傳教士筆下的日俄戰爭－－論述《教務雜誌》的報導與立場

Missionary’s Perspective on Russo-Japanese War: A Discussion About the Reports and Stance of“The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal”

1904年2月至1905年9月，日本與俄國因兩國在中國東北和朝鮮的利益衝突而在中國東北地區開戰。日俄之戰起，也涉及英、美等其他列強在華的利益。一時之間，四方報導，輿論譁然。當時中國最大的傳教士英文報刊“The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal”（《教務雜誌》）對此亦多有關注。其「他者」視角的紀錄和傳播，在為日俄戰爭史研究提供史料的同時，亦有助於深化對清末傳教士群體的認識與理解。
本文擬以《教務雜誌》文本分析日俄戰前、戰中、戰後相關報導，一窺當時西方傳教士視角下的日俄戰爭緣起、日俄備戰動向、戰爭進程及戰後處理問題。

From February 1904 to September 1905, Japan and Russia went to war in Northeast China due to their conflict of interests in Northeast China and Korea. Since the Russo-Japanese War, the interests of other powers in China such as Britain and the United States have also been involved. Suddenly, reports spread and public opinion was in an uproar.“The Chinese recorder and missionary journal”, the largest missionary English magazine in China at that time, also paid much attention to this. The recording and dissemination from the“other”perspective not only provides historical materials for the study of the history of the Russo-Japanese War, but also helps to deepen the knowledge and understanding of the missionary groups in the late Qing Dynasty.
This article intends to use the text of“The Chinese recorder and missionary journal”to analyze the relevant reports before, during and after the war between Japan and Russia, and gain a glimpse of the origin of the Russo-Japanese War, the trends of Japan-Russia war preparations, the war process and post-war handling issues from the perspective of Western missionaries at that time.