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PACIFIC CITIZEN IVOL.24;NO^l V 0L.24;NO^ SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, JUNE 14,1947 Prce: SevenCents General MacArtur Approves Measures to Ad Stranded Nse, Says Roger Baldwn TOKYO— General of te Ary Douglas MacArtur "entrely approved" easures to assst 10,000Japanese Aercans nJapan desrous of returnng to teUntedStates, Roger N. Baldwn, na- tonal drector of te A ercan CvlLbertes Unon andspecal representatve of te Natonal JACL, declared eresortly before e returned to te UntedStates onJune1. (Mr. Baldwn s expectedto arrve nSalt LaeCty onJune 30 to dscuss te problesof A ercans of Japanese ancestryn Japanwt Natonal JACLoff- cals.) Mr. Baldwnwas elected an on- orary eber ofte JACL branc n Japan wc wll assst n te re- patraton of stranded Nse wose ctzens p as been certfedby Aercan autortes nJapan. Headquarters of te JACL branc offce ave beenopenedat te ServceCenter n Marunouc nToyo. At te June 1 eetngof te JACL branc group t was reported tat cooperaton ad been estab- lsed wt te U.S. Consul'sof- fce n Osaa,Kyoto and oter areas. Mebersof teexecutveco- ttee of te JACLbranc wo were electedat te last eetng are Cal Saaoto, Ray Hastan, To Sato, Davd Inas a,YuoKa- waoto, Masaru Mataoto,Yos Kawano,George Cu an, Bll Sa- ayaa and Sa Muneno. A ong tesponsors of te proup are Russell Durgn, forer YMCA secretary n Japan andnow on Gen. MacArtur's staff;Mss Mldred Roe, secretary ofte YMCA; Soc Satoof te YMCA; Kensue Hor- nouc , forer abassadortote Unted States fro Japan; teRev. Toyo oKagawa and Lawrence Hewes, forer Pacfccoast drec- tor of te Aercan Councl on RaceRelatons. Howser Ased To Wtold Esceat Actons JACL GroupConfers Wt Attorney General, DeputyMattoon LOS ANGELES A reco en- daton tat prosecuton of Alen Land law casesaganst persons of Japanese ancsetry nCalforna be wteld untl teSupreeCourt as ad anopportuntyto rule on teOyaatest case was ade on June 9 by Joe GrantMasaoa, Nortern Calforna JACL drec- tor, wt Attorney General Fred N. Howser andDeputy Attorney Gen- eral Everett L. Matoon. Masaoa ponted out tat te peo- pleof Calforna ad"repudated" te Alen Land law bv ter vote on Proposton15 last Noveber. Oters attendng te eetng were JaesPurcell and Wlla Ferrter of teNorternCalfor- na Cvl Rgts Defense Unon; A. L. Wrnof teJACL Legal De- fenseFund;E Tanabe, Soutern CalfornaJACL drector, and G. Rayond Boot, LosAngeles Coun- cl for CvcUnty. Wrn Wll Enter Cnese Scool Case LOS ANGELES—A. L. W rn, LosAngeles attorney andautorty on consttutonal law, left LosAn- geles on June 12 for Honolulu were e wll enter te present case ntroduced by a Cnese Aer- can group wc callengeste valdty of te warte terrtoral aw restrctng te operaton of Cnese and oter foregn lan- guage scools. Mr. Wrn ndcated tatte Aercan Cvl Lbertes Unonwas nterested nenterng tecaseon «wof tepettoners. Boy Bornto Nse Veteran. Wfe n Toyo Hosptal TOKYO—A boy was born on May 31 toMr. andMrs. Clare H. Kawaa at te 49t General osptal. Mrs. Kawaa (CyeoTae- sa)s oneof Japan's bestnown oton pctureactresses. Kawaa , son of K.K. Kawa- a, noted autor and ournalst n te Unted States, served durng te war as aleutenant n teU. S, ary andalsowaswt te occu- paton ary nJapan. Herecently returned toJapann acvlanca- pacty to becoeassstant c efof te perodcal secton of te Alled TranslatorsandInterpretersser- vce. As Equal Opportuntes for Nse n TradeWt Japan WASHINGTON Equal oppor- tuntes for Aercans of Japanese ancestry n teresuptonof pr- »?te trade betweenJapan andfor- co ercal co panes wll be wussed nforally wt te State S? e? next wee > te Was- ggtal offce ofte JACLAnt- 3""".'°" Co ttee an- noun ced ts wee. ,Je dscussonwll see toap- ty nforaton gvenlast ng t It IT* State and War deP*rt- ?An^ u, I _ceent tat establa- fSESl I 5as,te da*6 for open- a£7We negotatons wt SrteJ 6 Wasn &t°* ADCoffce tau!.= tng an earKerrequest b* alowe° d n.„ of Japanese ancestry asot.. te Bae opportuntes «£Lfw ps n Prvate trans- CnZ*- Japan 'te JACL Ant- f °r K tlC?} !Go "ttee wll as Au c<)nsderatons. Cn anL°/ trav*ln * Prvleges State. an apan and te Unted fra ncsen r X- USIVe terrtory and Isse on%r Vlleges for Nse and groups wn\ Sae bass asoter Porte be sou 2t. t was re- te govern^6 P lan announced by Tl* E ~ent ,ast n^t. 400 pr- "■■ntted t n e TPresentatves wll be 1 *a w Japan ntally. Tey wll beallowed unrestrct- ed contact wt Japanese produc- ers, altoug General MacArtur's eadquarters wll retan soecon- trols ona reduced bass, te an- nounce ent sad. No foregn excange rateswll be establsed at te start snce any rateset nowwould be unreal- stcand wouldtend to lt tran- sactons, t wassad. Indvdual traders ay dscuss prceswt Japanese producers, t was revealed, but for tete be- ngSCAP co odty specalsts wll establs prces based upon world aret standards. Ban ng, nternatonal co un- catons, nsurance, and oter bus- ness servce representatves wll be adtted to Japan frst,te Was ngtonADCoffce learned. Toy ercants, sl buyers, soe andclotng salesen, and oters wll follow later. Already co tted for sale and unavalable for prvatetrade at te present wll beraw sl .cotton textles, and te 1947 tea crop, t waslearned. To elpbuyers avod gong to Jauan onfrutless ssons, SCAP wll furns te Co erce depart- ent ere wt nforaton about avalable goods. Nse Broad Jup Star May Enter Natonal AAU Meet HONOLULU Possblty of atrp to Lncoln,Neb., to enter te Natonal senor and unor AAU eet n July wasbeng consdered ts wee followng te recent broad up feat of 25 feet 3/Btsby George Uyeda, Unverstyof Hawa fres an. Uyeda's leaps one ofte best recorded n te natonts year. Calforna JACL ToDefer Acton On Land Law Wll Not Press for I edate Acton on RepealngStatute SAN FRANCISCO—W t only twowees reanng ntepres- ent legslatve sesson atSacra- ento, aspecalont eetng of repersentatves ofte Nortern Calforna and Pacfc Soutwest dstrct councls of te JACL on June 8 decdedto defer acton on a ove tosee repeal of te Cal- forna AlenLand law troug a referendu procedure. It wasannouncedtat Me M. Masaoa, natonal legslatved- rector of te JACL's Ant-Dscr - naton Co ttee, ad reco- endedpostpone ent of arepeal drve becauseteconsttutonalty of teAlen Lanslaw ay bede- terned n te Oyaatest case wc wll be eard byte Unted States Supree court atts fall sesson. It also was ponted out tat te fact tat" te Calforna legsla- ture s wndng up ts sesson would aedffcult any effort to obtan acton on a ovetoplacea refer- endu easure on te1948 ballot. Tedelegates fro te Calfor- nacapters voted toas teNa- tonalJACL Ant-Dscrnaton Co tteeto nclude anadequate appropraton n te next budget for legslatve wor ntestate. Henry Taeta, wo wt Joe Grant Masaoa, regonal drector of ADC, andoters were actve n te capagn aganst te Alen Land lawa end ent n Sacraen- torecently, was forallynaed legslatve consultant for te JACL-ADC captersn Calforna. Nse Scolarsp Is Offered by Yout Enca p ent DENVER—T e Natonal Far- ers Unon n Denver as offered an all-expense-pad scolars ptoany Nse over te age of17 for ts yout enca p entat Estes par July 6 to14, accordngtoteTr- State JACL offce. Any Nse nte Tr-state area wll bequalfed, provded e sn- terested nleadersptranng,t was announced. Detals of te Farers Unon scolars p aybeobtaned fro MnYasu at te JACL offce, 615 E & C buldng,Denver 2, or by ponng CH 5990. Yasu pontedout teFarers Unon, wc nubers anyNse a ong ts ebers, as asssted te JACL n anyofts vtal pro- ects.JaesG. Patton,natonal presdent,s asponsor ofteNa- tonal JACL. Alun Mebers Of UC Student Club Wll Hold Meetng BERKELEY,Calf. Alun ebers of te Unversty of Cal- forna Japanese Students Club wll eet on Sunday,June 22, at 2:30p. . nRoo 2 of Interna- tonal House to create a peranent board for te anage ent of JSO property. Te possblty of reopenng te JapaneseStudents clubouse and nvestent of JSC funds also wll be dscussed. To oya Kawata Indcted For Treason by Federal Grand Jury n Los Angeles LOS ANGELES—To oya Kawa ta, 25, a natveof Calexco, was ndcted onJune 11bya Federal grand ury for treason, an outgrowt of prsoners' allegatons of torture andpersecutonna Japanese prson cap were e reportedly was a forean. Kawata wasportrayed none count of te ndct ent as avng noced J. C. Grant, a solderof Clarsvlle, Ga., ntoa cesspool nbtterly cold weater, andrepeatedly soved bac wen e attepted to clb out. Anoter count nte ndct ent allegedtat, wen an A ercan sergeant assgnedeg t eacated prsoners tocarry eavy logs upan cy llsde, Kawata orderedonly four en to eac log. Healso was accusedof forcng A ercan prsoners to wor n nes wc aded te Japanese war effort; ofassstng Japanese guards and ltary personnel; and of atte ptng todestroy te pys- cal and ental oraleof prsoners. Mn u sentenceon convcton sfveyears n prsonanda$10,- -000 fne. Maxu sentence s deat. Kawata, wowas able to ob- tanapassport toreturn to te Unted Statesbyrepresentng e was n scoolnJapan durngte war and ad no part n tewar ef- fort, waspontedout toFBI off- cers recently by oneof teprson- ers at teOeyaacap, Wlla L. Bruceof San LusObspo, Calf., worecognzed na LosAn- geles store. U. S. Attorney Jaes M. Carter, wo personally too te case before te grand ury, sad Kawata went to Japan n 1939tostudytena- ton'sculture,was lvngwt a e ber of te Japanese parla- ent wenwar broe out andwas gven tefore anspof ancle ne under te sponsorsp of Jap- anese offcals. KAWAKITA FILES SUIT TO RECOVER EVACUATIONLOSS LOS ANGELES—Attorneysfor To oya Kawata dsclosed last wee tate as fled acvl acton nI peral countyto recover a grocery store wc e claed was solddurngtewar wle ewas n Japan. Te sut asserted teproperty was wort $40,000 and sold for $6000. Kawata and ssster see recoveryof te dfference n cas. Cec Passport Gven Kawata For U. S. Return ToldOffcalsHe Wantedto See Parents n Calforna LOS ANGELES Govern ent prosecutors ndcated ts wee tat an nvestgaton s under way n Japan todeterne ow To oya Kawata, ndctedfor treasonby teFederal grand ury onJune11 was able toget per ssonfro A ercan offcals to return to A erca. Kawataleft Japan wta pass- port valdated byteUnted>States consuln Yooaa and arrved n SanFrancscoonAug.15aboard te FlyngScud as a Unted States Marte Co ssoncvlan pass- enger. "I told te I wanted tosee y parents wolve nLosAngeles," Kawatadeclared egaveas s reason for wantng to coe bac to A erca. In order toobtan tepassport, Kawatatoo oat of allegance to teUnted States. He claed last wee tat s parentsnssted ego toToyon 1939to learnJapanese. Dr. Bloo Tals To. L. A. Capter LOS ANGELES Dr. Leonard Bloo,professor n socologyat UCLA, reportedto cabnet e- bers of te Los Angeles JACL on te wor of teJACL's Ant-Ds- cr naton Co tteen Was ng- ton wc e observed recently wen e went to te naton's captal to testfy onte EvacuatonClas Co sson bll. Dr. Bloo recentlyconducted a surveyonte lossessustaned by ndvdual fa lesas a result of te evacuaton. Japanese Aercans Wll Reenter Alasa Cannery Eployent SEATTLE—A consderable nu- ber of Japanese Aercansare ex- pectedto return to ter prewar su er wor n te Alasasalon canneres ascrewswere bengds- ptced fro teCannery Wor- ers andFar Laborer'sUnon, Lo- cal 7,of teCIO. Crewsfor canneresnte Brs- tol Bay area were sceduled to leave on June 14. Before te warapproxately 800 enof Japanese afcestry were eployed nte Alasa canneres fro te Seattle area. All were ebers of teCIO unon. CIO offcals statedtat te n- u bascwagewtout overt e for te two ontsseason would be $467. Kdoto Return Fro Hawa LOS ANGELES—Saburo Kdo, past natonal presdent of teJA- CL, wll arrven LosAngeles June 17 fro s trp toHawa. Kdo asbeen nte slands for tepast few wees nbealf of te JACL-ADC fund-rasngca- pagn. He wll returnto s law prac- tce n Los Angeles. Strct Screenngof Stranded Nse Urged by Veterans Group LOS ANGELES— Declarngtat To oyaKawata was te frst Aercan-born person of Japanese ancestry to ave been carged wt treason snce Pearl Harbor, e- bersof te Nse Veterans Asso- caton of LosAngeles, an unaf- flated groupof Japanese Aer- canex-Gls, on June 9condened teactons of dsloyal persons wo gave ad and cofort to te ene y and urged strcterscreenng n Japan of war-stranded persons seeng repatraton toteUnted States. Te veterans, te aorty of wo served overseas n te Euro- peanand Pacfc teaters, suggest- ed tat tena esof personsap-1 plyng for repatraton to te Unted States bepublsedn A- ercannewspapers, togeter wt ter potograps. In a stateent ssued troug ter attorney, J. B. Tetz, te Nset Veterans assocatondeclared tat "despte all te ruors andnfla- atory taldurng te war years, nos lar accusaton as ever been brougt" aganst A ercans of Japanese ancestry. Fearwas expressed tatte wdespread publcty acco panyng te case ay ave untoward conse- quences. Te Nse "eenly feel," te stateent sad,"tepossble un- tnng reflecton on all Nse wenone scarged wt cr nal conduct."

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Page 1: PACIFIC CITIZEN · 2000. 8. 31. · PACIFIC CITIZEN IVOL.24;NO^l V0L.24;NO^ SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE14,1947 Price:SevenCents GeneralMacArthurApproves MeasurestoAidStranded

PACIFIC CITIZENIVOL.24;NOlV0L.24;NO SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE14,1947 Pri ce:SevenCents

GeneralMacArth urApprovesMeasurestoAidStrandedNisei ,SaysRogerBaldwinTOKYO—Generalofth eArmyDouglasMacArth ur"entirely

approved"measurestoassist10,000JapaneseAmericansi nJapandesirousofreturningtoth eUni tedStates,RogerN.Baldwin,na-tionaldirectorofth eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionandspecialrepresentativeofth eNationalJACL,declaredh eresh ortlybeforeh ereturnedtoth eUni tedStatesonJune1.(Mr.Baldwin i sexpectedtoarrivei nSaltLak eCityonJune

30todiscussth eproblemsofAmericansofJapaneseancestryi nJapanwi th NationalJACLoffi-ci als.)Mr.Baldwinwaselectedanh on-orarymemberofth eJACLbranchi nJapanwh i ch willassisti nth ere-patriati onofstrandedNisei wh oseciti zensh i p h asbeencertifi edbyAmericanauth ori ti es i nJapan.Headquarters ofth e JACL

branch officeh avebeenopenedatth eServiceCenteri nMarunouch ii nTok yo.Atth eJune 1meetingofth eJACLbranch groupi twasreportedth atcooperationh adbeen estab-lish edwith th eU.S.Consul'sof-fi ce i nOsak a,Kyotoandoth erareas.Membersofth eexecutivecom-mitteeofth eJACLbranch wh owereelectedatth elastmeetingareCalSak amoto,RayHash i tani ,TomSato,DavidInash i ma,Yuk i oKa-wamoto,MasaruMatamoto,YoshKawano,GeorgeCh uman,BillSa-k ayamaandSai k i Muneno.Amongth esponsorsofth eproupareRussellDurgin,formerYMCAsecretaryi nJapanandnowonGen.MacArth ur'sstaff;Miss Mi ldredRoe,secretaryofth eYMCA;Soich iSaitoofth eYMCA;Kensuk eHori-nouch i ,formerambassadortoth eUnitedStatesfromJapan;th eRev.Toyoh i k oKagawaand LawrenceHewes,formerPacifi ccoastdirec-torofth eAmerican CouncilonRaceRelations.

