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PACIFIC CITIZEN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ft, 24; NO. 17. SATURDAY,MAY 3, 1947. Prce: SevenCents Japanese A ercan Veteran Unnown WtFallng Plane Unnown ItClears Urban Area I Te story of a Japanese A ercanwar veteran, aforer Ar ftce bober plot n te Pacfc, wogave slfe on Aprl 12, ■7to save resdents of Colubus,Ga., fro possble nury ftn s fallngplanewaa learned by te Pacfc Ctzen ts Wlla R. (Bll) Oge, 24, of Great Falls, Mont., was lled n (arplane cras wen e erocallystayed wt s plane, after ftng oter passengersto bal out, so tat te craft wouldclear I urban area of Colubus,acty of 60,000. I Hs storywas told byMaor Wlla Hoffan, one of te Bengers n te planeand Oge's broter-n-law. | He sadtat te Japanese A ercanplot wasat te controls ftte plane wen t begantolosealttudeover Colubus.Oge ftcted Ma. Hoffanandoter passengers tobal out wen te pupsfaled. Te passengers paracuted tosafety. Oge re- Bed to abandon sp because ft crased n Colubus t ftoubtedly would ll soepeople. I Oge aneuveredteplaneto teedge of Colubus andal- ftt succeeded n landng t. Te plane t a groveof treesand fte dedfro nternalnures ten nutesafter te cras. He B bured n ColubusonAprl 14. I Bll Ogewasborn nGreat Falls, Mont., on Jan. 25,1923, son of Mr. andMrs. RussOge. Hs fater, anatveof Japan, ftn eployee of teGreat Norternralroad at Portage. I Bll Ogeattendedgrade and g scool nGreat Fallsand B a eber of te g scool basetball tea, graduatng n I Despte te banaganst Japanese A ercanenlstents at te He, senlstentnteary wasaccepted nNov., 1942, and Br e becae a boberplot. He served n te Pacfc teater B frst leutenant. I After beng onorablydscarged nOct., 1945, Bll Ogeat- Bdedbusnessscool n Colubus. Last year eenrolled n te Bversty of Georga at Colubus andwasstudyngstea eat- B and refrgeraton. I Blls survved by sfater and s oter; abroter, Band (Buster) Oge, andasster, Mrs. Vrgna Hoffan.Hs Bter, broter and sster are lvng at Colubus. LelandOge, wo enlsted nte navy wle a student at Great Bs g scool s attendng scooln Colubus. Durngte ■r e servedondestroyers andsubarnes ntenavy. Unnown Announces For aton UnnownToyoOffce of JACL to UnnownU.S. Ctzens n Japan Offce Wll Functon n Lason Capacty On ProblesAffectng Japanese A ercans; Report 3000 Have Appled for ReturnHoe TOKYO—Organzaton of a Toyobranc of te Japanese Jercan CtzensLeague was announced ts wee by Roger Idwn, natonal drector of te A ercanCvl Lbertes Unon J aspecal representatve of teNatonal JACL, wo s on rar Eastern tour studyng te cvl rgtsof tepeoplesof »n, Cna andKorea. It wasreported tat teToyobranc of te JACLwas cd at a eetng attendedbyNse n Toyo, ncludng U. S. y personnel and U. S.govern- Jt cvl servce worers, t was ndcated tat oneof te rtons of te Toyo JACL ncn would beto serve na la- capacty between A ercan Japanese autorteson at- B concernng Aercan ctzens Japanese ancestry, ncludng f, wowere stranded nJapan te outbrea of war and now t to return to ter oes. fcrf *°f .te JACL was es" S^JST T es r.,*! 8 Btated <Ulat te Toy° *n «K»nC. WoUld aSB>Bt Nl- " *.?*«"«»* certfcaton of lrand« - .ore tan 3000 ra "dedN, Be wo ad Hed srt " "Can autortes for Ss?/°,return to te "'ted States ad been cleared on. Were watng traneporta- 100 Nse axe rf.asst weeyto te n°t e Ccn aISO s a»«t«l to as- nercan pro»ra undertaen by lCan autortes to contact L s stranded Nse to obtan adecla- raton of ter ntentons. If an actve unt of teJACL s establsed nToyo, t was n- dcated tat te e bersp wouldbecoposedofNse Gls andU. S. cvl governent wor- ers. In s announceent Mr. Bald- wn declared: "We are for ng a branc of teJACL to andle te cases of strandedNge n Japanand toestabls cooperaton between te Unted Statesand Japanese autortes. Wt coplcated questons of law nvolvng te group, te processngof 10,000 Nse wll bealong ob." It was ndcated tat Unted Statesautortes n Japanwere sy patetctoward teprobles of te stranded Nse, ost of wo were taen to Japan by terparents and wo were of nor age at tete of teout- brea of war. However, t was ponted out tat consular offcals as yet ave few dscretonary powerstoactnte stuaton. Uta Governor Supports EvacueeClas Legslaton Gov. Maw Ass Congress Leaders to Extend Ctzen Rgts to Isse Resdents Governor Herbert B. Mawof Uta tswee asedfor te repeal of dscr natory Federal legslaton aganst personsof Japanese ancestryand urged Congressonal leaders to support pendng legslaton to copensateevacuees of Japanesedescent "for te treendous fnancal and propertylosses ncurredby te durng ter forcedevacuatonfro tewest coast." Governor Maw sent co uncatons to SenatorArtur H. Vandenberg, presdent of teSenate; Sen. Alexander Wley, car- -""^— an of te SenateJudcary Co- ttee;Rep.Josep H.Martn, speaerof te House;and Rep. Earl C.Mcener, car anof te HouseJudcaryco ttee. In s letter to te Congressonal leaders, Governor Maw declared: "Te JapaneseAercans and Japanese grantswo lve n te State of Uta are a ong our best ctzens. Tey are law-abdng, ndustrous, cooperatve andloyal. T er war record s unexcelled. "A good any of te grated toUta wentey were evacuated fro Calforna durngteearly days of te war. Most of teselost alarge portonof tewealttat tey adaccuulated on te Pa- cfc coast. "Because of te g calber of ctzens ptesepeople a,veex- btedand because of ter out- standng war record, I sncerely be- leve tat dscr natory legsla- ton aganst te sould be re- pealed. It s wt tat tougtn ndtat I respectfullyurgeyour support of te easure before te Congress wc extends to te Jap- anesepeople tesae prvleges as are enoyed by grants fro oter countres. "I also 'respectfully urge tat you support legslaton wc wll co- pensate tesepeoplefor te tre- endous fnancaland property losses ncurred by te durng ter forced evacuaton fro te west coast." Nse Telepone Operator Bacs Stre Acton NEW YORK—"l' on stre because teunon stryng to elpteworers," Sade Naa- ura, New Yor telepone op- erator, declared ere last wee. MssNaaura, one of te few Nse eployed byte tele- poneco panes n te an- landU. S., sad tat se ad been eployed' asan operator for sx onts. Se sad er tae-<oe pay, le tose of oter operators wt s lar ex- perence andsenorty, was $27 a wee. Sesad tat se was sup- portngte unon'sactons and as been ontepcet lne. Masaoa Raps State Fund for LandLaw Cases Attorney General's OffceSeesSu For Prosecutons < SAN FRANCISCO—A $65,000 appropraton n te proposedCal- forna statebudget to beused by teJustcedepartent for te n- vestgaton andprosecutonof es- ceat caseswasdenounced by Joe Grant Masaoa of te SanFran- csco regonalJACL offce ts wee. Teappropraton, Masaoanot- ed, would be naddtonto te $200,000 ased for nSenate bll 1453. Bot proposals would turn over sus of oney to te at- torneygeneral'soffce solelyfor te purpose of conductng te AlenLand law «ases. Te $65,000 budget te was sad to bepart of teorgnal re- quest ofte state Justcedepart- ent, but wasreporteddeleted by Governor Earl Warren. Te te wasrenserted last wee n an assebly co ttee eetng at te nsstence ofAsseblyan LloydLowrey, t was reported. Masaoanoted tat tebudget wll coeupfor earng wtn a fewdays andased tat all organ- ztonsand ndvduals protest te appropraton. He asedtat protestsbesent to Governor Warrenand tolocal representatves n Sacraento. Protests sould be ade on te fol- lowng te, Masaoa sad: "$65,- -000 for enforcngprovsons of te Alen Land act, capter 1458, Stat- uteof 1945, wc appears nte budget for teDepartent of Jus- tce." Dental Tecncan Klled n Accdent LOS ANGELES-—Josep Hyo- so Tozu , 61, a well-nown dental tecncan, was lled on Aprl 24 wen e was t bya street car at Frstand State streets on s way to wor. Nse Ato-Bob Survvors ArrveIn San Francsco SAN FRANCISCO—Two Nse wosurvved te ato bob ar- rved nSan Francsco Frday aboardte S. S. General M. C. Megsalongwt 39 oter Nse wowere stranded nJapandur- ngte war. Te two areMre. G eo Naga- oto and er sster, Nobuo J. Su yos, 26. Mrs. Naganoto wll go on to Swn,Colo., wle MssSu yos wll goon to Los Angeles. Bot stated tey eardte B-29 tat dropped tebob. Mss Su- yos was slgtly urt, but Mrs. Nagaoto escapedunnured. "I eard teplane andran n te ouse," Mrs.Nagaoto sad. "Wen te boflb exploded, te ousefell onus, but we anaged to get out." NISEI ELECTEDBY STUDENTS DESPITE TEACHER'S BAN MADERA, Calf.—Te electon of a Japanese Aercan student, Ken Osa, as presdent ofte boys'federaton of Madera g scooloverte obectves of a eber of tescool facultywas reported ererecently. Wen Osa wasno nated for tepost,one ofte teacers re- portedlyobected to te nona- ton on racalgrounds.Despte teprotest, te naory of te500 boysat te g scool votedfor te popular Nse student. Col. Aso Declares Japan'sEcono c Probles Unsolved LOS ANGELES—T e ltary occupaton rule of Japan as faledto solvetat country's eco- noc probles, prncpallybe- cause of ltarybrass at nter- ference wt experts n cvlan actvtes, Leut. Col. Jon F. Also, forer e ber ofte ntel- lgence staff secton of Gen. Mac- Artur's eadquarters, toldte Foregn Trade assocaton lunc- eon at teBltore onAprl 25. Col.Aso sadte solutonfor Japan sto let busnessen an- dle busness atters. fe sad tat ,e agreed wt Gen. Mac- Artur tat te ltary paseof te occupaton sould beended, but doubted f occupatontroops sould e entrely reoved for soe te. Report $500,000 Pad State In Alen Land Law Cases Losses Sustaned by NseLandowners Noted by JACL SAN FRANCISCO—Over alf a llon dollars ave been lost by Calforna JapaneseAercans n tepast few yearstroug alen landesceatproceedngs, t was revealed last wee by teJAGL regonal offce nSanFrancsco. To collect ts su, te slate at- torneygeneral's offcespent $60,- -560.70 n conductng nvestga- tons and cases snce July, 1945. Te a ount wasspent fro te orgnal $200,000 appropraton votedbyte state legslature n 1945. Nse land, owners avepad or lost to testateatotal of $437,- -090.64 n ust16 cases between July1, 1945and Aprlof ts year,t was reported. Te JACL offcereportedtat naddtononesngle case was settled for $100,000, andtat well over tesae a ount as been spentby defendants n attorney andcourt fees. Of te 16copleted cases,11 were co pro se settleents,n wc testate perttedteN- se landolder to retan s prop- erty upon pay ent of a substan- tal su. Stll on te docet are70 oter cases n varous courts,ncludng teQyaa case, tobe.eard soon before te U. S. supree court. Te San Francsco JACL offce stated tat several undredoter land oldngs ave been nvest- gated by te dstrct attorneysof varous countes and tatnew suts ay be fled n tenear fu- ture. Ad Installaton Of Nse Me oral FRESNO, Calf. Forty-tree ebers of te JapaneseCongre- gatonal curc contrbuted aday of labor onAprl 13, worngon te Nse eoralcapel wc wll bededcated later ts ont. Ige Plot Gves Lfe n Georga Cras

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PACIFIC CITIZENSALTLAKECITY,UTAH,ft,24;NO.17. SATURDAY,MAY3,1947. Pri ce:SevenCents

JapaneseAmericanVeteranUnk nown With Falling Plane

Unk nown ItClearsUrbanArea

ITh estoryofaJapaneseAmericanwarveteran,aformerAirftcebomberpiloti nth ePacifi c,wh ogaveh i sli feonApril12,■7tosaveresidentsofColumbus,Ga.,from possible i nj ury

ftn h i sfallingplanewaalearnedbyth ePacifi cCiti zenth i s

■Willi amR.(Bill)Ogie,24,ofGreatFalls,Mont.,wask i lled i n(airplanecrash wh enh eh eroi callystayedwith h i splane,afterftingoth erpassengerstobailout,soth atth ecraftwouldclearIurbanareaofColumbus,acityof60,000.IHisstorywastoldbyMajorWilli am Hoffman,oneofth eBengers i nth eplaneandOgie'sbroth er-i n-law.|Hesaidth atth eJapaneseAmericanpilotwasatth econtrolsftth eplanewh en i tbegantolosealtitudeoverColumbus.OgieftctedMaj.Hoffmanandoth erpassengerstobailoutwh enth e■pumpsfai led.Th epassengersparach utedtosafety.Ogiere-Bedto abandon sh i pbecause i fi tcrash ed i n Columbus i tftoubtedlywouldk i llsomepeople.IOgiemaneuveredth eplanetoth eedgeofColumbusandal-fttsucceeded i nlanding i t.Th eplaneh i tagroveoftreesandftediedfrom i nternali nj uri estenminutesafterth ecrash .HeBburied i nColumbusonApril14.IBillOgiewasborn i nGreatFalls,Mont.,onJan.25,1923,■sonofMr.andMrs.RussOgie.Hisfath er,anativeofJapan,ftnemployeeofth eGreatNorth ernrailroadatPortage.IBillOgieattendedgradeand h i gh sch ooli nGreatFallsandBamemberofth e h i gh sch oolbask etballteam,graduating i n

IDespiteth ebanagainstJapaneseAmericanenlistmentsatth eHe,h i senli stmenti nth earmywasacceptedi nNov.,1942,andBrh ebecameabomberpi lot.Heserved i nth ePacifi cth eaterBfirstlieutenant.IAfterbeingh onorablydisch argedi nOct.,1945,BillOgieat-Bdedbusinesssch ooli nColumbus.Lastyearh eenrolled i nth eBversityofGeorgiaatColumbusandwasstudyingsteam h eat-Bandrefrigeration.IBilli ssurvived by h i sfath erand h i smoth er;abroth er,Band(Buster)Ogie,andasister,Mrs.Virgi ni aHoffman.HisBth er,broth erandsi sterarelivi ngatColumbus.■LelandOgie,wh oenlisted i nth enavywh i leastudentatGreatBish i gh sch ooli sattendingsch ooli nColumbus.Duringth e■rh eservedondestroyersandsubmarinesi nth enavy.

