The Public Opinion Of The Peace Negotiation Issues Between South And North In1918-1920

The peace negotiation between south and north in1918-1920coincided with the MayFouth New Culture Movement,at that time,domestic ideological circle was more active than ever, avariety of newspapers and periodicals issued in a large number, many social organizations andintellectual elites reacted positively to the issues which associated with the peace negotiation, thebreadth and depth of citizen participation in this peace negotiation was far beyond in that one which hadheld in the first year of the Republic of China. This paper try to expand a research on the public opinionof the peace negotiation issues, The main date come from newspapers and periodicals at that time.Chapter one, fistly describes three different stages in the process of north-south peace talk;secondly narrates the evolution of public attitudes about north-south peace talk in various stages.Chapter two、three and four are the main parts of the article, these chapters respectively expound thepublic opinion of congress、the public opinion of constitution-making and the public opinion offeidu caibing. congress、constitution-making and feidu caibing not only are the mostimportant issues in this peace talk, but also are extensively concerned by people at that time. Chapterfive reveals the public opinion of other issues except congress、constitution-making and feiducaibing. On the basis of previous five chapters, the conclusion part fistly sums up three characteristicsof the public opinion of the peace negotiation issues,which including activity、no strength and fromhotness to coldness; secondly analyses the relationship between public opinion and politics during thispeace talk.