to the committee of the whole house for review.