Unk nownAnnouncesFormation

Unk nownTok yoOfficeofJACLto

Unk nownU.S.Citi zensi nJapan

OfficeWillFunctioni nLiai sonCapacityOnProblemsAffectingJapaneseAmericans;Report3000HaveAppliedforReturnHomeTOKYO—Organizati onofaTok yobranch ofth eJapaneseJericanCiti zensLeaguewasannouncedth i sweek byRogerIdwin,nationaldirectorofth eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionJaspecialrepresentativeofth eNationalJACL,wh o i sonrarEasterntourstudying th e ci vi lrigh tsofth epeoplesof»n,Ch i naandKorea.Itwasreportedth atth eTok yobranch ofth eJACLwasmcdatameetingattendedbyNisei i nTok yo,i ncludingU.S.i ypersonnelandU.S.govern- ■Jtcivi lservicework ers,twasi ndi catedth atoneofth ertions ofth e Tok yo JACLncnwouldbetoservei naliai -capacity between Americani Japaneseauth ori ti esonmat-B concerningAmericanci ti zensJapanese ancestry, i ncludingf,wh owerestrandedi nJapanth eoutbreak ofwarandnowttoreturntoth ei rh omes.i fch rf*°f.th eJACLwases"SJSTTimes

i r.,*!8 Btated<Ulatth eTok y°*i n«K»nCh .WoUld aSB>BtNl-"i *.?*«"«»*certifi cati onoflrand«i k - .more th an 3000ra"dedN,Bei wh oh ad Hedsrmt""Can auth ori ti es forSs?/°,return to th e"'tedStates h adbeenclearedon.Were waiti ngtraneporta-

100 Ni sei axe

rf.asstweek i ytoth ei n°th eCcnaISO i sa»«t«ltoas-nerican

pro»ram undertak enbylCan auth ori ti es to contactL s

strandedNisei toobtainadecla-rationofth ei ri ntentions.Ifanactiveuni tofth eJACLi sestablish edi nTok yo,i twasi n-dicated th at th e membersh i pwouldbecomposedofNisei GlsandU.S.civi lgovernmentwork -ers.Inh i sannouncementMr.Bald-windeclared:"Weareforming a branchofth eJACLtoh andleth ecasesofstrandedNigei i nJapanandtoestablish cooperationbetweenth eUnitedStatesandJapaneseauth ori ti es. With complicatedquestionsoflaw i nvolvingth egroup,th eprocessingof10,000Nisei willbealong j ob."Itwas i ndi cated th atUnitedStatesauth ori ti es i nJapanweresympath eti ctowardth eproblemsofth estranded Nisei ,mostofwh omweretak en to Japan by

th ei rparentsand wh o wereofminorageatth eti meofth eout-break ofwar.However,i twaspointedoutth atconsularoffici alsas yeth ave few discretionarypowerstoacti nth esi tuation.

Utah GovernorSupportsEvacueeClaimsLegislation

Gov.MawAsk sCongressLeaderstoExtendCiti zenRigh tstoIssei Resi dents

GovernorHerbertB.MawofUtah th i sweek ask edforth erepealofdiscri mi natoryFederallegislationagainstpersonsofJapaneseancestryandurgedCongressionalleaderstosupportpendinglegislationtocompensateevacueesofJapanesedescent"forth etremendousfi nancialandpropertylosses i ncurredbyth emduringth ei rforcedevacuationfromth ewestcoast."GovernorMawsentcommunicati onstoSenatorArth urH.

Vandenberg,presidentofth eSenate;Sen.AlexanderWiley,ch ai r--""— manofth eSenateJudici aryCom-

mittee;Rep.Joseph H.Martin,speak erofth e House;andRep.EarlC.Mich ener,ch ai rmanofth eHouseJudici arycommittee.Inh i slettertoth eCongressional

leaders,GovernorMawdeclared:"Th e JapaneseAmericans and

Japanesei mmi grantswh oli ve i nth eStateofUtah areamongourbestciti zens.Th eyarelaw-abidi ng,i ndustrious,cooperativeandloyal.Th ei rwarrecordisunexcelled."Agoodmanyofth emmigratedtoUtah wh enth eywereevacuatedfrom Californiaduringth eearlydaysofth ewar.Mostofth eselostalargeportionofth ewealth th atth eyh adaccumulatedonth ePa-ci fi ccoast."Becauseofth e h i gh caliberofciti zensh i pth esepeople h a,veex-h i bi tedandbecauseofth ei rout-standingwarrecord,Isincerelybe-li eveth atdiscri mi natorylegisla-tionagainstth em sh ould bere-pealed.Iti swith th atth ough ti nmindth atIrespectfullyurgeyoursupportofth emeasurebeforeth eCongresswh i ch extendstoth eJap-anesepeopleth esame privi legesasareenjoyedbyimmi grantsfromoth ercountries."Ialso'respectfullyurgeth atyou

supportlegislationwh i ch willcom-pensateth esepeopleforth etre-mendous fi nancialandpropertylosses i ncurred by th em duringth ei rforcedevacuationfrom th ewestcoast."

Nisei Teleph oneOperatorBack sStri k eActionNEW YORK—"l'i h onstri k e

becauseth euni oni stryingtoh elpth ework ers,"SadeNak a-mura,NewYork teleph oneop-erator,declaredh erelastweek .MissNak amura,one ofth e

fewNisei employedbyth etele-ph onecompaniesi nth emain-landU.S.,saidth atsh e h adbeenemployed'asanoperatorforsixmonth s. Sh esai d h ertak e-<h omepay,li k e th ose ofoth eroperatorswith simi larex-perienceandseniori ty,was$27aweek .Sh esai dth atsh ewas sup-portingth eunion'sactionsandh asbeenonth epick etline.

Masaok aRapsStateFundforLandLawCasesAttorneyGeneral'sOfficeSeek sSumForProsecutions <

SAN FRANCISCO—A $65,000appropriati oni nth eproposedCali-forniastatebudgettobeusedbyth eJusticedepartmentforth ei n-vestigati onandprosecutionofes-ch eatcaseswasdenouncedbyJoeGrantMasaok aofth eSanFran-ciscoregionalJACL officeth i sweek .Th eappropriati on,Masaok anot-

ed,wouldbe i nadditi ontoth e$200,000ask edfori nSenatebill1453.Both proposalswouldturnoversumsofmoneytoth eat-torneygeneral'sofficesolelyforth e purpose ofconducting th eAli enLandlaw«ases.Th e $65,000 budgeti tem wassaidtobepartofth eorigi nalre-questofth estateJusticedepart-ment,butwasreporteddeletedbyGovernorEarlWarren.Th e i temwasreinserted lastweek i nanassemblycommittee meeting atth e i nsi stence ofAssemblymanLloydLowrey,i twasreported.Masaok anotedth atth ebudgetwi llcomeupforh eari ngwith i nafewdaysandask edth atallorgani-ztionsandindi vi dualsprotestth eappropriati on.Heask edth atprotestsbesent

toGovernorWarrenand tolocalrepresentatives i n Sacramento.Protestssh ouldbemadeonth efol-lowingi tem,Masaok asaid:"$65,--000forenforcingprovisi onsofth eAli enLandact,ch apter1458,Stat-uteof1945,wh i ch appearsi nth ebudgetforth eDepartmentofJus-ti ce."

DentalTech ni ci anKi lled i nAccidentLOS ANGELES-—Joseph Hyo-sh o Toizumi ,61,a well-k nowndentaltech ni ci an,was k i lled onApril24wh enh ewas h i tbyastreetcaratFirstand Statestreetsonh i swaytowork .

Nisei Atom-BombSurvivorsArriveInSanFranciscoSAN FRANCISCO—TwoNiseiwh osurvivedth eatom bombar-rived i nSan Francisco Fridayaboardth e S.S.GeneralM.C.Meigsalongwith 39oth erNiseiwh owerestranded i nJapandur-i ngth ewar.Th etwoareMre.Gh i ek oNaga-motoandh ersister,Nobuk o J.Sumiyosh i , 26. Mrs.Naganiotowi llgoontoSwink ,Colo.,wh i le

Mi ssSumiyosh i willgoontoLosAngeles.Both statedth eyh eardth eB-29th atdroppedth ebomb.MissSum-i yosh i wassligh tlyh urt,butMrs.Nagamotoescapeduninj ured."Ih eardth eplaneandran i nth e h ouse,"Mrs.Nagamotosaid."Wh enth eboflib exploded,th eh ousefellonus,butwemanagedtogetout."

NISEIELECTEDBYSTUDENTSDESPITETEACHER'SBANMADERA,Calif.—Th e electionofaJapaneseAmericanstudent,Ken Osak i ,as presidentofth eboys'federationofMadera h i ghsch ooloverth eobjecti vesofamemberofth esch oolfacultywasreportedh ererecently.Wh enOsak i wasnominatedforth epost,oneofth eteach ersre-portedlyobjectedtoth enomina-ti ononracialgrounds.Despiteth eprotest,th ei naj ori yofth e500boysatth eh i gh sch oolvotedforth epopularNisei student.

Col.AisoDeclaresJapan'sEconomicProblemsUnsolvedLOS ANGELES—Th e mili taryoccupationrule of Japan h asfai ledtosolveth atcountry'seco-nomic problems,princi pallybe-causeofmili tarybrass h ati nter-ference with experts i n civi li anactivi ti es,Lieut.Col. Joh n F.Also,formermemberofth ei ntel-ligencestaffsectionofGen.Mac-Arth ur's h eadquarters,toldth eForeignTrade associati onlunch -eonatth eBi ltmoreonApril25.Col.Ai sosaidth esolutionforJapani stoletbusinessmen h an-dle business matters.fie saidth at,h eagreedwi th Gen.Mac-Arth urth atth emili taryph aseofth eoccupation sh ould beended,butdoubtedi foccupationtroopssh ould meentirelyremovedforsometime.

Report$500,000PaidStateInAlienLandLawCasesLossesSustainedbyNisei LandownersNotedbyJACLSANFRANCISCO—Overh alfa

milli on dollars h avebeenlostbyCaliforniaJapaneseAmericans i nth epastfewyearsth rough alienlandesch eatproceedings,i twasrevealedlastweek byth eJAi GLregionaloffice i nSanFrancisco.Tocollectth i ssum,th eslateat-torneygeneral'sofficespent$60,--560.70 i n conducting i nvestiga-

tionsandcases since July,1945.Th eamountwasspentfrom th eorigi nal$200,000 appropriati onvotedbyth estatelegislaturein1945.Ni sei land,owners h avepaidorlosttoth estateatotalof$437,--090.64 i n j ust16casesbetweenJuly1,1945and Aprilofth i syear,i twasreported.Th eJACLofficereportedth ati nadditi ononesingle case wassettledfor$100,000,andth atwelloverth esameamounth asbeenspentbydefendants i nattorneyandcourtfees.Ofth e 16completedcases,11werecompromisesettlements,i nwh i ch th estatepermittedth eNi-sei landh oldertoretain h i sprop-ertyuponpaymentofasubstan-ti alsum.Stillonth edock etare70oth er

cases i nvariouscourts,i ncludingth eQyamacase,tobe.h eardsoonbeforeth eU.S.supremecourt.Th eSanFranciscoJACLofficestatedth atseveralh undredoth erland h oldi ngsh ave been investi-gatedbyth edistri ctattorneysofvariouscounties and th atnewsuitsmaybefiled i nth enearfu-ture.

AidInstallationOfNisei MemorialFRESNO,Calif.— Forty-th ree

membersofth eJapaneseCongre-gationalch urch contributedadayoflaboronApril13,work i ngonth eNisei memorialch apelwh i chwillbededicatedlaterth i smonth .

Ijgei PilotGivesLife i nGeorgiaCrash

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Nisei CoupleFileAnswerInOusterSuitCh argeRestricti veCovenantViolates14th AmendmentLOS ANGELES— AJapaneseAmericancouplelastweek fi ledanansweri nSuperiorcourttoasuitbrough tby propertyownerswh oseek to eject th em fromth ei rh omeat 328 East60thStreeti nLosAngelesongroundsth atarestricti vecovenantonth epropertyproh i bi tsoccupancybypersonsnotofCaucasian ances-try.Th eanswerfiledbyCliffordandMaryMatsura th rough th ei rat-torney,FredOk rand,ofth efi rmofWiri n,Kido andOk rand,de-ni esth atth erei savalidrestric-ti vecovenantonth epropertyandalsoclaimsth atraciallyrestric-ti vecovenantsare i llegaland i nviolationofth e14th amendment.Co-defendant with th e Mat-suuras i n th e sui tbrough tbyGeorgeTraceyandoth erpropertyownersi nth eareai sth eDepart-mentofVeterans'Affairsofth estate of California. Th e sui tclaimsth atth eCaliforniaveter-ans'bureau i s permitti ng non-Caucasian veterans to live onproperty i nth e area wh i ch i sownedbyth estate.Th ecasei sth elatesti naseries

brough t by property ownersagainstpersonsofJapanese,Ch i -nese,Fili pi no,NegroandAmeri-canIndianancestryonth ebasisofrestricti vecovenants.

HonoluluHospitalSeek sDieti ci anEditor,Pacifi cCi ti zenTh eKuak i ni h ospi talofHonolu-lu,Hawai i ,h asanopeningforadieti ci anofJapanancestrywh ocanteach studentnurses.Sh emustbeamemberofth eAmericanDie-tetic,associati onandbe abletospeak th eJapaneselanguage.Th e h ospi talh asacapacityof120beds,exclusiveofbassinets.Iti sageneralh ospi talandh asth efollowingservices—medical,surgi-cal,OBSandPED.Ourpatients,employeesandmedicalstaffmem-bersarecosmopolitanand consistofallracesandcreeds.Forfurth eri nformation aboutth epositi on,pleasewritetoMissMaryMurai,wh oi sourch i efdie-ti ci an.Th eaddressi sKuak i ni h os-pital,347North Kuak i ni street,Honolulu,Hawai i .Wearealsoi nneedofnursesi n

everyservice, i ncludingsurgeryandanesth esi a.

KUAKINIHOSPITAL.Uuich i Kanyama,Admini strator.

Yasui toAttendUNESCOConferenceMmYasui,Denverrepresenta-tiveofth eJACL,willattendth eMountain-Plains regionalconfer-enceofUNESCO i nDenverMay15-17asadelegateofth eNationalJACL,i twasannouncedth i sweekbyMasaoSatow,actingnationalsecretary.Th econferencewillh oldforumsoneducationalreh abi li tati on andreconstruction i nwar-devastatedcountries,education,communica-tions,socialsciencesandh umani-ties,creativearts,science, li-brariesandmuseumsandreligi on.Sectionmeetingswi llbe h eld,with representativesfrom th efol-lowinggroups: youth ,women'scivi cgroups,men'scivi candbusi-nessgroups,educationgroups,ag-riculture,labor,religi qn,massme-diaandprofessionalgroups.

Hayak awaLecturesOnSemanticsAtNewSch oolNEW YORKCITY—S.I.Hay-

ak awa,languageexpertandau-th or,gavetwo lectures atth eNewSch ooli nNewYork onApril22and26underth eauspicesofth eNewYork SocietyforGeneralSemantics.Hayak awa discussed languageandexperienceon April22 ,HeWri ntx°ducedbyPeterDeVriesorth eNewYork ermagazinestaff.OnApril26h espok eonwman-tic.factors i nraceprejudi ce.HewaspresentedbyAlainLock e,vis-i ti ng professorofph i losoph yatth eNewSch ool.Hayak awa,auth orof"Laneuajre

mAction,"i saprofessorofEng-Mh atth e Illinoi s Instituteofrlech nology.

Th eyWereSoYoung

(Continuedfrom lastweek )CHAPTEREIGHT

Irememberonestrangei nci dentatAnzioN°°ne.k n""f"orh owth i sGermanh adsneak edi ntooursector.Wef

i rstnotced

h i spresenceonemorningwh enth ewi ndblew afoulodor"to

ourdugouts.Forth ewh oledaywewerenotabletoeatanyth i ng.

Earlyth ateveningwelook edforth ecauseofth atodor.

Sgt.RbertTak eofoundit—aGermanwh oh adbeendeadforover

aweek .Becauseth eareawasfullofboobytrapswedarednot

touch th ecorpse i nth edark ."Let'sbury h i m tomorrow,said

Robert."Hellwith h i m!Letth ebastardrot,"cussedsomeone. He

musth avebeenth eonewh ok i lledmybroth er.""Kick th atSOB,"demandedanoth er."Spiton h i sface!"No!"saidRobert.'He'sanenemysoldier,buth e'salready

dead.Let'sgiveh i m abreak .Hi smoth ermustbeworryingabouth i m—wonderingwh ath e i sdoingnow."Th efollowingmorningsixofusvolunteered.Becauseth e

Germans i napill-boxcouldobserveourmovementi nth i sareawh ereth edeadGermanlay,Roberttiedawh i te h andk erch i eftoalongpoleandwaved i tatth eGermans.Forawh i lenoth i ngh appened."Getback i ntoth eh ole,"wh i speredMamoru."Th osebastards

willcutyou i nh alf.""Divei nh ere,"Iadded."Th ey'regettingth erangeonyou.""Afewsecondsmore,"saidRobert.Icouldseeth eperspira-

ti onth i ck on h i sforeh ead."Th eSOBs,"Daviscursed."Let'sleaveth edeadJerryalone.

