民初苏州商会的发展演变

The Evolution And Change Of The Chamber Of Suzhou In The Early Republic Of China

苏州商会作为商办的民间社团,在民国初期的一系列发展,可以说从一个侧面反映了近代中国民间社会从传统向现代的演变进入到新的历史阶段。其具体表现,不仅仅是苏州商会能够在辛亥革命后政体变更的新形势下,与时俱进地采取新的应对举措和发展措施,从而适应形势发展的需要,而且还不断完善自身的选举制度,使商会的选举与以往相比较更具有广泛性和民主性。此外,苏州商会还积极成立商事公断处等新的机构,在受理商事纠纷方面发挥了更为突出的作用,尤其值得重视的是在“五四运动”等反帝爱国运动中苏州商会的态度更加积极,所产生的作用和影响也更加显著。

As a civilian association that founded by the merchant group, the chamber of Suzhou has got a series of progress in the Early Republic of China, which reflects that the civilian society has developed into a new history during the process that the traditional society turns into the modern one. the chamber of Suzhou is not only able to take new and urgent measures to adjust itself with the new situation that the Revolution of 1911 has succeeded to change the regime and develop itself further better, but also it makes its selection system so perfect that the selection has become more expansive and democratic. However, the chamber of Suzhou is active to found the new institution, such as the Commercial Arbi- trary Organ, which shows that the chamber of Suzhou play a very important role in dealing with the business cases. At the same time, what is more important is that the chamber of Suzhou stands its point in the anti-imperialist movement-The May 4th Patriotic Movement and has a great influence upon the society.