Page 1
2
THE NEW CANADIAN
straaary
thin
1 to
lave
Resolutions Submitted
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
C
Vol. V, No. 5
VANCOUVER, B. C.
® today’s
fin Editorial
aKe
January 12, 1942
will
r
Liza-
HEADLINES
fLna! decision as to what further steps
dlspose of the “Japanese problem” on the
S
made by (he FederaI cabinet at a meetf ein°°n ” Tuesday morning it was reported
th?s morn
QN FRIDAY noon, January 9, a pleasant young man drop•
FAR EASTERN FRONT
T1Je c°nfere?ce between the government, naval and milped into our office and shook hands with the editor of
ary heads, and the standing committee which be^u i=h
= BATAVIA. — Netherlands Ind
is paper. The editor of the Sun, he said, had sent him down dpUrSday has now been concluded, and its findings aTwelPas
ies
forces
on
land
and
air
aided
by
certo pick up a copy of the current issue. This was given to recommendations are being submitted to the cabinet
5 oi allies fought back furiously at the
im, we chatted agreeably for a few moments on the current
It was said that two of the matters dealt with would be
Japanese invasion strongholds in
situation,
and
then
he
departed.
° S1UP an agency to transfer' Japanese-owned
Borneo and Celebes which were won
i °^er fishermen> and ^e proposal to remove
®XeninS we read the first of the Sun’s stories on
iard yesterday, it was announced today. _
able-bodied
males
from the coastal areas.
American and Australian forces
he New Canadian.” The next day, we read a long editorial
lar- were said to be the Allies assisting which first distorted our views and then condemned them.
Mayor F. J. Hume, chair
’ost the Dutch in their defence of the
We regret indeed that we were not informed as to what Steveston Resolution man of the committee, said
lain Indies and
that the government had been
their combined air attack the Sun was planning. If we had .known of their
very fair with the committee,
forces claimed today to have interest, we would have supplied them with a file of The Bocks Government
illy bombed two Japanese cruisers, a
and that he was well pleased
which
has
faithfully
recorded
the
activities
And
Offers
Service
at
the reaction to British Co
destroyer and two transports.
and the spirit of the Japanese community for the past three
lumbia’s problem. n
Hee &aia
said lie
he
ySINGAPORE. — Loss of Kuala years.
Tn^i „f x,
------------------lext
of
the
message
sent
to
believed
some
action
would
be
Lumpur was indicated today in a
the government by the Steve- taken foliowin
The
editor
of
the
Sun,
then,
would
have
been
able
to
the meeting
communique issued by the British
ston Japanese Canadian Citi this afternoon.
read
of
a
record
of
which
any
group
of
Canadian
citizens
announcing
that its
The command
zens’ Association last week-end
He declined to state the na
’ of troops had retreated to new posi might well be proud.
He would have been able to read of follows:
ture of the recommendations
tions before Seremban, 35 miles air
that °Ur people are wa§inS fo maintain Canadian
rit“
We
wish
to
record
our
con
drafted
by the conference or to
line southeast of the capital of the standards, of the wholehearted contributions to the war
fidence in the Canadian Gov comment on previous reports
age
Federated Malay States. The loss of effort. He would have read of an exemplary spirit of co
ernment, the Royal Canadian of the setting up of works pro
ape
this city has left more than two- operation with the government and civic officials and of the
Mounted Police, and the stand jects for able-bodied men.
eel
thirds of the peninsula in the hands earnest desire of our young men to serve their country in her
ing committee on Oriental af Prairies Disinterested
of the invaders and the battlelines need.
fairs in British Columbia, in
as are’ now situated 150 miles from
The BUP said this morning
their handling of matters reAnd
he
would
have
seen
too
that
this
newspaper
has
been
ew Singapore.
that
the proposals that British
foremost m encouraging the spirit of Canadian citizenship lating to Japanese in their
; it •
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
dealing with the fishing com- Columbia s Japanese be taken
the
from coastal areas and sent
MOSCOW. — The new German within this community. It has worked unceasingly for na munity.
ice
tional
unity
and
goodwill
among
all
Canadians.
It
has
fought
winter defence line between Vyazma
“We earnestly desire to con “East of the Rockies” evoked
3b
7!
a11
thingS
t0
uphold
the
very
practical
ideals
of
“
progress
and Bryansk which is about 150
tribute our utmost to Canada’s little interest in the prairie
and
democracy,
tolerance
and
freedom
of
human
thought
”
an miles west of Moscow has been
war effort and hereby offer provinces.
Few government or other
broken by the Russian advance and not merely to flaunt them in its masthead.
our services in any capacity
leaders
in the three provinces
^J’ Soviet troops are within 80 miles of
Finally’ the editor of the Sun would have recognized that that the government may de
would
make
any official com4^ Smolensk, Hitler's headquarters, this newspaper has been an invaluable and a necessary means cide.”
he according to Russian reports today.
The resolution was passed ment on. the suggestion, de
It’s--a —
federal uiai
mat-^The midnight communique an- to keep the Japanese community' informed upon government i without a dissenting voice by +claring
. ”, that
, - “--___
It has a mass meeting of Canadian-1tei ’ and has nothlng to do with
ra*nounced the reoccupation of Lyul- regulations taken to ensure the safety of this_ coast.
inovo about 1 10 miles west of Mos- enjoyed the confidence of the authorities, who have been read- h°rn Japanese( resident in US yet ”
^r cow and the recapture of the impor- mg it closely ever since war was first declared in September Steveston all of whom have i ^ayo5 MacEachern of Sas. tapt railway junction of Tikhonova 1939. We believe it has been as useful to them, as it has been been most severely hit by the • °?n •J°^eVer said; If B. C.
suspension of their fishing li- ? 7raid’ ^e Japanese resih^Pustyn, a few miles north of Kaluga,
to the community and to the nation as a whole
cences.
It was wired to Mayor
?0U d be put lnto con~
ivhich is half way between Moscow
Ope further word may be added. The Sun condemns us F. J. Hume, chairman of the cen r.a101} camps like Axis naeyand Bryansk.
tionals. It would be foolish to
^2 capital.
for our failure to apologise for Japan’s treacherous attack on standing committee.
______ _ _____ _
move them into prairie cities
'Se- LONDON. — Eire was being Hawaii. Let it be said that we do not apologise for the Jap Fishboats for Fireboats
^
n° ™om”
lst Pressed for the use of South Ireland anese war lords, because we are Canadians. And being a
Naval authorities will be ap- W
Van’ Wo,ried
er ^'Ms for war bases according to
Canadian, the editor of this paper is prepared to avenge that proached by a joint committeeL,W?ST VANCOUVER.—The
4rMtjsh reports today. The British
Jld1^^6 Americans aided by a con- attack not with words of apology, but with weapons far of the City Council and Bur- Munic^pa^ Council forwarded
■eped British press campaign were stronger. His application for enlistment in the armed forces rard Inlet waterfront owners to Ottawa a resolution to the
1y ^aking new overtures for air fields of his country has been in the hands of military authorities for the release of two 60-foot i^60^ ^a^ /There are many
wooden-hulled Japanese fish- Japanese residing in West Van^g ,nd ports in the neutral state.
for the past ten months. That offer of service still stands.
ing vessels to be leased at a couver- Consequently it is the
be LONDON. — Rumours were rife
nominal
rent and used as fire- desire of the council that they
THOMAS
SHOYAMA.
