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he has not sufficient air power at his command.
Meanwhile Japan continues to consolidate her conquests
Singapore Malaga, the Dutch East Indies to build de-
lenses as pregnabe humanity possible against the day
when the United Nations shall in all their might to
destroy them Those who competent to speak with auth
orty in declaring that this will be task which will
require all the genius military and naval strength courage
and enacy which the great OF the west muster
Japan not going to be pushover the verdict of
Americans at long last And each day that permits the
called Aryans of the East to strengthen their deenses and
to exploit the rich of the conquered territories will
be measured in the number of killed and manned American
boys
In China the same conditions hold true Against over
whemng odds the Chinese people have waged gallant fight
against cruel and ruthless invader History reveal
few instances of such magnificent defensive struggle
has marked the heroic stand OF the Chinese against Japan
Inspired and strengthened by the promise of aid of guns and
planes and food from the great western demoeraces China
has fought courageous but Nitha osng fight Her sea-
ports have been captured her treasures depoed her
tuares desecated her people mad Wands But China has
continual TO fight - to fight and on hope.
Under these circumstances it is difficult to understand
why the War and Navy department still cling subbonly to
the utterly Wastefu and inefficient policy of segregation Of
Negro youth the basis purely Of race There time
when called upon to rise above their preudces
when danger mpels them to forget THEN differ
and unite in common effort IF there ever such
time - it is when the facts of the democratic
form of government rests the shoulders Of the nations
youth, the black as well the white
AT no time in the history of America has there
been great opportunity to level the silly barriers of
Youth rule is not prone to despse oher youth
thousand instances could be cited to show that in the
deep South requires constant stimulation to maintain the
color line between the young people Of both races 1t takes
deliberate effort to provoke in youth contempt for ether
youth Here citizens Of common country, with the
same ideals. the aspirations the high hopes
Here we ere Americans all engaged in life and death stug
ole for survival nation Never has American racial pre-
iudice had little justification Never has American racial
discrimination cost much For the decree ha keeps col
ored boys mmobzed in camps to await the convenience Of
the color line condemns to death white boys who may have
lived 70 return to their parents and their homes.
As white youth in armed forces in Tunsia the
Southwest Pacific anxously await the command which will
send them into battle there must sometimes to their
minds the thought Of the four freedoms and tina world of
free men for which their country has summoned them
face death It would not be strange there
fusion in their thoughts fleeing uncertainty if they
stop to consider that their countmen who happen TO
he of dark skin forbidden to associate with them al
though they may be called upon to die for the free
world