HowserAsk edToWith oldEsch eatActionsJACLGroupConfersWith AttorneyGeneral,DeputyMattoon

LOSANGELES—Arecommen-dation th atprosecutionofAlienLandlawcasesagainstpersonsofJapaneseancsetryi nCaliforniabewith h elduntilth eSupremeCourth as h adanopportunitytoruleonth eOyamatestcasewasmadeonJune 9byJoeGrantMasaok a,North ernCalifornia JACLdirec-tor,with AttorneyGeneralFredN.HowserandDeputyAttorneyGen-eralEverettL.Matoon.Masaok apointedoutth atth epeo-pleofCalifornia h ad"repudiated"th eAlienLandlawbvth ei rvoteonPropositi on15lastNovember.Oth ers attending th emeetingwere JamesPurcellandWi lli amFerriterofth eNorth ernCalifor-niaCivi lRigh tsDefense Union;A.L.Wi ri nofth eJACLLegalDe-fenseFund;Ei j i Tanabe,South ernCaliforniaJACLdirector,andG.RaymondBooth ,LosAngelesCoun-cilforCivi cUnity.

Wiri nWi llEnterCh i neseSch oolCaseLOS ANGELES—A.L.Wiri n,LosAngelesattorneyandauth ori tyonconstituti onallaw,leftLosAn-geleson June 12forHonoluluwh ere h ewillenterth epresentcase i ntroducedbyaCh i neseAmer-i cangroupwh i ch ch allengesth evalidi tyofth ewartimeterritori alj awrestricti ng th eoperationofCh i nese and oth erforeign lan-guagesch ools.Mr.Wi ri n i ndi cated th atth eAmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnionwasi nterested i nenteringth ecaseon«wofth epetiti oners.

BoyBorntoNiseiVeteran.Wife i nTok yoHospitalTOKYO—A boy wasborn onMay31toMr.andMrs.Clark eH.Kawak ami atth e 49th Generalh ospi tal.Mrs.Kawak ami (Ch i yek oTak e-h i sa)i soneofJapan'sbestk nownmotionpictureactresses.Kawak ami ,sonofK.K.Kawa-k ami ,notedauth orandj ournalisti nth eUnited States,servedduringth ewarasalieutenanti nth eU.S,armyandalsowaswith th eoccu-pationarmyi nJapan.HerecentlyreturnedtoJapani nacivi li anca-pacitytobecomeassistantch i efofth eperiodi calsectionofth eAlliedTranslatorsandInterpretersser-vice.

Ask EqualOpportuniti esforNisei i nTradeWith JapanWASHINGTON— Equaloppor-tuniti esforAmericansofJapaneseancestryi nth eresumptionofpri-»?tetradebetweenJapanandfor-mcommercialcompanieswillbewussedi nformallywith th eStateS?me?i nextweek > th eWash -ggtalofficeofth eJACLAnti-3""".'°"Committee an-nouncedth i sweek .,Jh ediscussionwillseek toamp-i ty i nformationgivenlastnigh tItIT*StateandWardeP*rt-?Anu,I_cementth atestabliah -mfSESlI5as,th eda*6foropen-a£7Wenegotiati onswi thSrteJ6Wash i n&t°*ADCofficeth au!.=ting an earKerrequestb*alowe°dn.„ofJapaneseancestryasoth .. th eBameopportuniti es«£Lfwps i nPrivatetrans-CnZ*-Japan'th eJACLAnti-f°rKtlC?}!Gomi"i tteewillaskAiuc<)nsiderations.CnanjL°/trav*lin*Privi legesState.ani apan and th e Uni tedfranch i senri X-USIVeterritoryandIssei on%rVllegesforNisei andgroupswin\Samebasisasoth erPortei besou2h t.i twasre-th egovern6PlanannouncedbyTl*E~ent,astni t.400pri-"■■nittedtneTPresentativeswillbe1*awJapani ni ti ally.

Th eywi llbeallowedunrestrict-edcontactwith Japaneseproduc-ers,alth ough GeneralMacArth ur'sh eadquarterswi llretainsomecon-trolsonareducedbasis,th ean-nouncementsaid.Noforeignexch angerateswill

beestablish edatth estartsinceanyratesetnowwouldbeunreal-i sti candwouldtendtolimi ttran-sactions,i twassaid.Indivi dualtradersmaydiscuss

priceswith Japaneseproducers,i twasrevealed,butforth etimebe-i ngSCAP commodityspeciali stswi llestablish prices baseduponworldmark etstandards.Bank i ng,i nternationalcommuni-cations,insurance,andoth erbusi-ness service representativeswillbe admittedto Japanfirst,th eWash i ngtonADCofficelearned.Toymerch ants,silk buyers,sh oe

andcloth i ngsalesmen,andoth erswillfollowlater.Alreadycommittedforsaleandunavailableforprivatetradeatth epresentwillberaw silk .cottontextiles,andth e1947teacrop, i twaslearned.To h elpbuyersavoidgoingtoJauanonfruitlessmissi ons,SCAPwillfurnish th eCommercedepart-menth erewith i nformationaboutavailablegoods.

Nisei BroadJumpStarMayEnterNationalAAUMeetHONOLULU—Possibi li tyofatriptoLincoln,Neb.,toenterth eNationalseniorand j uni orAAU meeti nJulywasbeingconsideredth i sweek followingth erecentbroadj umpfeatof25feet3/Bth sbyGeorgeUyeda,UniversityofHawai i fresh man.Uyeda'sleapi soneofth ebest

recorded i nth enationth i syear.

CaliforniaJACLToDeferActionOnLandLawWillNotPressforImmediateActiononRepealingStatute

SAN FRANCISCO—With onlytwoweek sremaini ngi nth epres-entlegislativesessionatSacra-mento,aspecialj oi ntmeetingofrepersentativesofth e North ernCalifornia andPacifi c South westdistri ctcouncilsofth eJACLonJune8decidedtodeferactiononamovetoseek repealofth eCali-forniaAlienLandlawth rough areferendum procedure.Itwasannouncedth atMi k eM.Masaok a,nationallegislativedi-rectorofth eJACL'sAnti-Di scri m-i nati on Committee, h ad recom-mendedpostponementofarepealdrivebecauseth econstituti onalityofth eAli enLanslawmaybede-termined i nth eOyamatestcasewh i ch willbeh eardbyth eUnitedStates Supremecourtati tsfallsession.Italsowaspointedoutth atth efactth at"th eCalifornialegisla-turei swindi ngupi tssessionwouldmak ediffi cultanyefforttoobtainactiononamovetoplacearefer-endummeasureonth e1948ballot.Th edelegatesfrom th eCalifor-niach aptersvotedtoask th eNa-ti onalJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteeto i ncludeanadequateappropriati oni nth enextbudgetforlegislativework i nth estate.Henry Tak eta,wh o with JoeGrantMasaok a,regionaldirectorofADC,andoth erswereactivei nth ecampaignagainstth eAli enLandlawamendmenti nSacramen-torecently,wasformallynamedlegislative consultant for th eJACL-ADCch aptersi nCalifornia.

Nisei Sch olarsh i pIsOfferedbyYouth EncampmentDENVER—Th eNationalFarm-ersUnioni nDenverh asofferedanall-expense-paidsch olarsh i ptoanyNi sei overth eageof17foritsyouth encampmentatEstesparkJuly6to14,accordingtoth eTri-StateJACLoffice.AnyNisei i nth eTri -stateareawillbequalifi ed,providedh ei si n-terested i nleadersh i ptraini ng,i twasannounced.Detailsofth eFarmersUnionsch olarsh i pmaybeobtainedfromMinYasui atth eJACLoffice,615E & Cbuildi ng,Denver2,orbyph oni ngCH 5990.Yasui pointedoutth eFarmersUnion,wh i ch numbersmanyNiseiamong i tsmembers,h asassistedth eJACLi nmanyofi tsvi talpro-j ects.JamesG.Patton,nationalpresident,i sasponsorofth eNa-ti onalJACL.

Alumni MembersOfUCStudentClubWillHoldMeetingBERKELEY,Calif.— Alumnimembersofth eUniversityofCal-i forni a Japanese Students ClubwillmeetonSunday,June22,at2:30p.m.i nRoom 2ofInterna-tionalHousetocreateapermanentboardforth emanagementofJSOproperty.Th epossibi li tyofreopeningth eJapaneseStudentsclubh ouseandi nvestmentofJSCfundsalsowillbediscussed.

TomoyaKawak i taIndictedForTreasonbyFederalGrandJuryi nLosAngeles

LOSANGELES—TomoyaKawak i ta,25,anativeofCalexico,was i ndi ctedonJune11byaFederalgrand j uryfortreason,anoutgrowth ofprisoners'allegationsoftortureandpersecutioni naJapaneseprisoncampwh ereh ereportedlywasaforeman.Kawak i tawasportrayed i nonecountofth ei ndi ctmentas

h avi ngk nock ed J.C.Grant,asoldierofClark svi lle,Ga.,i ntoacesspooli nbitterlycoldweath er,andrepeatedlysh oved h i m back

wh enh eattemptedtoclimbout.Anoth ercounti nth ei ndi ctmentallegedth at,wh enanAmericansergeantassignedei gh temaciatedprisonerstocarryh eavylogsupani cyh i llsi de,Kawak i taorderedonlyfourmentoeach log.HealsowasaccusedofforcingAmericanprisoners to work i nmineswh i ch ai ded th eJapanesewareffort; ofassisti ngJapaneseguardsandmili tarypersonnel;andofattemptingtodestroyth eph ysi -calandmentalmoraleofprisoners.Mini mumsentenceonconvicti on

i sfi veyearsi npri sonanda$10,--000 fi ne.Maximum sentence i sdeath .Kawak i ta,wh owasabletoob-tai napassporttoreturntoth eUnitedStatesbyrepresenting h ewas i nsch ooli nJapanduringth ewarandh adnoparti nth ewaref-fort,waspointedouttoFBIoffi-cersrecentlybyoneofth eprison-ersatth eOeyamacamp,Wi lli amL.BruceofSanLuisObispo,Calif.,wh orecognizedh i m i naLosAn-gelesstore.U.S.AttorneyJamesM.Carter,

wh opersonallytook th ecasebeforeth egrandj ury,saidKawak i tawenttoJapani n1939tostudyth ena-tion'sculture,waslivi ngwith amemberofth eJapaneseparlia-mentwh enwarbrok eoutandwasgiventh eforemansh i pofanick lemi neunderth esponsorsh i pofJap-aneseoffici als.

KAWAKITAFILESSUITTORECOVEREVACUATIONLOSSLOS ANGELES—AttorneysforTomoyaKawak i ta di sclosedlastweek th ath eh asfi ledacivi lactioni nImperialcountytorecoveragrocerystorewh i ch h eclai medwassoldduringth ewarwh i leh ewasi nJapan.Th esui tassertedth eproperty

wasworth $40,000 andsold for$6000.Kawak i taand h i ssi sterseek recoveryofth edifferencei ncash .

Ch eck PassportGivenKawak i taForU.S.ReturnToldOffici alsHeWantedtoSeeParentsi nCaliforniaLOSANGELES— Governmentprosecutorsi ndi catedth i sweek th atan i nvestigati on i sunderwayi nJapantodetermineh owTomoyaKawak i ta,i ndi ctedfortreasonbyth eFederalgrand j uryonJune11wasabletogetpermissi onfromAmericanoffici alsto return toAmerica.Kawak i taleftJapanwi th apass-portvalidatedbyth eUni ted>Statesconsuli nYok oh amaandarrivedi nSanFranciscoonAug.15aboardth eFlyingScudasaUnitedStatesMariti meCommissi onci vi li anpass-enger."Itoldth emIwantedtoseemyparentswh oli vei nLosAngeles,"Kawak i tadeclaredh egaveas h i sreasonforwantingtocomeback toAmerica.Inordertoobtainth epassport,Kawak i tatook oath ofallegiancetoth eUnitedStates.Heclaimedlastweek th ath i sparentsi nsi stedh egotoTok yoi n1939tolearnJapanese.

Dr.Bloom Talk sTo.L.A.Ch apterLOSANGELES— Dr.LeonardBloom,professori n sociologyatUCLA,reportedtocabinetmem-bersofth eLosAngelesJACLonth ework ofth eJACL'sAnti-Di s-crimi nati onCommitteei nWash i ng-ton wh i ch h e observed recentlywh enh ewenttoth enation'scapitaltotestifyonth eEvacuationClaimsCommissi onbill.Dr.Bloom recentlyconductedasurveyonth elossessustainedbyi ndi vi dualfamili esasaresultofth eevacuation.

JapaneseAmericansWillReenterAlask aCanneryEmploymentSEATTLE—Aconsiderablenum-berofJapaneseAmericansareex-pectedtoreturntoth ei rprewarsummerwork i nth eAlask asalmoncanneriesascrewswerebeingdis-pjtch edfrom th eCanneryWork -ersandFarmLaborer'sUnion,Lo-cal7,ofth eCIO.Crewsforcanneriesi nth eBris-tolBayareaweresch eduled toleaveonJune14.Before th ewarapproximately

800menofJapaneseaficestrywereemployedi nth eAlask acanneriesfrom th eSeattlearea.Allweremembersofth eCIO union.CIOoffici alsstatedth atth emin-i mumbasicwagewith outovertimeforth etwomonth sseasonwouldbe$467.

KidotoReturnFromHawai iLOS ANGELES—SaburoKido,pastnationalpresidentofth eJA-CL,willarrivei nLosAngelesJune17fromh i striptoHawai i .Kido h asbeeni nth ei slandsforth epastfewweek s i nbeh alfofth eJACL-ADCfund-raisi ngcam-paign.Hewillreturnto h i slawprac-ti cei nLosAngeles.

StrictScreeningofStrandedNisei UrgedbyVeteransGroupLOSANGELES—Declaringth atTomoyaKawak i ta wasth efi rstAmerican-bornpersonofJapaneseancestrytoh avebeench argedwithtreasonsincePearlHarbor,mem-bersofth eNi sei VeteransAsso-ciati onofLosAngeles,anunaf-fili atedgroupofJapaneseAmeri-canex-Gls,onJune9condemnedth eactionsofdisloyalpersonswh ogaveaidandcomforttoth eenemyandurgedstricterscreening i nJapan ofwar-stranded personsseek i ngrepatriati ontoth eUni tedStates.Th eveterans,th emajori tyof

wh om servedoverseasi nth eEuro-peanandPacifi cth eaters,suggest-edth atth enamesofpersonsap-1plyingforrepatriati onto th e

Uni tedStatesbepublish edi nAm-ericannewspapers,togeth erwithth ei rph otograph s.Inastatementi ssuedth roughth ei rattorney,J.B.Tietz,th eNi setVeteransassociati ondeclaredth at"despiteallth erumorsandinflam-matorytalk duringth ewaryears,nosimi laraccusationh aseverbeenbrough t"againstAmericans ofJapaneseancestry.Fearwas expressed th atth ewidespreadpublici tyaccompanyingth ecasemayh aveuntowardconse-quences.Th e Ni sei "k eenlyfeel,"th estatementsaid,"th epossible un-th i nk i ngreflection onallNiseiwh enone i sch argedwith crimi nalconduct."

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46RepatriatesReturntoU.S.OnMarineLynxClearedforReturnAfterBeingStrandedInJapanDuringWar

SANFRANCISCO— Forty-sixAmericansofJapaneseancestry,allofwh om h avebeenclearedbyth eAmericanConsulate i nJapan,returnedtoth eUnitedStatesonJune6onth eMarineLynx.Fortyofth ereturneeswereofminorageatth eti meofth eout-break ofth ewar. Th eywereamongseveralth ousandNisei wh owerestrandedbyth ewar.Th egrouponth eMarineLynx

alsoi ncludedoneIssei.Th efollowinglistofpersonsof

JapaneseancestryreturningfromJapanwasannounced:CALIFORNIA:Tosh i o,27,Kaz-

uo,24,and FumioFush i k i ,21;Bernard,16,andJustinG.Haru-yama,14;FlorenceCh i zuruHori i ,23;Yetsuk oIk eda,17;MaryFumi-k oInouye,24;FusayeKoi k e,20;Ki k ue Kath eri neKurash i ge,23;Joh nYasunori Maeda,17;Tsut-omuMiyak i ,18;ArataMiyamoto,22;Kimi Miyoda,22;GeorgeYu-tak aMizush i ma,18.Kazuo Nak agawa, 17; AllenTosh i h i sa Nak ah i ro,18;Nobuk oNak ama,25;Sadak oObata,23;LilyYuri k oOgawa,29;MasuyiOk abe, 17;Katsumi Onoda,17;KiyoyeSato,27;Kiyoh aruSh i n-tak u,21;Masak o,23,andTosh i eTak ah ash i ,19;JanetCh i ye,21,andWi lli am Ch i k araUmek i ,19;Sumi k oUtsush i gawa,18;andRoseMasak oYuba,23.OREGON:GeorgeYabuk i ,16,COLORADO:Tazuk oYabumoto,

21.NEBRASKA:Haruye,31,Masa-tomi,14,Rich ard,7,andYosh i -h aruYonek ura,18.UTAH:Sh i zuoOk ada,21.ILLINOIS: Sadak o, 23, andFrank Maeda,19;andHanaKato,27.IDAHO:Kiyosh i Matsusak a,20;

andKateKiyoKusak a,24.WYOMING:MaryHonda,20.WASHINGTON: Sh i zuyo, 32,andHidek i Edwi nIriye,26;Ik u,47,andCh i yoAsaba,28.

TwinCiti esIsseiDi scussFormationOfADCCh apterST.PAUL,Minn.—Underth etemporarych ai rmansh i pofRev.Joseph Ki tagawa,betterk nownas"Fath erJoe",Issei leadersofSt.PaulandMinneapolis,Minnesota,metatth eInternationalInstituteonJune7th todiscussth eforma-ti onofanADC ch apteri nTwi nCiti esandtoorganizeacampaigntoraisemuch neededfundsforth eoperationofth eADC office i nWash i ngton,D.C.Scotty representingth enationalJACLoffice,citedth especifi cgai nsmadebyth eADC i ncarrying outi tslegislativepro-gram,underth eabledirectorsh i pofMi k eMasaok a.Th emeetingwascalledatth ei nvi tati onofth eTwinCiti esch apterofth eJACL,wh osepresidenti sSam Sh i j o.

