Telegram of Condolences to the Family of
Mr. Tao Xingzhi
(July 25, 1946)
(Xinhua Agency dispatch, Yan’an, July 28) Chairman Mao and Commander-inchief Zhu sent a telegram to the family of Mr. Tao Xingzhi, expressing their
solicitude and condolences. The text of the original telegram is as follows:
Shanghai, Victory Hotel, Huanlong Lukou, Luban Road, respectfully submitted to the family of Mr. Tao Xingzhi:1
We were shocked to learn that Mr. Tao Xingzhi has passed away, and we
express our deep condolences. Mr. Tao Xingzhi was an educator of the people
and he had been working ceaselessly for the liberation of the nation and the cause
of social reform. The news of his sudden passing is truly an immense loss for the
Chinese people. This telegram brings our condolences.
Mao Zedong
Zhu De
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong ji. Bujuan, Vol. 8, p. 113, where it is reproduced
from Jiefang ribao, July 29, 1946.
1.  Tao Xingzhi (1891–1946, native of Anhui) was a prominent educator and reformer
who had returned to China after studying in the United States. Fearful that he would be
assassinated by Guomindang agents like other intellectuals, he worked himself into exhaustion and as a result died.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719511-208