Id ^T a Purge of generals in the Gerboats in Vancouver Harbour be cIoseIy checked, and if, afe_nan Army had taken place and
—
------- —---------------------- — ter observation, the authorities
^g mong others General Ernst Udet,
consider any of them should
er uartermaster-general of the air
be interned, appropriate action
reorce had been purged ratherMhan
would
be appreciated.”
re jeddn an accident as declared offi-are and consideration but a Issei, Nisei Different
i^xxxh^
, ia.Uy. Udet was known internaribH- .^-J^nd ; have characterized
In
the
United
States,
ofltivities,
q__
ouc a
llly. as a World War 1 ace and’a ^e Treatment of .Japanese' in
'
drastic steps nity at Great Northern Canjd'°vi? and stunt flier.
the United" States by the gov course, there is a vast differ- have been taken to protect the nery.
ence in the treatment of first country’s interests from posernment/
,v
ze
IN CANADA
and
second generations. Ameri- sible sabotage, Japanese-own- "Ban Trucks" says M.P.
Attorney -- General. Francis
e' .OTTAWA.—The Wartime Prices
can-born Japanese are full- ed“ banks and business have
ABBOTSFORD. — In a reabp i rades Board were reported to- Biddle struck , vthe<. -key-note
fledged
citizens,
entitled
to
all
been
padlocked
and
Japanese
quest
to Ottawa, Fraser Valley
v>ay to be moving to reduce pressure when he stated, impart; “If we the privileges and rights, and
*
...............
MD r
, urged
fishing
fleets
taken
over.
’
IM.P.
Geo.
Cruickshank
Jt'on retailers by the price ceiling care about democracy,’we must and duties of citizens. On the
In the Northwest the friend- ^a^ no JaPanese be allowed to
t°nposed on December 1. They were care about it as a reality, for
sharing in the responsibilities ly, sympathetic story of Ameri- use trucks in valley between
taking it clear to some lines O' others as well as for ourselves; other hand, their parents, com
fruit seasons.
yjsiness that retailers must be sup- yes, for aliens, for; Germans, ing under the category of can-born Fred Yasunaga, who
The M.P., however, does not
won second prize in a national
ied with goods at a cost price that for Italians, for Japanese, for “enemy aliens” have had vari
believe
it possible to remove
essav contest, as told to the
ves recognition to the retail sel- those who are with us 'asjwel ous restrictions imposed upon
public by a Seattle paper, gives Japanese from fruit ranches at
as those who are against uj- them.
vhg level under the price ceiling.
a fair idea of the general atti least, until after the 1942 sea
the rights of all are alike be
.LOCAL FRONT
Latest
figures
show
that
a
son is over, without seriously
tude toward the Japanese.
fore the law.”
1’5A
q
Major-General R. O. Alexander,
little over 1500 Japanese have
Significant is the three-col curtailing the coming crop,
As a rule, state and local been interned out of a total
_ S.O., G.0.C. Pacific command said
umn heading describing the much of which will be sent to
authorities
have
ben
^careful
to
Japanese
population
of
some
Britain in the form of jam or
day that the formation of "home
follow in the Attorney-Gener 138,000 for the whole country, youth, “He looks like a Jap concentrate.
•fense units was not the answer
anese boy, but he’s an Ameri
al’s footsteps, especially’when some 1 per cent. But there can underneath.”
the Pacific defence problem. He
Conservatives7 Motion
the government issued the re has been no demand for ex
id, Any able-bodied man who
In
Seattle
market
centre
VANCOUVER.—B. C. Con
quest, asking local-^authorities treme measures such as the in
sis our defence system needs
where Japanese are carrying servative Association’s annual
not to interfere with the gov
epsTening can do his part by ernment’s plans norMo e initiate ternment of all Japanese males -on a good deal of the brisk convention Saturday passed a
ning one of the reserve bat- local measures in their b and - Dr their evacuation from the trade, the recent practice of resolution urging the removal
Pacific area.
— *
ions.”
I j ling of enemv aliens.'
Chinese
and Fillipinos using of all Japanese from the Pa
In
Southern
California,
- .vor
.•
See “AMERICAN” P. 2
cific Coast.
ized
r 1,
1
THE NEW CANADIAN
straaary
thin
1 to
lave
Resolutions Submitted
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
C
Vol. V, No. 5
VANCOUVER, B. C.
® today’s
fin Editorial
aKe
January 12, 1942
will
r
Liza-
HEADLINES
fLna! decision as to what further steps
dlspose of the “Japanese problem” on the
S
made by (he FederaI cabinet at a meetf ein°°n ” Tuesday morning it was reported
th?s morn
QN FRIDAY noon, January 9, a pleasant young man drop•
FAR EASTERN FRONT
T1Je c°nfere?ce between the government, naval and milped into our office and shook hands with the editor of
ary heads, and the standing committee which be^u i=h
= BATAVIA. — Netherlands Ind
is paper. The editor of the Sun, he said, had sent him down dpUrSday has now been concluded, and its findings aTwelPas
ies
forces
on
land
and
air
aided
by
certo pick up a copy of the current issue. This was given to recommendations are being submitted to the cabinet
5 oi allies fought back furiously at the
im, we chatted agreeably for a few moments on the current
It was said that two of the matters dealt with would be
Japanese invasion strongholds in
situation,
and
then
he
departed.
° S1UP an agency to transfer' Japanese-owned
Borneo and Celebes which were won
i °^er fishermen> and ^e proposal to remove
®XeninS we read the first of the Sun’s stories on
iard yesterday, it was announced today. _
able-bodied
males
from the coastal areas.
American and Australian forces
he New Canadian.” The next day, we read a long editorial
lar- were said to be the Allies assisting which first distorted our views and then condemned them.
Mayor F. J. Hume, chair
’ost the Dutch in their defence of the
We regret indeed that we were not informed as to what Steveston Resolution man of the committee, said
lain Indies and
that the government had been
their combined air attack the Sun was planning. If we had .known of their
very fair with the committee,
forces claimed today to have interest, we would have supplied them with a file of The Bocks Government
illy bombed two Japanese cruisers, a
and that he was well pleased
which
has
faithfully
recorded
the
activities
And
Offers
Service
at
the reaction to British Co
destroyer and two transports.
and the spirit of the Japanese community for the past three
lumbia’s problem. n
Hee &aia
said lie
he
ySINGAPORE. — Loss of Kuala years.
Tn^i „f x,
------------------lext
of
the
message
sent
to
believed
some
action
would
be
Lumpur was indicated today in a
the government by the Steve- taken foliowin
The
editor
of
the
Sun,
then,
would
have
been
able
to
the meeting
communique issued by the British
ston Japanese Canadian Citi this afternoon.
read
of
a
record
of
which
any
group
of
Canadian
citizens
announcing
that its
The command
zens’ Association last week-end
He declined to state the na
’ of troops had retreated to new posi might well be proud.
He would have been able to read of follows:
ture of the recommendations
tions before Seremban, 35 miles air
that °Ur people are wa§inS fo maintain Canadian
rit“
We
wish
to
record
our
con
drafted
by the conference or to
line southeast of the capital of the standards, of the wholehearted contributions to the war
fidence in the Canadian Gov comment on previous reports
age
Federated Malay States. The loss of effort. He would have read of an exemplary spirit of co
ernment, the Royal Canadian of the setting up of works pro
ape
this city has left more than two- operation with the government and civic officials and of the
Mounted Police, and the stand jects for able-bodied men.
eel
thirds of the peninsula in the hands earnest desire of our young men to serve their country in her
ing committee on Oriental af Prairies Disinterested
of the invaders and the battlelines need.
fairs in British Columbia, in
as are’ now situated 150 miles from
The BUP said this morning
their handling of matters reAnd
he
would
have
seen
too
that
this
newspaper
has
been
ew Singapore.
that
the proposals that British
foremost m encouraging the spirit of Canadian citizenship lating to Japanese in their
; it •
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
dealing with the fishing com- Columbia s Japanese be taken
the
from coastal areas and sent
MOSCOW. — The new German within this community. It has worked unceasingly for na munity.
ice
tional
unity
and
goodwill
among
all
Canadians.
