蔣渭水「大眾葬」之觀察

蔣渭水是台灣非武裝抗日時期的重要人物，過逝時高達五千人參與其喪禮，造成台北第一次空前大眾葬。蔣渭水的喪禮幾乎動員了當時全台的無產階級團體，從中可看出其思想的轉變。「大眾」之名，引發無產階級和資產階級的爭論，名稱之爭亦可看出當時政治社會運動之間的矛盾。喪禮進行中，日本警方嚴密的監控、干預，呈現統治者和被統治者之間的關係。蔣渭水位於非武裝抗日時期的重要位置，適值世界潮流變化快速，左派團體連結外援欲大力開展，而他卻英年早逝。從蔣渭水大眾葬，可以觀察到台灣當時的政治社會現象。

關鍵字

蔣渭水；大眾葬；無產階級

並列摘要

Mr. Chiang Wei-shui was an important figure in Taiwan during the nonviolent resistance against Japan. When Chiang passed away in August 1931, up to five thousand people participated in his funeral, making an unprecedented ＂public funeral＂ for the very first time in Taipei. From Mr. Chiang's public funeral, we can observe the political and social phenomena in Taiwan at that time. First, the funeral mobilized most Taiwanese proletarian groups, but the term tāi-chiòng(＂public＂) triggered a debate between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. This debate reflected the friction within the political and social movement itself. During the funeral service, Japanese police officers' presence and censorship clearly portrayed the inequality between the colonial power and the colonized people. Mr. Chiang Wei-shui's public funeral was an important event in the Taiwan colonial resistance movement. Moreover, it was the time that leftist groups across nations eagerly sought international allies to encourage local revolution, it was unfortunate that Mr. Chiang Wei-shui died too young.