第一次世界大战是帝国主义列强之间重新瓜分世界,奴役“异族”,争夺海外殖民权益和世界霸权的战争。不论以英国为首的协约国集团,还是以德国为首的同盟国集团,都是一贯掠夺和奴役中国的侵略者。中国人民坚决反对这种奴役世界人民的掠夺战争。所以,对于中国政府和中国人民来说,没有必要去参加哪一方对另一方作战。但因统治中国的北洋军阀政府内部,各派势力都想借“参战”取得某一列强的援助,以巩固各自的权位;而外国侵略者也想利用对中国一派的支持,扩大其在华的殖民权益,增强对中国的政治影响,进而控制北京政权。这样,第一次世界大战期间,中国参战问题,便在北洋军阀内部,引起一场争斗,这场争斗的实质是帝国主义列强争夺在华权益相互角逐的反映。本文就这一问题作些初 The First World War was a war between the imperialist powers to re-divide the world, enslave “aliens”, compete for overseas colonial rights and world hegemony. Both the Allied group of nations led by Britain and the Allied group led by Germany are aggressors who have consistently plundered and enslaved China. The Chinese people are firmly opposed to this plundering wars by enslaved people in the world. Therefore, for the Chinese government and the Chinese people, it is not necessary to go to which side to fight the other side. However, due to the rule of the government of the Northern Warlord Government in China, all factions of the various parties want to obtain the assistance of a certain power by “participating in the war” in order to consolidate their respective power. The foreign invaders also want to use their support for the Chinese faction to expand its presence in China Colonial rights and interests, enhance the political influence on China, and then control the regime in Beijing. In this way, during the First World War, the issue of China’s entry into the war caused a battle within the Beiyang warlords. The essence of this battle was a reflection of the imperialist powers’ vying for mutual rights and interests in China. This article makes some initial comments on this issue