Mao [Zedong]
Zhu [De]
Zhang [Guotao]
Message of Condolence to Wang Yizhe's Family
from Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Zhang Guotao
(February 4, 1937)

Ever since the news of General Wang Yizhe's murder¹ reached us here, there has
been a constant outpouring of mourning and grief. On the 4th, Mao Zedong, Zhu
De, and Zhang Guotao sent a telegram of condolence on this occasion to Wang's
family, which reads as follows:

To Chairman Mr. Yang Hucheng, Chairman Mr. Yu Xiaohou, and, through
them, the ladies and gentlemen of Mr. Wang Dingfang's family for their perusal:
We were extremely shocked to learn of Mr. Dingfang's tragic fate. Mr. Dingfang
worked hard for the national united front against Japan; he was not only a
mainstay of the state and the nation, but also a leader of the patriotic people. He
contributed a lot to peace and worked hard to obtain unification and unity,
thereby offending the minority who ignored the larger issues, and paid for this
with his life. The army and the people in the soviet areas grieve and mourn in
one voice, and we hereby specially send our condolences and respectful regards
through this telegram.

Mao Zedong
Zhu De
Zhang Guotao

Our source for this text is Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 1, pp. 789-90, where it is
reproduced from a copy in the Central Archives.
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong ji. Bujuan, Vol. 5, p. 55, where it is reproduced
from Xin Zhonghua bao, February 6, 1937, in which it originally appeared.
1. Regarding Wang Yizhe's assassination by radical young officers, see above, the
Introduction.