Chapter 67 Letter to Soong Ching Ling

(September 18, 1936) About Mr. Qingling: It has been nearly ten years since we parted in Wuhan.Every time we learn about the words and deeds of the revolution to save the country from the newspapers and foreign comrades, we arouse our infinite respect and love.After 1927, only Mr. Sun Yat-sen and our comrades can really continue the spirit of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolution to save the country.Although the call to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan has spread throughout the country, the Chiang family who commanded the army and the Kuomintang Central Committee have not yet completely repented of their misfortunes.This kind of behavior that violates Mr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary Three Principles of the People and the three major policies should not be tolerated by the majority of the Kuomintang members, but should be corrected.Therefore, I think that to wake up the responsible personnel of the Kuomintang Central Committee, realize the horror of national subjugation and the inviolability of public opinion, and quickly change their wrong policies, it still depends on Mr.Comrade Pan Hannian[1] is hereby dispatched to apply for opinions on the specific organization of the united front, and to discuss with Mr. the method of public activities, and please contact me for guidance when the time comes.Attach our letter [2] to the Central Committee of the Kuomintang for reference.At the same time, I would like to invite you to introduce the central personnel of the Kuomintang who are close to you, such as Wu Zhihui, Kong Xiangxi, Song Ziwen, Li Shizeng, Cai Yuanpei, and Sun Ke[3]. It is a great honor to have a talk with Comrade Hannian.

By the way, good luck Mao Zedong The fifth anniversary of "September 18" According to the "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Pan Hannian (1906-1977), a native of Yixing, Jiangsu.At that time, he was the representative of the Chinese Communist Party negotiating with the Nanjing Kuomintang authorities. [2] Refers to the "Letter from the Communist Party of China to the Chinese Kuomintang" dated August 25, 1936, see pages 424-433 of this volume.

[3] Wu Zhihui (1865-1953), born in Wujin, Jiangsu.At that time, he was a supervisory member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang.Kong Xiangxi (1880-1967), a native of Taigu, Shanxi.At that time, he was the Vice President of the Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance of the Kuomintang government.Song Ziwen, see note [1] on page 421 of this volume.Li Shizeng (1881-1973) was born in Gaoyang, Hebei.At that time, he was the Central Supervisory Committee member of the Kuomintang and the president of the Peking Research Institute.Cai Yuanpei, see note [1] on page 445 of this volume.Sun Ke (1891-1973), a native of Xiangshan (now Zhongshan County), Guangdong.At that time, he was the president of the Legislative Yuan of the Kuomintang government.