It
has
fought
winter defence line between Vyazma
“We earnestly desire to con “East of the Rockies” evoked
3b
7!
a11
thingS
t0
uphold
the
very
practical
ideals
of
“
progress
and Bryansk which is about 150
tribute our utmost to Canada’s little interest in the prairie
and
democracy,
tolerance
and
freedom
of
human
thought
”
an miles west of Moscow has been
war effort and hereby offer provinces.
Few government or other
broken by the Russian advance and not merely to flaunt them in its masthead.
our services in any capacity
leaders
in the three provinces
^J’ Soviet troops are within 80 miles of
Finally’ the editor of the Sun would have recognized that that the government may de
would
make
any official com4^ Smolensk, Hitler's headquarters, this newspaper has been an invaluable and a necessary means cide.”
he according to Russian reports today.
The resolution was passed ment on. the suggestion, de
It’s--a —
federal uiai
mat-^The midnight communique an- to keep the Japanese community' informed upon government i without a dissenting voice by +claring
. ”, that
, - “--___
It has a mass meeting of Canadian-1tei ’ and has nothlng to do with
ra*nounced the reoccupation of Lyul- regulations taken to ensure the safety of this_ coast.
inovo about 1 10 miles west of Mos- enjoyed the confidence of the authorities, who have been read- h°rn Japanese( resident in US yet ”
^r cow and the recapture of the impor- mg it closely ever since war was first declared in September Steveston all of whom have i ^ayo5 MacEachern of Sas. tapt railway junction of Tikhonova 1939. We believe it has been as useful to them, as it has been been most severely hit by the • °?n •J°^eVer said; If B. C.
suspension of their fishing li- ? 7raid’ ^e Japanese resih^Pustyn, a few miles north of Kaluga,
to the community and to the nation as a whole
cences.
It was wired to Mayor
?0U d be put lnto con~
ivhich is half way between Moscow
Ope further word may be added. The Sun condemns us F. J. Hume, chairman of the cen r.a101} camps like Axis naeyand Bryansk.
tionals. It would be foolish to
^2 capital.
for our failure to apologise for Japan’s treacherous attack on standing committee.
______ _ _____ _
move them into prairie cities
'Se- LONDON. — Eire was being Hawaii. Let it be said that we do not apologise for the Jap Fishboats for Fireboats
^
n° ™om”
lst Pressed for the use of South Ireland anese war lords, because we are Canadians. And being a
Naval authorities will be ap- W
Van’ Wo,ried
er ^'Ms for war bases according to
Canadian, the editor of this paper is prepared to avenge that proached by a joint committeeL,W?ST VANCOUVER.—The
4rMtjsh reports today. The British
Jld1^^6 Americans aided by a con- attack not with words of apology, but with weapons far of the City Council and Bur- Munic^pa^ Council forwarded
■eped British press campaign were stronger. His application for enlistment in the armed forces rard Inlet waterfront owners to Ottawa a resolution to the
1y ^aking new overtures for air fields of his country has been in the hands of military authorities for the release of two 60-foot i^60^ ^a^ /There are many
wooden-hulled Japanese fish- Japanese residing in West Van^g ,nd ports in the neutral state.
for the past ten months. That offer of service still stands.
ing vessels to be leased at a couver- Consequently it is the
be LONDON. — Rumours were rife
nominal
rent and used as fire- desire of the council that they
THOMAS
SHOYAMA.
Id ^T a Purge of generals in the Gerboats in Vancouver Harbour be cIoseIy checked, and if, afe_nan Army had taken place and
—
------- —---------------------- — ter observation, the authorities
^g mong others General Ernst Udet,
consider any of them should
er uartermaster-general of the air
be interned, appropriate action
reorce had been purged ratherMhan
would
be appreciated.”
re jeddn an accident as declared offi-are and consideration but a Issei, Nisei Different
i^xxxh^
, ia.Uy. Udet was known internaribH- .^-J^nd ; have characterized
In
the
United
States,
ofltivities,
q__
ouc a
llly. as a World War 1 ace and’a ^e Treatment of .Japanese' in
'
drastic steps nity at Great Northern Canjd'°vi? and stunt flier.
the United" States by the gov course, there is a vast differ- have been taken to protect the nery.
ence in the treatment of first country’s interests from posernment/
,v
ze
IN CANADA
and
second generations. Ameri- sible sabotage, Japanese-own- "Ban Trucks" says M.P.
Attorney -- General. Francis
e' .OTTAWA.—The Wartime Prices
can-born Japanese are full- ed“ banks and business have
ABBOTSFORD. — In a reabp i rades Board were reported to- Biddle struck , vthe<. -key-note
fledged
citizens,
entitled
to
all
been
padlocked
and
Japanese
quest
to Ottawa, Fraser Valley
v>ay to be moving to reduce pressure when he stated, impart; “If we the privileges and rights, and
*
...............
MD r
, urged
fishing
fleets
taken
over.
’
IM.P.
Geo.
Cruickshank
Jt'on retailers by the price ceiling care about democracy,’we must and duties of citizens. On the
In the Northwest the friend- ^a^ no JaPanese be allowed to
t°nposed on December 1. They were care about it as a reality, for
sharing in the responsibilities ly, sympathetic story of Ameri- use trucks in valley between
taking it clear to some lines O' others as well as for ourselves; other hand, their parents, com
fruit seasons.
yjsiness that retailers must be sup- yes, for aliens, for; Germans, ing under the category of can-born Fred Yasunaga, who
The M.P., however, does not
won second prize in a national
ied with goods at a cost price that for Italians, for Japanese, for “enemy aliens” have had vari
believe
it possible to remove
essav contest, as told to the
ves recognition to the retail sel- those who are with us 'asjwel ous restrictions imposed upon
public by a Seattle paper, gives Japanese from fruit ranches at
as those who are against uj- them.
vhg level under the price ceiling.
a fair idea of the general atti least, until after the 1942 sea
the rights of all are alike be
.LOCAL FRONT
Latest
figures
show
that
a
son is over, without seriously
tude toward the Japanese.
fore the law.”
1’5A
q
Major-General R. O. Alexander,
little over 1500 Japanese have
Significant is the three-col curtailing the coming crop,
As a rule, state and local been interned out of a total
_ S.O., G.0.C. Pacific command said
umn heading describing the much of which will be sent to
authorities
have
ben
^careful
to
Japanese
population
of
some
Britain in the form of jam or
day that the formation of "home
follow in the Attorney-Gener 138,000 for the whole country, youth, “He looks like a Jap concentrate.
•fense units was not the answer
anese boy, but he’s an Ameri
al’s footsteps, especially’when some 1 per cent. But there can underneath.”
the Pacific defence problem. He
Conservatives7 Motion
the government issued the re has been no demand for ex
id, Any able-bodied man who
In
Seattle
market
centre
VANCOUVER.—B. C. Con
quest, asking local-^authorities treme measures such as the in
sis our defence system needs
where Japanese are carrying servative Association’s annual
not to interfere with the gov
epsTening can do his part by ernment’s plans norMo e initiate ternment of all Japanese males -on a good deal of the brisk convention Saturday passed a
ning one of the reserve bat- local measures in their b and - Dr their evacuation from the trade, the recent practice of resolution urging the removal
Pacific area.
