旅美华侨与华盛顿会议

Overseas Chinese in America and the Washington Meeting

依据《申报》、《晨报》、《民国日报》、《大公报》等报刊在华盛顿会议前后的相关报道,对旅美华侨的活动进行梳理考察,认为旅美华侨对华盛顿会议极为关注,如会前要求南方政府派代表与会,会中及时通告国外信息,联络在美国民代表、留学生批驳不利舆论,监督政府代表,反对直接交涉与借款赎路,一定程度上博得了国际舆论的同情与支持。旅美华侨的活动对华盛顿会议产生了积极的影响。

The Washington Meeting was important in the history of modern China. Based on the reading and analysis of relevant news reports on contemporary Chinese newspapers such as Shen Boo （The Shun Pao）, Chen Boo （The Morning Post）, Minguo Ribao （The Republican Daily） and Dagong Boo （L＇Impartial or Ta-Kung-Pao）, this article looks into the activities of overseas Chinese in America. The author maintains that overseas Chinese in America were very concerned with the meeting and they were actively involved in a number of activities, such as asking the Sun Yat-Sen government based in Guangzhou to send delegates to attend the meeting, reporting the negotiation progress back to China without delay, contacting civilian delegates coming for the meeting, organising overseas students to refute harmful statements, monitoring the Chinese govemment delegates, refusing the suggestion to directly negotiate with the Japanese about the return of the Jiaoji railway ownership while raising fund to redeem the railway. Their efforts to some extent won the sympathy and support from the international community, which in turn had a positive impact on the Washington Meeting.