国民革命时期的广东农民自卫军述论

On the Guangdong Farmers Self-Defense Force During the Period of the National Revolution

广东农民自卫军创建于1924年8月,到中共四大之后发展迅速。它的宗旨是巩卫农民协会、保护农民利益、防御外来侵略。各级农民自卫军以各级农民协会为依托组建,分为乡、区、县、省四级,基本单位为乡农民自卫军。广东农民自卫军进行了统一和巩固国民革命基地、配合国民革命军出师北伐、维持社会治安以及保卫农民利益等多方面的活动。广东农民自卫军的发展过程呈现出鲜明的历史特点:是在中共关于武装工农民众思想的指导下建立起来的;是在国共合作旗帜下发展起来的;是在农民协会组织内部建立起来的;在国民革命中贡献巨大且影响深远。

The Guangdong Farmers Self-Defense Force was established in August 1924 and it flourished after the Fourth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party of China. Its organizational objective was to defend the peasant associations, to protect the interests of the farmers, and to guard against foreign aggression. According to peasant associations at all levels, the Farmers Self-Defense Force was divided among the townships, districts, counties, and provinces, with the townships as the basic unit. The Self-Defense Force carried out a series of ac- tivities, such as unifying and consolidating the National Revolutionary Base and cooperating with the National Revolutionary Army to attack the Northern Expedition. At the same time, it maintained social order and protected the farmers＇ interests. In the process of its development, Guangdong Farmers Self-Defense Force was character- ized by a distinctive historical nature ： it was established under the guidance of arming the minds of CPC workers and peasants ; it was developed under the banner of cooperation between the KMT and the CPC ; and it was estab- lished within the organization of the peasant associations. Its contribution to the national revolution was both enor- mous and far-reaching.