Audiences for Smedley's speech

(Top photo) In the Communist-protected areas of North and Northwest China, and in Central China, mass meetings of the civilian population were held where lectures informed them of the principles and methods of democracy. After weeks of such meetings, and conferences, suffrage rights were given to all men and women over 18 and elections held to elect people's officials. I spoke at this mass meeting and participated in the election campaigns in many regions as a speaker on democracy (Bottom photo) Commanders of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment North of Hankow (Hankou), under training in their training camp