The Anfu Club came into existence immediately after what has come to be known as the Bogus Parliament was organized in 1918. That} Parliament was organized view toward making it poss the militarists to elect a President to succeed Feng Kuo-chang and to make some of the activities of Feng Kuo-chang and Tuan Chi-jui legal, The Parliament consisted of members of the Chinputang of a large number of minor polit groups and factions, who found it impossible to work together. Wang tanz was asked to orga! 'a majority in the new Parliament] and the funds which came—into] the possession of the Government through the Nishihara Toans were utBized to pay the expenses of!.|the members. At its inception, all members of the Antu Dib were ies to be members. The Anfu Club eventually elected I Hsih-change President of China and Chin Yun-peng as Premier, President Hau was of the Chili group and Premier Ching was fan intermediate group coming from Shantung. The Anfu Club found it difficult to work with cither of] them and eventually ousted—both of them, The party contained many capable men and ce-opted many brilliant officials belonging to the new Chino~ tune Clique, As it was the political organ of Tuan-Chi-jui, it had full sway in the Government until the Student Movement in 1919, when three of its men were called "The three Traitors." By 1920, the par had lost its influence almost every where in China, except in Chékaing Province, where Lu Yung-hsiang. yed loyal to it and to Wa Pei-fu emerges ical figure as a result of his war against the Anfu Club,
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