1910~20년대 대구상업회의소 구성원의 연대와 갈등 - 지역철도부설운동과 전기부영화운동을 중심으로 -

Abstract

Upon opening the port, Japanese merchants and industrialists who moved to Daegu has pillaged traditionally Koreans’ business district and placed themselves at the top of regional economy. During this process, both Japanese and Korean merchants established chambers of commerce. Such separate chamber of commerce was integrated in 1915.BR The integrated Daegu Chamber of Commerce was discriminatory both in terms of its members and operation. The regional Chamber of Commerce represented the local community and conducted petition movements to pressure municipal governments and the Japanese colonial government to implement certain policies.BR The chamber of commerce was the pivot of active petition movement to construct railways to support local development and growth, and to do so, they worked together regardless of nationality and industries to pressurize the Japanese colonial government. Also, when public opinion surged regarding electric service municipalization, they showed division and conflicts due to the clash of interests between industries. As such, the chamber of commerce, which showed solidarity at times and conflict at other times based on the nature of issues, reflects the complex and multi-layered local community at the time.