It said:

Kim Il Sung, the great son of the Korean people, believed in the people as in Heaven all his life.

He fathered the Juche idea that the popular masses are the masters of the revolution and construction and they are capable of promoting the revolution and construction, and successfully led the arduous Korean revolution for a long time.

During the 15-year-long anti-Japanese armed struggle he untied people, achieved the victory relying on their strength and finally liberated Korea.

People's power was established first in the history of Korea in its liberated land and workers, peasants and intellectuals were elected representatives of the people and they drew up the state policy.

All the democratic reforms including agrarian reform and nationalization of major industries reflected the noble intention of Kim Il Sung for putting forward the people as master of the country and society.

He believed in the strength of the people and regarded them as teacher.

He, the son of the people, left great impressions in their hearts, the newspaper said, introducing anecdotes about his love for the people in detail.