一九一六年六月初,阴谋复辟、梦想当皇帝的袁世凯,在全国人民的唾骂声中可耻地死去,继袁之后控制北京政府实权的是皖系军阀头子段祺瑞。同年十月,日本大隈重信内阁倒台,继任内阁首相为寺内正毅。“西原借款”就是指日本寺内内阁时期(一九一六年十月——一九一八年九月)由寺内亲信西原龟三经手借给段祺瑞北京政府的大批款项而言。但当时中日两国统治当局对此均讳莫如深,秘而不宣;报刊虽有些透露,但也多系零星片断。嗣后公布者也仅是其中的 In early June 1916, he conspiratorously restored and dreamed the emperor’s Yuan Shikai, who had shamefully died in the remarks of the people throughout the country. Following the Yuan’s subsequent control over the real power of the Beijing government, Duan Qirui, the chief warlord of the Anhui Department, was killed. In October the same year, Japan’s Ohira heavy letter cabinet downfall, successor cabinet prime minister for the temple is positive. “Nishihara loan ” refers to the Japanese temple within the Cabinet period (October 1916 - September 1818) by the Temple aided by the West original turtle three lending to Duan Qi Rui Beijing government a large sum of money terms. At that time, however, the governing authorities of China and Japan were both secretive and unsure of what they were saying. Although the newspapers disclosed some, they also made sporadic breaks. The subsequent announcement is only one of them