Letth osebastardsburyh i mth emselves."Iwasnervous;myh andstrembled."Wh ydon'tth eGermans

comeout?Wh yareth eywaiti ng?Areth eyplanningasurprise?"Iwaswonderingwh en,slowlyaGermancrawledoutfrom beh i ndth emach i ne-gunnestandwavedi awh i tecloth .Weallsigh edwithrelief.With h andk erch i efsti edoverournosestok eepoutth efoul

odor,wedash edovertoth ecorpse.Th esigh tturnedmystomach .Th eGermanwasonh i sback ,asth ough restingfrom alongh i k e.Hi sh andswerecomfortablyfoldedacross h i sch est.Hestillh adh i ssteelh elmeton.But,h eh adnoface;i th adbeenblownaway.Onlyth ech i nwasleftbeh i nd;th ewi ndmovedth eblondebeard,asth ough ah andwasstrok i ngi t.Heh adnostomach .Th erewasonlyah olewh erei tusedtobe;grassesweregrowingth rough i t.Th eflesh from h i sh andsh adbeeneatenawaybyrats;onlyth eboneswereleftbeh i nd,butnow i twasblack .Nooneattemptedtoremove i t.Th efli eswereth i ck .Robertquick lych eck edforbooby-trapsand i dentifi cati on.

"Allclear,"h esai d."Butnotags.Musth avebeenblownaway."Pfc.Omano,wh owasmak i ngarough crossfrom wooden

scraps,ask ed,"Wh atsh allIprintonth i s?""Write'Unk nownGerman,'"saidRobert.Wh i lewewerediggi ngth egrave,twoGermansk eptwatch -

i ngusth rough field-glasses.Th ough Icouldnotseeanyoneman-ningth emach i ne-gun,Ik newth atsomeonewasbeh i ndi t—readytoopenfireanysecond.Th i sgavemecoldsh i versandmademedigfaster.Afterpush i ng androllingth e corpse i ntoth e gravewe

coveredi twi th th esoftsoil.Robertplacedth ecrossonth emound.Forafewsecondswebowedourh eads i nsilence;th en,exceptforRobert,weall"flew"forourdugouts.Wedared"notremaintogeth eri n one spotforth ecustomaryminute.Th e Germansmigh tnotbeabletoresistsh ooti ngsuch anexcellenttargetRobertwavedth etruce-flag,th enslowlywalk edtoh i sh olefci ently,Ipaidh i mtribute—forh i scourage,h i sunselfish th ough t-fulnessTh eGermansth enfi redth ei rmach i ne-guns—notatus-buti ntoth esk y "Brrrupp.Bnrupp.Brrrupp."Seventimesth eGermansfired.Itwasth ei rlasttributetoth ei rdeadcomradeWh oevermadeth estatement"Th erearenoath ei sts i n'fox-h oes k newwh ath esai d.Fori ncombat,wh enth esh ellscamei nfastandfuriousandth eangrybulletswh i ppedpastclose-byaperson-alone-feltmiserablylonelyand h elpless.Soonerorlaterh eturnedtoHeavenforguidanceandprotectionOurbattalionch aplainwasCaptainI.Yost,oneofth emostbelovedandpopularofficers i nItaly.Hewastallandlean with

'blond h mi h taryP.081""-Hewasnotonlyh andsometh ough i s£tilTw th llTg i nth emiddle;but> h ewa*alsoch arm-

SntseTirns116"'~"»"3*-h adth erespectandconfidenceofeveryman-notonh Ti n i t

TUE BTORV OFTUE100th BflTTflLlOflByJonJ.Ch i nen

tosay,"Wh enmytimecomes,i tcomes!"Butsoonth eywerettflmostfaith fulch urch attendants.

Once wh enRobertask ed,*|How come?"Peteranswdl"Wh enIfirstcametoAnzio,Ifiguredth atIfmynamewasJash ell,th erewasnoth i ngth atIcoulddo.But,rememberMlastpatrol?Ash ellexplodedonlyfi veyardsawayfromme;mIwasnoteventouch ed.Yamash i roofth eth i rdsquadwas'oJJtenyardsaway;buth ewash i ti nth egutsand k i lled.WitlJk nowi ng i t,Ifoundmyselfth ank i ngth eLord."

"Samewith Stanandme,"saidRi ch ard."OnourfourthJtrol,wh enwe h adtofigh tourwayback th rough th eGerJlines,StanandIdivedforth esame h oleasatank camearJth ecornerofabuildi ng.Asth etank openedfire,Ih eard§9pray,'DearLord,please h elpus!'Heck no!Ididn'tlaugh !|j oi nedh i m.Ididn'tk nowwh attosay,soIk eptwatch i ngsjandk eptrepeating'Amen!Amen!'wh eneverh ecametoth eendAasentence.Ik newth atourprayerswereanswered;oth erwi sei Hwouldn'tbeh eretoday!"Th edevotionandloyaltyth atboundmentoeach oth erJ

h adfaceddeath togeth erwasunbelievable.InApril,1944Jsth Armyestablish edasystemofsendingsertainqualifi edJh omeon"rotation."ItwasMay,earlyoneeveningaftersupJth atSgt.Willi am Yamadareceivedanotesayingth ath e i meligi bletok o h ome.Wewereallh appyforBill.Weexpectedk i ßtoleapupwith j oyandtostartgath eri ngtogeth erh i sfewMlongings.ButBillwasmadeofbetterandsternerstuff.Heh ttflth atourdivi si onwasattack i ngsoonandth atwewerebadlynni Mstrength .Billwalk eduptoRobertand h anded h i m th enote."Idonth i nk I'llgonow,Bob,"h esai d."I'llwaittillth ereplacementssk mup.I'llstayi fyouneedme."Itwasnotanemptygesture.Th aiwordscamefromBi ll'sh eart.Th ough h eh adbeenawayfromh owforoverth reeyears,fi gh ti ngth rough snow,mudandwater,"waswilli ngtostaybeh i ndtoh elph i sbuddy,S/Sgt.RobertTilnfl

"Youdamnfool!"saidRobert."Areyoucrazy?Sure,IntdflyouBill.Youk nowth atIalwaysh aveandalwayswill.Butpflmigh tbek i lledth enextpush .Somebodyh astoreturnh omefnfloursquad.Youunderstand,don'tyou?You'reorderedtogo!"

Lateth ateveningth ej eepcameforBill.Hewasamandfllayingh i sdepartureaslongaspossible.Slowly,deliberately■sh ook h andswith everyone."Goodluck !"h esai d.I'llbebtdjflHewalk edaway.Buth eturnedback andsaidgood-byeagain.HnallyRobertandBillwalk edtoth ej eepwith th ei rarmsarouflh i m.Wefollowedatadistance.Th eystoppedandgraspedenfloth er's h ands.

Th earti llerycrash edandrecrash ed acrossth e h ori zon,llligh tdrizzlecamedown.ItremindedmeofasongoffareweW"Byth ecli ffsth erai ndropsfallallday;foreven th edodflk now th atwe'repartingtoday."Robert,tallanderect,look fflstraigh tah ead.Bill,sligh tlysh orter,with h i swi ldh ai rblowingth ewi ndk epth i seyesgluedtoth eground.RobertandBill,onlytwosurvivi ngmembersofth eori gi naltwelve-mansqiwtwh osh aredbitter,h eart-break i ngbattlesth rough Salerno,RapiRiver,VolturnoandCassino,said"good-bye"toeach oth er.

"Tellmyfolk sth atI'mO.K.Tellth emth atI'llbeback h o*soontoo,"saidRobert."And,look afterth emforme,willy«Bi ll?"Billtriedtosaysometh i ng.Icouldseeth etearsglisteni nk i i

eyes.Heturnedaroundandclimbedi ntoth eopen j eep.Sgt.Wlliam Yamadaandth ej eepslowlydisappearedintoth edark nea

(Tobecontinued) J

DenverIssei SignPetiti onForAmericanCiti zensh i pDENVER—Apetiti on to Con-gressforth erigh tofnaturaliza-tionwasunanimouslypassedatameetingofresidentaliensofJa-paneseancestryonApril25atth eJapaneseh alli nDenver."Weareearnestlyandsincere-lydesirousofobtaini ngforour-selvesth efullrigh ts ofequalciti zensh i p i nth e Americanso-cietyoffreemenandofremov-i ngfrom ourselvesth estigmaori mpli cati onofracialornationali nferi ori ty," th e resolution torj nress'siF.edbymanyofth eleadingIssei mDenver,declared.Webelieveth atwe h avecon-tributedto th e welfare ofth ecountryofourch i ldren'sbi rth andth atwe h aveconducted ourselvesloyallyand h onorablyth rough outnoted1" Perbd'" th e petiti on

Th e resolution also expressedofTrtTArT*!c!e*islativcProgram& i ACLsAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteeandstatedth e".h eart-SpngratltU2e ofth e JapaneseMllf°7f°?Ath eeffortsofMi k eM Masaok a,JAdADC legisla-tivedirectori nWash i ngton.m. ".?d to"grantus2S.C1

-andth e"Aciti -zensh i p m recogniti on ofQUr

proudand long-sustainedrertioflaw-abidi ngresidenceano3ablecontributi ons toth eLiStatesofAmerica." JMAmongth osesigni ngth e»|lutionwere:Sh oi ch i Doi,i nwjHamada,Frank Ish i k awa,urnUyeda,O.Kageyama,Itsu«£■no,HarryT.Koi j i ma,J.*"■gaye,Sh i ni ch i roNomura,X-h ara,J.Tanak a,Th omas&■'?■h aah i ,JinzoNoda,Selnui i to."JsfloHamano,K.Tak euch i ,l«|Kak o,A.F.Tak ami ne,V*-tMMiyamoto,Sh i geruou**,"»IasK.AbeandS.LMonAJK.Koda,oneofth eUse.JwenttoHawai i recently"riraisefundsforth eAnti-W«Wnationcommitteeof tne'Areportedonth etrip. J»r..aresidentofDosPalos,OW'jenroutetoWash i ngton,wh e«willconferwith Mi k eMtfJ«»jRoyTak eno,specialassuWLth eTri -Stateofficeofth eJJ*gaveaprogressreporton«nancialcampaign.Th egroupvotedtooWJJJformallyasth eTn-StateLWJforNaturalizati onand"*-"Miyamotowas electedch a'jSh i ni ch i roNomura was ei^secretary.

Saturday,May3,jJPACIFICCITIZEN2

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NiseiClearedof Suspici on

Unk nownTok yoMurder

Civi li an,GIFreedAfterQuestioni ngByArmyOffici als,nKYO—TwoJapaneseAmeri-soneacivi li anandth eoth erAofth eU.S.army,h ave„deawdofsuspici onandre-fed afterbeing h eldforques-Ji nth emurderofaJapa-egirlh erelastweek ,i twaslan--3onApril30byBrig.GenS Ferrin,Bth Army provost£h tlfwneaterTok yo."h etwoNisei were among30sonsdetainedforfurth erques-i ngafterth egi rl'sbodywasndfloating i n th e Imperialwemoatonth e morning of

"naneseFlice i denti fi ed th eas Ayak o Mizutani, alsomas Yaek o Ki zawai. Sh ereportedtoh avebeen"ch ok ed,tenanddraggedash ortdis-:e."

Unk nown of 442nd

Unk nown i nCh i cago

Unk nownCombat Injuri es

HICAGO— Esami Ok amotoath i s Ch i cago h ome oni l21ofwounds suffered i nbatwith th e 442nd Combatm.Ith ough Ok amoto wasreceiv-treatmentsatth e veterans'litalforh i swarwounds,.h ebelievedtobe onth eroadecoveryandh i ssuddendeathunexpected.ci ssurvivedby h i swife,Ma-andasix-month -olddaugh ter,i ci a.uneralserviceswere h eld oni l23.

Unk nownMateo Ch apter

HoldsInstallationofNewOfficersUN MATEO'Calif.—lnstalla-ceremoniesfornewly-elected:ersofth eSanMateocountyi terofth « JAOLwere h eldi l19with Willi am Enomoto,president,offici ati ng1atth eices.socialclimaxedth eevening.:Tak ah ash i actedasmasterofmonieswith SallyKawak i taeneralch ai rman.■izesgivenoutduringth eeve-weredonatedbyth efollow-raerch ants:Stanley'sAutomo-service,Frank 'snursery,Gar-Seed, Tak ah ash i company,i onsAssociated service,Blu-telaundry,Th reeCi ti esnurs-Moh awk service,RossRadio,London Sh op,allofSanm>;andSequoianursery,Red-i City.mongth eguestswereSterling\v7?'ri2an ofth eRe3wooda IBobWatson,memberth e San Mateo-Burlingame!°f cA-VCracerelationsnuttee;MarciaLaGrave,mem-Jn,th e_.North ern PeninsulawlforCivi cUni ty;andsev-menibersofth elocalAVC

EnnisEndorsesBilltoAmendFederalDeportationStatuteJWYORK-Th e removaloftejarly h arsh radaldjs

_nation"now sufferedbyJa-*aliensi ndeportationpro-SdTp"rgedth i sweek bydL ms>wartimeh eadoftZLTmy,_controlunitandSUnion*6AmCTiCanCMI:aiari n& i n .Wash i ngton,£beforeth eHousesub-com-mon i ,"11,*"andnatu-S;nh eca'ledforpassageofSSLi amei i .dth ePresenti m-S\itWh i ch Proh i bi teth eSnS1/r°m->citS"°£aliens barred

~'~.ensh becauseofrace.Sl2*uth oFi zesth eattorneys*al£TCiSe cle«nency i ntofsZ£*fremain i nth i sW woTk IdeP°rtationwouldh ealien'?*c?n°mich ardsh i pice re(>byth eDepartmentof

% affecfL ?"VmostareEdby th epresentlibi tedbB"g*»«taliens."alized tJ, rorabecomingWaffltoh eLare objecttot0Japanandsepara-

ti on from th ei rfamili es."Hepointedoutth ati twasunfairtodenyclemencytoth i sgroupwh i leextendingi ttooth erclassesofaliens."Th espiri tofth eConsti-tution,"h estated,"requiresaliensaswellasciti zensbegivenequaltreatmentunderth elaws."EnnistoldRep.Frank Fellows,ch ai rmanof th e sub-committee,th ataswartimeh eadofth esecur-i typrogram forcontrolof th eali enenemypopulation"Ik nowth atth eoverwh elmi ngmajori tyofJapanesealienswerelaw-abidi ngresidents." Ennisfurth erstatedth at often Japanese parents"urgedth ei rU.S.bornch i ldrento joi nourarmedforcesandtofigh tth eenemy—even th e Japa-neseenemy.Th ei rencouragementcontributedtoth eoutstandingrec-ordwh i ch Uni tedStatesciti zensofJapaneseancesrymade i nth i swar. Th eydeserve th e sympa-th eti cconsideration ofth eCon-gress."Th ebill,i ntroduced by Rep.FellowsApril2,wouldalsoper-mit,th eattorneygeneraltosus-pend deportation proceedingsagainstanyalienwh o.h asbeeni nth eUni tedStatesforseven*yearsormore.

