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there will be no future for Culture such as art & [[strikethrough]] litrature [[/strikethrough]] literature. I told them it is [[strikethrough]] never too late [[/strikethrough]] time to wake & rise in opposition to [[strikethrough]] your [[/strikethrough]] the militaristic government. 

I have been active Anti-Japanese ever since first Japanese invasion of China in 1931 [[strikethrough]] not necessary [[/strikethrough]] and it is unnecessary to say my feeling toward other Axis powers [[strikethrough]] are equally [[/strikethrough]] is exactly the same.

[[strikethrough]] Such is my belief [[/strikethrough]] I support China and all other United Nation [[strikethrough]] & I [[/strikethrough]] and shall continue to do every thing I can. Recently I have been doing posters for the OWI and I like this work very much. To me posters are one of the weapons that we can use to fight the enemy.

Writing to you this way all about myself & my attitude will explain why I do all [[strikethrough]] these [[/strikethrough]] of the things you asked about & I hope I made it clear to you & your friends.

XXX
This letter has gotten very long. I hope that when you and your friends have time you will write me again. I will always be glad to hear from you.

Good health and best wishes to all of you.

P.S. I [[strikethrough]] hope that the [[/strikethrough]] sent you a color reproduction of one of my paintings and hope it reached you in good condition -

I sent him "I'm tired"  I didn't say [[?]] [[?]] things the boy asked me because I don't know - do you think this will explain what he want to know -

Yes dear!
I cut out some about war because I feel those things are said so much and mean little to school children. What about inserting bottom sentence in place marked XXX [[strikethrough]] above [[/strikethrough]] above?? Or something similar. It is swell letter.

(XXX) I didn't write about life in Japan because it has [[strikethrough]] probably [[/strikethrough]] undoubtedly changed since I lived there and a great deal is published in the magazines and papers now.    

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