The Study Of Postwar Danyang County Chamber Of Commerce(1945—1949)

After winning the war of resistance against Japan in 1945,considering recovering and developing social postwar economy,the chamber of commerce of Danyang County reorganized and reestablished itself guided by the national government,and took a series of measures in fields of politics and economy to protect businessmen's legitimate interests and promote the reconstruction of the area.In the field of society reconstruction,the chamber of commerce of Danyang County,centering on homeland affection and adhering to the idea of morality,justice and the sense of mission,devoted itself to factory investment and establishment,public work reconstruction,public security safeguard,price balance,etc.Due to its devotion,a structure of limiting bureaucrats' power and citizens being the master of China was formed in the area of society reconstruction,which made a positive contribution to postwar recovery and development of the economy and social order in Danyang.In the matter of relationship management with the government,the chamber helped to investigate market conditions,assisted to collect taxes,received forged properties,organized to exchange counterfeit money and so on;while it also protested against the government in order to protect its benefits from many aspects,such as commodity handover,trade name regain,tax break and so on.Generally speaking,even though the chamber was in a weaker position compared with government after the war,it still stuck to the fundamental principle that the business economic development should be well-ordered,which immensely benefited the social development and Danyang's restoration.Compared with chambers in large and medium-sized cities,Danyang's chamber of commerce is less powerful.Therefore,when protesting against the government,the chamber focused more on exploiting its advantages to the full,and paid more attention to alliance and mutual help with peripheral chambers.In fact,thanks to this strategy,the chamber played a more significant role in Danyang's social postwar reconstruction.In addition,as a grassroots commercial chamber,Danayng's chamber was not only a patron for businessmen and commercial affairs,but also a caregiver for businessmen's daily life.It was the full-bodied grassroots temperament and the great sense of responsibility that made Danyang's chamber endorsed by common people.The chamber's story makes the history of postwar commercial chambers much brighter.Comprehensively viewing the postwar reconstruction and development process of Danyang,it's easy for people to see that affected by two aspects,the national government and the principle to maintain area economy to develop well,the chamber of commerce in postwar Danyang County has possessed four identities,social reconstructor,order keeper,replacer of government's local functions and patron of businessmen.