LET'S OBEY ORDER LOYALLY

Now that the first step has been taken in the project for moving certain persons from areas on the Pacific Coast in the interest of national safety, it will not be long until the actual order for evacuation will be issued, we are informed.

When that order comes from our government it must be obeyed loyally and cheerfully.

A basic tenet of loyalty is to obey the orders of the government to which one owes his allegiance. In this case, for Japanese here of all classes, that government is the Untied States of America. Its will must prevail.

If the Japanese people had been permitted to remain, it would have given them an easier way of demonstrating their loyalty; but now it will have to be the difficult way of proving that loyalty which they have long proclaimed. Loyal and cheerful obedience is the best way.

When the final evacuation order comes, it will be for us to remember it was not Uncle Sam in the first place who brought that to pass. We must remember that we have to thank the military clique in Tokio. Japan caused it by arrogance and treachery, and wrecked the welfare of the Japanese people in this country.

Young Americans of Japanese ancestry would like to remain in this area and help to smash that Tokio military clique. It will be smashed! We only regret that we cannot contribute as much to that cause as we would have contributed if allowed to remain in our homes.

But, our government having been compelled to take the step of evacuation by the ruthless and treacherous course of the Tokio military clique, we can contribute to seome [some] extent by loyally and cheerfully obeying the order from those in authority.

Thus, we can both show our loyal attitude and assist our government. There will be hardships and sacrifices. But all Americans will be called on along that line. While others contribute in their way, we can assist by loyal and cheerful obedience as our contribution. Let's obey the order loyally.