— *
ions.”
I j ling of enemv aliens.'
Chinese
and Fillipinos using of all Japanese from the Pa
In
Southern
California,
- .vor
.•
See “AMERICAN” P. 2
cific Coast.
ized
r 1,
1
Page 2
JANUARY 12, 1
o Ih^^ge in Name
Understand Situation Say Studer
Members of
Japanese Stuck.
J
sikj§
erect to
anv
which
thought that
voted dow
tei
a proposal to time is
1
change the name of the or- a meeting.
o1 ?X
n
ganization.
w felt that
Cancellation
u
such a cha
would invite legiace debate
Ic
suspicion; and that even if the ; school oratorical c
consideration
is
shown
si
$ N
0?^
name were altered. Nisei stu- ratified by the meetingaccording
to
P
dents would still be referred
The club, however
u
mat
’
there
was
a
Japanese.
; sponsor an informal dance to
The organization moreover,! raise funds for donation to a genuine spirit of comradeship
tl
will send a communication to. student fund in support of the evident in training camp in
in
the appropriate authorities ex-,
ences.
pressing the students’ clear un-!
in
derstanding of the situation in;
av
regard to their discharge from;
military training at the Univer-!
sity. and their willingness tol^gg aT ?
consumed by Seattle people
at
uiscontinued.
;
supplied
by
Japanese
farms
wi
« M 11
awv.
co-operate to the best of their
Ths Japanese
Fa ^
fw
have
not
es-|
south
of
the
city.
As
was
disability in any way to aid in the caped from the
% m
clutches 01; covered in the first few days
gi
prosecution of the war.
j petty racketeers.
Ahem.' Your columnist beams; zoom up to the ceiling on
News vvhich of toe war when the governThis action was concurred;
mi
3e ma” takejraent order freezing Japanese w th pride as he presents - who fade as will the ditty, "How
in when it became evident that
co
heed m was made the other! nationals’ funds choked this he hopes to be the first of many for You?" from the forthcomi
no change enabling the stu
St
guest writer.
ncy-Garland pic . "Babes or Bn
dents to resume military train cay wnen an enterprising sales-! supply, it would be a difficult 194
c
ai
Li
WaS
.
picked
out
of
the!
task
to
replace
Japanese
farming was possible.
Spouting about things and stuff way • • • That super ballad ■w tr;
oeattle puolic market who was! ers.
will han<
of| Cliffs °f Dov
• • Even though the thought
i
The executive was empow- found u s i n g high-pressure! Japanese Canadians contend
to
"Chactarnooga
Choo-Choo" cuidk ■ for a long while in big tim
metnoos in selling to Japanese! also that the simple fact that me nowTHE WEEK’S LEADERS
its been played on the a
Valentine Dance To buttons which bore the words,-the American Niseis are citi- much too’—much
White Clifts oi. Dover.
for its own good
Elmers' Tune.
I am a good American,’’
Jens account for a good deal yet that intro still
.
.
I!
3
Chattanooga
Choo-Choo.
Chase Away Blues
Many reasons have been, in the attitude of the public guess that’s how
good that Glen! 3 Shepherd's Serenade.
given for this liberal public at-; toward them and their attitude Miller arrangement
Tonight We Love.'
ATTENTION, EVERYONE!
is.
Madeleine.
u,
.
_ : toward the public.
DON’T BE STUCK IN THE
Here are some
This Love of Mine.
discs
that
_ne mam ones are economic; American Niseis are more have appealed to your scribe . . .! <> How About You?
BLUES!
I Love.
WHY? You ask. It’s none in nature. There is no vast ; demonstrative than their Cana- Harry James' "You Made Me Love! 10 Everything
Bells of San Raquel.
Heet
of
Japanese
owned and'dian cousins, and for years ) ou.
other than the fact that there
. ,
1 can t stand James as al
WILL BE a DANCE, after all.'^61’3^
Usmng boats m ; have taken every opportunity rule, but his version of this pop I
Yes, with an ORCHESTRA! 5u§et Sound as in B. C. s fish- to convince Americans of their tunc is a honey . . . Glen Miller’s!
and all the trimmings too! xihui
Andi,ln§ . coas^.! giving
- rise to no; loyalty. The Niseis are good Dear Arabella.
Some more of I
the date? . . . Thursday Feb-i ,r?^ stories of Japanese naval; propagandists.
¥ »■T
Tex Bencke’s vocalizing that dis- ;
ruary 12 just before St. Vai- officeis disguised as innocent
By and large, the govern- tinguished "Chattanooga," aided and;
entine's Dav!
looking fishermen spying- out; merit’s policy to interfere as abetted by
Marion Hutton (hur-1
Sponsored by the University tiie coasJ-| little as possible in civilian life rah!) and those super Modcrnaircsj
! and their watchword, ‘Treat
Student's Club the net proceeds <c®n01mc Reasons
3i
will be donated to a central
n?01e vital reason ma.' be j them (the Japanese) well, but
Tommy Dorsey’s "Pale Moon.’
student fund at U.B.C. A com- racec^ to the fact that 95 perj keep them under constant This tune with an exotic flavour |c^^^^
mittee of eight is now busy cen" °^ ^}e fresh vegetables1 scrutiny
are bearing results. that is done up brown by Frank ft The New Scientific
with the arrangements.
------ 1
Sinatra.
both Metronome's andlft
p.
, ■
Further details will be re
Down
Beat's
choice
as
the
best
male^
Cental
UlSCOYCry
Mslitary Training Discharge
leased in the very near future.
vocalist in 1941.
Remember thel^
Watch these columns.
super job he did on "This Love ofift
ft
U.B.C. Authorities Back Up Statement
gT^T^TJ^
ft
ft
I
£ft
ftft
BUNKA SHOKAi ftft!ftft
. in
alo
mil
disc
assi
anv
ted
the
conTrai
ch a.
catl
nize
upoi
cans
of t
is he
But
the
heac
Mine.’ which. incidentally. wasjft
written by him? . . . Duke'Eiling- ft
ton s
Take the A Train’ ... ft
which is not exactly the latest thing ft
but is one of the solidest of heat
CENTAL
platters cut recently.
Just as a change of tempo this ft
Infei
writer sticks out his stubby neck!^
right out
<
and makes the following Ift ‘T^
Eran
forecasts for "Your Hit Parade" ...
tl
That song about the girl who’s your
Liquid Dentifrice 'by
ies, i
filla-ga-doosha-shinna-ma-roosha-bal- ft
ft
and
da-ralda-boom-to-de-ay. that is that ft
sweet Irish colleen. "Rose ODay,” ft
Ro A
who was introduced on her program ft ‘ 249 Powell St.
PA 302!
last November by Kate Smith will.
decic
"Ail t
the l
R C. A. VICTOR‘■form
R
be tc
AT
Jurth
HEIN T^c^A N
and f
S T;kr^’^;AY
strenc
By Peter Yamada
‘T sincerely sympathize with your difficult position.” So
ft
stated Dr. L. S. Klinck, president of the University of B. C..
and Lt.-Col. G. M. Shrum, officer commanding the U.B.c'
corps, when interviewed individually last Thursday by Ha
jime Kagetsu, president of the Japanese Students’ Club, and
Peter Yamada.
