조선유도연합회 순천군지부 회원의 현황과 특징

The Present Condition and Feature of Joseon Federation of Confucianism Suncheon Branch’s Member

‘Joseon’ Federation of Confucianism was organized to utilize and use Confucian scholars in policies at the end of Japanese ruling, sharing its visions with the Federation for National Mobilization of Koreans. It was formed after the “Conference of Chosun Confucian Scholars” held at the Gyeongseong Civic Center on October 16, 1939. There have been researches on the formation dates, places, and participants of its 13 national associations, but there was no study on the branches that were the subordinate organizations of the local associations. This study examined all kinds of historical materials, finding out when a local branch was established at 76 places and revealing that each branch was fast with formation like the association. The study especially looked into the data of Membership List - Suncheongun Branch of Chosun Federation of Confucianism, Jeollanam Province and analyzed the participating figures. There are two types of membership list materials: one includes the historical materials recorded between February 11 and July 31, 1940, and the other includes the ones between August 1, 1940 and 1942. As the number of members was raised, the board members were reelected, in which process historical materials seem to have been prepared again. There was the participation of modern intellectuals based on the high percentage of the early participating members that changed their Korean names into Japanese ones. Seo Byeong-gyu, who was the early assistant branch head, was replaced with Kim Bong-gak in the later days, which find out “tried more positively, that inducing general public.” The areas in contact with Gurye, Gwangyang, and Yeosu took active pat in Suncheongun Branch. It seems that those who were influenced by those areas and thus actively supported the Japanese imperial policies took much part in the Suncheongun Branch. The percentage of those who changed their Korean names into Japanese ones was considerably higher in the areas where the number of participants was low than other areas, which suggests that those who were from a backward area had a difficult time with participation unless they demonstrated they were following the Japanese policies more actively. That was why the percentage of those who changed their Korean names into Japanese ones was high. Those findings may lead to conclusions only restricted to the Suncheongun Branch. The investigator plans to continue the research with more various local cases.