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Students of Mao's thought will appreciate an article carried by Hsinhua, the Chinese News Agency, in its January 28 bulletin-under the title, "Living Study and Applica-~ tion of Chairman Mao's Works Leads to Growth of Communist Ideas among Chinese Peasants." The instructive. experience of the Wupaili production team is one of the highlights of this inspirational piece: ; :
"The peasants of the Wupaili production team began studying Chairman Mao's writings in 1959. Today, all those who can read are eager students of Chairman Mao's works.
"The primary purpose of the peasants' studies of Chairman Mao's works is to eliminate selfishness and foster the idea of the public interest, or in other words, to destroy the bourgeois mentality and foster the proletarian ideology. In this ideological struggle they have not lost sight of Chairman Mao's observation: ‘Invariably, remnants of old ideas reflecting the old system remain in people's minds for a long time, and they do not easily give way.
"On one occasion when the team: collected manure from its members, all handed in high quality manure except a middle peasant. It turned out that this person had secretly made a manure pit for his own private use. The team restudied the article 'In Memory of Norman Bethune' and had a discussion during which bourgeois ideas of selfishness were criticised. After the discussion, the middle peasant filled in his private dung pit.
"In this way the peasants apply Chairman Mao's teachings in their daily lives and try to fight the selfish ideas in their minds. All have the resolve to 'follow Chairman Mao's teachings to promote collectivism, to run our collective economy properly and to stick to socialism.'"