论云南绅士与清末收回铁路利权运动

清末,全国各地掀起了收回铁路利权运动,各地纷纷组建铁路公司。滇省绅士也应时而起,创建了滇蜀滇路公司,试图通过滇省自己的力量来修筑铁路。公司建立后,他们苦心经营、举步维艰,终因迈不出资金短缺,技术人才匮乏这两道坎而偃旗息鼓。与此同时,与英国争路权的斗争,经过绅士的努力取得了胜利,打击了英帝国主义的嚣张气焰。在是否赎回滇越铁路之议中,铁路公司的绅士也较留日学生表现得更为理性和客观。

On Yunnan Gentry and Rail-Rights Recovery Movement in the Late Qing Dynasty

In the late Qing dynasty,a nationwide movement to recoverrailway rights broke out and the railway companies were built up all over the country.Yunnan gentry also built up their railway company,through which they hoped to build a railway by themselves.They did their utmost to run the company,but at last,they had to cease all activities because of lack of funds and technical manpower.However,they won the struggle for railway rights with England resisting foreign aggression.In the controversy about whether to redeem DIANYUE railway,Yunnan gentry appeared more objective and rational than Chinese students studying in Japan.