Olive Oil
The pi ess i eport that the military discharge of all train
Beauty Soap
ees of Japanese ancestry was put into effect “for their own
protection as well as the university's,” was substantiated and
amplified by the two, officials.
University Responsible
250 Powell
PAcific 03 I 8
।
They said that despite vigorous opposition of military
authorities, the University Senate’s Committee on Military
Education instituted the compulsory military training of six
hours per week for every able-bodied male student, regard
ARMSTRONG
less of racial differences.
and COMPANY
With the outbreak of war in the Pacific, however, Jt was
felt that there might be untoward incidents in which Nisei
UNDERTAKERS
students in uniform would be involved. If any harm should
come to them, the University authorities who originally put
them
in uniform, would be directly responsible. To avert any
4
SO
ON SEYMOUR
sucii eventuality, therefore, those in question were discharged
:>r
EHdblished 1912
I Decision To Stand
Both
Dr.
Klinck
and
Lt.-Col.
Shrum
declared
that
the
- ^mO/' N; 0 S
304 Dunlevy Ave.
High. 0141 | j
SEE
Committee’s minute regarding the discharge would stand
o^^^^^^^sosnowj indefinitely, and that it could not be revoked.
1 ^jINSTRUMENTS
River Radio
The severity of The New Canadian editorial dealing with
the issue was frankly deplored by both. They claimed that -■ -’-R^E -CORD s
Service
due consideration was given the matter and under the cir
cumstances there was no alternative.”
Alfie 75 1
STEVESTON, B. C.
Rumors that outside and inside pressure had been
WEDDING CAKES
brought to bear on the University committee to make the
decision, were flatly denied by the president and. the commanding officer.
Delicious
The interviewers were kindly invited to confer with
। them at any time should there arise any problem relative to
! Nisei students.
I Life Oddities
While we make no bones about our fondness for black.
PAcific 7629
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
brown and white horses, dogs, cats. or birds, we do wrap up
342 Powell Street
i in the same kind of differences in pigmentation among
398 PoVell Stree!
' humans all kinds of strange beliefs and fantasies.
ft
ft
of
9h
na
in
th(
ore
tra
be
Seishindo Co.
CAKES!
Powell Bakery
22i
Big? JAPAN AND CANADA
ItftUST SAVINGS COMPANY
PAciric 562
o Ih^^ge in Name
Understand Situation Say Studer
Members of
Japanese Stuck.
J
sikj§
erect to
anv
which
thought that
voted dow
tei
a proposal to time is
1
change the name of the or- a meeting.
o1 ?X
n
ganization.
w felt that
Cancellation
u
such a cha
would invite legiace debate
Ic
suspicion; and that even if the ; school oratorical c
consideration
is
shown
si
$ N
0?^
name were altered. Nisei stu- ratified by the meetingaccording
to
P
dents would still be referred
The club, however
u
mat
’
there
was
a
Japanese.
; sponsor an informal dance to
The organization moreover,! raise funds for donation to a genuine spirit of comradeship
tl
will send a communication to. student fund in support of the evident in training camp in
in
the appropriate authorities ex-,
ences.
pressing the students’ clear un-!
in
derstanding of the situation in;
av
regard to their discharge from;
military training at the Univer-!
sity. and their willingness tol^gg aT ?
consumed by Seattle people
at
uiscontinued.
;
supplied
by
Japanese
farms
wi
« M 11
awv.
co-operate to the best of their
Ths Japanese
Fa ^
fw
have
not
es-|
south
of
the
city.
As
was
disability in any way to aid in the caped from the
% m
clutches 01; covered in the first few days
gi
prosecution of the war.
j petty racketeers.
Ahem.' Your columnist beams; zoom up to the ceiling on
News vvhich of toe war when the governThis action was concurred;
mi
3e ma” takejraent order freezing Japanese w th pride as he presents - who fade as will the ditty, "How
in when it became evident that
co
heed m was made the other! nationals’ funds choked this he hopes to be the first of many for You?" from the forthcomi
no change enabling the stu
St
guest writer.
ncy-Garland pic . "Babes or Bn
dents to resume military train cay wnen an enterprising sales-! supply, it would be a difficult 194
c
ai
Li
WaS
.
picked
out
of
the!
task
to
replace
Japanese
farming was possible.
Spouting about things and stuff way • • • That super ballad ■w tr;
oeattle puolic market who was! ers.
will han<
of| Cliffs °f Dov
• • Even though the thought
i
The executive was empow- found u s i n g high-pressure! Japanese Canadians contend
to
"Chactarnooga
Choo-Choo" cuidk ■ for a long while in big tim
metnoos in selling to Japanese! also that the simple fact that me nowTHE WEEK’S LEADERS
its been played on the a
Valentine Dance To buttons which bore the words,-the American Niseis are citi- much too’—much
White Clifts oi. Dover.
for its own good
Elmers' Tune.
I am a good American,’’
Jens account for a good deal yet that intro still
.
.
I!
3
Chattanooga
Choo-Choo.
Chase Away Blues
Many reasons have been, in the attitude of the public guess that’s how
good that Glen! 3 Shepherd's Serenade.
given for this liberal public at-; toward them and their attitude Miller arrangement
Tonight We Love.'
ATTENTION, EVERYONE!
is.
Madeleine.
u,
.
_ : toward the public.
DON’T BE STUCK IN THE
Here are some
This Love of Mine.
discs
that
_ne mam ones are economic; American Niseis are more have appealed to your scribe . . .! <> How About You?
BLUES!
I Love.
WHY? You ask. It’s none in nature. There is no vast ; demonstrative than their Cana- Harry James' "You Made Me Love! 10 Everything
Bells of San Raquel.
Heet
of
Japanese
owned and'dian cousins, and for years ) ou.
other than the fact that there
. ,
1 can t stand James as al
WILL BE a DANCE, after all.'^61’3^
Usmng boats m ; have taken every opportunity rule, but his version of this pop I
Yes, with an ORCHESTRA! 5u§et Sound as in B. C. s fish- to convince Americans of their tunc is a honey . . . Glen Miller’s!
and all the trimmings too! xihui
Andi,ln§ . coas^.! giving
- rise to no; loyalty. The Niseis are good Dear Arabella.
Some more of I
the date? . . . Thursday Feb-i ,r?^ stories of Japanese naval; propagandists.
¥ »■T
Tex Bencke’s vocalizing that dis- ;
ruary 12 just before St. Vai- officeis disguised as innocent
By and large, the govern- tinguished "Chattanooga," aided and;
entine's Dav!
looking fishermen spying- out; merit’s policy to interfere as abetted by
Marion Hutton (hur-1
Sponsored by the University tiie coasJ-| little as possible in civilian life rah!) and those super Modcrnaircsj
! and their watchword, ‘Treat
Student's Club the net proceeds <c®n01mc Reasons
3i
will be donated to a central
n?01e vital reason ma.' be j them (the Japanese) well, but
Tommy Dorsey’s "Pale Moon.’
student fund at U.B.C. A com- racec^ to the fact that 95 perj keep them under constant This tune with an exotic flavour |c^^^^
mittee of eight is now busy cen" °^ ^}e fresh vegetables1 scrutiny
are bearing results. that is done up brown by Frank ft The New Scientific
with the arrangements.
------ 1
Sinatra.
both Metronome's andlft
p.