MidwestDistri ctCouncilOfJACLOrganizedbySixCh aptersatCh i cagoMeet

$27,000AreaQuotaForJACL,ADCSetAtFirstConferenceCHICAGO—Th erapidlyexpand-i ngprogramofth eJapaneseAmer-i canCi ti zensLeaguei nth emi d-dlewesternstatestook onnew i m-petusth i sweek with th eestab-lish mentofth eJACLMidwestdis-tri ctcouncil,firsttobeformedeastofth eMissi ssi ppi .Offici aldelegatesofsixch apters

werepresentatth e organizi ngmeetingApril26and27 i nCh i -cago,wh enth edi stri ctcouncilwasformed.Cinci nnati,alsoamemberofth ecouncil,wasnotpresent.Mari SabusawaofCh i cagowas

namedch ai rmanofatemporarycabinettoserveuntilth efall,wh enapermanentcabinetwillbeelected.Oth ermembersofth etemporary

cabinetwillbe Abe Hagiwara,Cleveland,Istvicech ai rman;HenryTani,St.Louis,2nd,vicech ai rman;Eurek aSatow,Ch i cago,recordingsecretary;Pete Fuj i ok a,Detroit,treasurer;JuliusFuj i h i ra,Milwau-k ee,h i stori an;andSamSh i j o,TwinCiti es,publici ty.Th e newly formed counciladopteda$27,000areaquotaforth eJACLandth eJACL-ADC.Th eamounti s$17,000overth e$10,000suggestedquotasetforth edi stri ct.ScottyTsuch i ya,representativeofth eNationalJACLandpresent-lystationed i nLosAngeles,willorganizeth e fi nancialcampaignduringth enextfourweek s.NationalJACLrepresentativesatth emeetingwereHitoOk ada,president;Mi k eMasaok a,legisla-tivedirectorofth eADC;MasaoSatow,actingnationalsecretary;andScottyTsuch i ya.Ok adaspok e toth eassembled

delegatesatth eSaturdayafternoonsessionatth eCentralYMCA.Heask edforsupportofth eNationalJACLprogram and discussed i tswork th rough outth enation.Mi k eMasaok adi scussedforma-ti onofADCch aptersth rough outth emidwesti nh i stalk Sundayatth eLawsonYMCA.Hespok eonth egeneralprogram

ofth eADCanddiscussedwaysi nwh i ch th eprogramcouldbeai dedbylocalch aptersofth eJACL.Th edelegatesvoted to h oldadistri ctwork sh op i n th e falli nlieuofaconvention.Th ework sh opwillconcentrateupontraini nglo-calJACLleadersandwillconsistofclassesontraini ng tech ni ques.Masao Satowwasnamedto h eadth eprogram.Th ework sh opwillbeh eldi nCh i -

cagowith th eCh i cagoJACLasth eh ostch apter.OnSaturdayeveningdelegateswereguestsofth eCh i cagogroupatadinneratth eOldCath ayres-taurant.About40 offici aland boosterdelegateswerepresentatth eor-ganizi ngmeeting. Offici alch ap-terdelegateswereJack Nak agawa,Mari Sabusawa,Ch i cago; JuliusFuj i h i raandCh i zSatow,Milwau-k ee;PeteFuj i ok a,Willi sHirata,Detroit;Abe Hagiwara,FrankSh i ba,Cleveland;HenryTani andJimKamei,St.Louis; and SamSh i j o,JonMatsuo,TwinCiti es.

26and2* afternoonsessionofth emeeting,h eldApril

SPEAKERURGESNISEISUPPORTFORJACL-ADCCHICAGO—HaroId R.Gordon,Ch i cagoattorneyandco-ch ai rmanofth eorganizi ngcommitteeforth eADC i nth i scity,urgedNiseisupportforth eAnti-Di scri mi na-tioncommtteeatameetingspon-soredbyth e Mi dwestBuddh i stch urch youngpeopleatth eOli vetInstitutelastSunday.Mr.Gordon'ssubjectwas"Ch i -

cago:Past,PresentandFuture."Atth eendofh i stalk ,Mr.Gor-

don,atth erequestofamemberofth eaudience,explainedth edif-ferencebetweenth eJACLandth eADC.Th eattorney stated th atth eJACL,asaneducationalorganiza-tion,cannotdolobbyingwork i nWash i ngtonand th atth eADCwasorganizedasaseparateorgani-zation,wh osesole purposei stowork forpassageoflegislationaf-fectingJapaneseAmericans."AnyAmericanofJapanesean-cestry,"Mr.Gordonsaid,"sh ouldnoth avetobeurgedtocontributetoth eADCanddoh i sparttowardth i svi talwork ."

ClevelandJACLWillDiscussADCi CLEVELAND, O.—Th eactivi ti esofth e JACL's Anti-Di scri mi na-ti onCommitteewillbediscussedataspecialJACLmeetingonMay10atth eCentralYMCA.

HearingsCompletedonHouseBilltoElimi nateRaceBiasInFederalDeportationLaws

WASHINGTON— HearingsonH.R.2933,th ecompreh ensi veJus-ti cedepartmentsponsoredbilltoelimi nateracediscri mi nati onfromourfederaldeportationlaws,h avebeencompleted,th e Wash i ngtonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi -nati oncommitteelearnedth i sweekfrom th eclerk ofth e standingsubcommitteeon i mmi grationandnaturalizati onofth eHouse Judi-ciarycommittee.Th eWash i ngtonADCofficealsolearnedth atth esubcommitteeex-pectstobeginredraftingth ebi lltoi ncludeth ei rown views th i sMondayandth atth esubcommitteei sanxioustoreportoutth emea-sureforHouseactionsoon.Publich eari ngs on H.R.2933werecompletedlastMondayandyesterdayth efullJudici arycom-mitteei nexecutive sessionh eardAttorneyGeneralTom Clark ex-press h i ssupportforth ebi ll.Testifyi ng i nfavorofH.R.

2933duringth epublich eari ngsofth estandingsubcommitteeon i m-migrationandnaturalizati onwereMi k eMasaok a,nationallegislativedirector,andth eRev.W.Sh ermanBurgoyneofHoodRiver,Ore.,rep-resentingth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi -nationcommittee;LeoE.Ypsilan-ti ofNewYork Ci tyandSoteriousNich olsonofWash i ngton,repre-sentingth eGreek orderAHEPA;Dr.Mubarek Ali Kah n ofNewYork Ci ty,representingth eMos-lemLeagueofAmericaandth eIn-diaWelfareLeague;EdwardJ.Ennis,NewYork Ci ty,represent-i ngth eAmericanCivi lLibertiesUnion;Josh ua S. Koenigsberg,.NewYork Ci ty,representingth eAssociati onofImmigration andNationalityLawyers;WarrenW.Grimes,Wash i ngton,representingi nterestedNewYork businessmen;HoytS.Haddock ,Wash i ngton,rep-resentingth eCIO Mariti mecom-mittee and th e CIO Mariti meunion;SimonSobeloff,citysolici -torofBaltimore,representingth eAmerican Jewish Congress, th eAmericanFederation ofInterna-ti onalInstitutes,Immigrants'Pro-tective league,th e Los-AngelesPublicForum,CommonCouncilforAmericanUnity,andoth ers;LeoMich alosk i ,Wash i ngton, repre-senting severalItalian-Americanorganizati ons.Speak i ngi noppositi ontoth ebi llwerei Col.Joh nTh omas-Taylor,di-rector,national legislative com-mittee, th e American Legion;James F. O'Niel, Manch ester,N.H.,member,nationalAmeri-canismcommittee,th e AmericanLegion;Joh nR.H.Scott,assist-antlegislativerepresentative,Vet-'eransofForeignWars;C.E.Bab-ock ,representingth eJuniorOr-erofUnitedAmericanMech an-cs;GeorgeWash i ngtonWilli ams,Baltimore,- representing th e So-cietyofth eWarof1812;andarepresentativeofth e AmericanCoaliti on,anorganizati onof100nationalorganizati ons.

Nisei ElectedStudentCh i efAtOremSch oolOREM,Utah —Mak otoHide-sh i mawaselectedpresidentofth estudentbodyatLincolnh i ghsch oolforth e1947-48term,i twasannouncedth i sweek .Hidesh i ma,amemberofLin-

coln's ch ampi onsh i p footballteamlastseason,defeatedKeyAlliedi nth esch oolelection.

NavyAcceptsHawai i Ni seiIntoReservePacifi cFleetCh i efReceivesNotifi cati onFromAdmiralNimi tz

HONOLULU— EnlistmentsofJapaneseAmericansarenowbeingaccepted i ntoth eU.S.navalre-serve,followingth e racentan-nouncementbyAdmiralLouisE.Denfield,'commander-in-ch i ef ofth ePaci fi cfleet,th ath eh adre-ceivedauth ori zati on from FleetAdmiralCh esterW.Nimi tz,ch i efofnavaloperations,toreverseawartimepolicywh i ch .h adbarredpersonsofJapaneseancestry."Inviewofth ei rprovenloyaltytoth eUni tedStatesduringwar-time,i twouldbeunfairtotak eanycourseoth erth anth atwe-arenow tak i ng," AdmiralDenfeldsaid.Enlistments ofapproximately200JapaneseAmericans areex-pected i n th ecurrentcampaignnowbeingconductedbyth eU.S.navalreserve.

IdentifyBodyOfManFoundi nSacramentoRiverSACRAMENTO—CoronerW.C.

McNiearyofYolocountyreportedonMay1th ebodytak enfromth eSacramentoriveronApril28 h asbeen i dentifi edasth atofJutaroNak ami ch i ,67,residentofSacra-mentoforth epasttwoyears.Th emanwas i denti fi edbyth eRev.S. Sasak i of SacramentoBuddh i stch urch ,HenryIk ah i andWi lli amTeramoto.Nak ami ch i ,anative ofJapan,h adlivedi n th e Uni ted Statesmoreth an50yearsandh adresid-ed i nth eBuddh i stch urch h ostelsinceMsreturnfromawarreloca-tioncenter.HedisappearedApril24.Rev.Sasak i saidNak ami ch i h ad

been i n i ll h ealth for severalmonth sandh adth reatenedsuici de.

U.S.ArmySergeantFacesPossibleDeportationasAlienSpecialBillSough tToObtainCi ti zensh i pForTsuyosh i Matsumoto

WASHINGTON — T,h epresentpligh tofTsuyosh i Matsumoto,atech ni calsergeanti nth eUnitedStatesarmywh o faceseventualdeportation'to Japan, probablywi llresulti naprivatebillbeingi ntroducedforh i m,i twas i ndi -catedh ere.EffortsweremadebyMi k eM.Masaok a,legislative directorofth e JAGL's Anti-Di scri mi nati oncommittee,to i nterestmembersofCongressi nSgt.Matsumoto'spre-di cament.Itwasstressed th atSgt.Mat-sumoto,wh owasborn i nHok k ai -do,Japan,i n 1908,didvaluablework asacivi li anforth eUni tedStatesarmyfrom 1942untilth eendofth ewarandisnowamem-berofth earmedforces.Itwaspointedoutth ath e h advolunteered repeatedlyfor th eU.S.armyfrom 1942andwasnotaccepteduntilFeb.16,1946,wh enth e speciallaw wh i ch providedciti zensh i pforaliensserving i nth earmedforcesh adexpired.Sgt.Matsumoto entered th eUni tedStatesasastudenti n1937andsubsequentlyattendedUnionTh eologicalSeminary and th eUniversityofSouth ernCalifornia,receivi ngh i smasterofarts de-

gree i nAsiati cstudiesfrom USCi nJune,1943. .Followingth eoutbreak ofwar,

h e offered h i sservicesasalin-guisttoth ewardepartmentandwasaccepted"inacivi li ancapacityandwasamemberofth efacultyofth earmy's i ntensiveJapanesesch oolatth eUniversityofMich i -ganfrom Dec,1942 to March ,1944,wh enh e j oi nedth estaffoft,h e army's speciali zed traini ngprogramatHarvard university,wh ereh etaugh tuntilJune,1945.He latertaugh t Japanese toarmyandnavy officers i nth esch ool.foroverseas admini stra-ti onat.Harvard."HadSgt.Matsumotobeenac-

ceptedfori nductionwh enh evol-unteered,orwith i n areasonableperiodth ereafter,h ewould h avebeeneligi bletobecomeaciti zenofth e UnitedStatesth rough aspecialprovisi onsetupby Con-gress.Asi twas,h ewas i nduct-edsi xweek safterth eprovisi onsofth elawbecamei noperativeandth erefore,th rough nofaultofh i sown,h ecanneith erbecomeaciti -zenorremain h ere,"Mr.Ma-saok asai d.Sgt.Matsumotonow i sserving

asamemberofateamfrom th emili taryintelligenceservicesch oolwh i ch i s recruiti ng JapaneseAmericansforoccupationaldutyi nJapan.

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EDITORIALS:Sask atch ewan'sLeadTh i sweek i tbecameacrimi naloffensei n

th eprogressiveprovinceofSask atch ewantodiscri mi nateagainstanyofitsresidentsbyreasonofrace,color,creed,eth ni cornationalorigi n.Th e"Sask atch ewanBillofRigh ts,"anewlawwh i ch provi desafineof$200orth reemonth si n j ai lforpersonsconvictedofpreventingresidentsfrom enjoyi ngth ei rfullprivi legesofemployment,ownersh i pandoc-cupancyofproperty,enteringpublicplacesorgettinganeducation,went i ntoeffectonMay1.UnderSask atch ewan'snewlawsuch prac-

ticeswh i ch arecontradictorytoth edemo-cratictraditi onasth atofrestricti ve h ous-i ngcovenants,wh i ch areopenlypracticed i nth eUni tedStates,wouldbe i llegal.Iti sperh apssigni fi cantth atSask atch ewan

i sth eonlyCanadianprovincewh i ch h asaCCF(CooperativeCommonwealth Federation)gov-ernmentandth eCCFduringth ewarandafteris th eone Canadian politi calpartywh i ch di dnotcompromisei tsdemocraticprin-ci plesi ni tsapproach toth esubjectofth eDo-mi ni on'sJapaneseCanadians. Th eCCFh asfough tforth efullrigh tsofCanadiansofJapaneseancestryandth eCCF i nBriti shColumbiai sth eonlypoliti calunitwh i ch h assh ownth ecourageofadvocatingth erigh toffranch i seforciti zens,ofJapaneseancestry.Th eSask atch ewangovernmenth asencour-

agedth eresettlementofJapaneseCanadiansi nth eprovinceandseveralqualifi edNisei arenow employedi nvariouscapaciti esbyth eprovinci algovernment.Itmayberecalledth atth eSask atch ewan

governmentappearedonbeh alfofth eevac-uatedJapaneseCanadiansi natestcasewh i chwash eardbeforeth ePrivyCouncili nLondon,arguingth atth eCanadiangovernment'sor-ders-in-councilunderwh i ch th eforced de-portationofpersonsofJapaneseancestrywerebeingcarriedoutwere i llegal.Lastweek atOttawaCCF membersof

Parliamentfrom Sask atch ewan j oi nedwithoth erCCFrepresentativesi namoveoppos-i ngcontinuedgovernmentrestricti onsonper-sonsofJapaneseancestrywh oarestillbarredfromreturningtoth eBri ti sh Columbiacoastalareafrom wh i ch th eywereevacuated.Sask atch ewan,wh osesouth ernboundaries

li ealongth eborderofth estateofMontana,h asapopulationoflessth anamilli onwh i chi ncludes 33 di fferentpeoples,as AttorneyGeneralJ.W.Cormannotedwh enh ei ntro-ducedth e"BillofRigh ts"i nth elegislature."Ifeverynational,provinci alandstate

parliamenti nth eworldwouldcommiti tselfnowtoth epri nci plecontainedi nth i sbill,th etask ofth eUni tedNationsandofallth osestrivi ngtobringorder,j usti ceandpeaceoutofworldch aoswouldbe h elped i mmeasur-ably,"Cormandeclared. "Th eneedfortoler-ance i sgreaterth aneverbefore;i th asbe-comeaworldneedand j ustasi nth epastSask atch ewanh assh ownth eway,sowecansh owth eneedforeverlastingvi gi lanceinourtreatmentofth ose ofdifferentracialorigi ns."Th enewSask atch ewanlawprovidesth at

everyperson i nSask atch ewan "sh allenjoyth erigh ttoobtainandretain employment;engage i nbusiness;own and occupyprop-erty;h aveaccesstopublicplaces,h otels,th ea-ters,restaurants;tomembersh i p i nprofes-sionalandtradeorganizati ons;educationandenrollmenti nsch oolsanduniversiti es."Th eCCF-governed,sociali stprovinceof

Sask atch ewan issh owi ngth ewaytooth erCanadianprovinci algovernmentsanddemo-craticgovernmentseverywh erei n i tsenligh t-enedapproach tobetteri nterracialrelaTions.

