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But there was a deep and sincere expression of horror. of sorrow. and sympathy. and a spontaneous flow of hard. round American dollars to bind up the wounds and heal the spirit of a sorely afflicted peopleyellow incaof a race which some would have us hate because we are whites. just as some would have us hate the German women and children who are starvIng today--children born since the warhate them because we were recently at war with the German people and because they are of a different nationality. although of the same Caucasian race. Formerly the boast in this country was that our ancestors were G4ermanic. Teutonic. and we will hear more of that when the immigration bill comes up. but of course the word Germianic will then be camouflaged as Nordic. The Japanese ambassador put his hand on his heart and he said: Your peoples wonderful generosity touched me here deeply. and it touched the hearts of my people. They will remember that brotherhoodofman spirit shown in our time of deepest distress when other matterS may arise between Japan and the United States unfortunately calculated to disturb the amity of two proud and Independent nations.