Everyone knows that in the highly civilized and prosperous United States, “bomb riots” have broken out simultaneously in eight cities. Anarchist groups have spread far and wide. Near the sites of the explosions, anonymous posters proclaim: “Class war has already begun and will not cease until the international working class achieves complete victory.” Bombs are often buried at the homes of government officials, and human heads have even been found on rooftops. How terrifying! I can only feel sorry for the young ladies and children in those official households—how can they possibly sleep at night? Meanwhile, in the legislature, a few wealthy lawmakers, who wield more votes because they have more money and thus were elected, continue to vehemently denounce the rioters and push through draconian punitive measures. Let me tell you plainly: your “Day of Judgment” is at hand! If you wish to keep your lives and to have at least some food to eat and clothes to wear, you must thoroughly reform your thinking, cast off your top hats, put away your formal attire, and join the common people of your country in working in the factories or tilling the fields in the countryside.

Printed in the inaugural issue of the Xiangjiang Review on July 14, 1919. Signed: Zedong.