CostofRacismTh atth estateofCalifornia h asbeen

i n-

dulgingi nsome h i gh financeatth eexpense

ofaveryfewofitsciti zenswasrevealedtinsweek with astatementfrom th eJACLr<Tgionalofficei nSanFranciscoth atth estate

s

i ntak eon16esch eatcases h asamountedtoa

neat$437,090.64.Th epersonsdeprivedoflandunderth i s

lawh avenotbeenaliens,buti nth emain h ave

beenAmericanciti zens.Th eJACLalsorevealed th atofth e16

cases,elevenweresettledoutofcourt. Inth esei nstancesth eownerspaidtoth estatevariousamountsrangingupto$100,000for

th erigh ttoretainth ei rproperty.Th i sk i nd

ofactionwouldseem tobelegalblack mai l,yetth esesettlementswerefarbetterth anout-righ tlossandconfiscationfoproperty.Th eracisti mpli cati onsbeh i ndth eAlien

Landactarecompletely obvious;certainly

neith erlegislatorsnorprosecutors h avemadeanyattempttoproveoth erwi se. Th elaw,adoptedonlywh enth eterm "Japanese"wasch angedtoth elessobnoxious"alieni neli gi bletociti zensh i p,"h asneverbeentri edonanypersonsexceptth oseofJapaneseancestry.

Th epresentCalifornialegislaturewillsoonconsiderabilltoprovideanoth er$200,000ap-propriati onforth eattorneygeneral'sofficewith wh i ch tomak efurth eri nvestigati onsandprosecutionsofNisei -ownedproperty. Butanoth erappropriati on,veiledwith i nth estatebudget,maypassth elegislaturewith lessfanfareandagreatdealmoreease.Th i sappropriati onfor$65,000 h as been

i temi zedaspartofth estatebudget. Th ei tem,i ti sreported,wasoncestruck outbyGovernorWarren, but h asbeenreinserteduponth ei nsi stenceofLloydLowreyofYubacounty.Th eAli enLand law,repudiatedbyth e

state'svoterslastNovember5,i ssti llaripeplum forpoliti ci ans,forcountyprosecutorsandforth estate.Th elawwillbeconsidered i nth eU.S.

Supremecourtth i sfall,tobetestedforitsconstituti onality. Buti nth emeantime,th estate may h ave acquired countless oth erpropertiesandcostNisei landh oldersth ou-sandsofdollarsi ncourtandlawyers'fees.Iti s i mperativeth atth e$65,000appro-

priati onbe struck from th ecoming statebudgetandth atth eproposed$200,000ap-propriati onbedefeated.

CoastRaceRelationsRaciali ntoleranceanddiscri mi nati onare

onth eupswingonth ePacifi ccoast,warnsCareyMcWilli ams,racerelationsexpert.Possible"h otspots,"h esays,arePortland,

LosAngelesandOak land.Duringth ewarth e"sunk i st"statetoler-

atedatleastth eentrance ofth ousandsofNegroi mmi grants,wh oenteredIndustryonavastscale. Th estateth atoncesawfittoexcludeArk ansasandOk lah omafannersbe-cause th eywere"Ark i es"and"Ok i es"ab-sorbedNegrolabprwith comparativelyli ttlefricti on.Butconditi onsarech angi ng.Unemploy-

menth asalreadybeguntosetin. Coupledwith th esti lli ntenseh ousi ngsituation,th esi tuationi sri peni ngformobactionagainstth i sparticularminori ty.Iti snecesesarytobeginplanningnowto

preventrecurrenceofth eraceriotsofseveralyearsago.Wise,forcefulandcompetentac-tioncanpreventdisaster.Neglectanddisi n-terestcanfosterth osesituationsandattitudesth atbringi ton.

Ch angi ngAttitudesTh eexclusionofAsiati ci mmi grationtoth eUni ted Stateswas ach i eved i n a lawpassedbyCongressi n1924atth eurgingofwestcoastcongressmen.Th ePacifi ccoaststateslongh avewieldedapowerfuli nfluenceIndetermini ngth ei mmi gration andnatura-lizati onpolici esofth enationasawh oleTh ereh asbeeni ncreasingevidence i nre-centyearsofach ange i nsentimentonth epartofwestcoastciti zensonth ei mmi gra-

SStSTVi?°as\C0"Sressme*'Portedth ewartime bi lls wh i ch granted i mmi grationquotestoCh i nes*IndiansandFili pi nos. Re"S-\?TWaSan°th erlndicati °nofcKang-bPr,faV°tetak enamon*th emem-bersofth ei mmi grationsectionofSanFrancjscos i nfluentialCommonwealth clul. Two-th i rdsofth emembersofth i sCommonwealthclubcommitteevotedi nfavorofan i mmi gra-ti onquotaforresidentsofJapan,SiamSeaMalaysia,Burmaandth eNeth erlandsEast

niseiUSAbyLARRYTAJIRICaseofth eStrandedNiseiTh ewarwh i ch beganwith th eattack onPearlHarborleftmoreth an10,000AmericansofJapaneseancestrystranded i nJapan. Alargepercentage ofth ese Ni seiwouldh avereturned i nth euneasy

month swh i ch preceded th e out-

break ofwar,butsh i ppi ngspacewasatapremium andth eycouldnotobtain passage. Some 600Nisei andIssei wereaboardth elastNYKlinertoleaveYok oh amaforth eUni tedStates,butth esh i pturnedback wh enwith i nsigh tofHawai i ,andreturnedtoJapan.Laterth e passengers on th i slastboatoutofJapanweresub-j ectedtocontinualsurveillancebyth eJapaneseKempetai (gestapo)forth eyh adsh own th ei rprefer-enceforth eUni tedStatesandwereconsidered capable ofac-tionstoaidth eenemy.Th ousandsofoth erNisei wereonth ewaiti nglistsforpassageback toAmericawh enwarcame.Th estrandedNisei fallintosev-eralcategories.Th elargestnum-berareth osewh owereofminorageatth eti meth eJapanesemil-i tari stsdecidedtofigh tth eworldi n1941. Th eseyoungNisei wereth osewh oweretak enorsenttoJa-panbyth ei rparentstovisi trela-ti vesandto attend sch oolstolearnth eJapaneselanguage,bi-lingualismbeingconsidered,th enasnow,asadefini tefactorforeco-nomicadvantage.Iti stobedoubtedi fanymemberofth i sgroupwenttoJapanofth ei rownvoliti on.Th ei ni ti ati vecamefrom parents oroth errelativeswh o feltth atak nowledgeofth e Japaneselan-guagewouldbe essentialtoth eyouth s i nlaterbusinessdealings.Th esedecisi ons,of course, weremadebeforeth ewarandevacua-tionwh enth eeconomicworldofth elargepercentageofmainlandNisei consistedofth eth reeWestCoaststates.Anoth ergroupwasmadeupof

th eeconomicopportunistswh osawlittleopportunityi nwh i tecollaremploymenti nCalifnorina,Oregonand Wash i ngton. Manyofth esewere"depressionbabies"wh o h adcomeoutofsch ool i n th elate1920s and th e early1930s a»dwh oseh ori zonswere limi ted,notalonebyracialdiscri mi nati on,butbecauseth erewerenotenough j obstogoaround. Weareacquaintedwi th manymembersofth i sgroupandk nowth atth evagariesofi n-ternationarpoliti csdid notenteri ntoth ei rdecisi ontoseek afuturei nth eOrient.Atth e time ofdeparturesth eywerenot,i nth emain,anylessAmericanth anth ei rbroth ersandfrendswh owerelaterto mak ean h onored place i nAmerican h i storyasmembersofth e442ndCombatTeamandoth erU.S.armyunits. Th ere wereth oseamongth em wh o h adth ei rpeacewith Japanese mili tari smandth erewere oth erswh ocouldnotand wh oreturnedagaintoAmerica.Th osewh odidremainsoldth ei ri ntegrityattooh i gh aprice.Th eysubmittedtoth ebrutalityofth eJapanesepolicesystemandtoth erigi ddisci pli neofa totalitari anstate. Th eysoonwere disi llus-onedaboutth ebrigh tnewfuturewh i ch h adbeenpaintedbyth osewh o h adrecruitedth em forj obsi nJapan.Th eremay h avebeenafuture,buti twasnotforth em,lneywereexploitedbyth ebigJa-panesecartelsandtrading firmstorth ei rbili ngualism.Th osewemeti nTok yoi n1936were h ome-sick ,dissatisfi ed,h aunti ngAmeri-canmovieswith th eth efervorofanexileseek i ng a glimpse.ofHome.Manyofth esereturnedandmostofth em,because ofth ei rk nowledgeofth e Japanese lan-guage,proved ofextraordinaryvaluetoth earmyandnavyasi n-structorsandlaterasarmyenlist-edpersonneli n th e waragainstJapan.Oth ersservedsuch war-timeagenciesasth eOWI,OSSandth e PCC'sforeignbroadcastmonitori ngservice.Th erewereafewwh owenttoJapanm th e 1930s wh o wereth £\Ylth th e discri mi nati onth pyp "!meti nemPloymenton\Z£aClflCcoast- Ma"yofth eseand 6Protonsandfeitth atpolish i ngapples!naLosAngelesfruitstandwas no

waytoapplyauniversity4tion. Oth erswereafraid2prejudi ceandth eeditori alsoflow j ournalism.SomeW1gerandoth ers i n fearI'weredoomedtodmWmZAswith anyoth er(m Tpie,i ti sdiffi cultto£3|Beach h adi ndi vi dualreaSOn.7decisi on.Th ere a£player,wh ooncegotamJTacoma i nth e Westernfitionalleague,wh owentto1toplayprobaseballandbe*star TW were sevejwh o becamefilm andr«Lrevue starswh o could nbook i ngsi nth estates.Th emsch ool of journalism n±from Missouri, ColumbifWash i ngton,wh ofound j obg.English languagepress i nJ,Th erewereoth ers wh o h i )moth ersoragedfath ersi nhandfeltboundtostay 01li k eFrank Matsumoto,at*foundbetterpositi onsth aicouldgetath ome.Matsumofccameth ecommissi onerofWBi gSixbaseballleagueandweek waselectedtoth enewiofRepresentativesonamicraticplatform.Th ere i sonefactwh i ch aoutabovealloth ers. Th e)i nAmerica madeamaralrecordi nWorldWar11.Th eIIwh owerei nJapan,moreth uofwh om reportedlywere 1

contributedlittle,i fanyth i ntth eJapanesetfort.Americuisularauth ori ti es are proath erecordsofwartimebeh aqallofth estrandedNisei wh o!appliedforrepatriati ontoki ca.Anypartici pati oninth ewillmak eth eapplicanti net|toreturn. Th eUni tedPraportedth i sweek th atth eAicanciti zensh i pof75per«th efi rst3000 applicantsalnh adbeencertifi edandth ese|sonswereeligi bletoreturn!Th eJapanmili tari sts,on1sion,wenttoextraordinarylato obtain Nisei i nterpnAtleastth reeNisei i nTok j ti"k i dnapped"andtak entoCwh ereth eywereorderedto1torAmerican radio broideTh estoryofoneNisei wh otorturedtodeath i nth eJapiarmy,fornoreasonoth erth ath ewasaNisei ,wastoMITok yo newspapersh ortly1th eendofth ewar.Forth e1partth eNisei wereobjectspflpi ci onandk eptundersurvei iTh espymaniaand espidfearwh i ch pervadedsomelevelAmerican offici aldom conesJapaneseAmericansandwh i dsuitedi nsuch measuresasentionanddetentionwereduplibyasimi larspyfearonth eofth eJapanesesecretpolitegardingth estrandedNisei .!Ni sei i nJapan were tak encustodyimmediatelyafterth eibreak ofwar.Th eywerelaterleased,but;aclosewatch willonth ei rmovements.Th esestrandedNisei provk

reservoirofbili ngualcivi li asonnelforth eoccupation!followingth esurrenderofJjR i s i nterestingtonotetWonlyopencriti ci sm ofth eih ascomefrom JapaneseAMGlswith th e occupation«wh owroteletterstoth eSuaStripesi nprotest.Th erei llbeensomecriti ci sm fromveteransregardingth eretuth estrandedNisei ,but"[«th i scriti ci sm h asbeenst'W

th eannouncementth atoruy]personswh ocould satisfy'department'representative!th ey h admaintai nedth ei r»canciti zensh i pth rough outwe'rebeingpermittedtorewfarlessth ana h undred«J»rivedatwest coastP«"some 2500are believed»awaiti ngaccommodations.ofth ereturneestodatemi nth elateteensorearlyw«Itapparentlyi sth edeWjtionofStatedepartment»tiesth atallNisei vrfwM"tamedth emselvesasUnited"ci ti zensth rough outwe *,permittedtoreturn.Ita'f"determinati onofAmerican«laroffici alsth atnoP«»".h asforfeitedh i sciti zensi nanymannerberej j *tn*!th eUni tedStates.Th e*th estrandedNisei ,th erefor*with Americangovernm»>sentatives i nJapan.

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Unk nown Mini ster Led Figh t

ForFreedom i nHoodRiver

Wash i ngtonNews-Letter

ByJOHNKITASAKOI"We'vebeenTunningth i stownfor25years,andyou j ust■~ etawaywith i t!"Th at'swh atth eHoodRi verAmericanlontoldth eRev.W.Sh ermanBurgoyne.Th eydidn'tli k eh i s■tortstoh aveth enamesofth e16Ni sei servicemenrestoredtoXh onorroll.Th eydidn'tli k eth ewayh ewas h elpi ngth eevac-Esgetreestablish ed,andurgingtownspeopleto openth ei r■artstoth em.Buth egotawaywith i t.Andtoth osedi sci plesofdemocracyIworldover,h i striumph gave'Xlifeand h ope.Itwasanau-KiousvictoryofunderstandingEnsth ate,ofcourageagainst|Bation.ofCh ri sti ani ty

■ainstpaganism,ofdemocracyKnstfascism.■Th eRev.Burgoyne i sbuiltli k eHieh terHe's6feet2 i nch estall■dweigh sover200pounds.He'sKixth descendantofGeneralBur■vneofRevolutionaryWardays■atmayh ave someth i ngtodo■th h i sagressiveness.I"ActuallyI'm apacifi st,butHometh i ngscangetmeriledupHlenty."h esai dduring h i sre-Kntvisi ttoWash i ngton.EarlyHi th ebattleofHoodRiver,h eBenttoth eLegionpeopleand■,U'lth orn i i >rail«ffth ei rcam-Kai?nofh ate."Wek nuw wh atHeredoing i sbelowth ebelt,"■h eytold h i m,"butwe'regoing■o"do i tanyway!"Th atsh ame-lessadmissi onofth ei rwrong-Hoinggaveh i m allth estrengthKndcourage h eneededtocarryHisfigh ttoth ebi tterend.

