5月11日，“攜手百年•命運與共--中國共産黨與外國友人”座談會在北京市人民對外友協成功舉辦。嘉賓們的發言精彩紛呈、金句頻出。今天，小編就帶大家走近第一位發言嘉賓—柯馬凱。
中國工合國際委員會主席柯馬凱是加拿大友人伊莎白·柯魯克與英國友人戴維·柯魯克之子。2019年國家主席習近平曾親自為伊莎白·柯魯克女士頒發中華人民共和國“友誼勳章”。現年已105歲高齡的伊莎白·柯魯克女士親臨座談會現場，受到第九屆、第十屆全國人大常委會副委員長、北京市人民對外友好協會名譽會長何魯麗的親切會見。
柯馬凱發言全文如下：
柯魯克、伊莎白與中國共産黨
柯馬凱
中國共産黨的百年曆程中有許多外國朋友。有的是外國共産黨員，了解了中共以後，成了中共的朋友；有一種先是中國的朋友，後來也成了中共的朋友。我的父母各屬一類。
我父親柯魯克1935年加入了英國共産黨。1936年他加入了西班牙的國際縱隊，在保衛馬德裡的哈拉瑪戰役中負傷。當時中共在延安還在唱《保衛馬德裡》！養傷期間，他從白求恩那裡借閱了《西行漫記》，了解了長征的英雄事迹，對中國共産黨肅然起敬！1938年他和許多國際縱隊戰士一樣從西班牙來到中國。在上海他結識了一些中共黨員和外國朋友， 如路易·艾黎和貝爾登。他鼓勵愛國學生向往延安。1940年我父親在四川認識了我母親。
我母親伊莎白出生在四川。她幼年就看到了農民疾苦。1938年大學畢業後回到中國來研究農村。1939年在阿壩認識了艾黎，借閱工合委員魏璐詩的共産主義書刊，認識了一些地下黨。1940-1941年在璧山縣幫助組建合作社。貝爾登去看她時還說：“有一位了不起的中國共産黨員叫John Lai” – 我母親猜出他所說的時周恩來！（至今周總理的畫像還挂在我們客廳的牆壁上！）1940年父母相識相愛，因被長征的英勇事迹所感動，父親在紅軍強渡大渡河的泸定橋向母親求婚！
1942年他倆分赴英國去參軍。途中父親在紐約為工合募捐支援中國抗戰。母親加入了英國共産黨。戰後了解到中共要推行土改，他們決定前往紀錄這場土地革命！
1947年，他們帶着英共的介紹信來到中國，黨安排他們去解放區的十裡店村觀察土改。他們與村民和土改工作隊的同志同吃同住，詳實地記錄了土改全過程。土地改革為解放戰争的勝利奠定了基礎。
1948年中共邀請他們留下來為新中國培養外事幹部。到1980年他倆離休時，已經幫助黨和國家培養了許許多多非常能幹的外事幹部，包括後來的一些大使和外交部長。
中國共産黨結合中國的國情，創造性地發展了馬克思列甯主義，例如依靠農民，農村包圍城市，來取得勝利。
父母是共産黨員，中共很照顧他們，從1947年起讓他們參加中共的組織生活和各種運動。他們感受最深的是：中共善于組織發動群衆，接受群衆的監督，有事跟群衆商量，使他們提高覺悟，能夠真正自己解放自己。
兩個難忘的時刻：
1949年一月，北平和平解放時，母親和馬海德是為數不多的有幸登上前門箭樓的外國人，和一些中共上司人一道檢閱入城式；
1949年十月一日，我父母在觀禮台上觀看了開國大典！中國人民站起來了！
中國共産黨非常珍惜外國友人。兩個難忘的時刻：
1973年敬愛的周總理宴請了我們一家，以及一些其他外國朋友；
2019年習近平主席給我母親授予了友誼勳章。
我小時候經常聽到一句話：“我們的朋友遍天下”！說到這裡，我想轉達一下我們的好友，也是中共的好友，文幼章全家對百年華誕刻的良好祝願！
在未來，中國共産黨肯定會結交越來越多的朋友！祝中國共産黨生日快樂！
Michael Crook：
The Chinese Communist Party (CPC) has had countless foreign friends over its 100-year history. Some are communists, who learn to admire the CPC, some are friends of China, who come to admire the CPC. My parents are one of each.
My father, David Crook, joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1935. In 1936 he joined the International Brigades in Spain and was wounded in the Battle of Jarama, defending Madrid. We learned later that the CPC in Yan'an was then singing "Defend Madrid" (保衛馬德裡)! While convalescing, he read Dr. Bethune’s copy of "Red Star over China", learned of the Long March, and came to admire the CPC! In 1938, like many others he left Spain for China. In Shanghai he met members of the CPC and foreign friends like Rewi Alley and Jack Belden. He encouraged patriotic students to look to Yan'an. In 1940 he went to Sichuan and met my mother.
My mother Isabel was born in SIchuan where she saw the miserable life of farmers. Upon graduation in 1938, she returned to study rural China. In 1939 she met Rewi Alley in Aba and borrowed communist literature from Ruth Weiss in Chengdu, and met underground communists. 1940 to 1941, mum helped set up cooperatives in Bishan. When the journalist Jack Belden visited her there, he spoke of the remarkable Chinese Communist “John Lai”. (Mum figured out he meant Zhou En-lai!, whose portrait hangs in our living room to this day.) In 1940 my parents. Moved by the heroic deeds of the Long March, Dad proposed to mum at Luding Bridge, where the Red Army had crossed the Dadu River on the Long March.
In 1942 they went to England to join the army, and mum joined the CPGB. On the way, father helped Gung Ho raise funds in New York for China’s War of Resistance. After the war, they learned the CPC was about to launch land reform, decided to document the great event. So in 1947, they came with a letter of introduction from the CPGB, and the CPC arranged for them to go to the village of Ten Mile Inn in the liberated areas and observe the land reform. They lived among the peasants and comrades of the Land Reform team, observed every detail of the event which guaranteed the success of the War of Liberation.
In 1948 the CPC invited them to stay and train foreign affairs cadres for new China. When they retired around 1980, they had helped train numerous talents, including ambassadors and foreign ministers, who have ably served the CPC and PCR.
The CPC creatively developed Marxist-Leninism to suit China’s situation, for example rely on the peasantry, surround the cities, and so on, to gain victory.
My parents being communists, the CPC kindly let them participate in party activities from 1947 on. What impressed them most was the way the CPC mobilize the common people in mass movements, accept their supervision, involve them in discussions, so they raise their political awareness, and really liberate themselves.
Two memorable events:
· In January 1949, mum and George Hatem were the lucky few foreigners like to mount Qianmen Gate along with CPC leaders to review the PLA’s triumphal entry into Beiping;
· On October 1st, 1949, my parents were among the lucky few foreigners to view the parade at the founding of the PRC. With the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people had stood up!
The CPC and PRC value the friendship of foreign friends. Two examples:
· In 1973, Premier Zhou Enlai received our whole family along with some others;
· September 2019, President Xi Jinping awarded mother the Friendship Medal.
A slogan I learned in childhood goes “Our friends are all over the world (我們的朋友遍天下)”. Before I finish, I have a message from some very good friends of the CPC: the family of James Endicott (文幼章), send greetings on this great occasion!
The CPC will doubtless make many many more friends in the coming years! Happy Birthday, CPC !
作者：陳 醫
攝影：盧燕甯
編輯：李亞輝