진주지역의 사회주의운동과 조선공산당 재건운동

Abstract

This paper discussed the process of forming a socialist forces in Jinju and activities they had promoted. Socialists in this region appeared immediately after 3.1 Movement. They developed the activities with starting the peasant movement in the Labor Mutual Aid Association of JinJu in 1922. In 1923 a secret society of the Third International was installed and they also acted illegal movement. Also, a ideology-organization was organized and the study and the extension activity were attempted. The most famous organization was Dongwoosa. Socialists participated actively in the peasants movement, the labor movement, the youth movement and the singanhoe movement. The most important figures were received the intensive surveillance and arrested several times by Japanese police. They were the only anti-colonial resistant organization that existed in Jinju. Owing to the second case of the Korean communist party in 1926, the first generation socialist in Jinju was a big hit. Since then, the second generation activists appeared and continued the movement until the end of the 1920s. In 1930s, the socialist movement in Jinju was developed as part of the movement of rebuilding the Korean communist party. This movement was progressed in two types. The first was the construction of the public organization according to the leadership of the central party. The second was the formation of local political organization which was spontaneous. The ultimate goal of them was building the revolutionary Farmer’s Union but ended in failure. The socilalist movement in Jinju continued incessantly from early 1920s to early 1930s. Although the socialist movement suffered from several crises, the movement continued. But the participation of the public was poor, the central figures were too exposed to the local community, and the new youth had no experience and lacked the capacity. They were the most critical factors why the socialist movement in Jinju came to no fruition.