留美学生罗家伦与华盛顿会议

Returned Students Luo Jia-lun in USA and Washington Conference

1921年华盛顿会议召开期间,以罗家伦、蒋廷黻等为首的一群中国留美学生为了维护祖国的权益,自动组织起来开展了一系列的外交斗争。他们在华盛顿会议召开前筹划成立了中国留美学生华盛顿会议后援会,发表有关时局的文章,为中国外交代表团出谋划策;在会议期间随时关注会议状况,积极奔走联络,既监督又支持中国代表团的外交活动,并组织了反对中日之间直接交涉山东问题的示威活动;在会议结束后,罗家伦等还对中国代表团的外交行动进行了全面的点评,分析其外交方针、对策方面的一系列失误,并指出了国人应采取的立场和态度。罗家伦等留美学生的国民外交行动表明:民族主义往往是大多数留学生应付种种危机的主要精神凭藉,他们的抗争行动体现出海外学子心系祖国、关心国家前途命运的民族主义精神。

During the Washington Conference in 1921, a group of returned students headed by Luo Jia-lun organize themselves to carry out a series of diplomatic struggles in order to safeguard their motherlands rights. They plan and found the Backup Association of Washington Conference, supervise, sustain and actively give suggestions to Chinese delegation. Luo also roundly evaluates the diplomatic activity of Chinese delegation and gives some valuable reforming advice. The civil diplomatic action of Chinese returned students indicates that their deep concern to the future of their motherland and their fiery patriotism.