Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 2, March 16th, 1949.
[Introduction]
A book drive for Chinese students organised by the V.U.C. International Student Relief Committee in the last term of 1948 resulted in the collection of a large number of books. The chaotic state of Chinese politics at the time resulted in a decision to hold the books for a time, but they are to be despatched in the near future.
It was decided that one half of the books were to be sent to some university in Nationalist China, through Corso, and that the other half would go to a university in Communist China, through the China Welfare Fund.
The work of Corso is well known to most people in New Zealand, but few know much of the China Welfare Fund at present.
The fund has been operating for ten years (it was originally the China Defence League) under the continuous leadership of Madame Sun Yat-sen, who, has recently made a report to supporters of the fund, which is available in bookshops in the city.
One way to make clear that you want the people to win is by joining their efforts. Your interest in their fight must be continued. Your contributions must be maintained for those projects which have their starting point in the cause of the people and whose effects actually reach down to them."