, ■
Further details will be re
Down
Beat's
choice
as
the
best
male^
Cental
UlSCOYCry
Mslitary Training Discharge
leased in the very near future.
vocalist in 1941.
Remember thel^
Watch these columns.
super job he did on "This Love ofift
ft
U.B.C. Authorities Back Up Statement
gT^T^TJ^
ft
ft
I
£ft
ftft
BUNKA SHOKAi ftft!ftft
. in
alo
mil
disc
assi
anv
ted
the
conTrai
ch a.
catl
nize
upoi
cans
of t
is he
But
the
heac
Mine.’ which. incidentally. wasjft
written by him? . . . Duke'Eiling- ft
ton s
Take the A Train’ ... ft
which is not exactly the latest thing ft
but is one of the solidest of heat
CENTAL
platters cut recently.
Just as a change of tempo this ft
Infei
writer sticks out his stubby neck!^
right out
<
and makes the following Ift ‘T^
Eran
forecasts for "Your Hit Parade" ...
tl
That song about the girl who’s your
Liquid Dentifrice 'by
ies, i
filla-ga-doosha-shinna-ma-roosha-bal- ft
ft
and
da-ralda-boom-to-de-ay. that is that ft
sweet Irish colleen. "Rose ODay,” ft
Ro A
who was introduced on her program ft ‘ 249 Powell St.
PA 302!
last November by Kate Smith will.
decic
"Ail t
the l
R C. A. VICTOR‘■form
R
be tc
AT
Jurth
HEIN T^c^A N
and f
S T;kr^’^;AY
strenc
By Peter Yamada
‘T sincerely sympathize with your difficult position.” So
ft
stated Dr. L. S. Klinck, president of the University of B. C..
and Lt.-Col. G. M. Shrum, officer commanding the U.B.c'
corps, when interviewed individually last Thursday by Ha
jime Kagetsu, president of the Japanese Students’ Club, and
Peter Yamada.
Olive Oil
The pi ess i eport that the military discharge of all train
Beauty Soap
ees of Japanese ancestry was put into effect “for their own
protection as well as the university's,” was substantiated and
amplified by the two, officials.
University Responsible
250 Powell
PAcific 03 I 8
।
They said that despite vigorous opposition of military
authorities, the University Senate’s Committee on Military
Education instituted the compulsory military training of six
hours per week for every able-bodied male student, regard
ARMSTRONG
less of racial differences.
and COMPANY
With the outbreak of war in the Pacific, however, Jt was
felt that there might be untoward incidents in which Nisei
UNDERTAKERS
students in uniform would be involved. If any harm should
come to them, the University authorities who originally put
them
in uniform, would be directly responsible. To avert any
4
SO
ON SEYMOUR
sucii eventuality, therefore, those in question were discharged
:>r
EHdblished 1912
I Decision To Stand
Both
Dr.
Klinck
and
Lt.-Col.
Shrum
declared
that
the
- ^mO/' N; 0 S
304 Dunlevy Ave.
High. 0141 | j
SEE
Committee’s minute regarding the discharge would stand
o^^^^^^^sosnowj indefinitely, and that it could not be revoked.
1 ^jINSTRUMENTS
River Radio
The severity of The New Canadian editorial dealing with
the issue was frankly deplored by both. They claimed that -■ -’-R^E -CORD s
Service
due consideration was given the matter and under the cir
cumstances there was no alternative.”
Alfie 75 1
STEVESTON, B. C.
Rumors that outside and inside pressure had been
WEDDING CAKES
brought to bear on the University committee to make the
decision, were flatly denied by the president and. the commanding officer.
Delicious
The interviewers were kindly invited to confer with
। them at any time should there arise any problem relative to
! Nisei students.
I Life Oddities
While we make no bones about our fondness for black.
PAcific 7629
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
brown and white horses, dogs, cats. or birds, we do wrap up
342 Powell Street
i in the same kind of differences in pigmentation among
398 PoVell Stree!
' humans all kinds of strange beliefs and fantasies.
ft
ft
of
9h
na
in
th(
ore
tra
be
Seishindo Co.
CAKES!
Powell Bakery
22i
Big? JAPAN AND CANADA
ItftUST SAVINGS COMPANY
PAciric 562
Page 3
JANUARY 12, 1942
I HE NEW CANADIAN
PAGE 3
s Left .
B
Organization or
5 rade
I 5
■
!>■
u
K ^AG
$
W" ii i t w w S
.A.
■and stared that the fi
^.nn excruciutum' Moiuhjy!
re;
in litis
The forming of a stroi
i
creaks and each nun lot
er t
J pain,
most important phase or tne practice of <
wneu
<>1
ueaIons
I upon th? strength of the workers' or.
losses depend. Gains will result if w
sure
ime cl
■gave up
w-strength when united
IHA
third tin
' program is actively pu
all over now except fo
union.
in
ping and sliding down the home trai
Ag Doing much
this
doesn't
function too brightly.
the '.arcus locals and branches, but also playina a more imf
in organizational wotk are the ruil-Ume organizers and
^eems to me there s more work and energy used in skiing
These men help w. Feers to get organized and whenever diffi
than
in any other sport known. It would be an ideal recrea
via me u.L.k.
in internal matters of tne local or in relations with manacemt
u a heftv mid- tion it you want to keep that waist line down to minimum the
hard wav.
u 50y avai'sble for assistance.
in the pew in
____ j
Organizers are genera y men who have given their t -io-- vw, droni
Hrstof all it’s the early morning start, and that's ukmiv
Hing the world i
" able service while working in the industry and as a result
I
tougn
alter a late night-before. Next comes the gradual
are familiar pn A
with rhe profiler
and their work. Thev are ch;
while som
g - e re climb to Mosquito Crook which is a hike in itself. And then
members
weapons, and to these conve
I Japs (meaning us) were on it . . . lac leal climb. Putting and huffing, expecting your chest to
giverheir reports.
burst any moment, you keep up a steady climb'for about an
irking in
i 1 didn't know what the dickens
members O; t e executive of the local and consequently they have gained
no do: this female wasn’t drunk or Jom‘. ^^ WLM a relief to see the first welcome sign of the
considerable experiem
' i^age. But you break down too soon for the Fni! Ski
nandiing grievances and in negotiation.
Steps in Organization
d would i
i Bn
. AV
Club is situated on the highest section of the vil
10 minute trek through the deep snow requires
ounce
■of a person's reserve energy.
last the cabin, a great big sigh of relief as you take off
the heavy pack and relax. A moment never to be forgotten.
Amazingly one s pep returns after a big meal and again
you're raring to go and tackle the skis. A fifteen minute hike
in tne snow carries you to the top where it’s just cluttered
with people, a regular playground high in tne sky.
Yes. it was lots of fun. The grind was tough and my con
dition today is far from normal but I'll say “no regret". Fm
even anxious to try it again soon as I get about a month of
rest.
When men in a camp or factory have shown some desire to join a 'have made any differ
trace un.on, contact is made with the office of tne union for that indus 1 there we were tech ns it
artry wmeh will send up a competent organizer. He will address a meeting I mg under our breaths (at least I was,
of tne men or if this is not possible, he will contact the men individually
U don t know about .Arabella ) . . .
RS
giying wnatever information needed. The address may be of a general J when a shabby, but pleasant looking
.nature called a “propaganda meeting", to get the men further interested Aw stands up and tdk the bWeo.
Wth
r0’e °f WOfkerS in p0litics- Or
^Xe in front of us shc doesn’t know
mough.s o. me men have advanced farther the actual forms of
she is talking about and the
prgan'zaiion may be discussed. The history of the industry and of the way some people act was an insult
Rave union may Pe given. I he setup of other locals of the union may to the democracy that is Canada . .
