谈德国《协和报》与中国对德宣战

Studying on The Concord Newspaper and China Declared War on Germany

"一战"爆发后,作为德方的舆论阵地,《协和报》发表了大量煽动中国民众反对参战的文章,指出中国对德抗议是强词夺理,与德绝交更是大错,中国万不可加入协约国对德作战,因为中国无实力应付对德战争。中国要认清:诱使中国对德宣战是协约国的阴谋。该报认为中国主战派所期盼的参战之利都行不通,断言参战将给中国带来灭顶之灾。德方欲以中国民意作筹码,压迫中国施政者让步,阻止中国对德绝交和宣战。但是德方忽视了中国是军阀独裁统治,军权高于一切,最后以失败告终。1917年8月,中国对德宣战,《协和报》随后被查封。

After the outbreak of the World War I, Germany took The Concord Newspaper as a position of public opinion and published a large number of articles inciting Chinese people to oppose the war. They pointed out that China＇s protest against Germany was a sophistry, and severance of diplomatic relations with Germany was a big mistake. Chi^aa must not join the allied countries to fight against Germany, because China has no strength to cope with the war against Germany. China must recognize that it was a conspiracy of the Entente to induce China to declare war against Germany. The paper argued that the war-fighting benefits which the China＇s war party was hoping for would not implemented, asserting that the war would be a big disastrous for China. Germany took Chinese public opinion as a bargaining chip for the purpose of oppressing Chinese policymakers to give in, stopping China from severing of diplomatic relations with Germany and declaring war. But Germany ignored that China was a warlord dictatorship, with military power above everything. It was finally a fail. In August 1917, China declared war on Germany, and The Concord Newspaper was subsequently seized.