Shinjin-kai
The Shinjin-kai ( Japanese 新人 会 , German about "Association of the New / Modern People") was founded on December 7, 1918 by students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo , which also students of the Keiō University joined, but also members of the labor movement. The aim was to discuss more democracy and social reforms and to actively support them.
history
First tried the Shinjin-kai, supported by the political scientist Yoshino Sakuzō , to promote more democracy through a variety of activities. That happened u. a. with a magazine “Democracy” (デ モ ク ラ シ イ, Demokurashii), which was then followed by the magazines “Vanguard” (先 駆; Senku), “Compatriots” (同胞; Dōhō) and “Naroodo” (ナ ロ オ ド). It was also done through agitation, and through promoting the labor movement. Later, in order to mobilize the “student masses”, the Shinjin-kai achieved a great influence on the university newspaper “Teikoku daigaku shimbun” (帝国 大学 新聞), on the student self-government (学友会, Gakuyūkai), on the debate club and on the settlement project for the slum in eastern Tokyo, in which the university was involved.
Members of the Shinji-kai active in the management of the "Gakuren" (学 連, as an abbreviation for "Gakusei shakai kagaku rengōkai", 学生 社会 科学 連 合 会, about "Student Association for Social Sciences"). At that time, the focus of activities had shifted from the pursuit of liberal democracy to orthodox Marxism-Leninism . Although very few members of the Shinjin-kai directly joined the communist underground movement, most considered themselves Marxists and spent much time studying Marxist literature.
However, members of the Shinjin-kai were arrested during the March 15, 1928 state raid against suspected communists. University pressure eventually led the Shinjin-kai to disband on April 17th.
Remarks
- ↑ In the raid on March 15, Japanese “San-jugo jiken” (三 十五 事件), 1,600 people were arrested, of which 500 were brought to justice.
Early Members (Examples)
- Sano Manabu (1892-1953)
- Miyazaki Ryūsuke (1892–1971)
- Nosaka Sanzō (1892-1993)
- Akamatsu Katsumaro (1894–1955)
Later members (examples)
- Nakano Shigeharu (1902–1979)
- Hayashi Fusao (1903-1975)
- Takeda Rintarō (1904–1945)
- Sano Seki (1905-1966)
- Kamei Katsuichirō (1907–1966)