“? outlined and a report of their work oiven.
with the result that she shut up
me men may decide to form a local or branch of the trade union quick and got off the street car at
un me camp. The form of organization to be adopted will be discussed the next stop . .' .
along with tne number of men to have on the executive and the com
Mnat I noticed most was the vast improvement shown by
* * *
mittees to have and who to elect to these executive positions. In all this
Vv'S in the two years 1 Had been away. Sam Hagino and
After we got home we sat on the
discussion tne suggestions of the organizers are invaluable. With their chesterfield
*asui liave turned into stylists par excellence. Bus
in front of the fireplace
assistance some uniformity and consistency is gained throughout the (and thawed our toes out
Ohori,
Otto Matsui. Jeep Inamoto. Frank Hatanaka and others
. I was
^de umon. The constitution of the trade union may be discussed and I thinkin
about the incident on the are on par with topnotch skiers on the hill and that’s not
any dof icuit pomts explained by the organizer. The by-laws to be adop street car and 1 said:
exaggerating one bit. Ski conditions, however, were none too
ted by the local may also be discussed, i he meeting may decide to refer
good
last Sunday and Fuji dare-devils were disappointed in
Jou know. I've always thought
r the matter of by-laws, which become the constitution of the local, to a
and said that Canada was rhe swcll- \be slow snow- "Jeep” Inamoto threatened to quit skiing if
yfOTmittec for study and report.
est country in the world and that it ma not get better soon. Tom Hatanaka practicing in front
Trade Union Charter
it's great to live here . . . every of the cabin took a bad spill and sprained his ankle. Two more
^'
One of the most important possessions of any trade union is its
body feels that way about his own energetic skiers Kaichi Nagata and Bill Yasui trekked to Dam
y
charter. When the men decide to organize, ana have one formed, applicountry I suppose . . . but since Mountain in quest of better snowy but conditions on Dam were
Fation„ is maae, to , the head office of that union for a charter, to recoothe war started 1 think I'm feeling worse than on Grouse.
nue tnenys the local of that trade union in that area. The head office it more
Shuttle
to which Ara bell
upon careful study to see that no other charters have been granted to just smiled and I could see she un
gause a possible conflict of jurisdictions at'a later date, and upon receipt derstood what I was getting at.
meets Strathcona and G.Y.K. versus Maple Ridge.
Te W'" ISSUe 3 Ch3rter tO the !ocal ^rmed. This charter
“You feel it’s worth taking in- r i LlSt Moray's unfinished game between Strathcona’s
•is held by the local while it abides by the constitution of the trade union
suks and glares and vitriolic letters Luke ranabe-D. Fujimagari and G.Y.K.’s Kiyoshi Suga-Rinzo
the rhPL'rre9 u ^ dfTenta' f° ^ Uni°n COmmi^d by the local’ in the press when you meet some Amemou resulted in the Strathconians winning 21-17 which
head off c may
^ ^ IOCa‘ n° lon9er rW'ized by the one like that guy in the street car gave Strathcona their fifth win to tie the match.
^ie^cho°I League which was supposed to have be mm
who really understands the meaning
Infernal Organization
of democracy . . . after all it's only last weeK backfired when some of the members objected* to
■ hr,
h J-"’™1 Or9an'-5"on Of trade unions and their locais and
playing at Strathcona Gym.
C*
’n “J
Uni°n 3"d "«• «• thoroughly explained a moronic minority who do all the
f Or0anization- ■"* obligations and dut- । name-calling and anonymous letter- Soccer
e ^ as X7 *’ 1
writing . . . the only thing is that
The poor condition of Powell Street Ground yesterday
>?) 1
he prlvl e9es o' union membership, vary between unions
they make all the noise so you notice cancelled the first game of the finals between the Cambie
A s dXre
kn0™ '° a" Wrnb“' 'ni,ia,“ fees a™' ™"thlv them all the more . . .”
Tigers and the Ex-Nippons. No word has been received yet
Ct*"t,77“ Ur"°nS lnd ,he PtoPort™ of amounts collected
Arabella slowly nodded her head but in all probapihty the finals will start next Sunday.
Eh b headquar,ers and amounts to be retained by the local are in agreement . . .
02! Y
it *
y ‘ conventi°ns i" accordance with the needs of the union
After all that is what we're
fe cEon.™^ “
“Plai“d
°'S1",IEK and varies of
fighting the Axis about, isn't it? Comets Trim Haney—Nomads Stop 'Canes
Racial tolerance, equality among men,
In an exhibition tilt last;canes were i..:d„
..... ; by the
|
Some of the points of organization are technical and have to conoutclassed
that s part of the democracy we're
Saturday
night
the
smooth--Nomads
and
took
a
31-26 loss
Re'h 0
aWS' '° aV°,d difficulties at a la^r date each step must
H
w,in care' and ^tions taken must be specific and definite fighting for . . . the only thing is passing Comets whitewashed Nomads took an early lead and
|^udhermore the members must understand the setup, responsibilities that because of some slow-minded the Haney boys 50-24. Kaoru kept at a safe pace ahead des
prejudiced imbeciles, they won’t let Natsuhara took
the scoring pite the efforts of the Hayashi
r „
us fight for our own native land .
honors of the night, swishing brothers and
Fujibayashi,
and
Fujibayashi,
• . . they say if they were born in
,
n
„
Poults
just
in
the
second
Hurricane
sparkplugs.
Japan and educated there they still half.
Kiyoshi Maikawa was
TWO
BEST
PLACES
TO
EAT
The Acme-Marpole tilt was
wouldn t become Japanese and fight! another big Comet sniper with
r
cancelled
and, according to Mi
for
Japan
.
.
.
which
shows
you
HERE AND HOME
13 digits.
we re better men than they are
T ,,
. .
•
Akiyama, Acme may' drop out
In the junior pre-lim Hurri- of the junior circuit
after all they can stop us from fight
ing for the country and withhold a
hi
lot of privileges from us but that
FOUNTAIN SERVICE :
Por the BEST IN FOOD
■cant
stop us from being Canadians'
220 Main Street
PAcific 0716 I i inside . , . we’ve learned about
'democracy and liberty, and governat the LOWEST PRICES . .
■ merit of, for and by the people and
|we haven't forgotten it or will we
Of Course It's The
Aver forget it . . . we think Can
ada s a great country and a wondcrIful country and we belong to her
and no small group of amateur FacComplete Scientific
psts can make us forget that . . .”
i To which Arabella snuggled up
FISH — GROCERIES — PROVISIONS
i dose and whispered, “I think Can
377 Powell St.
PAcific 3016
Highland 0335-6
pda s wonderful, too . . . you see.
469 Powell Street
jnow, why I like the gal?
BE nZ S *
’rade
THiS 'S *
NEW PIER CAFE
S
★
HAJIME SUZUKI
Onion Fish Company
I HE NEW CANADIAN
PAGE 3
s Left .
B
Organization or
5 rade
I 5
■
!>■
u
K ^AG
$
W" ii i t w w S
.A.
