“缓慢”抑或“迅速”——论民国北京政府时期的电报发展

"Slow" or "Rapid" :Development of Telegraph in Period of Beijing Government of Republic of China

学界对民国北京政府的统治常持先入之见,乃至多认为此间的电报发展是缓慢的,甚至呈衰退之势。事实并非如此,民国北京政府时期无论有线电报抑或无线电报,发展皆较迅速,成效相当显著。其根本原因在于彼时的经济运行对交通通讯等基础设施建设产生强力需求,而政府的积极作为亦助推了电报的发展。若就当时的政治局势而言,其中的有利因素与不利成分错综纠葛,也预设了近代中国社会发展的复杂性。

The development of telegraph（whether wire or wireless） was rapid, and the effect was significant in period of Beijing Government of Republic of China. Its fundamental cause was that the economic development had a strong demand for the infrastructure construction, such as transportation and communication. And the government＇s positive action also helped the development of telegraph. This also presupposed the complexity of the social development of modern China.