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The war has made it clear that the world, and this our own country, [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] must mov [[strikethrough]]ing [[/strikethrough]] e toward a more closely integrated relationship [[strikethrough]] social structure [[/strikethrough]] relationship [[?]] relationship,. We have no agency in our Government to represent and promote the interests of artists. We do not want artists on relief again. We, the Artists of America, feel that if we do not set up an [[strikethrough]] inclusive [[/strikethrough]] official and professional organization of our own, we are accepting an unnecessary handicap and are inviting disaster in the future. 

The war has made us feel that we must accept, and manage for ourselves, a more active part in our social structure. To that end we are organizing this Society or Council of Artists.
Our main and inclusive objectives are:-
To represent and work for the interests of Art and the Artists of America; and
To promote understanding and friendly relations with the artists of all countries;
To establish the fairest and most democratic procedure in relation to exhibitions, competitions and all matters of vital concern to us and affecting the culture of our country.

This involves improvement of relations with museums, with communities, and with Federal agencies.
Some immediate problems we see facing us are:--
1. The establishing of Federal and Communal competitions to secure the finest war memorials with the creative cooperation of Painters. Sculptors and Architects.
3 2. The Establishing of adequate, fair and democratic exhibitions, both national and communal.
4 3. To see that the Art of the United States is adequately represented in all International exhibitions. This has

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