Rev.Ak i DiscussesTriptoPalestineFRESNO, Calif.— Th e Rev.

GeorgeAk i gaveatalk onJune8atMemorialch apelon h i stripto Palestinewh i leservingas ach aplain i nth e442ndRegimental'CombatTeam.Rev.Ak i i llustratedh i stalk with

snapsh otsandpicturesofBibli calscenes aswellasmodern land-scapes.Yuri Matsumotowasch ai rman.OnJune 15th eJoi ntFellow-

sh i pofth ech urch willh oldagrad-uationsocialatth eh omeofJuliaGoto.

Th eyWereSoYoung

(Continuedfrom lastweek )

CHAPTERELEVENInOctoberof1944,aweek beforemyevacuationtoth e

states,Ih adth eopportunitytoreturntoAnziobeach h ead.Every-

th i ngwassodifferent.Th erewasnoneedtosneak i ntoth eh arbori nth eearlydawn;wewereabletosaili nleisurely,peacefully.

Th erewasnofearofth edreadful"AnzioExpress,"nofearof

bombsorburstingsh ells.Everywh erewesawth eItaliansbusysalvagingth ei rsh attered

h omes.Manyweretilli ngth efields,racingagainsttimetoraisesometh i ngbeforeth ecoldwi nterseti n;oth ersweretending

th ei rh erdsofcattleorsh eep.Itwas h ardtobelieveth atonlyafewmonth sback th erewasadeath -struggleh ere.Inth eli ttlevillages,wh ereweandth eGermansoncestalk ed

each oth erli k eanimals,th etinyItalianch i ldrenwerenowplay-i ng—singi ngdancingandlaugh i ng.Onth eh i llswh eremanyofourgallantboysfellnevertdawak enagain,th elove-struck youth sweremak i ngupforlosttime.Th enwecamebeforeanAmericancemetery.Th ereweretwo

combatveteranspatrollingth earea.AsIgazedoverth ewh i tecrossesrowonrow,Iremovedmycap.Ifelth umble.Th erewasnoendtoth erowsofcrosses;th eyextendedbeyondth efarh ori zon.AsIwalk eddownth eli nesearch i ngfornamesth atIk new,th ough tsranth rough mymind.Iwonderedwh ereth esegallantboyswerenow,th eseboys

wh ogaveth ei runfulfilledlivesforacauseth eybelievedtoberigh t.Iwonderedi fth ei rnewworldwasabetteroneth anours—with outracialdiscri mi nati on,with outh atred?Iwonderedi fmydepartedcomradesweredoingwh atth eymostwantedtodo?IfBlufferSafayasuwasenjoyi ngh i sfish i ng?IfMi k eBrownwasboxingtoh i sh eart'scontent?IfEdOgawawassupervisi ngh i smanynigh t-clubs?IfRobertTak eowasbuildi ngsuper-jetplanes?IfBooneTak agi wascarryingonwith h i sph ysi cali nstruction?IfJack Nelsonwasdancingwith h i si dealpartner?

Th en,myth ough tspassedontoth eyoungerboys—toth ose

TUE9TORV OFTHE100th BflTTflLIOdBy-JonJ.Ch i nen

wh owereonly17,18,19and20yearsoldwh enth eydied.IWo.lderedwh atth eseboysweredoingnow.Iwonderedti th eyJ]enjoyi ngth eth i ngsth eyli k e—th eth i ngswh i ch th eymi sgedJM"Th eseboys,andth ousandsmore—th eyweresoyoung,dearLotlflLetth em love,letth em sing,andlaugh andplay—forth ey\Mnotime!"Jack Biddle,SadaoMatsumoto,Tosh i oOdak a,LloydWh i fal

andStanMiyomoto,19;DouglasLemon,BillCh i nen,NuaK«|andSh i geruAi,18;Sam Rich ardson,20;Stan MiyamotoMTak Nish i were24.andRi ch ardTengwanandMamoruOmaJh adbeenonly25yearsold."Givetoth eseboys,dearLord,andtooth ers j ustasyoungJ

Ih eth i ngswh i ch th eymisseddownh ere.Letth embe h appy-j jth emlaugh andsingandplay—forth eydeserveth eseall.Th Jweresoyoungtodiet"Asweturnedaroundtoleaveth i srestingplaceofourcoj

rades,wesawasignonatree—alonetreeinth ecemetery."wasasimplestatement;buti twasamessagefromth edead"THIITORCHISYOURS;BEYOURSTOHOLDITHIGH!"'"Yes,toyoufrom faili ngh andsweth row th eTORCH;]Myoursto h old i th i gh .We—th edead,th ewounded,th esick -i fjwh owillneverrun,playorlaugh again—wewh owillnevermlneverh earanymore—dependonyou—th eh ealth yandth estrong-Itofini sh ourj obforus."Wedidnotwanttoleaveourh omes,ourfamili es,ourfrienfl

wedidnotwanttoleaveoursch ools,th efootballgames,th eSi flurdaynigh tdances,th emovies,th ecornerdrugstores.No!Mwantedtostayh omewith youtoplanforth efutureourfuture-!forth efutureofth osetofollowus.But,wevolunteeredforcon-lbat,k nowi ngth atsomewerenotcomingback ,becausewefelli tourduty,ourprivi legetofigh tforourcountry,ourprinci plafß"Wedidourbest,butth ej obi snotfini sh ed!You,th eh ealtbjß

andth estrong,mustcarryon!"THETORCH ISYOURS— BE YOURS TO HOLD111HIGH!"

(Th eEnd)

Ch i cagoGroupsWillIniti ateFinancialCampaignforADCCHICAGO—Issei andNisei ofCh i cagowillj oi nforcesi nacity-widedrivetoraiseurgentlyneededfundsforth eJACL-Anti-Di scri m-i nati onCommittee.Th eADCfunddrive,byth edecisi onofIssei-Ni seileadersatameetingatth eformerCYOCenteronJune3rd,willbeginonJune15th andendonJuly15th .Th emeetingwascalledbyth e

ADC organizi ngcommitteeunderth e temporarych ai rmansh i p ofTah ei Matsunaga.Oth ersonth ecommittee,wh i ch wasunanimouslyelectedtoserveasth enominati ngcommitteeforth eboardofdirec-tors,areS.Hi k i da,R.Fuj i i ,K.Masunak a,T.Hidak a,N.HondaandT.Masuda.

Twenty-th reeIssei werenomin-atedbyth ecommitteetoserveonth eboard,and 24Nisei willbeselectedfrom amongmembersofth eCh i cagoJACLandoth erNisei .Additi onalboardmembers,wh i chwillactuallyconstituteth ework i ngcommittees,areexpectedto beadded. Th eADC boardmetonJune6th atth esamelocationtoelectofficers,andplansweremap-pedforcanvassingth ecityi nadoor-to-doorsolici tati on.Presentatth e meeting wasScottyTsuch i ya,specialrepresen-tativeofth enationalJACLofficenowvisi ti ngJACLch aptersi nth eMiddleWest.

EasternJACLCh aptersPlanFormationofDistri ctCouncil

DelegatesofFourGroupsWillMeetInWash i ngtonWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th eJACLEasternDistri ctcouncilwill

beformallyorganizedi nWash i ng-tonSaturday,June21,with th eSeabrook s Farms, Ph i ladelph i a,NewYork ,andWash i ngtonch ap-terspartici pati ng. vTh eEasternDistri ctcouncilwillbeth esi xth regionalcouncilofth eJACLand oneoftwoorganizedth lsyearTh eoth erwasth eMid-westDistri ctcouncil.Th emeetingwi llbe calledto?£fewy?al?oriuch i 'P i dentofth eWash i ngton JACL,wh i ch i sactingash ostch apterforth emeet!Th eagendaforth edaywilli n-cludediscussiononth ecouncilcon-stituti on,election oftemporarydistri ctofficersandbiddi ngforth ebi enni aldi stri ctcouncilcSnVVntiS,Mi k eMasaok awillrepresentth onationalh eadquartersoAh eJACLi nexplaini ng th eneed forth ecouncil'sorganizati on.

*Sm-J?1 deleSatestoth econfer-encewi llmeetatadinnerSaturday

announced6"OWn

*"Followingth edi nnerameetingJjMj j .awith th ewUSS

SaltLak eResidentHurti nCollisi onJinzaburoMatsumiya,57,ofSalt

Lak eCitywascriti callyinj uredonJune9wh enth eautoh ewasdriv-i ngcollidedwith aSaltLak eCityLinesutili tybusatSouth StatestreetandTrumanavenue.Matsumiyawastak entoLDS,h ospi talwh erei twasreportedth ath ewassufferingfromask ullfrac-ture.Noneofth epassengersonth ebuswere i nj ured.

NewBillWillGiveParentsOfGI'sRigh ttoCiti zensh i pWASHINGTON—Underapublicbillintroduced i ntoth eHouseofRepresentativesyesterdaynonciti -zenparentsofpersonswh oservedorareservingi nth earmedforces

i ofth eUnitedStatesmaybead-

mi ttedtociti zensh i p,th eWash i ng-tonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di s-cnminati onCommitteelearnedonJune12.DesignatedH.R.3771,th ebi llwasi ntroducedbyDelegateJoseph

R.Farrington,Rep.,ofth e Ter-ritoryofHawai i .ItwasreferredIPth eCommitteeonth eJudici ary.

DelegateFarrington'sbillpro-videsth atpersonsnow i neli gi bletociti zensh i pmaybecomenatural-i zedciti zensofth eUni tedStatesi foneofth ech i ldrenservedi nth earmedforcesofth i scountry,th eADCofficeexplained.Anyalienresidentparentofanypersonwh oservedori sservingi nth eactivemili taryornavalserviceofth eUni tedStates,i ncludingth eCoastGuard,orperformedservicei nth emerch antmarinebetweenDecember6,1941,andbeforeSep-tember3,1945,willbepermittedtobecomenaturalized.

Illinoi sLegislatorDeclaresEvacuation"Unnecessary"Rep.TwymanUrgesHouseMemberstoPassClaimsBillWASHINGTON — Declaring i th asbeen demonstratedth atth e

evacuationofAmericansofJapa-neseancestryfromth ePacifi ccoastwas"unnecessary"because th ere"h asbeennoevidenceofanysabo-

tageorsubversiveaction,"KctWRobertJ.Twyman,R.,111.,saidi i BBth eHouseonJune4th ath eroBBi nfavorofth ebi llestablish i nglHlclaimscommissi ontoconsiderfrBBdemnifi cati onofJapaneseAmei i ßßcanevacuees. ■"I"amquitesureth atwh enttoBJbillreach esth efloorofth eHogHofRepresentativesi twillpassbjlßWlarge majori ty,"Rep.Twjmm

Th eCh i cagocongressmanurgdßßallmembersofCongresstoBflamineth eevacueeclaimsbill.IBj"Iam sureth eywillrecognaßMth emeritsofi t,"h esaid.Rep.Twyman declared h e«■"famili arwith th econditi on»■■]th i sbi llisi ntendedtocorrect»BBforeIevercametoCongress.'Hecalledth eattentionofk j fl

fellowCongressmentoaletterißh ad written to Rep.Joh "JjGwynne,ch ai rman ofth eamsubcommitteewh i ch i snowcoß»pjeringth ebi ll. |B"Nowth ath eari ngsonHBj|th eEvacuationClaimsConwi i sa««bill,h avebeencompleted,1°£BBjth atth i sbi llbereportedoutoiS|Housecommitteeonth eJJj"~Jassoonaspossible,"Rep.IW pj jdeclaredi nh i sletter.Headded: ,uH"Iti smysincereh opetna;TBB

billwillreach th e floorMjJBBjHouse ofRepresentativesmmth i ssession.Iamsureth em«B|i tyofmembersofCongress«welcome an opportunitytofavorablyonth i sbill."AsIh ave i ndi catedto)<»mmv severalconversationson!jp«jsubject,i ti smyfeelingtnatjlj ßßAmericans ofJapanesea""~JBJmeritth e economic *«OSBWIcontemplatedbyHR2768. j m"Th eJapaneseAmericans>£■

prisedeveryonebyth ei ru *jmh eroi smduringth ewar,notw-|i nItalyandoth erEurope*""]tersofwar,buti nth efMh as been demonstrated/"VJBBJevacuationofth esepeoplew

» ■necessary,asth ere h as"BBevidenceofanysabotageor-j—versiveaction.A mistak i effMto h avebeenmade,and i »»smth epeopleofth eUnite*l»Jwouldli k etoproviderop*sonablecompensation. ,BJRep.Twymanask edGwMmembersofh i scommittee -MHR2768precedenceover'portantlegislation."

Esth erHiyamaWinsNi sei FestivalCrowni nCh i cagoCHICAGO—Esth erHiyamawascrownedqueenof"Nisei FestivalWeek "atth ecoronationballh eldi n th eBalTabarinroom ofth eHotelSh ermanonMay30.Herattendantswere MargaretHanda,HelenSh i ba,PatYama-sh i roandFinaWozumi.Frank li nCh i no,h onorarych ai r-manofth e"Nisei FestivalWeek ,"

madepublicamessagefromMayorMartinKennellywh odeclared:"Ch i cago h as welcomed th eAmericans ofJapanese descentwh oh avesettledh ereandweareproudofth econtributi onth eyh avemadetoourcity'slife."

Ch i cagoCh apterToHearTalkByTogoTanak aMpHICAGO-"Th eLi ttleTok yoMind:How WeGotTh atWay"willbeth espeak er'ssubjectatTArrAJtle«tingofth eCh i cagoJACLatth eWoodrowWi lsonroomteV »4 rntio",alRel»tionscen-T&.JE tRandolPh street,onrh ursday,June26at8p.m.TogoTanak a,aneditorwith th eAmencanTech ni calSociety,pub-

&!llfu+Sh i mPoi nLosAn-geles,willbeth espeak er.

*Jk8,Tntlywascitedby,th e

tori7S«p,noritypressforh *edi-h ftftrl?r°n?e 1.le-LittleTok yo"SIHaSM?Times-Th eedi tor-of££2i£th efunmentalevilsstoS ?e«Te«nandre-causesof°f-"i?co\etaMth eandN«£fn-ctl?n NiseiandNegroesi nLosAngeles.

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JACLGroupsFormNorth westAreaCouncil

Sh i nomuraElectedfaDelegatesVote

ToRaise$5,000Fund.nRTLAND,Ore.—Ch arlesSh i -Swaselectedch ai rman of'ItwlrPacifi cNorth westDm-Ti i ne 8.as delegatesfrom

1» Mid-Columbia, SeattleKffiandmettoreorganizeth eSS,wh i ch h asbeen i nac-veth rough outth ewar.Th edelegatesvotedth ei rap-Jvdofa$5,00fundtoberais-|°S!S)NationalJACLandth eSRev.Sh ermanW.Burgoyne,i nnerofth eJeffersonawardforadvancementofdemocracy,wasmoredatadinneronth eeveningJane7byth ePortlandch apter.niroxi matelyone h undredper-uattended.Th eRev.Burgoyne,veanaccountofh i striptoNew»rk toreceive th eaward. He

i vespecialmentiontoth eworkMi k eMasaok a,nationaldirec-rofth eADC,andurgedcontin-dsupportforith eJACLandi tsogram.Oth erofficerselectedbycouncillegateswereGeorgeMinato,.Se-_e,vicech ai rman;MaryMina-i to,Portland,recordingsecre-ry; Jack Koyama, Spok ane,ssurer;and Mi ts Tak asumi,d-Columbia,h i stori an.totionalJACLrepresentativesth emeetingwereHitoOk ada,lionalpresident,andMasaoSa-f,acting executivesecretary.adah eldaspecialmeetingwithei andNisei i nSeattle Mon-fevening.Heexplainedth epro-j pofth eADCandth eJACL[h enextmeetingofth edistri ctmcilwillbe i nth efall.Seattlei selectedasth elocaleofth erting.

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h eannualgraduationballofth etLak eJACLwillbe h eldone21atth eUnionbuildi ngonUniversityofUtah campus.h eaffairwillh onorNisei grad-»ofh i gh sch oolsandcollegesh estate.oug801landh i sorch estrawillrideth emusic.Tick etsforth ei rare$2.50percouple.neofth emai nattractionsofeveningwi llbeth epresentationUtah 'sCentennialQueen,Cal-Robinson,toth eNisei group,i ck etsarenowbeingsoldbyHosh i yama,FusieOdow,Tosh ifcMrs.HenryY.Kasai,Janenoto,Ruth Matsuda,BillMiz-»ndRoseOda.

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ISaltLak ech apterofth eI-announcedth i sweek th ati twinggi ftsubscripti onsofth eM Citi zentouniversityand_elibraries i nth estate,i n-?Uh e Uni versity ofUtah ,Utah StateandWestminsterISaltLak ech apterearlieryearsentcopiesofRalph Mar-Lftpi**,ofBenKurok i to»»ndpubliclibraries.

JoyceMeetsaMovieStar

LittleJoyceYamada,3«/2yearolddaugh terofHenryYamada,NewYork j £otograph er,wasth ri lledlastweek wh ensh emetMargaretO'Brien,10-yearoldMGMfilm star,i nth e offi ceofnJLCreen ma??ZlneV_,AlDelac°rte,editorofModernScreen,i ntroducedyoungMiss O'Brientoth eyoungerMissYamada!HenryYamada,wh otook th epicture,i semployedbyDellPublica-tions,publish ersofth emoviefanmagazine.

