조선총독부 학무국장 이진호(李軫鎬)의 역할과 의미(1924~1929)

Abstract

In December 1924, Lee Jin-ho was selected as the director of the academic affairs bureau of the Japanese Government-General of Korea. Since he was the first Korean to be a director-general level official of the Government-General of Korea, the Korean society was greatly welcomed, and it was expected that he would solve pending issues related to the education of Koreans at the time, such as compulsory primary education, the establishment of a civil university, and the problem of teaching the Korean language. However, he drew a line on these issues as a bureaucrat of the Government-General of Korea. When the June 10th Movement broke out in 1926, he was criticized by the Korean community for taking more unauthorized and ruthless measures than the judicial authorities in the process of punishing Korean students. Amid mounting criticism of the Crane Bureau, Lee Jin-ho sought to reform the atmosphere. He has maintained his own power in a way that 'supports and actively cooperates with Japanese imperialism' against the colonial power that requires cooperative forces. However, Lee Jin-ho's cooperation was meaningful when it was achieved in a certain combination with Joseon society. In other words, Lee Jin-ho needed to show his value to the colonial power by continuously gaining certain support from Joseon society. In this context, he was actively involved in the fierce alliance of the Gyeongseong Law Code, but the voices of criticism against Lee Jin-ho grew only in both the Government-General and the Koreans. Meanwhile, the governor-general was replaced by Yamanashi Hanjo from Makoto Saito. While seeking to change the situation, he actively suggested the theory of 'one-sided one-way one-way one-way one-way one', and it seems that Yamanashi, who had been appointed with the idea of extensionism, adopted it as a means of surprise. The Government-General, the Japanese media, and political circles opposed the idea of one-sided one-way one-way one-way one, and Lee Jin-ho, in particular, lacked the momentum to break through it. As a result, this policy was developed in an increasingly rapid and unreasonable way, eventually putting the Koreans under even greater pressure. Lee Jin-ho's justification was that he led the Koreans to civilization and formed a united people, but the process in which the burden on the Joseon Dynasty was more heavy showed himself that his ideas and logic were contradictory. As a result, even the Koreans criticized the one-sided one-way one-way one and demanded correction. Meanwhile, in January 1929, Lee Jin-ho was suddenly discharged after being accused of bribery. It was a futile and disgraceful resignation. Due to Lee Jin-ho's indecision, Yamanashi initially wanted to be dismissed from the position of director of the Academic Affairs Bureau, which planned to establish a position called 'participating officer' to replace the director-general position and implement it in a way that Lee Jin-ho was appointed as a honorable predecessor. However, when this incident broke out, the position of director-general of the Korean people naturally disappeared by leaving the office without any countermeasures. There was a widespread perception in the world that a Korean would be appointed as Lee Jin-ho's successor, but no personnel appointment of the Korean director-general was made. The replacement of the participant officer, which was likely to be achieved if it were not for the bribery suspicion, also fizzled out, and after a long stay, it was eventually destroyed.