■Th eAmericanLegioni nHoo<Hverduringth ewarwasawell■ledpoliti calmach i ne.Itwasno■largeoutfit,saysMr.Burgoyne■iti th adk eymeni neveryofficeHdorganizati on i ntown.Ifyou■dn'tplayballwith th eLegion■u'dgetfrozenout.Th eLegion's■rtatorsh i poverth atsmallOregon■wnh adgoneunch allengedever■neeth eearliestsettlerscouldre■Wh enth eBurgoyneswentfromBoosBaytotak eoverth eAsbury■eth odi stch urch i n 1942,twoHonth safterallth eJapaneseh adBeenevacuated,nooneoutsideof■eircongregation paidanyat-Bntion.Butwh enth eLegioneras-Idth enamesofth e16Nisei ser-■icemenfrom th eh onorroll,svery■ne i nHoodRiver—and milli onsHIoverth eworld—took noticeof■cv.Burgoyne'sfierydenunciati on.Th e Burgoynes h ad neverk nownaNi sei ;th ey h adneverevenspok entoone."Itwasanun-Americanth i ngtodo.Iwouldh »veprotestedasloudlyi fth enamesofJews,Negroes,Cath o-lics,oranyoth ergrouph adbeenremoved."Wh atmade th e action ofth e*gionsogrosslycomicaland i n-onsistentwasth i scomparison:Of■h e16Nisei boysfrom HoodRiverwh ose names h ad been removedrom th eroll,14servedoverseas,2'erek i lled i naction,and10werewardedPurpleHearts.Ofth e16*gionai r«swh oserved i nWorld»arIandformedth eanti-Japa-lesespearh ead,notasingleoneW fough toverseas.Th eclosestnyoneofth emevergottoEurope

"anordnancedepoti nUtah .** «It.wasalonelyfigh ti nth ebe-"mgforth eBurgoynes.Nine«oftenpeoplerefusedtotalk tonem.bornefamili esdroppedout

""h i sch urch .Fortwomonth s«awnitk nowwh attoexpectfromnerestofh i scongregation.Noone«a anyth i ngencouraging.Oneay,h owever,amembercametoZ 'look edaroundtosee i fj yonewaspresent,andwh i sper-*>> Wereprayingforyou."nJteu,ReVu??r«f°ynefeltth ath i szJ"uW"ndh i m i nacautiousCn?o°?away-Buth ewas"PPomtedi nth em.Th ei rfai lurei i rh tm '?penstandear]yinth €SWc'£diffi cultforh i m.Re-ladi n6nh e*wasno«fiedth ath eSTZT?fth eTh omasJeffer-"nawardsforpromotingdemoc-with h 's,°nKregationh onored h i m*Zmh g,dln!?er'and speech esach Li laudin« h i m h i sSWVstTech esstrgyearsfl!i * ..ofth lscomestworttla."h etoldth em.Itwas!innglylonelyfi»h ti nth ebe-

pr?se«egion.usedallsortsofE"ropeL,«h !,underground i nMrs tw rHltler-wasth ewayone"if,ynedescribes-i t."NoWeSh

Jow h otltwasforus.

mXft<>bebeatenupornigh ?aI!ownanymoment."Onemarock wasth rownth rough '

th ei rparsonagewindow.Th atwasrigh tafterMrs.Burgoyh eh adre-ceivedatelegram tellingofh erbroth er'sdeath onGuadalcanal.Early i n 1945 th ree Nisei

youth s,RoySato,Mm Asai andSatNoj i ,returned.Th ey h adgoneback asguineapi gs—butth eydidn'tk now wh eth erth eywouldevergetoutofth erealive.Th atwasth efi rsttimeth eBur-goynesevermetNisei .Wh enRaySatowalk ed i nth e

bank wh ere Mrs.Burgoyne waswork i ng,sh elefth erdesk andwel-comedRayi nfullviewofeveryone.Ash ortti meafterth at,Mrs.Bur-goynequith erj ob.No,sh ewasn'tfired,sh esaid,buteveryth i nggotsortofcoolaroundth ere;sh enolongerfeltath ome,andsosh ere-signed—overnoone'sprotest,tobesure.Raycanneverforgetth ath and-sh ak e.ItcostMrs.Burgoyne h erj ob.butto areturned evacueesearch i ngforonefriendlyfacei nh i s h ometown,th atmeantevery-th i ngi nth eworld.Th eRev.Burgoynetoofelt4-h e

effectsofbeinga"Jap-lover."Hewasfrozenoutofth eRotaryclubandoth ergroups.Hetriedtosellth epearsfrom h i s10-acreranch ,butth erewerenobuyers.Th atwasth eranch wh ereth eyh adplannedtoretire.So h e h adtosellh i sranch with th epearsonth etrees.Th eevacueeswh otri ck ledbacksawandfeltth eeffectsofth evic-i ous h atecampaignofth eLegion.Th eysaw"NoJaptrade"signsal-mosteverywh ere.Th eycouldtradeonlyattwostores—Safeway'sandHess'.Th ei rformerfriendsturnedth eoth erway.Th ey h eardtauntsandj eers.Th ei rsh ouldersbegantosagmoreandmore.Afterasternreprimandfromth enationalcommanderofth eAmericanLegionth eHoodRiveroutfitformed wh atth eycalledth eHoodRiverFi rstcommittee,andcarriedon i tsprogram.Mr. Burgoyne and h i s groupcounteredbyformingth eLeagueforLibertyandJusticeforAll—wh oseti tlewastak enfromth elastwordsofth epledgeofallegiance.Th etwogroupsfough teach oth erth rough th epressprimari ly.Th eHoodRi verFirstcommitteeplayedupth eatrocitystoriesi nlargeads,screech i ng overandover:"Th ebloodofone Americansoldieri sworth moreth anallth eJapsi nAmerica."Mr.Burgoyne'sleagueansweredwith deedsofth e442nd,storiesotbraveryofi ndi vi dualNisei Gls,andloyaltyofevacuees.Gradually,th eti debegantoturn.

Th eprogramofeducatingth epub-licwasyieldi ngresults.Peoplebe-gantalk i ngtoth ereturnedJapa-nese;th ey h elpedth em i nsmallways.Signsbegantocomedown.

* * *Andwh ataboutHoodRivertoday?Well,saysth eRev.Bur-

gojne,h ardlyanyonepaysanyattentiontoth eAmericanLegionorth eHoodRiverFi rstcommit-tee.Th epeoplej ustth umbth ei rnosesatth ei rth reats.Butallth esigns h avenotcome

down.Th erearestillafew,baitsomeofth emarenoti nth econ-spicuousspotsth eyusedtobe.Th eNi sei nowcanpurch aseallofth enecessiti esi nHoodRiver.Butnoneofth em—andth eRev.Burgoyneneith er—cangeth ai rcuts.Allth ebarbersarelegionnaires,and th ebeautyparlorsarelegioni nfluenc-ed.Soforh ai rcutsth eNi sei go25mi lestoPark dale,17milestoTh eDalles,or60mi lestoPortland.

"* <i i■"I'vedonenoth i ng unusual,"saysth eRev.Burgoyne.Pm j ustanordinaryMeth odi stmi ni stertryingtobeaCh ri sti an.Th eRe-deemerputlovei nmyh eart,andIwanttousei t."Heiswilli ngtodiscussth ebat-tle-ofHoodRiver,buth ei sanex-tremelymodestman.Th eTh omasJeffersonaward h e received be-longstoth eNi sei th emselves,h esteadfastlymaintai ns.Wefeelth atalargemeasureofth ecreditfallstoMrs.Uurgoyne.Itwas h erpresenceofmindandcourageth ath elped h erh usbandputupsuch aworth yfigh t.Our congratulations to th eJACLers i nth eHoodRiverareawh omadepossibleth eBurgoyne'striptoNewYork .Traintick ets,h o-telreservations,expensemoney,receptionsbyJACLpeoplewh ere-leverth e Burgoynesstopped—allwereeffici entlyarrangedbyth eHoodRiverJACL.Th eBurgoynesweredeligh ted.Itwasaperfecttour.Toourwayofth i nk i ng,i twasaperfectwayforth eHoodRiverpeopletoexpressth ei rap-preciati on.

■ REV.MR.BURGOYNE

THEBIGEXPRESSByNAOMIKASHIWABARA

ASk etch :

Wh enyoungJoe came h ometrom h i sdish -wash i ng j obto h i sdingysk i drow h otelroom,h ewasgreetedbyth eawak eni ngstirofh i sfi ve-year-oldson."Th atyou,Daddy,"th e boyask edsleepily."Yes,i t'sDaddy. Goback tosleepnow."Atrainwh i stlewasaudible i nth edistance."Daddy,I'dli k etotak eatrainndesomeday.""NextSundayI'lltak eyou toth epark and we'llwatch th efunnylittleduck s.""Idon'tmeanastreetcarride,Imeanalongtrain*ri de.""Well,I'lltellyou someth i ng,Hobby. YouandIrigh tnowareon a super express zoomingth rough spacesofastth efastesttrainscouldn'tk eepup. Ontopofth atth ebigcarwe'reoncalledEarth spins,too,asi tgoes.Li k eabig merry-go-round.Be stillnowandseei fyoucanfeeli t.""Wh enwegettoth eendofth e

line,Daddy,wi llMommybewait-i ngforus?""Sure,son."Joestrodemoodilytoth ewin-dowandlook edout.Th egarbagetruck was following i ts route.Smooth -muscled Negroes werelifti ng cans off th e sidewalk .Look i ngup,Joemadeoutafa-mi li arconstellation th rough th ecityh aze.Yeah ,h eth ough t,th i swast.h ebigexpress,th e'superspecial.Twobilli onpassengers,somecon-tent,someangry,somestoic,andafewfindi ngasigni fi cancei nth ej ourney.Th ebigexpress—andallh eh ad

everbeenabletoaffordwereth ech eapestseats i n th ech eapestcoach es.With awrysmile h erecalledh i scampusdays.Th epedagogueswh otoldofdisdai nformaterial-i sm andth esearch fortruth .Heh adfoundtruth allrigh t;sh estaredh i m i nth eface24 h oursaday. Sh ewasnomodest,en-ch anti ngvi rgi n;sh ewasanuglyh ag.With outwealth ,with outpower,with outprestige,wasamanlost?Adrabnonentity i nadrabpa-th eti ch ostoffools,destinedtogruboutmeaninglessliveswh i lesnatch i ng,perh aps,mock i ngmo-mentsofescape and forgetful-ness?Heturned.Th ek i dwasasleep,asmileonh i sface.Tomorrowwasanoth erday.

Fromth eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

EvacueeIssuei nDenverElection* Denver,Colo.

Th eseeth i ngandbubblingofapoliti calcontestcanbringmanyth i ngstoth esurface.InDenver,wh ere77-year-oldMayorBenStapletoni swagingadesperatefigh tforasixth 4-yearterm,th eStapletonregime'swartimeattitudetowardJapaneseAmericansh asbeenraisedasan i ssue i nth eMay20election.,

Th ematterwasbrough tupbyCouncilmanHarryRosenth al,wh oi snotseek i ngre-election,i noneofaseriesofarticlesappear-i ngunderh i sby-linei nth eDenverPost.Rosenth alwasassaili ngth esystem wh erebyth emanager.-— — —————ofsafety,anappointee,i ssuesordeniesbusinesslicensesonh i s i n-divi duali ni ti ati ve.Callingth i svi rtualpoliceruleoversmallbusiness, Rosenth alwrote:"During th e war,JapaneseAmericans wh ose sons werefigh ti ngi nth eU.S.ari h yweredeniedstoreandh otellicensesbyth i spolicedi ctatorsh i poverth erigh ttoenterbusiness."Th erei snoprovisi oni nth ecitych artergivi ngth emanagerofsafetyth i spower,butloosedelegationofauth ori tyovermu-nici palgovernmenttoth emayorpermits h i m andh i sappointeestorulei ndictatorialmanner."Rosenth al,i twi llberecalled,to-

geth er with Council presidentJamesFresquesbattledi nth eDen-vercouncilonbeh alfofJapaneseAmericanbusinessmen.Th eywereonlypartlysuccess-fulinasmuch asalmostallJapa-nese American businesses wereforcedtoremain i nth erundownLarimerstreetarea.Th e policedepartment's argu-

mentwasth atsuch segregationwasnecessaryforth eprotectionofth eJapaneseAmericansth em-selves—anoth erexampleofth euseofth especious"protection"ma-lark ey.As oftodayth e restricti onagainstJapaneseAmericansoffi-ciallyi sended.Th epolicecontend,th elocalJACLofficereports,th atth erei snodiscri mi nati onandap-plicati onsareconsideredonth ei ri ndi vi dualmerits.Itcannotbedenied,h owever,th atsolongasth elicensing'pow-eri svestedi nasingle i ndi vi d-ualth esi tuationi swi deopentobias.Toth i sJapaneseAmericanbusinessmencantestify.

* * *PoliceForceTh ecomingDenverelectionalso

h asresulted i ntwoNegroesbeingappointedtoth epoliceforce.Al-th ough th ecityh asalargeNegropopulation,th ereh avebeennoNe-gropolicemenfortenyears.Quigg Newton,one ofStaple-ton'stwoch i efopponentsforth emayoralty,pledgedearlyin th ecompaigntonamepoliceofficersfrom minori tygroupsandoth er-wisework forth ebettermentofminori ti es.Th eRock yMountainNewsi nre-portingth eappointmentofth etwoNegroofficerssaidth eaction"wasregardednotonlyasavictoryforleadersofminori tygroups,butalsoasigni fi canti nci denti nth epres-entmayoraltycampaign...Cer-ti fi cati onofth etwomenapparent-lyi saretreatonMayorStaple-ton'spartfrom h i spreviousposi-tionofnotappointi ngNegroestoth eporHceforce."Newton,wh ocomesfromasilk -stock i ngsocialback ground,none-th elessh asth esuportofmanylib-eralorganizati ons.

** *WartimeIncidentsTh eseepisodesofamunici pal

electionrecalltwooth eri nci dentswh i ch took placei nth eearliestdaysofth elate,unlamentedwar.Afewdaysafterth ePearlHar-borattack some1500SeattleJapa-neseAmericansgath eredi nwh atwascalledaloyaltymassmeet-i ng,sponsoredbyth eJACLch ap-ter.MayorEarlMilli k anwasoneofth emai nspeak ers,andh epledg-edtodoeveryth i ngpossibleforth eJapaneseAmericans,i ndi cati ngh eh adcompletefaith i nth ei rgoodciti zensh i p.Milli k an,h owever,was i n atough positi onpoliti cally.Duetovariousactsof andcom-missi on,i tdidnotseemli k elyh ecouldwinre-electioni nth eforth -comingcontest.Afewweek slater,wh enth eTo-lancommiteeconductedh eari ngsi nSeattle, MayorMilli k an recom-mendedth atallJapaneseAmeri-cansbeevacuatedfrom th ecity.Seattle'smountedpolicemen, h evolunteered,wouldbeavailabletoescortth eundesirablesoverth epass i ntoWash i ngton.Th i sabout-face,politi calob-

serverssuggested,wasalast-ditch maneuverbyMilli k antorideth ewaveofwh ath econsid-eredpopularanti-Japanesefeel-i ngi nth eh opeofwinni ngafewmorevotes.Milli k anlostanyway,byade-ci si vemargin.

*" *Cain'sStandMayorHarryCainofTacomatook analtogeth erdifferentstand.Hewasth eonlymayorofalargePacifi ccoastci tytestifyi ngatth eTolanh eari ngstoopposeamassevacuation.Cainlostnopopularitybystand-i ngby h i sconvicti ons.Hewasre-elected,wentontoservewith dis-ti ncti oni nth earmy,andtodayh ei sth estateofWash i ngton'sj uni orsenator.

VagariesMisak a...After winni ng 122 straigh tgames,th ewinni ngstreak ofth efamousHarlemGlobetrotterswasbrok eni nHonolulurecentlybyth eAll-Hawai i s,ateambolsteredbyth epresenceofWatMisak aofth eUniversityofUtah andRedRoch aofOregonState'scoastch ampi ons.Misak a i mpressed th e Hawai i anspectatorswith h i s spectacularball-h awk i ngas,h i steamdefeatedth eGlobetrotters,44to41,i nth esecondofath ree-gameseries.Mi-sak awas i n h i susualroleofaplaymak erand feedertoRoch aandtoTomHarimoto,th eHonolu-luNisei starwh owasoneofth emainstaysofth e442nd'sbask et-ballteam i nItaly.

* **Rumorsth atth emili taryi ntelli-

genceservicelanguagesch ool,nowlocatedatth ePresidi oofMontereyandwh i ch h astrai nedmoreth an5000Ni sei forconibati ntelligenceandfor occupationalduties i nJapan,wouldbe movedtoJapanweredispelledlastweek ,accordingtoth eNi ch i -Bei Ti mes i n SanFrancisco. Itwasreported-th atth ewardepartmenth ad studiedth epossibi li tyofmovingth esch ooltoJapan,buth adreach edadeci-si onto k eepth eclasses'atMon-tereyforth eti mebeing.

