Chapter 45 Condolences to the "April 8th" Martyrs [1]

(April 20, 1946) Dear Comrades, Immortal Heroes: For decades, you have done vigorous work for the cause of the people.Today, you die for the cause of the people, even though you die, you are honored! Your death is a call, it will deepen the Chinese people's understanding of the Chinese Communist Party, and it will strengthen the Chinese people's determination to uphold the cause of peace, democracy, and unity! Your death is a call to unite all party members and people across the country to fight to the end for a peaceful, democratic and united new China! All members of the party and the people of the whole country will inherit your behest, continue to struggle until victory, never slack off, never back down!

According to the publication of "Liberation Daily" on April 20, 1946. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] On April 8, 1946, Wang Ruofei, representative of the CPPCC National Committee, Qin Bangxian, representative of the CPPCC Constitution Review Committee, Ye Ting, the former commander of the New Fourth Army who had just been released, and Deng Fa, secretary of the Workers’ Movement Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, returned from Chongqing by American plane. In Yan'an, due to bad weather, the plane crashed in Heicha Mountain, Xing County, Shanxi Province, and all people on board were killed.This article is Mao Zedong's tribute to the martyrs.