日治時期台灣的民間團體，在性質上雖屬國家體制的輔助團體， 在設置脈絡上分屬不同的體系，另一方面卻是不同形式與層面的社會動 員管道，檢視歷史上民間團體在災害中的動員的模式與成效，不僅為台 灣災害史的重要環節，同時亦是觀察台灣社會發展的一個側面，前者能 夠累積更多社會動員的經驗，對於歷史上台灣面對天災之際，如何克服 與對應，提供了深廣的歷史視野與思考；後者則是可以觀察在殖民體制 下，台灣社會與殖民體制接觸互動的另一面向。 本文檢視昭和十年台灣中部地區大地震當時前往災區救援的民間團 體，發現壯丁團、青年團與方面委員為投入災區救援的主要力量，由此 提供一省思日治時期民間團體的角度。日治時期民間力量雖以各種型式 整合到國家機制的控制下，這些團體在震災時被動員，在官方的主導下 展現其力量。由此可知這些團體雖在國家體制的脈絡下運作，在功能上 也呈現出公共性與公益性，對日後民間團體發展的方向，提供了啟發的 作用。

The civil societies during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, in the nature as support groups of State, were set by different systems. To view the mobilization of these civil societies was not only an important part of the history of Taiwan s disaster, but also an aspect of social development in Taiwan, the former to accumulate more experience in social mobilization, that to provide a deeper historical perspective and reflection for the history of Taiwan to face the natural disasters; the latter to observe the interaction between Taiwan’s society engagement and the colonial system. This paper dealt with the assistant of these civil societies to rescue and reconstruct the people and places that hurt by the earthquake occurred in central Taiwan 1935. Although these civil societies were integrated and controlled by the State, but the mobilization of these groups were also showed a new model of social participation.

地震 臺中 方面委員 青年團 壯丁團

civil societies；Taichung earthquake