Rep.GwynneBelievesClaimsBillWi llReceiveFavorableReportfromHouseCommittee

WASHINGTON—Rep.Joh nW.Gwynne,R.,lowa,ch ai rmanofth eHouseJudici arysubcommittee,declaredth i sweek th ath ewas"incli nedtoth i nk th esubcommitteewouldreportth eEvacua-ti onClaimsCommissi onbi lloutfavorablywith modifi cati ons."

Rep.Gwynneandmembersofh i ssubcommitteeh eardei gh twi tnesseswh ofavoredth eevacueeclaimsbi lli ntroducedbyRep.EarlMich ener,R.,Mich .,atah eari ngonMay29.Onlyonewitness,Rep.ClairEngleD.,Calif.,voicedanyobjecti onstoth epassageofth elegislation.Engledeclared|th ath edidnotobjecttoth ewh olebillbutdesiredmodifi cati ons.One memberofRep.Gwyne's

subcommittee, Rep. Clifford P.Case,R.,N.J.,h assuggestedasubstitutemeasureestablish i ngani nvestigati ngcommitteeto deter-mineth etotalamountofclaimsbe-forefurth eractioni stak en.Gwynne indi catedth atth ebill

wasstillunderconsiderationanddeclaredth atth ecommitteewoulddiscussth epossibi li tyofsettinga

maximumamountforanyi ndi vi du-alclaim andi nsertingaclausetomak e i neli gi bleth epaymentofclaimstoanypersonof"demon-strateddisloyalty."Th ebi llalreadyexcludespersonswh oweredeport-ed."Manyofth eJapaneseAmerican

evacueesdidsufferunusualdam-ages,"GwynnesaidonJune6,"butth erei snoj usti fi cati onforputtingth em i nbettersh apeth anmi lli onsofAmericanswh ofough ti nth ewarandsufferedlossesasare-sult."Th eclaimsbi llwouldsetupa

commissi oni nth eInteriorDepart-mentwi th auth ori tytorule onclaimsofaccountablebusinessandpropertylosses suffered by th eevacueesasaresultofth emassevacuationfrom th ePacifi ccoasti n1942.Intestimonybeforeth e com-mi ttee,ElmerJ.Hewitt,vicepres-i dentofth eAFLMeatandCon-nery Work ers Unionwith 1000membersofJapaneseancestryatSeabrook Farms,N.J.,saidth ataunionsurveyth eresh owedth eaveragefamilylossat$6000,"asadirectresultofevacuation."Hewittsaid th esurveysh owedclaimsrunningfromamini mumof$500byaformertruck farmfore-manfromRoscoe,Calif.,to$87,000byaformerLoomis,Calif.,or-ch ardi st.Dr.LeonardBloom ofth eUni-versityofCaliforniaatLos An-geles,wh oconductedaspecialsur-veyonevacuee lossesamongre-turneesataLongBeach h ousi ngproject,saidth atasurveyof29bfamili essh owedth etotalmedianperfamilylossat$9870.Dr.Bloomsuggestedamini mum"presumptiveloss"granttoeachperson18yearsofageoroveratth etimeofth eevacuation.Suchagranti snoti ncluded i nth epres-entlegislationbeforeCongress.

DillonS.Myer,formerh eadof,

th eWarRelocationAuth ori tyandnow national commissi onerofFPHA,estimatedth atclaimsmigh tapproximate $10,000,000.

Pick Ni sei GirlAsSalutatorianLINCOLN, Calif.—Kimi k oFuj i -ok awassalutatorianatth egrad-uationexercisesatLincolnUnionh i gh sch oolonJune6.

UNKNOWN Girls Refused Entry toU.S.

UNKNOWNImmigration Auth ori ti es

'FRANCISCO-Th eh opesAmericanwomanand h er»"-Japanesedaugh tersofre-*°geth e!_ i n Unitedck i " ,Crush edth i sweek bymm£f?"boardofUnitedj Emigrationoffici alsi nSan&»«lniledth atMrs.Mar-ftriLf"tofCinci nnati£?&*?apanforaim°stSenR?l.erasanAmeri-»daluUt'Idirectedth at«feh trs'-Yuri k oKatrina.aISLfMafeli'27> be h el<_"ersed !,i h ?localdecisi onrimlvLh ei raPPealtoa'■&at,,°!loffice-S,-,Sed th atth etwoareofi "*dmiBsi ble becauseienB«iT,«i .Pau,esedescentandth'npeDh g!betociti zensh i p"

fSZlmmieTationa"dCfS£rter"membersh er!rWlelfarwh o metth ei randZZ*lastuden*i nearned h er i nJapan.

Th e parentsseparatedwh enth egirlswereveryyoung.Th efath erspresentwh ereaboutsareunk nown.Mrs.Kaelin work edformanyyears forth e Standard-VacuumOilcompany i nTok yo.Sinceth eAmericanoccupation,Fusawork edforTimeMagazinei nTok yoandYuri k owasemployedbyAmericanmili taryh eadquarters.Th egirlsweretravelingonone-yearvisi tors'visas.Immigrationoffici alssaidth eywererefuseden-trybecause th eregionalofficecouldnotlegallyi mposesuffici entbond guaranteeingth egirls oranyoth erpersonundersuch cir-cumstances"— wouldvoluntarilydepartafterexpirati onofth etem-poraryvisas."Th emaximumbondof$&uuperpersoni snotverymuch moneyforanalienofmeanswh owantsverymuch toremain i nAmerica, In-

spectorJoseph Hartogssaid.ActingImmigrationDistri ctDi-rectorArth urJ.Ph elansaid adecisi ononth edaugh ters appeali aexpectedi nafewdays.

Masaok aUrgesFederalActionAgainstDiscri mi nati onatSenateSubcommitteeHearingWASHlNGTON—"Proh i bi ti onofdiscri mi nati on i nemploy-

mentonth ebasisofrace,religi on,color,nationalorigi norancestrywillassuretoallpersonswith i nth eUnitedStatesth eri gh ttoliveaccordingtoAmericanstandards,"Mi k eM.Masaok a,na-tionallegislativedirectorofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCom-mittee,declaredonJune12i nh i stestimonybeforeasubcommitteeofth eSenateCommitteeonLaborandPublicWelfare.

Masaok aputth eJACL-ADConrecord i psupportofana-tionallawagainstdiscri mi nati oni nemployment.Citi ngth erecordofNisei sol-di ersandenumeratingth etypesofdiscri mi nati onwh i ch JapaneseAmericanwarveterans h ave en-countered,Masaok asai d:"Wewouldli k etomak eafrontalattack onth eproblemofdiscri m-i nati on,j ustaswemadeafrontalattack onth ath i lli nItalyth ath adn'tbeentak eni nsixmonth s.Wetook th e h i ll."Masaok apointedoutth epligh tofmanyqualifi edAmericansofJap-aneseancestrywh odeliberatelyre-frainfrom seek i ngth ek i ndandtypeofemploymentforwh i ch th eyarequalifi edbecauseth eysenseantagonismtowardth emasmem-bersofa"particularrace."Publicdeclarationofth erigh tofallAmericanstoemploymentwith outfearofdiscri mi nati onandth e establsh mentofappropriateguaranteesofth atrigh twouldprove atremendous i ncentiveto"increased learning and leader-sh i p,"Masaok astated.Amongth eoth erwitnesseswh otestifi edi nfavoroffairemploy-mentlegislationatth e h eari ngwere:Dr.Steph enS.Wise,presi-dentofth eAmericanJewish Con-gress;Joseph Kovner,AmericanCi vi lLi bertiesUnion;GilbertHar-rison,AmericanVeteranscommit-tee;RoyWilk i ns,NationalAsso-ci ati onforAdvancementofColor-edPeople;andElizabeth J.Joh n-son,NationalFraternalCouncilofNegroCh urch es.Sen.ForrestC.Donnell,R.,Mo.,servedasch ai rmanofth esubcom-mi tteemeetingwh i ch wasattend-edbySen.AllenJ.Ellender,D.,La.,andSen.IrvingM.Ives,R.,N.Y.

WomanHurti nTrainAccidentFilesSuitFRESNO-A damagesuitfor

$7,211.05fori nj uri essufferedwh enth etraini nwh i ch sh ewasridi ngcollidedwith agasolinetruck lastFeb.4atKingsburg,wasfiledh erelastweek byKumaSumida.Th esui tnamedth eSouth ernPa-ci fi crailroad,th eSh ellOi lcom-panyandoth erpartiesi nvolvedi nth eaccident.

Nisei VeteranReceivesArmy'sSilverStarJoeSaseHonoredForActioni nItalyWith 442ndUnitOGDEN,Utah — ASilverStarforgallantry i nactionwh i leamemberofth e442nd.RegimentalCombatTeamwasawardedJosephSaseofOgden i naceremonyatth eOfficersclubatth eUtah depotTuesday,June10.Th epresentationwasmadebyCol.Keith Tatum,commandingof-fi ceratFortDouglas,wh osaidh eh adask edespeciallytobeallowedtomak e(th epresentationsinceh eh adtrainedandcommanded th efi rstbattalionofth e442nd."Th epeopleofUtah can be

proudofth emembersofth e442nd,regardlessofwh atth eymayh aveth ough tbefore,"Col.Keith said.Sasewasawardedth eSi lverStarforactionnearVicMountain,Fol-gorito,Italy,onApril5,1945.Hi scitati on,asreadbyCaptainRich -ardHamasak i ,statedth atwh enh i splatoonwaspinneddowni nth evici ni tyofMountFolgorito,h ead-vancedaloneandwipedouttwomach i neguncrews."Alth ough h ewasoutofammu-niti on,laterth rough aruse,h eforcedanoth ermach i neguntodis-place,enablingh i splatoontoad-vanceoutofabarragedarea,"th ecitati onsaid.Sase i sth esonofMrs.Kitsu

SaseofOgden.Heisemployedasamech ani catth eKai serFrazergaragei nth atcity.Abroth er,Pfc.Jack Sase,i swith th eU.S.Armyi nJapan.Anoth erbroth erTosh i saveteran.

Hawai i Ni sei GroupVisi tsonMainlandLOSANGELES—Agroupof13Hawai i anNi sei arrivedbyPan-AmericanAirwaysclipperonJune11foravacationtourofth emain-landstates.

EastBayJACLPollsMembersh i pRegardingActivi ti esOAKLAND, Calif.—A compre-h ensi vemai lsurveyofi tsmem-bersh i ptodeterminewh ati nterestgroupstoactivatei sbeingconduct-edbyth eEastBayJACL,accord-i ngtoMich i Kaj i wara,secretary.WatMiurai sdirectingth esur-veyandwillreportonth efindi ngsatacomingdinnermeeting.Oneofth eactivi ti esalreadyun-dertak enbyth eJACLi sabowl-i ngleaguewh i ch openedplayonJune8with ei gh tteamscompetingforth eNi sei memorialtroph y.ArtIwataisi nch argeofth ek egli ngactivi ti es.Sam Oda,SusYamash i taandIwataareconsideri ngagolftour-namenttobe sponsoredi n Sep-tember.Nasuj i Fuj i i i s ch ai rmanofacommitteeplaiyi i ngacommunity-widepicni c."PeaceandMinori tyProblems"willbediscussedbyaspeak erfromth eBerk eleyInterracialCommitteeatth eJune14dinnermeetingofth eEastBayJACLatth eHotelSh attuck .

WartimeHeadofEnemyAlienUnitsSupportsEvacueeClaimsNEW YORK—Th ewartimeh eadofth eDep't.ofJusticeAli enEne-myControlUnit,EdwardJ.Ennis,nowch ai rmanofth eACLU'sAlienCivi lRigh tsCommittee,onMay29urgedaHouse j udi ci arysub-com-mittee'sapprovalofabilltopro-vi departialrestituti ontopersonsofJapaneseancestry wh owereevacuatedfromth eWestCoastbymili tarycommanders during th ewar,th eAmericanCivi lLibertiesUnionreportedth i sweek .Mr.Ennistoldth eSub-Commit-teeth atth eACLUfavoredth ebilli nviewofth e"uniqueandunjusti -fiedburdenwh i ch th i sgroupofAmericansboreduringth ewar."Ennisdeclaredth emassremovalofAmericanciti zens,solelyonth ebasis ofracialancestry,posed"graveconstituti onalquestions."Hestressedth atth eevacuationwascarriedoutatth emostcrucialmomentofth eJapanesewaronth eorderofWestCoastmili tarycommanderswh ofearedan i nva-sion.PersonsofJapaneseancestry,

Ennisstated,"asagroupneveri nfact j eopardizedourmili taryse-curityorengagedi nanyconductwh i ch providedabasisorj usti fi -cati onforth ei rmassevacuation."Ennisreminded th e Sub-Com-mitteeth atpersonsofJapanesean-cestrysuffered"anallbutintoler-ableburdenduringth ewarbecauseth eydidnoth aveenough poli ti calstrength toresistbeingth evicti msofanextremeprecautionarymea-sure.Th eyboreth i sburdenwithaloyaltywh i ch certainlynooth ergroupi nourpopulationcould ex-ceed."Th ebill,"h econcluded,"pre-

sentsCongresswith ani nvaluableopportunitytodemonstratetoth eworldth atourdemocraticsystemch eri sh esandexercisesth eprin-ci pleth atgovernmentmustprotectth ei ndi vi dualfromunequalsacri-fi cesforth ecommongoodandth eprinci pleth atgovernmentsh ouldmak erestituti onfori nj urywrong-ly i nfli ctedon an i ndi vi dualbygoverni__entaction."

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EDITORIALS:Equalityi nNaturalizati on"Nowth atNazi Germanyi sgone,th e

Uni tedStatesi s i h eonlylargecountryi nth eworld tliattreatspersonsofcertain''races'asunfittobecomei tsci ti zens."SosaysRich ardJ.Walsh ,presidentofth e

Joh nDaycompany,publish ers,i nanarticle,"ForEqualityi nNaturalizati on,"i nth esum-meri ssueofCommonGround.Mr.'Walsh 's beliefi n democratictreat-

menti n i mmi grationandnaturalizati onforpeopleofallraces i ncludingth eAsiati c,comesfrom anactivei nterestandsoundk nowledgeofourrelationswith countries i nth efareast.Hewasformanyyearsth eedi torofAsiamagazine,andth eJoh nDaycompany h asspeciali zedformanyyears i nbook sonth ecountriesofAsia.Itneedh ardlybeaddedth ath i swi fei sPearlBuck ,wh osebook sh avebeenadominantforce i nbringi ngth estoryofCh i natoU.S.readers. »

Th edi scri mi nati onsh ownbyth eUni tedStates i nourciti zensh i plaws,saysMr.Walsh ,runsonlyagainstcertainAsi ati candPacifi cpeoples.Th i sdiscri mi nati on,h esays,i snotonlymorallywrong,buth olds"futuredanger"forournation"atatimewh enth eAsiati cCenturyh asbegun."Th eh i storyofnaturalizati on i nth i scoun-

try i s"curiousand i nconsistent,"h esays.Citi zensh i pri gh tsexistedonlyfor"freewh i tepersons"forth efi rst80yearsofth enation'sli fe.Afterth eCi vi lwarpersonsofAfricanbi rth ordescentweremadeeligi bleforciti -zensh i p.Th en,startingi n1900,equalitywasgrantedtoHawai i ans,PuertoRicans,Virgi nIslandersnative-bornAmericanIndiansandth en,i n1940,toall,races i ndi genoustoth ewestern h emi sph ere."Th i sleftuswi th asweepingdiscri mi na-

ti on againstAsiati csonly,"h esays."Badconscience i nwartimeledtoth eremovalofmostofth ebarsagainstpeopleswh owereourallies—th eCh i nesei n1943,andth eFili -pinosandEastIndiansi n1946.Wearenowi nth eungracefulandi nconsistentpositi onofregardingas i neli gi bleonlyth epeoplesofcertainareaslyingwith i nastrangerectangleofprejudi ceth atcoverspartsofAsiaandth ePacifi c."Tooneborn i nth eUni ted States,Mr.

Walsh says,naturalizati onmayseem largelyamatterofsentiment.Buttoth eali en i ti si ntenselypractical,"possiblyeven amatterofsurvival."HequotesDillonS.Myer,for-merh eadofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,topointoutth atth eph rase,"alieni neli gi bleforciti zensh i p,"h asbeenusedbyracistelementsi nvariouswesternstatesasth ebasisforsuchdiscri mi natorylegislationasalienlandlaws.In1943,saysMr.Walsh ,th erewere96-

-485personsi nth eUni tedStatesandi tster-ritori eswh owerei neli gi bletociti zensh i p.Ofth i snumber90,521werepersonsofJapanesebirth ."Herewefaceth efactth atdiscri mi nati on

bearsmosth eavi lyuponth oseborni nJapan,wh omak eupaboutnine-tenth softh e'Ori-entalaliens'li vi ng i nth eUni tedStates,"h esays.

Astoth ei rmoralandciti zensh i pqualifi -cations,th ewri tersays:"Th eyh avebeengoodandvaluableresi-

dents.Th ei rwork andth ei ri deash avegonei ntoth ebuildi ngofth estrength andbeautyofth enation.Noi mmi grantgroup,manformanandfamilyforfamily,excelsth em i ni ndustry,digni tyandloyalty.Th earmyandnavy i ntelligenceandtfieFBItestifyth atnotoneactofespionageorsabotagewascom-

mittedbyresidentsofJapaneseancestryi n

th eUni tedStates i ncludingHawai i ,before,duringorafterth ePearlHarborattack .Many

ofth eseJapaneseh elpedtodefeatth ecoun-

tryofth ei rbi rth th rough th ei reffortsi n

counter-intelligence,mapdrawing i nterpret-

i ng,translating,andteach i ngAmericansol-

diers."ManyJapanesealienssentth ei rAmeri-

canssonstowar,Mr.Walsh poi ntsout.

