On the other hand. they can well have a sense of bitterness in their hearts. Mr. President. we have history on our side on this subject. The eminent Senator from Connecticut is 100 percent historically correct when he says it is fair to say that the Japanese Exclusion Act did as much to bring down upon America the vengeful wrath of the Japanese people as did anything else. We literally wrote the declaration of war in Congress. It was inevitable that war should come. Our Exclusion Act promoted militarism in Japan. Those who wanted peace and brotherhood found no place to turn. The great American brother had rebuked them and called them secondclass citizens.
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