♦ * *GI'sLetters...Th elettersofaNisei GIto h i sbroth erath omewillbepublish edbyoneofth emajor publish i ngh ousesth i sAugustunderth etitle,"WearItProudly.'...Tak eoTa-k ush i ,Hawai i 'stop long-distancerunningstar,dropped outofth eBoston marath onbeforereach i ngth efi ni sh li ne.Tak ush i sustainedastrainedmuscle i nh i srigh tlegas h eplacedsth i nafieldof100i n th e Cath edral10-mile race,wh i ch wash eldduring th eweekpreviousto th e 26-mile Bostonclassic ...Twoyearsagoth e.HoodRiver,Ore.,AmericanLe-gionerasedth enamesofNisei sol-di ersfromth ecountry'sh onorroll,butlastweek a Nisei baseballteam startedplayasoneo.fth efourmembersofth eHoodRiverValleybaseballleague. On th eteamwereNisei veteranswh osenamesareback onth eh onorroll.Th ecommissi onerofth ebaseballleagu i sth ecommanderofHoodRi verAmericanLegionpost,Eu-geneBuck ley. CommanderBuck -ley,h owever,wasnoti nofficetwoyearsago.

** *Approximately300 famili es atth eLosCevritostrailercampnearLangBeach ,Calif.,reportedth ei revacuationlosses i n th e surveywh i ch wasconductedth ererecent-ly by Dr.Leonard Bloom ofUCLA.Summaryofth efi ndi ngs,wh i ch areexpectedtopresentacross-sectionofth enatureofloss-essustainedbyth eevacuees,willbe senttomembersofCongress...J.P.Marquand,wh o wask nownas th eauth orofth eMr.Motostoriesbeforeh ewrotesuchbest-sellersas"Th eLateGeorgeApley"and"B.F.sDaugh ter,"saidi nHonolulurecentlyth atMr.MjOtowasa"deadduck "andwouldnotbeexh umedforliterarypur-poses.

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Masaok aDiscussesStateLegislationAtNisei VFW ForumSACRAMENTO— JoeGrantMasaok a,regionalJACLdirector,discussedpending legislational-fectingAmericans and residentaliensofJapanese ancestry i n

Caiforniaatanopen forum onMay2w.h i ch wassponsoredbyth eNi sei PostNo.8985ofth eVet-eransofForeign Wars atth eBuddh i stch urch .Masaok aurgedth eveteranstouseeveryefforttodefeatapend-i ngStateSenatebi llwh i ch wouldauth ori zeth e appropriati on of$200,000toprosecutepersonsofJapaneseancestryunderth eAlienLandlaw.

SpadyKoyamaFetedAtSpok aneDinnerSPOKANE, Wash .—Tech . Sgt.

SpadyKoyama,centralfigure i nth eefforttoforceth eSpok aneVFW posttoadmitqualifi edappli-cantsofJapaneseancestrytomem-bersh i p,was h onoredatadinnerbyth eSpok aneJACLonApril28atth eSpok aneh otel.Sgt.Koyama,wh owasseriously

woundedi nth ei nvasionofLeyte,reenlistedrecently i nth eU.S.armyandh asbeen i nth ePacifi cnorth westonarecruiti ngtourwithLieut.PaulSak ai forth e mili -taryi ntelligenceservicelanguagesch ool.SpadyKoyamawasactingch ai r-

manofth eSpok anech apterofth eAmericanVeterans'committeelastyear.

SantaBarbaransContributeTowardJACLandADCSANTA BARBARA,Calif.—Th eSantaBarbaraJACL,h eadedbyKenDyo,president,h ascon-tributed$262forth eJACL,th eADCandth eLegalDefenseFund.Contributi ons were divi dedasfollows:$130forth eLegalDe-fenseFund,$77forth eADCand$55forth eJACL.Th ech apterh adpreviouslydonated$560forth eADC.

FourFanaticsHeldForPro-JapaneseActionsi nHiloHILO,T.H.—Asecretbandof

fanaticswh oprofesstobelieveJa-

panwon*th ewarh asbeenoperat-i ng h ereamongth eresidentalienpopulationofJapaneseancesti.v,AssistantPolice Ch i efAnth onyPaulsaidonApril30.Hi lopolice, i ncluding Japanese

American personnel, raided ameetingwh i ch was purportedlycalledtoh onorth ebirth dayofth eJapaneseemperor.Auth ori ti essaidth eyfound6W>

personsattendingaserviceatth eDai j i ngutemple.Fourwerearrested and were

ch arged as leadersofth eHitsuSh oKai organizati ons.Policeseized th reeflags,por-trai tsofth eemperorandth eem-pressandth efundsofth eorgani-zation.Itwasreportedth atth eorgani-

sation .h ad made few i nroadsamong th e Japanese Americanpopulationasa wh oleand h adconfined i tsactivi ti esamongth eruralpopulation.

Mi k eMasaok aTalk sToCh i cagoGroup'CHICAGO—Mi k eMasaok a,leg-i slati vedi rectorofth eJACL-ADC,spok ebe.fore 100 personsatth eLoopYWCAonMonday,April26.Masaok a described th e back -groundandcircumstances wh i chne«essitatedth e i ntroduction ofcertainbi llsnowpendingi nCon-gressaffectingth eAmericans ofJapaneseancestry.Th ebillsdis-cussed i nparticular were HR2768wh i ch would provide foracreationofth eevacuationclaimscommissi on,HR2933,wh i ch wouldprovidefordiscretionarypowertostaydeportationofh ardsh i pcasesandth egeneralsubjectoflegisla-tionwh i ch would elimi nate dis-cri mi nati onbasedonnationalor-i gi n i nournaturalizati onlaws.Mi k e Masaok awas i ntroducedbyEdwinR.Embree,presidentofth eJuliusRosenwald fund andoneofJACL'snationalsponsors.AlsopresentwasDr.Wi llAlexan-ander,anoth erJACL nationalsponsor. i Ch ai rmanofth eeveningwasTatsKush i da,Midwestdis-tri ctrepresentativeofJACL,wh oi ntroducedHito Ok ada, nationalJACLpresident.

TwinCiti esJACLWillGiveBanquetMINNEAPOLIS,Minn.— Th e

TwinCiti esUni tedCiti zensLeaguech apterofth eJACLwillh oldamembersh i pbanquet on adatetentativelysetasMay9.Th eUCLrecentlyconcludeda

membersh i pdriveunderth elead-ersh i pofRoseSak emi andnowh as50members,27i nMi nneapolisand23i nSt.Paul.

HoodRiverIncidentCitedAsTriumph forDemocracyLOS ANGELES— Sixteennamesonan .h onor rolli n h i scounty's courth ouse rank ed overanationalaward i nth emi ndofth e Rev.W.Sh ermanBurgoyne,pastorofth eAsbury Meth odi stch urch ofHood River,Ore.,th eLos AngelesTimesreported onApril30.MrBurgoynesaidatth eClarkh otelth atth enames,wh i ch h adoncebeenremovedfrom th eli stofsoldiersfrom HoodRiverVal-ley,sh i neoutclearanddisti nct,i denti fyi ng Nisei veterans ofWorldWar11.Forh i sactivi tyi n protestingth eremovalofth enamesand i nobtaini ngth ei rrestoration,Mr.Burgoynewasgiventh eTh omasJeffersonawardforadvancementof democracy by th e CouncilAgainstIntolerance i nAmericaonApril13. Heisnowon h i sway h ome,with Mrs.Burgoyne,to h i s.flock of350."Twowaysoflife—th e Naziwayand th edemocraticway—clash edrigh tth ere i nth e HoodRiverValley,"th emi ni stersaid."Righ twonout.""Th eaward i sreallynotmine,"

h eremark ed."Ik nowbyth elet-tersstack i nguponmydesk th atth evoi ceofth eAmericanpeople

i ssayingtoth eseNisei andv,parentsth atwearesorryI*mistak ewemade." 'MrBurgoyne said th at|populationofJapaneseanceJth %Va.UeyWas70°bef°fetie,andth atapproximatelyson i !returned.About100 Nisri £th eHoodRiverareasmMarmedforces. Now,h ereportpersonsofJapaneseancestrvlamorefriends i n th e valleySth eyh adbefore. yt"

Th eLosAngelesch apterofIJapanese American Citi aLeaguewas h osttoth eRev iBurgoyneandMrs.BurgoyiJlunch eononApril30

BurgoynesFetedAtSanFranciscoJACLDinnerSAN FRANCISCO-nJandMrs.Sh ermanW %l3ofHoodRiver,Ore wer?*0"

atth eNew Ch i naXllA meeting atth e Buch a.StreetinterracialYM-YWri,lowedth edi nner. YWCA4

ReactivatedMontereyJACLPlansFinancialCampaignMONTEREY,Calif.—Th eMon-

tereyPeninsulaJACLch apter,re-activatedwith amembersh i pdrive,laidoutanambiti ousprogramforth enexttwomonth swith th efi -nancialdri ve h eadi ngth eli stasth eprojectforth ebalanceofth i smonth .Acommunitypi cni c h asbeenslatedforMayaswellasask ati ngparty. A gigantic car-nival-bazaarh asbeensch eduledforth emonth ofJune,andadancei nJuly.TreasurerJamesTabatah eadsacommitteecomprisedofKenSato,Kiyosh i Nobusada,Mick eyIch i uj i ,TeruoEsak i andMamieHonda tosolici tfundsforth eADC.Th ecommunitypicni c h asbeententativelysetforMay18. KenSatowillbeth ech ai rmanofasev-en-man committeeconsisti ng ofYosh i oSatow,CedarTabata,Jim-myUyeda,K.Nobusada,MamieHondaandTeruoEsak i .Th esk ati ngparty i ssch eduledforMay27,andth ech ai rmanofth ecommittee,KayboUch i da,willbe assistedby Mick ey Ich i uj i ,Ch ok esKobayash i ,Barton Yosh i -daand Sh i zuk oKawasak i .

Th e carnival-bazaarcommi ii s h eadedbyMick eyIch i uj i Iwillbeaidedby JamesTab*HarryMenda,GraceKodamafJmaSato,HelenUyeda,Mich i ObJoh nCota,GeorgeTak i gawauRei k oMiyamoto.Th ecarnival-bazaari stentatmlyslatedforJune 14.Th eMontereych apterth i sw<icontributedth ebook ,"AmericaTh eStoryofth e442nd,"to4Montereypublicli brary.Twomiareonorderforth eCarmelvPacifi cGrovelibraries.Th e(*i cyofdonatingsuch book si sHioutgrowth ofaplansponsoredk |th ech apter'spublicrelationscmmitteeh eadedbyK.Nobusada.Oioth erbook tobedonatedtoIpubliclibrariesofth epeninsulaSgt.BenKurok i 's"Th eBoyFmNebrask a."TreasurerJames Tabata i t

k nowledgedth ereceiptoffi nci aldonationsfrom th eBuddlilch urch ofMonterey,Mr.andlitIsamu Sak ai ,and'Miss Ch otaKdbayash i .Anoth erbenefitmovieh asdmtentativelyplannedforsometintduri ngth emonth ofMay.

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NoteNoMajorAnti-EvacueeActsOccurred i nColorado.PNVER-Insistenceofth e"lth eU. S.government

*"th e righ ts of Japanese

prican evacuees settling i n

radoduringth ewarwasre-Sleforth efactth atnoma-tfti-evai-uce acts occurred/„th e state, according tomasJ Morrissey.vformerU.S.SJandcandidateformayorKeyspok eonApril22atfetingof40 membersofth e

i Civi cBusi nessandProfes-,alMen's club ofDenverat

Statedth atatth eti meofth ecuationpersons i n La JuntaRock yFordh eldmassmeet-i protesting againstth e i n-

comingevacuees.AsU.S.attorney,Morrisseysaid, h e ask ed th eth en Gover-norCarrtogo i ntoth atareatowarnth eresidents th atlaw-en-forcingagenciesofth estateandth e Uni tedStateswould prose-cute unlawful acts againstth eevacuees.MorrisseypaidtributetoNiseiveteransforth ei r bri lli ant warrecordandaddedth atnotoneactofsabotageordisloyaltywascom-mittedbyNisei orIssei i nColo-rado.Dr.Isamu Ozamoto acted astoastmasterforth edinner. MmYasui,JACL representative i nDenver, i ntroduced Morrisseytoth eguests.

ProtestRegulationsonIsseiTraveltoHawai i anIslandsWASHINGTON—Protestingth eyand i nconvenience causeddentJapanesenationalsdesir-tovisi tHawai i bypresentde-tment regulations requiri ngpermits,th eWash i ngtonof-ofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi na-committceth i sweek addressedttertoth esecretaryofstatei ngh i mtoelimi nateth i sprac-

ointi ngoutth atonmanyocca-sJapanesenationalsh adbeenedtocancelplaneand steam-i spaceatth elastminutewh enrexitpermitsfailedtoarriveimeforth ei rsch eduleddepart-th eADCletterstatedth atth eIfor h i s restricti onasapre-i onarymeasurewasnolongerIi panesenationals h ave beenenedand i nvestigatedbysoi ydifferentgovernmentagen-esth atth osenow remaini ngh eUni tedStatesandHawai ili d h aveaclearrecordofloy-andallegiance,th eWash i ng-officeletterdeclared,awai i asaterritory i saparth eUni tedStatesandanyun-ssaryandunjusti fi ablerestric-bplacedon th efree flowofmerceandtravelbetweenth ei landandth ei slandsi si nre-i ntoftradeandaviolationofi ti tuti onalguarantees,th elet-

DetroitCh apterSetsAnniversaryBall■ETROIT, Mich .—Th e Detroit■terofth eJACLwillmark i ts■anniversarywith aballon■21i nth eballroom ofth eHo-■Detroit-Leland.

Qualifi edCivi li ansMayApplyforArmyCommissi onsPRESIDIO OF MONTEREY,Calif.—Anewwardepartmentdi-rectivedisclosed lastweek th atqualifi edcivi li ans,especiallyJapa-neselanguage i nstructors, nowmayapplyfordirectcommissi onsassecondlieutenants i nth e mili -taryintelligenceservice.Itwasnotedth atth erulingap-

pliedparticularlytocivi li answh oh avebeenservingasi nstructorsi nth eMISISlanguagesch ool."Ifacceptedbyth ewardepart-

mentth eapplicantwi llbeplacedi nth ereservecorpsandwillbeputonactivedutystatusforoccupa-i onalduties i nJapan,"accordingtoPaulTek awa,tech ni caldi rectorofacademictraini ng.