"Th eseveteransth i nk th ei rmanymedalsoflittleuseunlessth ei rparentscanbefreed

from th eoppressionofraceprejudi ce.Th e

ali enmoth erofaprivatewh owask i lledandwh owasawardedth eCongressionalMedalofHonorcannotreceiveanold-agepensionfromh erstate.Incaseaftercaseth e'alienlandslaws'ofth ewestcoaststatesbeardownh ardonveteransandth ei rfamili es."Mr.Walsh di scussesseveralbi llsnowbe-

foreCongressionalcommitteerelativetoAsi-ati ci mmi gration,deportationandnaturaliza-ti on. " **AfButbecauseoftraditi onalobjecti on to

openingup i mmi gration,i tmaybenecessarytomoveforwardonestepatatime,h esays."Th efi rststepobviouslyough ttobetoper-mitth enaturalizati onofth oseAsiati cswh oh aveli vedsolongamongus.Th erefore,th ereissoontobei ntroducedabillwh i ch wouldsimplyprovideth atpersonswh olawfullyen-teredth eUni tedStatesbeforeJanuary,1925—th ati s,beforeth eExclusionActof1924wenti ntoeffect—canbecomeUnitedStatesciti zens.OnceCongressgetstowork onsuchabill,i tmayseeth elogicandth ewi sdomofgoingth esh ortremaini ngdistance toth efi nalrepealofallAsiati cexclusion."Movement i n th i s direction,saysMr.

Walsh , i sbeginni ngtogetimpressivesup-port.Mr.Walsh concludesh i sarti cle:"Inapolltak enlastyearbyth eNati onal

Opini onResearch Centerofth eUniversityofDenver,twiceasmanyofth osequestion-edth ough ttfiatth eJapaneseh eresh ouldbegrantedth eprivi legeofciti zensh i p,asth osewh odi dnot."Asusual,th epeopleofth e Uni ted

Statesare i nsti ncti velyrigh t.Asusual,law-mak i nglagsbeh i nd."

Miredi nPrejudi ceTh eri di culousandlowleveltowh i ch th e

U.S. i mmi grationofficersdescend i ncon-formingtoth e i mmi grationandnaturaliza-ti onlawsofth i scountrywasemph asi zedth i sweek i nth eKaelincasei nSanFrancisco.Inth i si nstanceanAmericanci ti zenmoth -

erMrs.Marth aKaelin,willbe allowedtoenterth i scountry,wh i leh erdaugh ters,FusaMarieli andYuri k oKatrina,willbedeportedtoJapanbecauseth ei rfath erwasaJapanese.Mrs.Kaelinandh erh usbandweremar-

riedth i rtyyearsagoi nJapan.Th eyseparatedwh i leth etwodaugh terswereveryyoung,andMrs.Kaelin and h e»_ch i ldrenremained i nJapan.Recentlyth eth reewerepermittedtocome

toth i scountryunderspecialtemporaryvisasi ssuedbyGeneralMacArth ur'sh eadquarters.Uponth ei rarrival,h owever,th eywerere-fusedentry.Th ei rcasewash eardbyaboardofUnited

States i mmi gration offici als wh o decided,afterh eari ngth eevidence,th atth efamilymustbeseparated.Th eboardsaidth egirlswererefuseden-trybecause th eregionaloffice could notlegallyi mpose"suffici entbond"guaranteeingth atth egirlswouldvoluntarilydepartafterth ei rtemporaryvisash adexpired.Maximumbondi nsuch casesi s$500perpersonAn i mmi grationoffici algaveth ereasonforth eboard'srefusaltopermitth egirlstopostbond:"Th ati snotverymuch moneyforanalienofmeanswh owantsverymuch toremain i nAmerioa"h esai d.Itwouldbenicetobelieveth ath i satti-tudewasonlyth atofasinglebiasedoffici al

i nth ei mmi grationservice.Buti tcanbere-calledth ati twasonlyafewsh ortweek sagoth atth eSanFranciscobureaualmostcausedan i nternationali nci dentwh eni tdiscri mi nat-edagainstsomeyoungCh i nese.Itlaterturnedoutth atth epersons i nvolvedweremembersoffamili esoftopdrawerCh i neseoffici aldom.Ittook aflyingvisi tfrom immi grationoffi-cialsi nWash i ngtontoclearupth atoneItmustberemembered,h owever,th atsuchi nstancesasth esearenotth efaultofindi -vi dualsorofspecifi c i mmi grationbureaus.Basicallyi ti sbecauseourlawsonth eeli-gi bi li tyandi neli gi bi li tyofcertainpersonstobecomeci ti zensandtoenterth i scountryareh opelesslymired i nprejudi ce.

Mr.GannonCh angesHisMindFromth eLA.DailyNews:

Weh aveneverbeensurewh ere(orwh at)th ecock lesofourh eartare,butwh ere—orwh ateverth eyareth eywerewarmedrecentlybyth e'announcementbyAssembly-manCh esterGannon,R.,ofSac-ramentoth ath eh adch angedh i smind.Ch angi ng one's mind, evenamongmen,i snotsuch arareph e-nomenonastocallforspecialno-ticetosaynoth i ngofaneditor-i al.Butwh en Ch esterGannonch anges h i smi ndaboutaciti zenofJapaneseorigi n,atleasti nth edirectionh ech angedi t,i tcallsforanoth erroundofbuttermilkandacoupleofh uzzah s.Mr.Gannonwillbeth efirsttoadmitth atforlongyearsh eh asbeenaleadingadvocateofall-outoppositi ontoOrientalssettlingi nCalifronia.Hewasalmostfanati-calonth esubject.Andtobeaccu-ratei tmustbesaidth atasfarasnonciti zenOrientalsareconcernedh e i sstillagainstth emasland-owners.Itcan'tbeth ei rsk i ncolor, i nviewofh i sch angedattitudewh i chi ncludes sympath yforNisei orAmerican-bornJapanese,wh oareth esamecolorasth ei rnon-citi zenparents.Itcan h ardlybeonth egroundth atth ei rstandardofliv-i ngi slowerth anours,forCalifor-niah asth reeoffourh undredth ou-sandwh i tepersonswh osestand-ardsoflivi ngarelowereventh anth oseofth eaverageJapanese.Werefertoth osepersonswh o,unfor-tunately,arei ndi gents.Sowh atcani tbeth atGannon

objectsto i nanOriental?Togiveh i mth ebenefitofanydoubtsletusassumeth ati ti samatterofloyalty.AnOrientalwh o i sloyaltoth eemperorofJapan,wemaypresume,sh ould, i nth eGannoncode,beexcluded,i fnotfromresi-denceamongus certainlyfromlandownersh i p. Th ati _i under-standable. Wesh ouldallpreferloyaltytoAmerica.Buth owaboutanalienJapanesewh odi sownsanddisavowsh i sJa-panism and i strulyloyaltoth eUni tedStates?Sh ouldh ebead-mitted becauseofatech ni cali tyth atbars h i m from citi zensh i p?Letustak eth eh ypoth eti calcaseofanative-bornJapanesewh oi sdisloyal,i fsuch th erebe,anda

Japan-bornJapanesewh o i «u Jtoth eUnitedStateswffifand6?'- bC allowedWOrletustak eanalien(W.sian,sayaGerman.German.Jeligi bletociti zensh i p.ff&glionsofourbestciti zensaref!merGermannationals.Sh ould!rule h erebetopermitgoodMmanstoownlandandtobarUones?Andh owcanwetell£Jandeverycasewh oi sloyal''To go back toth e h mmth erearemanypersonsi n1statewh owouldproh i bi tnaCbom Japanesefrom owning]land.Infact,th ereisanrfffltodepriveth emofi tonth enoJth atth rough th emsomealienJaZnesemigh tacquireuseandconwofth eland.Isth i sabonafidereason'ls„ru>tpossibleth atth efear'mllistemsfrom sourcesth atrepressanefforttodisplaceth eJapane»forreasonsofcompetiti on?InoSk nowninstanceacampaignagainstlandownersh i pbyANYJapan*was i nsti gatedbyanoutfitt_2wasi nprocessoftak i ngovertractgardeningandcommissi onmarWi ngonceoperatedbyJapanese.'Wh enever'Californians trytomak eciti zensh i pdisti ncti onsontracialorcolorornationalori j i ibasisth eynearlyalwaysgeti nndiffi cultiesofreasoningandson*timesoflaw.Ifourconstitutemeanswh ati tsays,orwh atnth i nk i tsays,everyciti zenoft_jUnitedStatesh asandsh ouldh ith esamerigh ttoacquireandownlandorabusinessorah ometh aieveryoth erciti zenh as.Wearei ncli nedtobelieveth aiCh esterGannon,beingan i nte!

gentandpatrioti cman,realiath i sand h encenow i s h appytiWelcometh eNisei toallth erigi ttienjoyed by oth erciti zens.1wouldalsoli k etobelieveth atMiGannon'serstwh i lebitteroppotttiontoNisei wasduetoanexcelofpatrioti czealandnotton]i ngrai nedyentomak edisti ncti o.onapurelyracialbasis.Asaconverttoth efullbroth sh oodofmanMr.Garmani sri j iwelcome,andmayh econtinuedmak eprogress i nh i sth i nk i ngith i sregard.—L.E.C.—inth eLiAngelesDaily NewsofJunei1947.

THETREASON CASECommentonKawak i ta:

Iti smostunpalatablereading,th i sstoryofth eJapaneseAmeri-cantraitorwh ocamesmili ngbacktoLosAngeleswh enth ewarwasover,afterh avi ngservedNipponasth ebrutalforemanofaHonsh uprisoncamp.Could notth efoolh aveguessedth atoneormoreofh i s American vi cti mseventuallywouldi denti fyh i m?Th eAmericanstandard ofli vi ngbeck oned h i mback toth elandh eh adsobaselybetrayed.Itwasani llservice,too,th atth i sspecifi cNisei di doth erJapaneseAmericans,forth etaleofh i streasonwi llfanth eoldembersofi rrati onalantagonismanddis-li k e.Letusrememberth evalorofth eloyal,rath erth ani ndi ctallforth ebasenessofone.Th e442ndi n-fantryregiment,wh i ch disti ngui sh -edi tselfi nth evanguardofourof-fensive i nItaly,wascomposedofvolunteerNisei —andi tsbattlerec-ordwasglorious.Th i si ngratepol-troon,TomayaKawak i ta,nomoreth anpointsbycontrastth eusualbraveloyaltyofAmericanboysofJapaneseblood.Ifth erearedegreesoftreason,asperh apsmaybe,surelyth etrea-sonattributed-toKawak i ta i sof

th eblack est.Heh adacceptedallth eadvantagesofAmericanbirth ,yetasapri3onoverseerh edeligh t-ed i npractici ng"unspeak able i n-digni ti es"upon h i sfellow Ameri-cans.Th e maximum penaltyfortreason i sdeath —andsurely h i swasth emaximum treasonbyallaccount.Th eappreh ensi onofth i sNi sei promptsth equestionofwh ati rtmeoft.h e case againstIvalk uk eToguri,k nowntowartimeradio,propagandaasTok yoRose,bh ewasaLosAngelesgi rlwh owasvisi ti ngrelatives i nJapanatth etimeofPearlHarbor,andwh oafterward broadcast programsbeamedtoAmericantroops.Oddlyenough from th eJapaneseviewpoint,Tok yoRosewaspopular!fGlTas»sortofromancewith comedyrelief.ButIva,th oughforemostofth efemini ne broad-castersk nownbyth efloralsobri-quet,manifestlywasbutoneofadozen-andth ough th eFBIi nvesti-gatedformoreth anayearth eup-J

sh otofi twasth ath ercasemidismi ssed.Late i nl'_46th eNilcollegegirlwasreleasedfromSgamaprisonfor"lack ofevidenceWefi ndnosubsequentaccount!h eractivi ti es,and i tmaybepflsumedth atsh eyeti s i nJapiAmericanauth ori ti esperh apsh ilittleh eartforpressingach aroftreasonagainstawoman.Doublessth ei rattitudetowardth eIwak i tacasewillberemark tbly«ferent.Lestpublicreactiontoward!

caseofth eNisei trai torbecoitooh eated—th ough scornand«temptareh i s j ustportion-letpausetoconsiderth atmoreth i nscoreofnativeAmericansolCicasi anbloodweresough tforWsonatth eendofth ewar,andtnsundryofth em h avesincebeen]rested.Wh i ch i sth edark er■son—th ei rsorh i s?—Aneditori alth ePortland,Ore.,OregonianJune7,1947.

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ByELMERR.SMITH

i M/se/andIntegration:

Ii lasttwo i ssuesofth ePACIFICCITIZEN h avecarriedI»tpmentsth atneedtobemorefullydiscussedrelativeto■blemofi ntegrationand/orassimi lati onofth eNi sei i nto______-life■Statementstoh oldourattentionforth epresentarefound■h articlesbyMissMaryOyamaunderth eti tle"Th eSi lk en■Th erearefourbasicpointsmade i nMissOyama'sarticle.I* i nTh eNi sei areth rot-1 -MSm th eywillnotactth e15people(a"Caucasian"Kmofth eOyamaarticle)W&&Mact;(2)Byth eB.ofth eNisei ,th eyare'notKdiecause ofassimi lati on■"Cationbyalongsh ot;"KNisei lack soci alconscious-ly,andh ave"aslowpaceKi-ti onand i ntegration";KeNisei h avesettledback■IV-'th eygetth emselves■th ei rowntigh tgroups,etc.Btustak eeach ofth esepoints■viewth em alsofromanoth er■.rasian's"pointofview,butKesametimeviewth em i nth eBofcommon,basic,h umanna-

Kefirstpoint,Ibelieve,i sth e■ofth ewh oleargument.MostEsmsbrough tagai nstspecifi cKpsrelativetonoti ntegrating■befound i nth especifi cpoint■viewofagiven i ndi vi dualorBopwh o h avesetth ei rownstan-Bdsforevaluatingwh atisori s■i ntegration.Iti sani ndi vi dualMmandnoth i ngmore.Th eh i s-Bofth esocial-democraticpro-Ki nAmerica i smuch broaderBth ese i ndi vi dualopini ons.InBeporttoth eDepartmentofth eBrior Japanese resettlementElyforMarch 17th ,1947,Imade■followingstatement:■"Th erearetwobasicprinci plesBitIth i nk sh ouldbeveryforce-fljlybrough touti ntermsofth eHulturalsituationrelativetoBeNisei .First,Ith i nk i tsh ouldB<h i ven h omeverystrongly■itspecifi c cultural groups■odi asth eNi sei —duetoth ei r■rtk ulardoubleculturalenvir-Bunt)h i reth erigh ttoretain■ch elements i nth ei rtraditi on■aremeaningfultoth emen-■rs;secondly,th eserespective■oupswith i n th e democraticBnericanframework 'begivena■ince,with outth e .sh ow of■tierdirectori ndi rectmeth ods■discri mi nati onand segrega-■n,towork th eseculturalele-mentsi ntoth euni versalAmer-■uvalues."________■h i sbasic,princi ple i ssti lli m-■tant,butatpresentwe h ave■aymajori ty group members,■someminori tygroupmembers,■h avean"aggressivebeh avi or■ten"baseduponadrivefor■pensation i n some manner,■bgtoi nsi stth atth e"mi nor-Kgrouph asnoth i ngtoaddto■totalgroup'svalueconcepts.■>'ypeofph i losoph yrestsupon■mistak en i dea of i ntegration■th e"minori tygroup"orIn-■fellmusttak eallofth i sand■eallofth atorelseyouare■i ntegratingorassimi lati ng i nto■Bencanlife.Personswith th i s■ofattitude create with i n■emselvesatypeofovertstimu-Ftowardoth erswh i ch givesrise■negativereactions or"th rot-«beh avi ortowardth atperson.ELS. ,biame onth eNi sei*rt!.Self-analysis migh t

"th atallth eso-called com-«»arenotononesideonly.JSiW ?°i ntlh ave li stedWlflli ntoth edi scussionabove»«Bfsuponth emeaningofth eMfonandassimi la-*"wh eredoesMi ssOyamaorl.W'tingfriend"defineBfi SJof"integration"orMotion."As wewh o h avei Snglth i r-grouprela-°svi2th eieu.wordsarebroad,Mandh i gh lystereotyped4?Upon th ePers°»used'PU»Sbywh i ch th eyCh eJJft*defi*"eth etbjecti !~ ,lefocussionofth em;i i uselessandsilly.IfweSati mte?dtouseth eterms«8ZZdassimi lati on,th ei th i nth l?0fPers°nsandgroups

