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Salute the April 8th Martyrs

Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung

SALUTE THE APRIL 8^th MARTYRS

1946

[On 8 April 1946 the communist leaders, Ch'in Pang-hsien (po- ku), Teng Fa, Wang Jo-fei, and Yeh Ting were killed in an airplane crash and subsequently there was a commemorative meeting held in Yan'an.]

Dear Comrades-in-Arms-and Immortal Heroes,

In the last few decades you rendered your glorious service to the people. Now in dying for them your deaths are also glorious.

Your deaths are a clarion call to deepen the Chinese people's understanding of the CCP and to strengthen their determination to defend peace, democracy, and unity.

Your deaths are a clarion call to the whole party and the whole nation to unite in the struggle for a peaceful, democratic, and united China.

The whole party and the whole nation will carry on your unfinished tasks and continue to struggle till victory is won. They will never relax or shrink back from their effort.

Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung

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