SadieHawk i nsDanceFRESNO,Calif.— Jeans,over-allsandcoverallswillbeth eorderofth e daywh en ELLE'sSadieHawk i nsdancei sh eldonMay23i nth eMarigoldballroom i nFresno.Generalch ai rmanforth eaffairwillbeVelmaYemoto.Committeech ai rman and th ei rcommitteeswillbeasfollows:Sumi Jitsumyo,ch ai rman,ClaraHondaandFuj i yeJi tsumyo,tick ets;ElaineUyemuraandJuneSak ai ,co-ch ai rmen,Ch i -yok o Fuj i mura,JuliaGoto andClaraHonda,program;KatieYa-sumoto,ch ai rmen,andAliceOsak i ,posters;Fumi Mi k ai ni ,ch ai rman,andEtsu Mi k ami ,finances;andKazue Sek i yaandSak aeOgawa,publici ty.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs. Sei k o Miya-

4rfl2acramento-Calif-atoyonToMr.andMrs.Kazuo Matsu-mura Marysville,Calif.,agirlonApril18i nYubaCity.To Mr.andMrs.MatsuoOk a-Calir

aglFl°nAprU 24 i nLodi>ToMr.and Mrs.Tak Sh i osak iagirlonApril27 i nSanFran-cisco.ToMr.andMrs.Kazumi Yok o-Calff °nAprU2°i nCaruth ers>ToMr.andMrs.Sh i gSh i rai sh iagirl,Cynth i aLorraine,onApril19 i nMinneapolis.ToMr.andMrs.Hirosh i EndoaglrlonApril25 i nSanFrancisco.ToMr.andMrs.MinoruNak a-mura,SanDiego,Calif.,agirlonApril9.ToMr.andMrs.Tek Sak urai ,LosAngeles,aboyonApril20.ToMr.andMrs.Tosh i ro,Heya-motoaboyonApril11i nClovis,Calif.ToMr.andjMrs.Kazumi Yok o-mi,Caruth ers,Calif.,a boyonApril20i nFersno.ToMr.andMrs.MasaoNak a-sh i ma,YubaCity,Calif.,aboyonApril21i nGridley.ToMr.andMrs.Sei i ch i Namba,2116TremontSt.,Denver,agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Jack K.Suna-h ara,2594LawrenceSt.,Denver,aboy.ToMr.andMrs.TedT.Yama-sak i ,254315th St.,Denver,aboy.ToMr.andMrs.EddieK.Ya-mato,2918LafayetteSt.,Denver,agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Ik eMasaok a

aboyonApril21 i nVenice,Calif.To Mr.andMrs.Hirosh i Wa-k i no,Guadalupe,Calif.,agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Tadash i Hash i -guch i aboyonApril15 i nSanFrancisco.

DEATHSJutaroNak ami ch i ,67,onApril

24InSacramento,Calif.Esanri Ok amotoonApril21 i nCh i cago.Zennosuk eSh i osak i ,70,onApril

20 i nMountainView,Calif.Kinj i roOnish i ,70,onApril22i nSacramento.Mrs.AsanoOk utsu,48,onApril

24i nLosAngeles.Joseph Hyosh oToizumi ,61,onApril24i nLosAngeles.Tak ash i Sak ai ,i nfantsonofMr.andMrs.Ei j i Sak ai ,2056Bush St.,SanFrancisco,onApril24.Mrs.Tsuk i Sh i rai sh i ,26former-lyofRedwoodCity,onApril26i nLosAngeles.Mrs.TsumeKi muraonApril23i nSanLuisObispo,Calif.Yah ei j i Tsutsumi,78,onApril23i nSacramento.HaruyoToyosh i ma,24,onApril

27i nSanJose,Calif.Mrs. Ch i zuru Kawaj i ri , 1639Blak eSt.,Berk eley,Calif.,wifeofSgt.Sak aeWawaj i ri ,onApril29.

MARRIAGESAlmaBando to Ralph KatoonApril20 i nCh i cago.HazelKawah aradatoSei j i Ima-niuraonApril8i nDetroit,Mich .Ali ceKondotoJoeTak enak ai nDetroit.MiyoKumagai toPfc.KatsTo-

k unagaonApril6 i n Monterey,Calif.

Yonek oUyemura to"Hisash iOgawaonApril27i nDenver.LilyKawamuratoTomT*Masa-mori onApril20i nDenver.MaryBunya to Ted Sak ai onApril26 i nLosAngeles.HelenK.Miyoh ara andJoh n

E.Nak ash i mai nDenver.

BoxElderNiseiWi nsDi stri ctCropJudgingContestLOGAN,Utah —Sh i geFuj i k awaofBoxElder,scoring88.16pointsoutofapossible100,ledth een-tirefieldofcontestants atth edistri ctcrop j udgi ng'contesth eldaUtah StateAgriculturalcol-legeonApril22.Th eBoxElderteam,ofwh i chFuj i k awawasamember,wonth eteamprizewith 250points. Th eteam wi llcompete i n th e statecontestatth eUtah statefairi nSaltLak eCityi nAugust.

DeadlineSetforRemovalofWRACenterBuildi ngsTULE LAKE,Calif.—May15liasbeensetasth elastdateuponwh i ch applicati oncanbemadeforbuildi ngsorequipmentatth efor-mer WarRelocation Auth ori tycenterforevacuees ofJapaneseancestry.Hundredsofth emoreth an7000buildi ngsatTule Lak e alreadyh avebeenmovedtowidelyscat-teredlocations.

Nisei VeteranAttendsMinnesotaAVCMeetST.PAUL,Minn.—PeterOh tak i

was>oneofth reedelegatesfromth eSt.Paulch apterofth eAmeri-can Veterans'Committeeto th eAVC'sMinnesotastateconventionatWinonalastweek .Oh tak i ,aveteranofmili taryin-

telligenceservice,i sco-editorwithRich ardKleeman ofth eNorth -westNisei .Oh tak i editedth eYabanGogai

andoth erMISLSpublicati onswh i lei nservice.

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Wiri nSeek sEarlyDecisi onFromStateSupremeCourtOnAnti-Ali enFish i ngLaw

LOS ANGELES—Anearlydecisi oni nth eToraoTak ah ash ialienfish i ngcase was ask edth i sweek of4h eCalifornia Su-premecourtbyA.L.Wiri n,attorney,i nacommunicati ontoth ecourt. ,

Th eTak ah ash i casewouldquestionth econstituti onalityotth e1945fi sh andgamelaw,adoptedbyth eCalifornialegisla-

li censes.In1943th eStatelegislature

barredJapanesealiensfrom en-gagingi nfish i ng. Th elawwasamended i n 1945 to refer to"aliensi neli gi bletociti zensh i p,rath erth anspecifi callytoJapa-nese.In h i s communicati on to th e

court,Wiri ndisclosedth atwith i nth epastfifteenyearsonlyth reealiens i neli gi ble to citi zensh i p,asidefrom th eJapanese,appliedforsuch li censes.Ofth ese,onewasborn i nGuam and two i nKorea.Iti sth usclear,Wiri nsaid,th atth e1946 amendmentwasaimedprimari lyagainstaliensofJapa-nesedescent."Th e1943and1945amendments

wereenactedwh enth eentireJa-

liesepopulation, h avi ng been

cuated,wasnoth eretopro-;i tself," Wiri nsaid.

Itseffecti stodepriveofth ei ttoearnaliveli h ood,acom-ativelysmallnumberoffish er-i—nowapproximately200.Allth emareoldmen; th ey arecticallyallover60 years ofi ,manyolder. Manifestly,th enreaper,wh i ch recognizesnoi aldi sti ncti on(asSection990.th efi sh andgamecodedoes)i s

tak i ng many ofth em yearly.Hence,anearlydecisi onfrom th i scourtwillbegreatlyappreciated."

Presidi oKeglersLeadMontereyBowlingLeagueMONTEREY,Calif.—Th e Pre-si di obowlingteam h eldfi rstplacei nth e Monterey JA'CLbowlingleaguefollowingth eth i rdroundofplayMonday,April21,with 10vi ctoriesand2losses.Th ePacifi cGroveCleaners.h eld

aclose second spotwith 9 tri-umph sand3defeats.Tad Kawabata and Hi rosh iUch i da,both ofPG Cleaners,tookh i gh game h onorswith 190pins.JoeTenmasnaredh i gh serieswith508,followedby Hirsh i Uch i dawith 491.Resultsforth eeveningwereasfollows:PG Cleaners and SadSack s,2-2;Presidi odef.MontereyVets,3-1;andSunrisestorebest-edFudge'scafe,3-1.LeaguecaptainsareHoe Ten-ma,Presidi o;Kebo Uch i da,PGCleaners;JamesTabata,Sunrise;MitsSak ani wa,Monterey Vets;andSh i gSak amoto,Fudge'scafe.Th eleaguei smanagedbyKeboUch i da,assistedbyMick eyIch i u-j i andJoeTenma.

AlanCranstonWillSpeak atMeetingSAN JOSE,Calif.—AlanCran-

ston,notedauth orand lecturer,willspeak ataj oi ntmeetingofth eUni tedCiti zensLeagueofSantaClaracountyandth e San MateoJACLonMay8atth eJapaneseMeth odi stch urch i nPaloAlto.Mr.Cranston,aprominentOWIoffici alduringth ewar,i sth eau-th orofarecentbook onth eLeagueofNations.

Spok aneJACLPlansBowlingMeetSPOKANE, Wash .—A JACL.bowlingtournamentwi llbeh eldonMay4atBowling,Inc.,2ndandStevensstreets.Competiti oni ssch eduledi nsin-glesanddoublesi nboth men'sandwomen'sdivi si ons.GeorgeHigi yaandMurph yIgaare co-ch ai rmenforth eevent.

MemberDriveEndedGLENDALE, Ariz.— Seventymembers.h avebeenregisteredbyth eArizonach apterofth eJACLfollowingan i ntensive member-sh i p campaign,Ken Yosh i ok a,presidentofth e group,reportedth i sweek .Approximately 100persons at-tendedth erecenti nstallation so-cialofth eArizonagroup.

NewCanadaPolicyRemovesRestricti onsOnAlbertaGroupWINNIPEG, Jfan.—Th e New

Canadianreportedth i sweek th atth elifti ngofrestricti onsonth emovementofJapanese(Canadiansli vi ngoutsideofBriti sh Columbiai sexpectedtobringawiderdegreeoffreedomtoevacueesi nSouth ernAlberta.Th efi rsteffectofth eneworder

i storemoveafearth atth eywillbeask edtoleaveth oprovinceandth esecondwillbetogive th emfreemovementi nAlbertaandalsoi ntociti esli k eLeth bri dgoandCal-garywh i ch formerlywereclosedtoth em.Albertaevacuees,unli k eth osei n

oth erprovinceseastofBriti sh Co-lumbia,h avebeen underspecialrestricti ons as a resultofanagreementreach ed between th eAlbertagovernmentandth eBrit-i sh Columbiasecuritycommissi on,wh i ch formerly h andled th e re-settlementofth eevacuees.Severalth ousand evacuees ofJapaneseancestryh elpedsaveth ebeetsugarcrops i nAlbertadur-i ngth ewaryiears.

PolioVicti mWillReceiveU.S.TreatmentYouth IsGivenPermissi onforTriptoAmericaTOKYO—Passageonth e "ear-li estsch eduledboattoAmerica"h asbeenarrangedforArth urAk i -raKami i ,19-year-oldpoliovicti mnowstrandedi nJapan,i twasan-nouncedh ererecentlybyGeneralMacArth ur'sh eadquarters.Kami i ,wh owasborn i nSwitz-erland,willtravelunderaforeigntravelpermit,omofth efi rstis-suedh ereunderanewalliedh ead-quartersruling.Kami i i sth esonofMrs.RuthKami i ,anAmericanciti zen,andh erh usband,anationalofJapan.Hewillbeaccompaniedtoth eUnit-sdStatesbyh i smoth erandone-year-oldsister.Th eyouth i sth eneph ewoffor-merLt.Col.Joh nF.Aiso,wh ore-turnedtoth estatesrecentlyafterservingwith th e i ntelligenceser-vicei nTok yo.Kami i i sexpectedtostaywith relativesi nLosAnge-lesandth engototh eKennyIn-stitutei nMinneapolisformedicalcare.Twooth erpersons,Merieli andKatrinaKaelin,h ave also beengrantedtravelpermitsunderth enewtravelprocedures.

SantaMariaCh apterRaisesFundsforJACL,DefenseFundSANTAMARIA,Calif.— Th eSantaMariavalleych apterofth eJACLmadeth ei rfirstdonationstoth eNationalJACL,th e JACL-ADCandth eLegalDefenseFundth i sweek with a$600contributi ontobedivi dedequallybetweenth eth reeorganizati ons.

CanadaRemovesRestricti onsOnMovementofEvacueesOutsideofBriti sh Columbia

OTTAWA,Canada—Allrestricti onsonth emovementofaneseCanadianslivi ngeastofBriti sh Columbiah avebeenrtLaborMini sterHumph reyMi tch ellannounced i nCommApril23. ODII

Mitch ellstressed,h owever,th atrestricti onsonmovement*applytoallpersonsofJapaneseancestry,i ncludingveteranth eCanadianarmy,i nth eprovinceofBriti sh Columbiaandarepermittedtoenterth ecoastalevacuatedareaunlessth evk lspecialpermits from th eRoyal| — l"CanadianMountedpolice.Mitch ellmadeh i sannouncementduringCommonsdebateonabilldealingwith th econtinuationofwartimecontrolsonth emovementonpersonsofJapaneseancestry.Underth enewregulations,per-

sonsofJapaneseancestrynowre-sidi ngi nth e i nteri orsectionsofBriti sh Columbiaarenotpermit-tedtotravelmoreth an50mileswith i nth eprovincewith outpermis-sion.Amovebymembersofth eCCF(CooperativeCommonwealth Fed-eration)partyi nCommonstore-moveallrestricti onsonpersonsofJapaneseancestryi nCanadawasdefeatedbyavoteof105to31onApril24.Th e amendment,i ntroducedby

Ross Th atch er,CCF-Moose Jaw,wassupportedby25CCFmembersofCommons,twoProgressive-Con-servativesandfourLiberals.Th evoteclimaxed ath ree-daydebateonth equestionofcontinu-i ngrestricti onsonpersonsofJap-aneseancestry.BenoitMich aud.Liberalmemberfrom R?stigouch e-Madawasak a,Que.,opposedth eproposedrestric-ti onsandwarned:"Todayi ti s th e Japanese,to-morrowth eJews.Nextyear,wh ok nowswh om?Asamemberofaminori tyrace i nCanada,Iopposesuch legislation."Joh nHack ett,Prog.-Cons.fromStanstead,Que.,denouncedmem-bersforconsideri nganyproposaltodenyCanadianci ti zensfullandcompleteexerciseofth ei rrigh ts.Labormini sterMitch ellrosedur-i ngth edebatetodefendth eman-ner i nwh i ch h i sdepartmenth adcarriedoutregulations affectingpersonsofJapaneseancestry i nCanada since th e evacuation i n1912.Mitch elltook i ssuewith DavidCroll,LiberalmemberfromToron-to-Spadina,wh o h adappliedth eterms"persecution"and"h arsh andcruel"toth egovernment'streat-ment of Japanese Canadians.Mitch ellsaidh ebelievedth epro-gramofpopulationdi spersalwh i chh adbeenadoptedwas i nth ebestinterestsofth eJapaneseCanadi-ansandsaidth atmanyofth eevac-ueeswereh appi eri nOntarioandoth ereasternprovincesth anth eyh adbeeni nBriti sh Columbia.Membersofth eSocialCreditparty supportth e positi onsofPrimeMini sterKing'sgovernmenti nth edebateandi nth evoteonth eCCFamendmentabolish i ngrestric-ti onsonJapaneseCanadians.

FlorenceTak ayamaPresentsRecitalNEW YORK ClTY—Florence

Tak ayama,talentedNisei piani st,waspresented i narecitalTh urs-day,May1,atth eCarnegieCh am-berh all.Sh eplayedselectionsbyRameau,Mozart,Brah ms,Ravel,DebussyandCh opi n.

ILWUDelegatesSupportMoveForCiti zensh i pIndicatesBack i ngForLegislativeProgramofADCSAN FRANCISCO-Supportth eInternatonal Longsh ore"andWareh ousemen'sUnion,0toth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi mCommittee'scampaignfortiemovalofracerestricti onsftmjnaturalizati onlawswasvoicedadinnergivenApril17byJA(ADCforJapaneseAmerican*gatestoth erecentILWUXJObventioni nSanFrancisco.SaburoKido,pastnationalmdentofth eJACL,declaredith efigh tfornaturalizati oni UforlegallyresidentaliensofJineseancestrycalledforth eiportofallJapaneseArnei i iboth onth emainlandandHnKidoleftonth edayfollowinrldinnerbyplaneforHawai i ,4h ewillassisti nth efinancialapaigntoraisefundsforth e!inaturalizati ondrive.TaroUyeh ara,speak i ngforIHawai i andelegation,declaredll"weofth eILWU i nHawai i ij oi nyou i nth i s j ustran*Iequalityi nnaturalizati on.""Iti sourfigh tasmuch ai i i

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