*mmTTSo£th es3S"V% outfrth ePurPoseofj i tmL.'",esatisfaction of

li«fi £lS;.N,'ei i nt«gratinganttok e«Pmmintf*>CBai,Lpopu,ation i s»>y

**and m" ngtomal°r-**«aZ?u?Itm in manyth eseterms.Tobecome»"H»o..""mi nati ng one«anoth erforno* i „te-

gratingi stomissth eboatofgrouprelations i npresent-dayAmerica.Th eth i rdpointi nmylistleaves

much tobedesired i nth ewayofexplanationonth epartofMissOyama'sreport.Wh ati smeantbyth e"lack ofsocialconsciousness?"Asfarasfactsareconcerned,th eNisei h aveaverylowcrimerate,th ei rmoralityi sh i gh ,th eyvoteaboutonth esameratioasoth ergroups,th eyareactivei ncarryingoutandpartici pati ngi nvariouscampaignsaboutonth eaveragewith oth ergroups.Wh ati smeantbylack of"un-i ty"?Th i squestionseemstometosuggestth atth ere migh tbesomesortofcontradicti onwith h erth esi sth atth eNi sei arenoti n-tegrating.Is i tpossibleth atth e"lack ofunity"amongth eNisei i sevidenceofi ntegrationandassimi -lati on?Beforeanover-allindi ct-menti smadeofth eNisei byanypersonorpersons,th esequestionssh ouldbemoreadequatelyanswer-edandfewergeneralizati onsmade.Th efourth andlastpoint1

h avesetmyselftodiscussre-latestoth e"groupsth eNi seih aveformed sinceevacuation."Letusbeh onestandadmitth eformationof§uch groups,butletusalso—tobefair—ask our-selveswh yth esegroupssprangupand h avepersisted.Th efol-lowingareworth yofconsidera-tion:1).Duringcenterdaysandre-

location,friendsh i pandcommoni nterestsdevelopedmorestronglyth anbefore.Iti sh umannature,i tbei ngwh ati ti s,tocontinueoutth esatisfactionofbasicneedsanddesiresdevelopedoverape-riodof.time.Todooth erwi sewouldh avebeentoacti nh umanandun-natural.Igrantth atsomeNi sei ,duetodifferentandbyandlargei solatedexperiences,wereabletogetbyanddevelopoth erbeh avi orpatterns,andth eywerealsoactingnaturallyunderth ecircumstances.2).Inacommunitywh ereth ereareafairlylargenumberofNisei ,i ti s i mpossibleforalltogainaccesstogroupsth atarecongen-i altoth emforth epurposeofplay-i ngbask etball,baseball,ortoh ave"bullsessions,"etc.Again,i nor-derforth eNisei tofulfillsociallydesirable ends th ey willgroupth emsevestogeth er.ManyNiseih avefoundoutth atbygoingtodancesoth erth anNi sei sponsored,th atth eyare lonesomebecauseoth erpersonsavoidth emanddonotbecomesocial i n th etotalmeaningofth atword.Adance i saplacewh ereonegoestomingleandbemadetofeel"ath ome,"toexch angedancesfreelyandwith -outafeelingofbeingani ntruder.Inorderto h ave th enecessaryfeelingof"gettogeth erness"somesortoforganizati onorgroupingi sneeded,andsincecommon i nterestsactaspullingforces,th eNisei gettogeth eri nth ei rgivengroups.Th esamcth i ngh appensofcoursewithoth erpersonswith li k e i nterests,butyetnofingerispointedatth emasbeingun-socialorfaili ngtoi ntegrate i nto th e Americanstream.Oth ergroupsh aveth ei rfraterniti es, sororiti es,bowlingleagues,bridgeparties,bask etballandbaseballteamsand leagseswith outmuch adversecriti ci smsfromth e"majori ty."Isi tfairtoi ndi ctth eNi sei fordoingwh atourAmericanculturalpatternac-ceptsasfitti ngandproper?Inorderformenottobemis-

understood,Iwouldli k etostateth atmymind h asbeench angedconsiderablyonth eproblemofi n-tegrationofth eNisei fromwh ati twasfouryearsago.Atth attimei nth eAugust21st,1943edi ti onofth e "Pacifi cCiti zen,"Ii nsi steduponth eneedforth eNisei tobe"integrated"i nto th e Americancultureuponth ebasisof"leaveallofth i sandtak eallofth at"ph i -losoph y,butafterfouryearsofi ntergroupwork ,Ifindth atth i si dea i si mpractical.Ih avediscov-eredth ataslongasweh aveanytypeofdiscri mi nati on,th erewillbe so-called "segregated group-i ngs"forth epurposeofsatisfyi ngspecifi c socialandpsych ologicalneeds.Th eonewaytoelimi natesuch groupingsi stoelimi nateprej-

udice. ~ j „_Integrationi snotach i evedenmasseovernigh t,forpeoplearei nvaryingstagesofreadinesstopartici pateinvarious k i ndsoiover-allactivi ti es.Such "vary-i ngstagesofreadiness"arenotrestrictedto"racialgroups orpersonseith er,butcanbefoundi nth e"wh i tegentile"majori ty.Ialsofoundth atso-called seg-

regatedgroups"canactasapowerfulforcetowardth e i n-

tegration"ofi tsmembers i ntooth ergroupings,andth atseg-

regation"mayandoftendoesbe-cometh ebeginni ngofaprocessleadingto"integration.

FROM THEFRYING PAN6/7/Hosok awa:Look i ngBack onCommencement,r ,. Denver,Colo.lenyearsagoth i smonth wewentth rough a

solemnceremonyk nownascommencement.Wesati navastfieldh ouse,swelteringi nrentedcapandWi-' j "?!llstenedtoth eoratoryofabeardedpendant.Orperh apsth espeak erwasmerelyaprom-i nentciti zen.We h aveforgottenh i snameandallth ath esai d.Th econclusionofth eceremonywasbestbecausei tmeantwecouldsh edth egownanddoffth ecap

andgeti ntoth eopen.Iti nvolveddstributi onofdi-plomacertifi cates(tobeturned i nlaterforth egenuinesh eepsk i nsat$5acrack ),andth atwasalongprocessbecauseth ereweresome2000 i nth egraduatingclass.Itwasastateuniversity,yousee,andanyone

with averagementalitycouldgetth rough .Th ereweresomanygraduatesth eydidn'tevenboth ertocallyourname—th eyannouncedth enameofth ecollegeandacoupleofh undredeageryounggrad-uateswouldrise i nabodyandparadeacrossth eplatformwh i leth epresidentsmileddutifully.Afteri twasallover,wewalk edoutofth efi eld-

h ouseandwonderingwh ath appenednext.Itwasalittleconfusing,li k ebursting i ntoastrangeroomfilledwith unfamili arpeople.Weweresupposedtobeeducated.Wewereth rust

outi ntoth egreat,wideworldtomak ealivi ng,towork ,tostrive,tofigh tandperh apstofail.Maybeayoungbirdfeelsli k ewedidth efi rsttimeh i smomsh ovesh i moffth eperch .

* * *Wh oWereth eTitans?Th atwastenyearsago,andnow i tseemsth at,

virtuallyeveryth i ngtowh i ch wewereexposed i nclassrooms h asfailedtotak e.Wh owereth etitans-ofTBtftcenturyliterature

andi nwh atyearwasth eNormanconquest?Wh ereandwh enwasth eRepublicanpartyfoundedandwh atisth elawofdimi ni sh i ngreturns?Wh atisth eMendelianlawandwh ati sth esigni fi canceofth eMenofProperty?Damifi no.Yetwedidlearnenough tobecurious,

andth atth eBri tannicacontainsmorei nformation

th ananyonemancandigest.Butth edecadebteweentodayandth edaywe

closedoursch oolbook sh asbeenri ch i nexperiences,andth oseexperiencesh avebeenri ch erbecauseofth e i nformationweacquired—ifonlytemporarily—inth eclassroom.Someoldgradsli k etolook back onundergrad-

uatedayswi th deepnostalgia.Th eywouldsh edth ei rpaunch esand j owlsandreliveth egoodolddaysofalmamater.Notus.We'lltak eth elasttenyears.OldClassmatesScatteredOuroldclassmatesh avebeenprettywellscatter-

ednow.Th erewereabout30ofusarmedwith wh atwascalledj ournalismmajors.A h alformoreofth atnumberh ad j obswaiti ngforth em;th eoth ers,i n-cludingus,werestilllook i ngaround.Nowatleasttwoofth e30aredead.Onei sa

ch i efengineeronamerch antsh i p.Onei s i nth epostalservice.Severalarei nradiowork ,andh ati ngi t.Onerunsaprintsh op.One,wh osleptth roughmostofh i sclassesandgotth rough mai nlyonanamazingwri ti ngabili ty,i sasuccessfulauth or.Severalh avedisappeared,alth ough *th ey'reprob-

ablyli vi ngprosaiclivessomewh ere.Th eso-calledglamourofj ournalism andth atstuffaboutnevergettingprinters'i nk outofone'ssystemdoesn'tal-waysh oldtrue.

* *Gunth erLook satAmerica"InsideU.S.A.,"Joh nGunth er'somnibuson

Americana,mak esanumberofreferencestoth eNi sei .Hementionsh owMayorLaph amofSanFran-ciscostoodupforaNisei ci vi lservicework er,andh ow ex-Gov.Ralph CarrofColoradospoiled h i sch ancesforelection.toth esenatebyh i sdemandforj usti ceforJapaneseAmericans.Gunth eralsolink sth eanti-Ni sei feelingi nOregon

toth eremnantsofbitternesssowndecadesagobyth eKuKluxKlan.Hisanalysisandreviewofth eevacuation,cov-

eredi nsli gh tlymoreth anasinglepage,seemsh ard-lyadequate i nviewofth esi zeofth ebook .Butth ere'smeaton h i swordsandmostNisei willfindh i sconclusionsaccurateandi mpartial.

ImportantRoleofNisei GlsInJapanOccupationWorkStressedbyCaptainHamasak iCaptainRich ardHamasak i ,U.S.armyrecruiti ngofficerwh owearsribbonsforservice i nEftropeandwith th eoccupationarmyi nJapan,arivedi nSaltLak eCityMondaytourgeNisei enlistmentforser-vicei nJapan.Th eoccupationi nth atformeren-

emycountry i sgoingtoprovea"long,h ard j ob,"h esaidth i sweek ."Ourmainpurpose i stoteach

th egrowingch i ldrenth eAmericanwayoflivi ng.Th eyareth eback -boneandfutureleadersofth eJap-anese nation,and i ti sth roughth emth atwe h opetobringpeaceandprosperitytoJapan,apeaceth atwilllastandaprosperityth atwillk eepth eJapanesenationfrombeingafinancialburden on th eoth ernationsofth eworld."Th eNi sei captainsaidth atth eJapaneseex-soldier,wh i le"moreorlessresignedtoobeyingorders,"h asmuch to"unlearn"asaresultofh i slongmili tarytraini ng.Th eJapanesecivi li anandth eNi sei soldiers,h owever,getalongverywelltogeth er,h esaid,be-causeofth ei rcommonlanguage,andth ecivi li anpopulation h ascometodependagreatdealuponth eoccupationtroops.CaptainHamasak i ,wh o volun-

teeredforPacifi cserviceafterh erecovered from wounds receivedduringh i sservicewith th eorigi nal100th Battalion i nEurope,statedth atoneofh i sprimaryreasonsforgoingtoJapanwith th earmywastosearch forh i sparentswh o h ad-beenlivi ng i nHirosh i mawh en h elasth eardfromth em.Hefoundth em both ali veandwell,forboth h adescapeddirecteffectsofth eatom-attack bya"luck ybreak ."Th ei rh omewassituatedaboutJ

milesfromth ecenterofHirosh i ma,h erelated,and i th adbeenth ei rdailycustomtogoi ntotowneverymorningtoh avemedicaltreatmentforMr.Hamasak i 'seyes.Onth edayofth eattack th eypostponedth ei rtripuntillateafternoon.Hadth eyfollowedth ei rregularproced-

ure,both wouldh avearrivedatth escene ofth eexplosionaboutth eti meth eU.S.planeswentover-h ead.Th eeffectsofth eblast,h ow-

ever,werefeltformanymilesaround,andth ei rownh omesuf-feredafallenroofanddamagedrwalls,asdidoth erh omesi nth earea.CaptainHamasak i 'slongtermofarmyservicebegan i nMarch ,1941,h alfayearbeforeth ePearlHarborattack .OnDecember7 h ewasstationedatSch ofi eldBarrack si nHonolulu,andwasamong th eNisei defendersduring th e longh oursofth eJapaneseattack .Dur-i ngth edayh ewassentoutwithotnertroopstoguardth eKaneh oebeach sector.InJuneofth efollowingyearCaptainHamasak i wasamongth eorigi nal100th Battalionboyswh oleftHonoluluforCampMcCoy,Followingtraini ngth ereandatCampSh elby,Missi ssi ppi ,th euni twentoverseas i n August, 1943.Th eylandedatOranandbeganfigh ti ngth ei rwayupth eItalianpeninsula. ■Hamasak i was firstwoundedafterth efamouscrossingofth eVolturno,andh ewash ospi tali zedi nanarmygeneralh ospi tali nAfricafortwomonth s.Herejoi nedh i sout-fiti n January,1944,and waswoundedagainamonth later,th i sti mei nth ebattleforCassino.ItwasatCassinoth ath ereceiv-

ed h i s battle-field commissi on.North ofAnzio h e received h i sth i rdwoundandreceivedth eSilverStarforcapturingamach i negunnestandtak i ngtwoenemyprison-ers.Heh adpreviouslyreceivedth eBronzeStarformeritori ousservicei nstoppinganenemycounterat-tack alongth eVolturnoriver.Afterbeing h ospi tali zedi nNa-ples,Lt.Hamasak i rejoi ned h i suni tatth eAnziobeach h ead.Afterth eArnoriver,PisaandLegh orncampaigns,th e100th wassenttosouth ernFrance i nAugust,1945.ItwasatBruyeresth atHamasak isustained h i sfourth wound,forwh i ch h ewasreturnedtoth estatesforh ospi tali zati on.He was h ospi tali zedforth ree

month satDibblegeneralh ospi tali nMenloPark ,Calif.Immediatelyuponh i srecoveryh eappliedforservice i nJapan.Hewassenttoth emili taryIn-telligenceLanguagesch ool,grad-uating i nDecember,1945,andth enwenttoth e.Pacifi carea,ar-rivi ngi nYok oh ama,Japan,earlyi nJanuary,1946.Hewasgivenh i scaptaincywh i lei nJapan,wh ereh ewasassignedtoth eci vi li ntelligencesection.Hereturnedfrom th i ssecondtourofduty i nJanuaryofth i s

year,but-willbesentback toJa-panforasecondtourofdutyim-mediatelyuponcompletingh i spres-entrecruiti ngservicei nSaltLak eCity.CaptainHamasak i stressedth ei mportanceofth eNi sei soldiers'work i noccupationservice,statingth atth esuccessofth eoccupationdependedi nlargepartuponth ei rpartici pati on.Duringh i sstayi nSaltLak eCi ty

h ewillbeavailableatth erecruit-i ngofficeat268South Statest.

VagariesNigh tClub...A Ch i nesenigh tclub i nSanFrancisco i sseek i ngaNisei girlforitsch orusli ne.Beforeth eevacuation a numberofNiseidancedi n"Ch i nese"floorsh ows.Ni sei girlsareamongth e"Ch i -nese"dancersatNewYork 'sCh i naDollwh i ch i soperatedbyLeeMor-timer,th eHearstdramacriti cwh otook apunch fromFrank Si natrai nHollywoodrecently...Oneofth ecountry's top dancingacts,ToyandWing, i sbeing book edagainfollowingth ereturnofPaulJewfrom mili taryservice.Mrs.Jewisth eformerDoroth yTak a-h ash i ofLosAngeles.Sh eandh ersister,Helen,andPaulJewonceh adanactcalledth eTh reeMahJongs.ToyandWingh aveplayedLondon,Buenos Aires,Rio andoth erforeignciti esaswellaslead-i ngAmericanth eaters.Th eyarebook edth rough th eWilli am Mor-ri sagency.

TomoyaKawak i ta,h eldonatrea-sonch arge i nLosAngelesforh i sacti vi ti esi naJapanesecampforAmericanPOWs,sustainedserioush ead i nj uri es i na h ead-onauto-mobilecrash atPlasterCityi nth eImperialvalleysh ortlybeforeh eleftforJapani n1939.OneNi seivi cti rh ofth ecollisi onlaterdiedofi nj uri es...AccordingtoDrewPearson,Wash i ngtonmaytak eth eprosecutionofth eKawak i tacaseoutofth eh andsofU.S.DstrictAttorneyJamesCarter.

* * *A h i gh Canadiangovernmentof-fici al, JusticeMi ni sterIlsley,re-centlydeclaredi nCommonsth atnopersonofJapaneseorigi ni nCan-ada,citi zenoralien,wasch argedwith orfoundguiltyofsabotagei nWorldWarII...TomTsuj i ,formerlyofOak land,nowi samem-berofth eNewOrleanssymph onyorch estra...Th i rdNi sei boxertoj oi nSam Ich i nose'spugili sti cen-tourageforatourofEuropeanciti esisTsunesh i Maruo,1946Na-ti onalAAU bantamweigh tch am-pionandaveteranofth e442ndCombatTeam.Th eoth ersareRo-bertTak esh i taandBaldwinOk a-moto...Among13,000delegatesatth eRotaryInternationalconven-tionth i sweek i nSanFranciscoi sFrank Hattori,laundryoperatorfromYerrington,Nev.

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CaliforniaCivi cCouncilUrgesHousingAidtoMinori ti esSAN FRANCISCO—Th eCali-fornia CouncilforCivi c Unity,th rough i tspresident,Mrs.RuthW.Ki ngman,wiredPresidentTru-manth i sweek th at"h ousi ngcon-diti onsfacingminori ti esaremostacute and potentialsources ofracialtension andconflict. Wefeelth i si snotth eti metoabolishpositi vegovernmentalracialadvi-soryserviceattach edtoth eOfficeofth eHousingExpediter."Th e wi refollowed th erecentstatementbyFrank Creedon,Presi-dentTruman'sHousingExpediter,announcingterminati onofallra-cialrelations advserson June30.Th i sendsaten-yearoldgov-ernmentalservicewh i ch h asbeenoneofth emosteffective opera-ti ons i nth etotalfieldofinter-racialrelations."Th e services ofexperiencedracialpolicyadviserstoth eHous-

i ngExpediter'sOffice,th eFederalPublicHousingAuth ori ty,th eNa-tionalHousingAgency,th efed-eralHomeLoanBank Admini stra-tion,andth eFederalHousingAd-mini strationareevenmoreneededi nth ecurrentscene ofh ousi ngsh ortagesanddangerouscompeti-tionamongallpeopleforh omes,Mrs.Kingmanstated.,Th eCaliforniaCouncilforCivi cUnity,afederation of49organ-i zati onsi nth estate,activei nth edevelopmentofbettercommunityrelations,urgedMr.Trumantocontinueth eRacialRelationsServ-i cei noneofth eon-goingfederalh ousi ngagencies.Mrs.Kingmanh eldi t"pennywise,poundfoolishtocut23personsfromgovernmentservice aidi ng localcommuniti esi nmeetingth eseriousth reatofracialconflictemerging asoneresultofnotyeth avi ngsolvedth eh ousi ngcrisi s.

