理想は平和の力 (Ideals are a power for peace) (Japanese poster distributed in Asia)
Japanese edition of the student-exchange photo poster. Photographs show a student with law books, a woman doctor and an infant, a researcher in a greenhouse, a violinist and pianist, and a Japanese exchange student from Yaeyama working with chemistry apparatus. The text says free nations share knowledge and resources and that exchange students return with respect for democratic life. The tell is glittering-generalities, with a named exchange student as testimonial.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- June 18, 1952
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Truman Administration
- Leader
- Harry S. Truman
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Science and technology, Health
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, June 18, 1952. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 5729974, 306-PPA-74).
Text on the object
理想は 平和の力 政府と行政 学生は法律と國際條約の基本方針を学ぶ。 自由世界の國々は知識と経済資源を共同して平和な世界を建設している。米國國際学生交換プログラムに基いて米國國民は外國の各大学に留学し、同時に七十ヶ國から多数の学生が米國の各学校に留学している。この絶えまなき学生交換に依って理想の自由交流が刺戟され、これを以って誤解と隔絶の関門が解決される。これらの留学生は隣國の人々に対する深い尊敬と自由な民主的生活をもたらす根本方針に対する尊敬を持って帰國するのである。 健康と厚生 彼等は最新式の医学方法を学び有名な病院で実地に研究する。 科学と工業 彼等は丈夫なる植物系統とより良い農耕法を得る実験を行う。 文化 彼等は美術や音楽の研究を続け各外國の文化風習を研究する。 八重山出身の大浜長好君はニューメキシコ大学にて二ヶ年間化学を勉強していました。
Ideals are a power for peace Government and administration: students learn the basic principles of law and international treaties. The nations of the free world are building a peaceful world by sharing knowledge and economic resources. Under the American international student exchange programme, American citizens study at foreign universities while many students from seventy countries study at American schools. Through this unceasing student exchange the free exchange of ideals is stimulated, and with it the barriers of misunderstanding and isolation are resolved. These students return home with deep respect for the people of neighbouring countries and respect for the basic principles that bring a free, democratic life. Health and welfare: they learn the newest medical methods and study in practice at famous hospitals. Science and industry: they conduct experiments to obtain hardy plant strains and better farming methods. Culture: they continue the study of art and music and study the cultural customs of each foreign country. Mr. Ohama Nagayoshi, from Yaeyama, studied chemistry for two years at the University of New Mexico.
Handwritten-style characters; a few are uncertain.
