The Red Army is the army of the people and the vanguard of resistance against Japan. In these days of grave national crisis and impending calamity, with its own hot blood, it resolutely stands together with the people and fights against the enemies of the people. The Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic, the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Red Army, and the Red Army under its command, hereby propose the following principles for saving the nation and the people to the people of the whole country, to all parties, groups, and armed forces:

1. Workers, peasants, soldiers, students, and businessmen of the whole country, unite to resist Japan and save the nation.
2. Stop the civil war, and let the Red Army and the White Army unite as one to resist Japan.
Proclamation of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army
3. Let all parties, factions, and groups throughout the country establish a united front of the anti-Japanese people.
4. Convene a national congress for anti-Japanese national salvation, and establish a national defense government and an anti-Japanese allied army.
5. Ally with Russia and unite with the Communist Party, unite as one to resist Japan, and achieve the liberation and independence of the Chinese nation.
6. Release all political prisoners, and guarantee freedom of speech, publication, assembly, and association for anti-Japanese purposes.
7. Strive for swift military action against Japan.
8. Concentrate the Red Army of the whole country and all armed forces of the whole country in Hebei to fight Japan.
9. Arm the people of the whole country and unite as one to fight against Japan.
10. Overthrow the rule of traitors and national betrayers.
11. Abolish exorbitant taxes and levies.
12. Abolish usury.
13. Overthrow corrupt officials.
14. Overthrow local tyrants and evil gentry.
15. Provide relief to victims of disasters, refugees, and all unemployed people.
16. Protect the patriotic movement.
17. Protect all progressive elements in intellectual, scientific, and literary and art circles.
18. Protect the interests of workers and peasants.
19. Protect industry and commerce.
20. Assist the Hui and Mongolian peoples.

People and armed forces of the whole country, unite! Support the proposals of the Soviet Red Army! Strive to defend the Northwest! Strive to defend North China! Strive to defend China! Down with Japanese imperialism! Down with traitors and national betrayers! Long live the independence and liberation of the Chinese nation!

Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic
Zhu De, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army
[Date in the Gregorian calendar]

Long Live Mao Zedong Thought [mimeographed]
Reprinted by the Fierce Battle Division of Nanjing University

△ Proclamation of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army
Exhibited at the Chinese Revolutionary Military Museum
Proclamation of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army