Sgt.Tok uboReportedOnlyNisei Attach edtoCh i neseUnitPRESIDIO OFMONTEREY,CALIF.—Th eonlyNisei lingui sttobeattach edtoth eCh i neseIstArmy i n th e Ch i na-Burma-Indiath eaterrecentlyre-enlistedi ntoth eArmyand i scurrently awaiti ngsh i pmenttoJapanatth eMISLS,Presidi oofMonterey.Hei sStaffSgt.Frank T.Tok ubo,formerlyofSpok ane,Wash i ngton.Sgt.Tok ubowasgraduatedfromth eMISLS i n January 1944atCampSavage,Minn.,afterwh i chh ewassentoverseastoNewDelh i ,India.Processed th ere, h e was'assigned to lingui sti c work i nBurmaunderCol.Joseph Stilwell,Jr.,Ch i efofHeadquarters,North -ernAreaCombatCommand.However,wantingtogetbacki ntoth eth i ck ofaction,h evolun-teeredforcombataction,andwasth enattach edtoth eCh i neseFirstArmywh ereh edi dcounter-intelli-

gencework andactedasplatoonleader.Hefough tth rough th reecampaigns wi th th e IstArmy,alongth ebattlefrontfrom Myit-k yi na i nNorth ernBurmatoLasioi nCentralBurma.Hismeritori ousserviceswererecognizedby th eCh i nesewh oawardedh i m wi th amedalequivalenttoth eSi lverStar.Healsoreceivedacommendationfrom both Ch i neseandAmericangenerals.Twice,wh i lebroadcastingtoth eJapanesesoldiers i nanairplane,Tok ubowassh otdown.Itwasoneofh i s j obstocirclearound i nasmall150h orsepowerplaneabout300feetaboveth eenemylinesandi nduceth em tosurrender.How-ever,acoupleoftimesh ecamedowntoolow intomach i negunfireandwassh otdown,butluck i lylandedi nCh i nesepositi ons.

IdentifyBodyOfIssei KilledInLosAngelesLOSANGELES—Th ebodyofa65-yearoldman,beatentodeathonMay30,was i denti fi edth i sweek asth atofTomioOdani,th ecoroner'sofficereported.Identifi cati onwasmadeth roughth eman'sfingerprints.Policebelievedth atth evicti m

wassluggedby h old-upmen.HisbodywasfoundatTh i rdandWallstreets.Odani returned h erefrom th e

Granadarelocationcenter.

Dr.Rich ardHorioTak esResidencyInHonoluluHospitalHONOLULU,T.H.—Dr.S.Rich -ardHorioh asreceivedanappoint-mentasassistantresidenti n i n-ternalmedici neatQueen's h ospi -talh erei nHonolulu.Queen'sh os-pitali sth eoldestandlargestofth eci vi li anh ospi talsi nth eIslands.Dr.Horio'sresidencywi llstartJuly15.Dr.Horio,formerlyofSanFran-

cisco,arrivedh erelastAugustwithh i swife,May,andson,David.Heh asbeenwork i ngasah ousedoc-toratKuak i ni h ospi tal.

RoyNak atani OpensRadio,ApplianceServicei nOgdenOGDEN,Utah -Th eopeningofRoy'sSen-ice,"aradioand h omeappliancestoreat24125th streetN:k a?anni°UnCed "k *FormerlyaresidentofSanFran-

Dirt/tCh aPt6r!nth atCitypnortoth eevacuation.Nak atani'sstorewi llh andleGen-Poduc?:01"3nd *"*■*£AliceKasai NamedSecretaryforCivi cUnityGroupMrs.AliceKasai,formerDre.identofth eSaltIk eC?tyPACL,willserve assecretaryforth ecCo°Syfe°arrCiVi cU f-ch lh -man"'""F°rdWas«■**

Mili taryIntelligenceSch oolIniti atesNisei Recruiti ngUNKNOWNOpenHomeWillB« 1HeldforRelative,OfGIStudent,PRESIDIO OFmwrJ

commandantofth eM&Jflnouncedth atasth ei ni Suf1th erecruiti ngprogramoSJapaneselingui sts,Th eMIntelligence Service ?__■Sch oolwillh oldanopenath ePresidi oofMontel?!th efi rstpartofJuly1947■Th eprimarypurposeof'11casionwillbetopresent>Jactivi ti esofth es'ch oo,:1J,!demicandmili tary.Th ePui -ibegivenanexcellentoppZJtoseeh owth esoldier-studentaSstudy,andenjoyvarious!jtionalfacili ti esavailabletotilAllth osei nterestedareconSi nvi tedtopartici pateinth i slMand h elpmak e i tanoutstanlsuccess,accordingtoCol.9Th eeventwi llserveadualJP°se°'(1)risi ngth emorajth estudentssoth atth eywillk dth atoth ersarei nterestedi ntHwork ,and(2)presentingal3'dramaofth etraini ngof"k Mambassadorsofdemocracy"3willeventuallylenda h elpi ngfli nmouldingamorepeacefulwo*i twassaid.Ith asbeenrepoSth atawideanddiversifi edpromli snowbeingmapped outbrlcommittee i n anti ci pati onoillargeturnout."Graduatesofth i ssch ool_Jablyandeffici entlyh elpedGeni iofth eArmyMacArth uri ncan]i ngoutth etremendoustask loccupyingJapan,"Col.Th orpe*clared."Iti sawellk nown(Jth atth estudentstrainedandsoloverseasfrom th i s sch oolVrlplayedamajorrolei nwinni ng!!war,andatpresent,th esameSmuatesorth ei rsuccessorsare«9i ng j ustas h ardatth egrailtask ofwinni ngth epeace,"mUnitedStatesArmynowfacesIgraveproblem ofadequatelynplacingli ngui stswh oh avesenmanymonth soverseasandarenareadytobesh i ppedh omefor&ch arge.Iti sneedlesstopointjh owgreataneedth erei sforligui ststrainedtospeak andwritJapanesefluentlyforoverseas4ti es.Th esch oolcannotmeet|demand ofoverseascommandowith th eli mi tedsupplyofsMdentsnow beingtrainedatt_sch oolnorbyth eforeseeablesmanumberofprospectivestudentsapectedtoreporttoth esch ool.TlWar1Departmenti scognizant1th i sgraveproblem andh asb«carryingoutanextendedrecnutiaprogramaimedatprocuringmmlingui sts,butth eresultsh avebeeli mi ted."Itappearsasth ough th ereanmanyNisei wh owi sh tocometth i s sch ool,buth esi tatesimplbecauseth eydonotk nowenoi i |abouti ttomak e a decisi on«eith erenlisti ngi nth earmyor1merelyforgettingth ewh oleth i nganMISLSoffici alsaid."Th ereare,tobe sure,matcontributi ng factorswh i ch Mh avebrough tth i sconditi onaboai .e.,th esuspensionofallJapanalanguagesch ools i n th eUniteStates;ofth eendofth eDraftA*andth eli mi ted publici tyotUsch oolduringth ewarforsecunfflreasons,"h eadded.Oneofth emainandultimi g

obj ecti vesofth i sopenh ousembe to i nform th epublicof»purposeofth esch ool,th e*diti onsunderwh i ch i tsstudent!liveandwork andth eopportunityforpersonaladvancementandWlieservicewh i ch areopentotistudentafter h e graduatesanserves i nJapanasa memberMth eAmerican OccupationrorcaunderGeneralofth eArmyM*Arth ur.

ClevelandNisei GroupWillSponsorDanceCLEVELAND—Anannualsportsdance,sponsoredbyth eClevelandNisei Ath leti cAssociati on,willbeh eldSunday,June29,atth eLu-th eranVeteransClub,2600Pros-pectAve.Musicwillbefurnish edbyPeterPiperandh i sorch estraandadmissi on i s$1.75percoupleorstag.Th edancei sbeingh eldi norderto secure funds forpromotingsportsactivi ti esforNisei .Teamsentered i n th e currentsoftballleaguewillberefundedth ei r$26entryfeei faprofitof$200i snet-tedfrom th eaffair,i twas an-nounced.JoeSh i gezane i sch ai rmanfor

th eeventwi th AbeHagiwara,sec-retary.Oth ercommittees i nclude:Doorandti ck ets-WestsideAth leti cClub andPh i Mar;Generalar-rangements and orch estra-Ama-ch eansandAces;Refresh ment-Re-BopsandYBA;Cloak room-Devilsand Sh amrock s;Raffle-M stangsandClippers;Publici ty-Tosh Ya-mada,ch ai rman,HowardTash i ma,Joe Miyasak i ,Hash Muk ufnoto,Jack i eUyessugi andJoh nBoris.

Nisei ReenlistInArmyforOccupationDuty34FormerGraduatesOfLanguageSch oolReturntoServicePRESIDIO OFMONTEREY,CALIF.—Th i rty-fourformergrad-uatesofth eMISLS,i ncludingoffi-cersandEM,h avere-enlisted i ntoth eArmyduring th e pastfewmonth s,accordingto i nformationreleasedth i sweek byth ePersonnelProcurementSection,MISLS,Pre-si di oofMonterey.Th emajori tyofth ere-enlistersh avealreadybeensh i ppedoverseastoJapanforoc-cupationalduty,wh i leth erestareawaiti ng orders for sh i pment.Th reeEM,M/Sgt.Yosh i oHotta,T/Sgt.SpadyKoyamaandT/3HarryT.Kubo,allcombatvet-erans,arecurrentlywaiti ngforth ei rrecommendations forcom-missi onstobeapproved.Th eywillbesh i ppedtoJapanaslanguageteamleadersassoonasth ei rcom-missi onsh avebeenapproved.Accordingtoth eveterans,rea-sonsforth ei rre-enlisti ngfall,more orless, i n th e followinggroups:(1)To h elpach i eveth eobjecti vesofSCAP i nth eoccupa-ti onofJapan;(2)toseeJapan;(3)tolook overvariousopportuni-ties;(4)tomak efuturebusinesscontacts;(5)tostayi nth earmyuntilth i ngsi ncivi li anlifesettledown;(6)toaid th ei rk i nwh oh avepersonalproblems;(7) tovisi tth ei rfolk sandrelatives.Th osewh o h avere-enlistedare:IstLts.KazKozak i ,GeorgeKane-gai,Sh i roOmataandTsuneoKad-ani;2ndLts.SmileyMuranak a,Th omasSak amoto,HarryK.Fuk u-h ara,GeneUratsu and Ch arlesNagano;M/Sgts.Atsush i Mori,andYosh i oHotta;T/Sgts.SpadyA.Koyama,NarimaHonmoto,BenHirano,Yosh i oAoi,Tadash i Kish -lsh i taandTom T.Mory;S/Sgts.Frank M.Jimbo,Frank T.Tok ubo,George Murak ami , and Kiyosh iSh i mada;T/3s HarryT.Kubo,NaoyaHarutaandJoh nK.Sh i n-tak u;Sgts.Keisuk e Oh ye andArth urT.Hirosh i ma;T/4sEdward».ue',.Y°sh i k i Hi rabayash i ,Yuk i oMoch i zuk i ,KeisuoOk azak i ,Ernest1-,j amamoto,Kei j i Yatsuya,Tad-ash i B. Horimoto and Tak ak a1orak awa.

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UNKNOWN AmericanArtistsUNKNOWN Sh ow i nNewYork CityFW YORK-Th efirstformalLbyth eJapaneseAmeri-'S/Group i snow beingatth eRiverside Museum

Cfflcontinue untilJune8.work sondisplay i ncludeLionsbysomeofth ebest

LartistsofJapaneseances-„th eUnitedStates,uth eexceptionoftwosculp-

i pieces by IsamuNoguch i ,

exh i bi ti onconsistsofoilsand

rcolors.statementbyth egroupatth ei ngofth eexh i bi ti ondeclared:h believe th ere i salogicali nth eartworldforouref-'asagroup.Th i sexh i bi ti on,i j nttosetforth th ework sofLeAmericans,attemptstoSth appenswh enth ecreativeh ,ofmenandwomenali k ei slfullplayi nth i slandofequaltsandgoldenh ori zons."i efollowingpainti ngsare i nexh i bi ti on:ui k oHaramak i ,Landscape,lyar_,watercolors;Susumuta,HamletbyaPond,PigeonStreet,AutumnatLandsEnd,Hirosh i Honda,two land-es,RotationofUniverse,waters;Kyoh ei Inugai,Portrait,oil;roIsh i gak i ,Rug Cuttersofj o,Inth eSouth ,oils;Miyok oAHousei nth eWoods,waterr;T.Itok awa,Morningard,oil,andLandscape,waterr;MitsuIwamatsu,th reeland-i s,watercolors;Kenj ii ak i ,Flowers,StillLife,oils.arrayKusanobu,RedCh urch ,rPaterson,Jonquils,Girli nSweater,StillLifewith Seed,oils;KanameMiyamoto,Cab-

>, Gasoline Station,Outdoorch ,oi ls;EzoNak agawa,Sixthnue,Ark ansasForest,Nook of,DermottCh urch ,Winteri nelocationCenter,Form Yard,Fuj i Nak ami zo,PonyRide,Parody,SquawLak e,Pinkph antand h i sGang,oils;h i Ni nomi ya,StillLife,waterr,andWinterMorning,Por-

£,ai!°L-LlttJ? G,rl-oils:MineOk ubo,Miyo,Family,Clown,LittleGirl,Lamentation,Lyda,oils:HenrySugimoto,Landscape,WashRoom,oi ls,andCountryWellandArk ansasField,watercolors-Sak anSuzuk i ,MountainRomance'Destiny,Back Yard;oils;Ch uzoTamotzu,Coopi nWoods,SummerTime,oils,YoungGirl,Moth erandCh i ld, watercolors,and TableJungle,print;TaroYash i ma,Land-scape,Sti llLife,oils;andBunteiUsui,Landscape,oil.Included i nth eexh i bi ti onareanumberofevacueeartistsfromth ePacifi ccoastwh o h avemadeth ei rh omesi nth eNewYork areasinceleavingth erelocationcenter.Th i sgroup i ncludesMiyok oIto,EzoNak agawa,MineOk ubo andHenrySugimoto,allofwh om wereformerresidentsofCalifornia.Eitaro Ish i gak i ,Murry Kus-anabu,IsamuNoguch i ,Sak ariSuzuk i ,Ch uzoTamotsuandBunteiUsui are long-timeresidentsofNewYork .

CanadaHouseGroupDefeatsFranch i seMoveOTTAWA— A move togive

CanadiansofJapaneseancestryi nBriti sh Columbiath evotei nDo-mi ni onelectionswasdefeated i nth eHouseofCommonselectionscommiteeonMay29byavoteof10to6.Th emotiontoamendth eFed-eralElectionsActwassponsoredbyAngus Maclnnis,CCF,Van-couverEast.Th eFederalElectionsActrulesth atwh enapersoni sdisqualifi edfromvotinginanyprovinci alelec-ti onbecauseofracialreasons,h ei sth erebydisqualifi edfromvotingi nth e Domini on elections i n th atprovince.Briti sh Columbia i s th e only

provincewh eresuch adisqualifi ca-tioni s i neffectand persons ofJapaneseancestryconstitute th eonlygroupdisqualifi ed.Twooth erBriti sh Columbiansonth eelectionscommittee,JamesSin-clair,Lib.,VancouverNorth ,andHoward Green,Prog.-Con.,Van-couverSouth ,opposedth eamend-ment.

Dr.LindtoSpeakAtSeattleMeetingSEATTLE—Andrew W.Lind,

auth orof'Hawai i 'sJapanese,"wi llbe one ofth espeak ersatth efourth annualWash i ngton StateInstituteofInternationalRelationswh i ch opensonJune15atth eUni-versityMeth odi sttemple.Dr.Lindi sprofessorofsociol-ogyatth eUniversityofHawai i .

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.-andMrs.TetsMayedaaboy,JonMich ael,i nLosAngeles.ToMrandMrs.BobSh i rai sh i agirlonJune3 i nOntario,OreToMr.andMrs.RoyTomomat-su,259South Th i rdEastSt.,aboyonJune5i nSaltLak eCity.loMr.andMrs.NoboruMyoseabo>% GaryTadash i ,onJune3 i nNewYork City.ToMr.andMrs.Tak eoMiyak eaboyonJune5i nSeattle,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.HideoMorisawaaboyonJune2i nPenryn,Calif.To Mr.and Mrs.Ch arles T.bibi momura aboy,Rich ardJ„onM*y27>nVanportCity,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.RoyKamidoi ,Acampo,Calif.,agirlonJune4i nLodi.ToMr.and Mrs.Iwao Nak a-yama,Gardena,Calif.,aboyonMay24.ToMr.andMrs.BobMiyamotoofPasadena,Calif.,aboyonMay26.ToMr.andMrs.Frank Kozuma,LiveOak s,'Calif.,agirlonMay27.To Mr.and Mrs.Ch arlesM.Suyeish i , 1846 W.33rdAve.,aboyi nDenver,Colo..ToMr.andMrs.TooruTak a-matsu,3444AlcottSt.,agirli nDenver,Colo.ToMr.andMrs.Ak i raIto,1155

30th St.,agirlinDenver.ToMr.andMrs.SatoruKage-h i roaboyonJune8 i nSanFran-cisco.ToMr.andMrs.YonemiKubota,Sacramento,agirlonMay27.ToMr.andMrs.Frank T.Sak a-ok a,Sacramento,aboyonMay27.ToMr.andMrs.KanameHitomi ,Elk Grove,agirlonMay30.ToMr.andMrs.JamesS.Kon-i sh i ,852South WestTempleSt.,aboyonJune10i nSaltLak eCi tv.ToMr.andMrs.TsutomuOk uda

agirl,MaureenAya,onMay30 i nAlameda,Calif.

