Socialist Association - Shakaishugikyokai

A socialist research and practice group in the Meiji period. It was founded on January 28, 1900 (Meiji 33) under a new name, the Socialism Research Society. Its chairman was Abe Isoo, and its executive members were Kawakami Kiyoshi (later Katayama Sen and Nishikawa Mitsujiro). On March 2, 1901, it hosted Japan's first socialist academic speech meeting, and made every effort to promote and disseminate socialism. In particular, when the Social Democratic Party was banned from associating, it became particularly active by holding speeches, tea parties, debates, and campaigning around the country in addition to regular meetings, and continued to promote the socialist movement even after the Heiminsha was founded. Its main members were members of the Socialism Research Society, as well as Kinoshita Naoe, and the number of members, which initially numbered just over 30, temporarily reached 180. On November 16, 1904, it was ordered to ban its association.

[Ryuichi Narita]

Masao Ohta (ed.), Meiji Socialist Documents Series 1: History of the Socialist Association (1973, Shinsensha)

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明治時代の社会主義研究・実践団体。1900年（明治33）1月28日に社会主義研究会を改称し発足。会長は安部磯雄(いそお)、幹事は河上清(きよし)（のち片山潜(せん)と西川光二郎(みつじろう)）。01年3月2日に日本最初の社会主義学術大演説会を主催したのをはじめ社会主義の宣伝、普及に力を尽くす。とくに社会民主党が結社禁止にあうと、例会のほか演説会、茶話会、討論会、全国への遊説を行い活発な活動をみせ、平民社設立ののちも社会主義運動を推進した。おもな会員は社会主義研究会員のほか木下尚江(なおえ)らで、当初30余名であった会員は一時180名に達したという。04年11月16日に結社禁止を命ぜられた。

［成田龍一］

『太田雅夫編『明治社会主義資料叢書1　社会主義協会史』（1973・新泉社）』

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