五四运动是1919年5月4日发生在北京的一场以青年学生为主,广大群众、市民、工商人士等中下阶层共同参与的,通过示威游行、请愿、罢工、暴力对抗政府等多种形式的爱国运动。是中国人民彻底的反对帝国主义、封建主义的爱国运动。
五四运动的直接导火线是中国在“巴黎和会”上的外交失败,而巴黎和会的消息能够及时传到国内,却是和一位四川人分不开的。1919年1月,作为帝国主义国家分赃会议的“巴黎和会”开场。
中国政府因战时参加协约国一方,作为战胜国,也派代表出席了会议。中国代表在会上提出废除外国在中国的势力范围、撤退外国在中国的军队等七项希望和取消“二十一”及换文的陈述书。
但是,会议在第一次世界大战中取胜的几个强国把持下,拒绝了中国代表的要求,竟规定德国应将在中国的山东获得的一切特权转交给日本。中国所能得到的,只是归还八国联军入京时被德国夺去的天文仪器而已。
当时全国人民热切期望恢复主权,收回青岛,北洋军阀政府的代表却居然准备在这样的和约上签字。巴黎和会上的消息,受到帝国主义国家的新闻封锁,如果没有一群爱国青年的艰苦努力,很难传到国内,让人民群众知晓。
在这方面作出了重大贡献的是“少年中国学会”及其“巴黎通讯社”。“巴黎和会”决定由日本接管德国在山东的各项特权,“巴黎通讯社”迅速得到这一消息,抢在英、日、美通讯社的前面,最先电传到国内各报馆。中国外交失败的消息,燃起全国人民特别是青年学生的怒火。
5月3日,北京大学和北京十几所学校的学生代表举行集会,决议致电巴黎专使,要求拒签和约,有一名学生当即咬破手指,血书“还我青岛”四个大字,以示爱国决心。
5月4日,北京十几所学校的学生3000余人齐集天安门前举行示威,并且奔向赵家楼胡同,痛打北洋军阀政府的亲日派官僚章宗祥,放火烧了另一亲日派官僚曹汝霖的宅邸。
五四爱国运动从北京爆发的消息传到四川,也是同王光祈分不开的。王光祈是一位出色的新闻工作者,先是《群报》记者,后为《川报》驻京记者,一直与四川成都保持着密切联系。五四运动前,王光祈的通讯已经写得很好,“解剖时事,既透辟而又颇多见解”,深受读者欢迎。
1919年5月4日,王光祈以记者身份,目睹了北京青年学生的爱国壮举,立即拍电报到成都,报道当天北京学生示威游行,痛打章宗祥,火烧赵家楼的盛况。
那时还没有无线电,王光祈发出的消息直到5月7日才在《川报》上刊载出来,但同湖南《大公报》登载五四运动消息的时间相比,《川报》居然要早两天。
May 4th movement of 1919 is one when happened in Beijing on May 4, 1919 is given priority to with young student, broad masses, citizen, industrial and commercial personage waits in next estate participate in jointly, the patriotic motion that waits for a variety of forms through government of demonstration, petitionary, strike, violent antagonism. It is the Chinese people's complete patriotic motion that rejects imperialism, feudalism.
The direct fuse of May 4th movement of 1919 is China is in " Parisian peace conference " the foreign affair that attend fails, and the message of Parisian peace conference can send home in time, do not divide with a Sichuan person however. In January 1919, regard imperialist country divide the spoils as the conference " Parisian peace conference " begin.
Because Chinese government is war attend one party of the Entente countries, as the victorious nation, also sent a delegate to attend the meeting. 7 hopes such as the sphere of influence that Chinese delegate advances to abolish the foreign country is in China on the meeting, army that pulls out the foreign country is in China and cancel " 21 " the allegation book that reachs exchange of letters.
But, the conference is controlled in a few powerful nation of the get victory in the the First World War below, rejected the demand that China represents, all prerogative pass on that set Germany to should obtain the Shandong that is in China unexpectedly give Japan. China can get, just remand the astronomy instrument that when the Eight Power Allied Force enters capital, is divested by Germany just.
Solicitous of the people of the whole country regains sovereignty at that time, call in Qingdao, the delegate of government of the Northern Warlords prepares to sign on such peace treaty unexpectedly however. The message on Parisian peace conference, be blocked by the news of imperialist country, if do not have the tough effort of a flock of patriotic youths, send home very hard, make people witting.
What made significant contribution in this respect is " teenager China learns " reach its " Parisian news agency " . "Parisian peace conference " the decision take-overs by Japan each prerogative that Germany is in Shandong, "Parisian news agency " get this one information quickly, grab in flower, before day, beautiful news agency, most first telex newspapers office each to home. Abroad makes unsuccessful news in, light a the people of the whole country especially the fury of young student.
On May 3, the student delegate of ten schools of Beijing University and Beijing holds meeting, resolution calls Parisian express, requirement refus signs peace treaty, a student bites broken finger at once, a letter written in one's blood " return my Qingdao " 4 big character, in order to show patriotic determination.
On May 4, the student of ten schools of Beijing holds hold a demonstration before Tian An Men of assemble of 3000 more than person, and run quickly to alley of Home Zhao building, the Japanophile of government of good beat the Northern Warlords is bureaucratic Zhang Zongxiang, incendiary burned another Japanophile the residence of bureaucratic Cao Rulin.
The message that 54 patriotic motion erupt from Beijing passes Sichuan, also do not divide with Wang Guangqi. Wang Guangqi is an outstanding journalist, it is first " group newspaper " reporter, it is after " plain newspaper " the reporter that be stationed in Beijing, maintaining close tie with Sichuan Chengdu all the time. Before May 4th movement of 1919, wang Guangqi's communication has been well written, "Anatomize current affairs, already incisive and quite much opinion " , welcome by the reader.
On May 4, 1919, wang Guangqi with reporter identity, witnessed the patriotic feat of Beijing youth student, instantly send a telegraph arrives Chengdu, report that day Beijing student demonstration, good beat Zhang Zongxiang, the grand occasion of building of baked wheaten cake Home Zhao.
There still is not radio in those days, the word that Wang Guangqi utters just is in till May 7 " plain newspaper " on publish come out, but with Hunan " big bulletin " publish the time photograph of message of May 4th movement of 1919 is compared, " plain newspaper " want unexpectedly early two days.