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t i Hy 1 “people, citizens of generations ir the~United~States:~- Every mn lynching, every race riot, gives joy to Japan. The discrimi- nations of the American army dnd navy and the air forces _ saildrs, the exclusion of colored 2 ©. _ ~. - ————=fipor in our~defense-in ustrics~-and—trade- unions,-.all—our._—--. a oS ... “Socal aisériminations, are. of the greatest aid today to our- Le enemy in Asia, Japan. “Look at America,” Japan is saying in to millions of listening ears. “Will white Americans give you equality?” Who can reply with a clear affirmative? The persistent refusal of Americans to see the connection between the - colored American and the colored peoples abroad, the con- . - tinued, and it seems even willful, ignorance which will not investigate the connection, are agony to those loyal and anxious Americans who know all too well the dangerous possibilities. ; ce ee NCEE Weta rity en edi oe mt ee Tk teeta atone te af The Peoples of Asia Wait ° * Today the peoples of Asia are still waiting, still watchful. But they are lending an ear to what Japan is saying because they know there is truth in it. For once Japanese propaganda is more than propaganda and they know it. Lies can be laughed off but truth is a sober thing. Who can blame our 2 colored allies if they have reservations toward us, if they doubt our democratic intentions toward them? Our igno- rance of how they feel is dangerous as the ignorance of England is dangerous, as the ignorance of France was dan- gerous even to destruction. But ours is a peculiar danger, for one tenth of our own nation is colored. Our relation ae 9 pent ee ee re ite re eR Rap Ter Rane et ne mee a