Mr. Zhu Ziqing. The so-called "relief food" is like this:1During July 1948, the legal tender of the Kuomintang government was depreciating all the time, just like under the Yangtze River, it cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy a pack of cigarettes. The salary of professors is rising month by month, but the devaluation of legal tender is faster and prices are rising faster. Professors who used to have a better life, like the general public, have a hard time. Especially for people with a big family, life is more difficult. The Kuomintang government also knows the people's antipathy, especially the intellectuals in colleges and universities, who can't stand this situation. So he played a trick and issued a purchase voucher, so he could buy "American-aided flour" at a lower price. It was also at this time that the U.S. government actively assisted Japan, and Si Tuleideng, the U.S. ambassador to China, called for slander and insult to the people of China. On the one hand, it is cheap, on the other hand, it supports the Japanese and insults the people of China. Some of us discussed it and wanted to expose the conspiracy of the Kuomintang government, protest against the insult of the American government and make a public statement.
The statement goes like this: In order to oppose the U.S. government's policy of helping, to protest the slander and insult of the U.S. Consul General's card and the U.S. Ambassador to China to the people of China, and to show the dignity and integrity of the people of China, we categorically reject all alms, whether purchased or given by the United States. It is hereby declared that the following colleagues unanimously agreed to refuse to buy cheap flour from the United States and return the shopping card. June 17th, thirty-seven years (Republic of China)
After the statement is written, I want to collect signatures, and as usual, I decide how many people each is responsible for contacting. Most of the old professors are my messengers. I took the manuscript to find Mr. Zhu Ziqing.
At that time, his stomach trouble was very serious, and he could only eat very little. When he ate too much, he vomited, his face became thin and his voice became low. He has many children, and life is more difficult than anyone else. But as soon as he read the manuscript, he signed it without hesitation.