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Today/ we are battling/ one ideal against another. We cannot shut our eyes to what is happening around us, politically/ or economically. Unless we encourage/ the necessary changes, these maladjustments will inevitably lead to a 3rd World War.

The Four Freedoms/ pave the way/ for the basic construction of the peace. Through the concerted application of these aims, we can hope for a more enlightened era/ for future generations.

We offer the following words/ by President Roosevelt/ as an example we would like to have reechoed throughout the world, and as a guide/ to tolerance and equality of all races:

"The principle/ on which this country was founded/ and by which/ it has always been governed/ is that/ Americanism/ is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry."

The history of Japanese-Americans/ is of so short a period/ that it has been a huge task/ to make known their capabilities and potentialities. We must make allowances for the time elements/ particularly since our role is a little more difficult than that of other immigrants/ who at various times settled here. The circumstances and conditions/ which existed when the first Japanese/ came to this land/ made it impossible for them/ to establish a common ground.