DEATHSUich i roMorish maonJune5 i n

Selma,Calif.Mrs.MitsuruYamamoto(Kiyo-k aYamamoto),20-onJune 1i nSeattle.KyoOgawaonMay31i nArling-ton,Calif.IwataroKimura,64,onJune3i «Sacramento.Mrs.Tomi k oNinomi taMorinoonMay26 i nSanFrancisco.IwataroKimura,64, i nFresno

onMay28.

MARRIAGESAi k oIwatak i toJoeSak amotoonMay31 i nNewYork Ci ty.AliceMari k oFuj i notoAlbertO.Nak azawaonMay31 i nLosAn-geles.Suzuk o Nak awak i to Tadash iIk emotoonJune8 i nSacramento.HarryHash i guch i toMollieUye-j i onJune1i nNationalCity,Calif.MarySuni i MiyazawatoHirosh iHaradaonMay25 i nNewYork .Junk oTazumi toTetsuyaAsa-

muraonMay18atSeabrook ,N.J.Kimi k oHiwanotoJack Fuj i k i onMay25 i nPh i ladelph i a.Ch i yek o GraceFunadatoKaySuk ui onJune1 i nHoodRiver,Ore.RubyMuratatoTosh i yuk i Tak e-sh i taonJune7 i nLosAngeles.Fusak oSh i nnotoGeorgeFuk u-

sh i maonJune7 i nDinuba,Calif.RubySak ai ofRich mond,Calif.,toMark M.Hayash i i nLosAngelesonMay14.

Victi mofInfantileParalysisArrivesi nU.S.from JapanLOSANGELES—lmmobilefromth ewai stdownwith i nfantilepara-lysis,17-yearoldArth urKami i ,sonofani nterpreteronGen.Doug-lasMacArth ur'sstaffi nTok yowasbrough ttoLosAngelesonJune4fortreatment.Th eyouth was strick enth reemonth sago i nTok yowh ereth e

diseasei srare.Japanesedoctors,k nowi ngli ttleaboutth edisease,wereh elplessandth eboy'scon-diti onbecamecriti cal.Hisfath er,Yosh i i Kami i ,aJap-

anesenationalwh ostudiedatth eUniversityofSouth ernCaliforniabeforereturningto Japanwh ereh e h asbeenemployedbyatobaccocompany,appealedto h i s Ni seibroth er-i n-law,PaulAiso,aresi-dentofLosAngeles.Th elatterlearnedth atDr.AlbertG.BowerofLosAngeleswasanoutstandingpolioauth ori tyandask edforad-vice.Dr.Bowerprescribedh otfomen-tationsandoth ertreatment,h i si nstructionsbeingrelayedtoJap-aneseph ysi ci ans. Wh enth econ-tagious period passed,arrange-mentsweremadetobringth eboytoLosAngelesforth elongcourseoftreatmentwh i ch i s h i s onlyh opeofcompleterecovery.Gen.MacArth urapproved ar-

rangementsforspeedytransfer.Accompaniedby h i smoth er,Mrs.Ruth Kami i ,aformerNisei stu-dentatUCLA,andh erone-yearolddaugh ter,Miek o,h ecrossedth ePacifi cbysh i ptoSanFranciscoandcametoLosAngelesonth eSouth ernPacifi cCoaster.HewasmetatUnionStationby PaulAiso and th e latter'sbroth er,Joh nAiso,aformerlieu-tenantcolonelonGen.MacArth ur'sstaffandnowapractici ngattorneyi nLosAngeles.

Dr.Kah nUyeyamaPlansSpeciali zedWork atUniversitySANFRANCISCO— Dr.Kah nUyeyama,formerlieutenantcolo-neli nth eU.S.armyi nEurope,returnedtoth ePacifi ccoastlastweek todospeciali zedmedicalworkatth eUniversityofCaliforniaatBerk eley.Dr.Uyeyama,wh owas i npri-vatepracticei nSanFranciscountilth eoutbreak ofwar,willstudyatBerk eleyuntilFebruarywh en h ewillgototh eUniversityofPen-nsylvaniato doresearch i n th efi eldofgastroenterology.Dr.Uyeyamawasch i efofth emedicalstaffofanArmyh ospi talinFranceduringth ewar.Beoreh ewentoverseas h e wasth i e com-manderofaquartermaster'sbat-talionatCampGrant,111.

Nisei GraduatesWith High HonorsLAKE FOREST,111.— FrancesWatanabeofLak e Forest h i ghsch oolgraduatedfirsti nh erclassof83seniors i nceremoniesh eldh ereJune11.During h erfouryearsatth esch oolMi ssWatanabewasth ere-cipi entofmanyawardsandcita-tations.OnMay15sh ewasoneoftenseniorsch osenbyth estudentsandfacultywh oreceived a citi zen-sh i pawardfrom th eGroeegA.McKinlock Jr.postofth eAmeri-canLegion.Sh ewasawardedth eQuillanfi ScrollpinonHonorsday,May21,andwas i ni ti atedintoth enationalh onorsocietylastyear.Sh ewasvicepresidentofth esen-i orsession,monitorofth estudentcouncil,co-editorofth esch oollit-erarymagazine,featureeditorofth esch oolnewspaper,andamem-berofnumerousclubs.

Eigh tNisei LeadSangertoSch oolBaseballTi tleSANGER,Calif.— Eigh tNiseibaseballplayers,sevenofth emregulars,ledSangerh i gh sch ool'sApach estoth eCentralvalleyh i ghsch oolch ampi onsh i p onMay 31wh en th ey defeated Bak ersfieldh i gh 'sDrillers,7to2.LeftyFuj i ok a,regularpitch erforSangerforth epasttwoyears,scatterednineh i tsandstruck out12Bak ersfieldbatters.JimIwocaugh tFuj i ok a'stosses,

wh i leJoh nYasumanowasatsec-ondbase.DanTak euch i atsh ort-stopandJimmyRyono,StarTag-ami and Byron Ok i nak a i n th eoutfieldwereth eoth erNi sei reg-ulars.Ak i raKobataisth eeigh thNisei onth esquad.

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Page 8: PACIFIC CITIZEN · 2000. 8. 31. · PACIFIC CITIZEN IVOL.24;NO^l V0L.24;NO^ SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,JUNE14,1947 Price:SevenCents GeneralMacArthurApproves MeasurestoAidStranded

HouseSubcommitteeFavorsAmendingDeportationLaws

ProposedMeasureWillGiveDiscretionaryPowersToAttorneyGeneral,RegardlessofRace;Bill

IsOutgrowth ofJACL-ADC'sTwo-YearCampaign

WASHINGTON—Th eStandingSubcommitteeon Immigra-tionandNaturalizati onofth eHouseJudici arycommittee h asfav-orablyreportedoutH.R.3566,firstdraftofH.R.2933,th eWash -i ngtonofficeofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteewasi n-formedbyth eclerk ofth esubcommitteeth i sweek .Th i sbi llwouldextendtoth eAttorneyGeneralth edi scre-

tionarypowerstocancelth edeportationsofaliens,regardlessofraceori nadmi ssi bi li tyi ntoth eUni tedStates,providi ngth atsuchdeportationwouldresulti nseri-1 ■

ouseconomicdetrimenttoanAm-ericanci ti zenfamilyoraresidentalienspouseori ncaseswh ereth edeportablealien h asbeen i nth eUni tedStatesforsevenormoreconsecutiveyears.Th elegislationi sth eoutgrowthofth etwo-yearcampaignofth eJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mittee to place prospective de-porteesofth eJapaneseraceonth esamebasisas deporteesofoth ercountries.Th ebi llaspresentlywordedis

asubcommitteeredraftofH.R.2933,ameasuredrawnupbyth eJusticeDepartmentasacompre-

h ensi veamendmenttoth efederali mmi grationanddeportationlaws.Th efi rstredraftapprovedbyth eSubcommitteeandreportedoutto th efullJudici aryCommitteecontainedth eprovisi onsth atallprivatebillsrelatingtoimmi gra-tionmatterswouldbeoutlawedun-lessth eAttorneyGeneralcertifi edth atnoadmini strativeremedyex-i stedtotak ecareofth esi tuationandth atth ebi lli tselfh adrealmerit.Th i sredraftwasrecommit-tedtoth eSubcommitteewh enth eAttorneyGeneralobjectedtoth i ssection.Afterseveralweek sofstudy,

th eSubcommittee decidedtode-leteth i sprovisi oni ni tsentiretyi norderth atth eemergencyfea-turesofth ebill,th osegrantingth eAttorneyGeneralth enecessarypowerstocancelth edeportationsofmostJapanesealienssubjecttodeportation,wouldnotbe.h elduppendingafinaldeterminati ononth econtroversialsubjectofprivatebills.Th i sbi llwillprobablybe con-

sideredagainbyth efullJudici aryCommittee i n i tsnextexecutivesession,Mi k e Masaok a,nationallegislativedirector,was i nformed."Th i si sarealvictoryforourfriendsi nth eSubcommittee,"Ma-saok asai d."Wedonotantici pateanyobjecti onstoth i srevi sedbi llbyth efullCommittee,"h eadded,"becausemostofth emembersareconvincedofth erealmeritandnecessityforth i sk i ndofbi llth atwouldplaceallaliensonth esamebasisfordeportationpurposes."

MatsunagaElectedCh ai rmanofCh i cagoUnitofADCCHICAGO— Tah ei Matsunaga

waselectedch ai rmanofth eCh i -cagounitofth eJACL'sAnti-Di s-cri mi nati onCommitteeatameet-i ngonJune6atth eformerCYOcenter.Oth ernew officersareJ.Fu-

k uda and Jack Nak agawa,vice-ch ai rmen;K.Sugimotoand TomMasuda,treasurers;N.Sek i guch iandRoxieTak eh ara,secretaries;T.Hidak aandMi k eHagiwara,au-di tors;andRyoich i Fuj i i ,publici ty.Issei andNi sei mi ni steri nth eProtestantandBuddh i stch urch esi nSeattlecompriseth eadvisoryboard.ScottyTsuch i ya,specialJACL

representative,andTatsKush i da,Midwestregionaldirectorforth eJACL,expressedgratitudeforth eresponseofth eCh i cagocommunityi nsupportofth eJACL-ADCpro-gram.

WatMisak aInstalledInUniversityPostWataruMisak awasi nstalledas

vicepresidentofth eUniversityofUtah studentbodyataceremonyonJune6 i nKi ngsburynail.Misak a,amemberoftitans

bask etballteam wh i ch won th eMetropolitanInvitati onaltourna-menti nNewYork ,recentlywaselectedonth eIndependenttick et.

Stock tonLegionWillHonorNisei VeferansDeclareProgramRepresents"DrasticCh ange"i nAttitudeSTOCKTON,Calif.— A special

program i nh onorofAmericanwarveteransofJapaneseancestryanilofoth erforeign-bornparentswillbeh eldonJune14byth eAmeri-canLegionatth eStock ton h i ghsch oolauditori um.CityAttorneyBillDozier,for-mercaptain i nmili tary i ntelli-gence,willbeth ech ai rman andLegionoffici alsareexpectedtoattend.UrgingallNisei veteransi nth eStock tonansatoattendth eLe-gion affair,th e Ni sei VeteransCommitteeofStock ton declaredth atth eprogramrepresented"aradicalch ange i nth eattitudeofth elocalAmericanLegiontowardveteransofJapaneseancestry."WartimeexploitsofJapanese

AmericanGlswillbecitedatth eprogram.

DetroitCh apterToCelebrateFirstBirth dayDETROIT,Mich .—Commemorat-i ngoneyearoforganizati on,th eDetroitch apterofth eJACLwillsponsorananniversaryballSat-urday,June21,i nth eJaderoomofth eDetroit-Leland h otel.Th esemi-formalaffairwillfea-tureth emusicofCarlFairandh i s7-pieceorch estra.MissKimi Sh i -buyamawillbeth efeatureinter-missi onentainer.Arrangementsforth eeventarebeing planned by th e followingmembers:Helen Sh i moura andMiyuk i Inouye,co-ch ai rmen;NobuMaek awa,orch estra;RoyKanek oandLouisFuruk awa,ti ck ets;andWilli sHirata,publici ty.

SeattleNisei BowlInCityTourneySEATTLE— HideoTsuj i andNobi Tak ah ash i ,twoofSeattle'stopNisei bowlers,fini sh edoutofth emoneyi nth eannualBigFiftybowlingtournamentatIdealRec-reationonJune7and8.Tak ah ash i rolled2480andTsuj ih i t2475forth efourteengames.CarlDeetk enwasth ewinnerwith2818.

RetentionoffRaceRelationsServicesi nFederalHousingRequestedbyNationalJACL

Th eNationalJACL,th rough i tsregionalofficesi ni _Ch i cagoandSanFrancisco,th i sweek ask edPresidentbTrumantocontinueth eracerelationsservicesofth efodJlieHousingAuth ori tywh i ch aresch eduledtobe termi _June30. mMinoruYasui,Tri-Statedirectorofth eJACL

Kush i da,MidwestJACLdirector,notedi nletterstoth eZth atth eracerelationsservicesofFPHA h adbeenabletoandmiti gateracetensionsi nh ous-1 ■ ___"i ng.Th eJACLcommunicati onsnotedth atth econtinui ngcrisi si nh ous-i ngwasofspecialconcerntomi-nori tygroupmemberswh oseoppor-tuniti esforaccommodations wereseriouslylimi tedbyth esh ortageofavailablelivi ngunits."Both governmentsleaders andwell-informedpeople h avedefini -telystatedth atth eproblemsofracerelationsareoneofth emosti mportantfacingpostwarAmeri-ca,"MinYasui declaredi nh i slet-tertoPresidentTruman."Inviewofth i ssituation,wewoulddeplorecompleteretreatofth e Federalgovermentfromth eresponsibi li ti esofequitabletreatmentofracialmi-noriti es."Yasui alsocommendedth eworkofHousingExpediterFrank Cree-donandurgedth ath i sservicesberetained."Inth esemostcriti calyearsofournation's h ousi ngh i story,i ti svitallynecessaryth atth eFederalh ousi ngagencies h ave i mmedi ateanddi rectaccesstospeciali stsi nth efieldofracerelations,"Kush i -dadeclared."Th e h i gh lyeffectiveconsultativeservicerenderedbyth eracerelationsadvisorsandth ei rassistants i nth eeigh tregionsofth eFederalHousingAdmini stra-tionh ascontributedmuch towardth esuccessfuloperationofth ena-tionalh ousi ngprogram."Justtreatmentofourminori -ties,particularlyi nareasofra-cialtension,i smoreessentialnowth aneverbefore.Th eFederalgov-ernmentmustnotabandoni tslastvestigeofresponsibi li tytowarditsracialmi nori ti es."

Nisei Wi nsSt.PaulModelPlaneContestST.PAUL,Minn.—NormanMay-

eda,18,wonth eGovernor'stroph yi nth e St.Paulmodelaviati onch ampi onsh i psonJune8 i nCen-tralh i gh sch oolstadium.Th eyoungNisei ,wh orelocated

h erewith h i sparentsafterbeingevacuatedfrom Californiaduringth ewar,wontwofirstplaces,onesecondandonefourth totally275pointsandleadth efield.Mayeda was graduated fromMarsh allh i gh sch oolayearagoandh asdevotedmuch ofh i stimesincetomodelpowerplanes.He received th e Governor'stroph ySundayatth econclusionofth ech ampi onsh i psfromMrs.FredPaul,presidentofth eSt.Pau)CouncilofParent-Teach erassocia-tions,sponsorsofth econtest.

Ich i noseRapsUNKNOWNGlasgowUNKNOWNGLASGOW,Scotland-AdJBriti sh boxingauth ori ti es_■ponmg th e sfch eduledJ.Jworld's ch ampi onsh i pbottlFlyweigh tCh ampi onJac.it.fßsonandDadoMarinoofHoflT.H.,was denouncedbjl

Ich i nose,Marino'sJap.nes._Hcanmanager,as"stallingtilIch i nosesaidh ebelievedm\questforth epostponement!

th ePatersoncampwasnutflbyth efactth atth erh i .Jnotabletomak eth eweidth ebout.Doctorsexamini ngPateraflh eh adabloodailmentUfHmended th epostponmentoflboutuntilJuly.Ich i nosealsorecentlypn|fleffortsofBriti sh auth ori Sßpreventa sch eduledbootMlTak esh i ta,unbeatenNisei i ßweigh tfrom Honolulu,and]Marsh allofScotlandonth ei flson-Marinocard.

SanJoseZebrasDefeatMadroneUNKNOWNSANJOSE,Calif.—Th eSuHZebrasgotofftoaflyinj Hi nth eNorth ernCalifornia■baseballleaguewh enth eytaHedMadroneA.C,10to1,■■firstgameofth eseasoni MJoseMunici palstadium."T-Bone"Ak i zuk i ledth e-■with th ree.h i ts,wh i leMtMmura,Zebrafirst-sack er,!-■atripleandasingle.

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