To Xinhua ribao, for transmission to

Worker friends of the three newspapers Nanhua, Tianyan, and Ziyou in Hong Kong
who are on strike against Wang [Jingwei]:

In declaring a strike and refusing to work in the course of the struggle against the
Wang clique of Chinese traitors, you have manifestly set a good example for people
all over China; this also further illustrates the vanguard role of the working class in
the War of Resistance, and their resolute and unyielding spirit of active struggle.
The continuous development and expansion of this campaign is an extremely heavy
blow at the Japanese bandits and the Chinese traitors.
We are writing especially to send to you our warmest regards and highest respects with utmost sincerity. In addition, each of us has contributed 50 yuan (350
in total), to be passed on to you through Xinhua ribao, as a slight token of our
concern.
With national liberation salutations,

Mao Zedong Chen Shaoyu Qin Bangxian Lin Zuhan
Wu Yuzhang Dong Biwu Deng Yingchao

This document was first published in Xinhua ribao (Chongqing), September 13, 1939. We
have translated it from Mao Zedong ji, Vol. 7, p. 27, which reproduces this text.