After Yu Zisan's tragedy

Yu Zisan, 1925, was born in a primary school teacher's family in Mu Ping (now Yantai). 1in the autumn of 944, with the ideal of "saving the country through agriculture", he was admitted to the Agricultural Department of Zhejiang University, which moved to Guizhou. Yu Zisan studied hard, got excellent grades and was enthusiastic about public affairs. 1947 was elected president of Zhejiang university student autonomy association in may. After the "May 20th Massacre", students from Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou concentrated in Nanjing formed the Preparatory Committee of the National Federation of Students. Yu Zisan is one of the initiators and the liaison between Zhejiang University and the National Federation of Students. Under the leadership of Hangzhou Underground Organization, Yu Zisan led Zhejiang University students to participate in the patriotic and democratic movement, gradually matured in the struggle and grew into a strong student movement leader. Therefore, it attracted the attention and hatred of enemy agents, was blacklisted and monitored.

1947101around October 20th, Yu Zisan received a letter from an alumnus, saying that he would come to Hangzhou to attend the wedding of a member of the "trendy club" and would meet him at Zisan Station. However, because this letter has been read by spies before, an elaborate net is being pulled open. On the evening of 25th, Yu Zisan received an alumnus as scheduled. As it is getting late, they live together in Room 52, Datong Hotel, Yanling Road (now Yan 'an Road). The spy who followed all the way lived in the next room to monitor. At 2 o'clock in the morning on the 26th, four people were secretly arrested in the name of checking the night. The Kuomintang authorities used both hard and soft methods to extract confessions by torture, but Yu Zisan would rather die than surrender until he died. 65438+1At 6 pm on October 29th, Yu Zisan died heroically in prison at the age of 23. He defended the secrets of the Party, progressive organizations and comrades-in-arms with his life and blood, showing the lofty quality of infinite loyalty of a revolutionary youth.

65438+1On the morning of October 30, it was just dawn, and there was a different kind of bell echoing over Zhejiang University. The slow rhythm of the bell, like complaining, woke the students from their sleep. The slogans of "Yu Zisan died tragically in prison" and "blood, blood, stepping on the blood of martyrs" strongly shocked the hearts of students. At 3 pm, more than 200 students from Zhejiang University/KLOC-0 rushed out of the school gate, with white notes hanging on their chests, and the three of them lined up hand in hand. The parade consists of a huge portrait of "Yu Zisan's spirit is immortal" and "Where is injustice?" , first came to Xiaoqiaoqiao prison along Chun Qing Street, and visited three prisoners. Then along the downtown roads such as Yanling Road, I rushed to the Cang Qiao Provincial Security Command to pay tribute to Yu Zisan's remains.

In the face of the flood-like student movement, the Kuomintang authorities in Zhejiang Province took interception and blockade measures to prevent the influence from expanding. 3 1 in the early morning, Hangzhou posted a notice announcing martial law. At the same time, the inspection of posts and telecommunications was announced. A news blockade was implemented to prevent the spread of the truth of the tragedy and the anti-persecution struggle of Zhejiang University. What is particularly despicable is that he also used the tools of public opinion he mastered to create a lie about Yu Zisan's "suicide for fear of sin".

In order to break the news blockade of the authorities, Zhejiang University students published a complaint to their compatriots, stating the arrest and murder of Yu Zisan and others, refuting the lie of "committing suicide with a glass sheet for fear of sin", demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the arrested students, which was translated into English and sent a complaint to the whole world. In addition, Zhejiang University students also strive for the understanding, sympathy and support of professors, lecturers and others. On 3 1 day, more than 70 professors from Zhejiang University gathered to protest against the atrocities of the authorities and support the students' just action, and decided to suspend classes 1 day. Then, Zhejiang University Lecturers and Teaching Assistants Association, Zhejiang University Graduate Association and Zhejiang University Labor Welfare Association expressed their support for the students' struggle. On the 3rd, teachers and students of Zhejiang University went on strike, teaching, studying and striking. On the 4th, Zhu Kezhen, president of Zhejiang University, went to Nanjing to fight for the release of the arrested students and called for the redress of the wrongs. On the 5th, he spoke to reporters of Shen Bao and Ta Kung Pao, explaining the truth of Yu Zisan's tragedy and debunking the "suicide" lies carefully concocted by Kuomintang propaganda organs.

The news of Yu Zisan's arrest and tragic death reached some large and medium-sized schools in China through various channels. Under the impetus of underground organizations in China, an anti-persecution campaign was launched throughout the Kuomintang-controlled areas, forming a new climax of the national student movement. 165438+1October 4th, students from Tsinghua University and yenching university in Beiping went on strike. On the 6th, Beiping University held a general strike, and more than 5,000 students from each school held a memorial meeting for three martyrs in the Democratic Square of Peking University. On the same day, Nankai University and Beiyang University in Tianjin announced a three-day strike and jointly held a memorial service for Yu. Subsequently, large and medium-sized schools in Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan also held various forms of strike and solidarity activities.

By the end of 1947, the struggle against persecution was basically won, and it became an important topic to do a good job in Yu Zisan's funeral. After negotiation and struggle, the authorities were finally forced to accept the funeral plan proposed by President Zhu Kezhen. On March 14 of the following year, more than 300 students from various departments of Zhejiang University formed a funeral procession. Under the guidance of the huge wreath of "the soul of students" and "Yu Zisan's martyrs are eternal", Yu Zisan's coffin was buried on the southern slope of Song Wan Mountain at the northern foot of Phoenix Mountain. Yu Zisan's funeral marked the temporary end of the large-scale struggle against persecuting students. The caviar movement is an important link in the second battlefield led by the party against the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang, which dealt a heavy blow to the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang and strongly supported the war of liberation.