1920년대 충남지역의 청년운동 - 공주․논산․대전지역을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This research is about the aspect of the youth movement in Gongju, Nonsan and Daejeon out of Chungnam region in 1920s. The youth organizations in the three regions in the early 1920s were also formed mostly with adult local leaders and characterized by social group for promoting friendship or non-political discipline group. With the purpose of eradicating illiteracy and propagating modern knowledge, the youth organizations were involved in running a night school, holding lectures and performing cultural events. As part of the movement to train skills, they also developed establishment of civil college and produce encouragement movement. There was much change in youth movement in the middle of 1920s, as socialist forces formed the Korea Youth Federation and led the social movement also in the region. In three regions too, socialist forces in Seoul Youth Association line tried to reform the existing youth association or to form a new youth organization with characteristics of innovation. The youth organization was active in holding lectures or discussions, cultural events and running a night school in order to arouse the status and role of youth and youth movement and the socialism and class consciousness. The activity, however, was not so lively because of the inner problem of the youth organization and the reinforced surveillance and control of Japanese police. The main purpose of the youth movement in the second half of 1920s was to form a firm organization of youth movement and to reinforce the capacity of national cooperative frontline. Youth league of gun-unit was formed only in Daejeon region and no associated youth organization was formed in Nonsan because of the conflict between youth organizations nor in Gongju because of rare youth organization. Youth organizations were active in youngsters' cultural and educational activity, supporting each section and defending the daily life of the mass. They also tried to form a branch of Singanhoi as part of national cooperative frontline. There was movement in all of the three regions to form the branch of Singanhoi, but it was actually formed only in Gongju. The activity of youth organizations in this period, different from that before, got much damage as the suppression of Japanese police was reinforced much more rather than any inner problem of the organizations. As a result, youth organizations in the early 1930s did but remain in existence. Youth movement in the early 1920s that was developed in the three regions showed much difference according to the condition of region and the main group. It was found out that youth movement depends on the youngsters' devotion, the solidarity and cooperation between youth organizations and the degree of influence of local leaders and socialist group.