■and stared that the fi
^.nn excruciutum' Moiuhjy!
re;
in litis
The forming of a stroi
i
creaks and each nun lot
er t
J pain,
most important phase or tne practice of <
wneu
<>1
ueaIons
I upon th? strength of the workers' or.
losses depend. Gains will result if w
sure
ime cl
■gave up
w-strength when united
IHA
third tin
' program is actively pu
all over now except fo
union.
in
ping and sliding down the home trai
Ag Doing much
this
doesn't
function too brightly.
the '.arcus locals and branches, but also playina a more imf
in organizational wotk are the ruil-Ume organizers and
^eems to me there s more work and energy used in skiing
These men help w. Feers to get organized and whenever diffi
than
in any other sport known. It would be an ideal recrea
via me u.L.k.
in internal matters of tne local or in relations with manacemt
u a heftv mid- tion it you want to keep that waist line down to minimum the
hard wav.
u 50y avai'sble for assistance.
in the pew in
____ j
Organizers are genera y men who have given their t -io-- vw, droni
Hrstof all it’s the early morning start, and that's ukmiv
Hing the world i
" able service while working in the industry and as a result
I
tougn
alter a late night-before. Next comes the gradual
are familiar pn A
with rhe profiler
and their work. Thev are ch;
while som
g - e re climb to Mosquito Crook which is a hike in itself. And then
members
weapons, and to these conve
I Japs (meaning us) were on it . . . lac leal climb. Putting and huffing, expecting your chest to
giverheir reports.
burst any moment, you keep up a steady climb'for about an
irking in
i 1 didn't know what the dickens
members O; t e executive of the local and consequently they have gained
no do: this female wasn’t drunk or Jom‘. ^^ WLM a relief to see the first welcome sign of the
considerable experiem
' i^age. But you break down too soon for the Fni! Ski
nandiing grievances and in negotiation.
Steps in Organization
d would i
i Bn
. AV
Club is situated on the highest section of the vil
10 minute trek through the deep snow requires
ounce
■of a person's reserve energy.
last the cabin, a great big sigh of relief as you take off
the heavy pack and relax. A moment never to be forgotten.
Amazingly one s pep returns after a big meal and again
you're raring to go and tackle the skis. A fifteen minute hike
in tne snow carries you to the top where it’s just cluttered
with people, a regular playground high in tne sky.
Yes. it was lots of fun. The grind was tough and my con
dition today is far from normal but I'll say “no regret". Fm
even anxious to try it again soon as I get about a month of
rest.
When men in a camp or factory have shown some desire to join a 'have made any differ
trace un.on, contact is made with the office of tne union for that indus 1 there we were tech ns it
artry wmeh will send up a competent organizer. He will address a meeting I mg under our breaths (at least I was,
of tne men or if this is not possible, he will contact the men individually
U don t know about .Arabella ) . . .
RS
giying wnatever information needed. The address may be of a general J when a shabby, but pleasant looking
.nature called a “propaganda meeting", to get the men further interested Aw stands up and tdk the bWeo.
Wth
r0’e °f WOfkerS in p0litics- Or
^Xe in front of us shc doesn’t know
mough.s o. me men have advanced farther the actual forms of
she is talking about and the
prgan'zaiion may be discussed. The history of the industry and of the way some people act was an insult
Rave union may Pe given. I he setup of other locals of the union may to the democracy that is Canada . .
“? outlined and a report of their work oiven.
with the result that she shut up
me men may decide to form a local or branch of the trade union quick and got off the street car at
un me camp. The form of organization to be adopted will be discussed the next stop . .' .
along with tne number of men to have on the executive and the com
Mnat I noticed most was the vast improvement shown by
* * *
mittees to have and who to elect to these executive positions. In all this
Vv'S in the two years 1 Had been away. Sam Hagino and
After we got home we sat on the
discussion tne suggestions of the organizers are invaluable. With their chesterfield
*asui liave turned into stylists par excellence. Bus
in front of the fireplace
assistance some uniformity and consistency is gained throughout the (and thawed our toes out
Ohori,
Otto Matsui. Jeep Inamoto. Frank Hatanaka and others
. I was
^de umon. The constitution of the trade union may be discussed and I thinkin
about the incident on the are on par with topnotch skiers on the hill and that’s not
any dof icuit pomts explained by the organizer. The by-laws to be adop street car and 1 said:
exaggerating one bit. Ski conditions, however, were none too
ted by the local may also be discussed, i he meeting may decide to refer
good
last Sunday and Fuji dare-devils were disappointed in
Jou know. I've always thought
r the matter of by-laws, which become the constitution of the local, to a
and said that Canada was rhe swcll- \be slow snow- "Jeep” Inamoto threatened to quit skiing if
yfOTmittec for study and report.
est country in the world and that it ma not get better soon. Tom Hatanaka practicing in front
Trade Union Charter
it's great to live here . . . every of the cabin took a bad spill and sprained his ankle. Two more
^'
One of the most important possessions of any trade union is its
body feels that way about his own energetic skiers Kaichi Nagata and Bill Yasui trekked to Dam
y
charter. When the men decide to organize, ana have one formed, applicountry I suppose . . . but since Mountain in quest of better snowy but conditions on Dam were
Fation„ is maae, to , the head office of that union for a charter, to recoothe war started 1 think I'm feeling worse than on Grouse.
nue tnenys the local of that trade union in that area. The head office it more
Shuttle
to which Ara bell
upon careful study to see that no other charters have been granted to just smiled and I could see she un
gause a possible conflict of jurisdictions at'a later date, and upon receipt derstood what I was getting at.
meets Strathcona and G.Y.K. versus Maple Ridge.
Te W'" ISSUe 3 Ch3rter tO the !ocal ^rmed. This charter
“You feel it’s worth taking in- r i LlSt Moray's unfinished game between Strathcona’s
•is held by the local while it abides by the constitution of the trade union
suks and glares and vitriolic letters Luke ranabe-D. Fujimagari and G.Y.K.’s Kiyoshi Suga-Rinzo
the rhPL'rre9 u ^ dfTenta' f° ^ Uni°n COmmi^d by the local’ in the press when you meet some Amemou resulted in the Strathconians winning 21-17 which
head off c may
^ ^ IOCa‘ n° lon9er rW'ized by the one like that guy in the street car gave Strathcona their fifth win to tie the match.
^ie^cho°I League which was supposed to have be mm
who really understands the meaning
Infernal Organization
of democracy . . . after all it's only last weeK backfired when some of the members objected* to
■ hr,
h J-"’™1 Or9an'-5"on Of trade unions and their locais and
playing at Strathcona Gym.
C*
’n “J
Uni°n 3"d "«• «• thoroughly explained a moronic minority who do all the
f Or0anization- ■"* obligations and dut- । name-calling and anonymous letter- Soccer
e ^ as X7 *’ 1
writing . . . the only thing is that
The poor condition of Powell Street Ground yesterday
>?) 1
he prlvl e9es o' union membership, vary between unions
they make all the noise so you notice cancelled the first game of the finals between the Cambie
A s dXre
kn0™ '° a" Wrnb“' 'ni,ia,“ fees a™' ™"thlv them all the more . . .”
Tigers and the Ex-Nippons. No word has been received yet
Ct*"t,77“ Ur"°nS lnd ,he PtoPort™ of amounts collected
Arabella slowly nodded her head but in all probapihty the finals will start next Sunday.
Eh b headquar,ers and amounts to be retained by the local are in agreement . . .
02! Y
it *
y ‘ conventi°ns i" accordance with the needs of the union
After all that is what we're
fe cEon.™^ “
“Plai“d
°'S1",IEK and varies of
fighting the Axis about, isn't it? Comets Trim Haney—Nomads Stop 'Canes
Racial tolerance, equality among men,
In an exhibition tilt last;canes were i..:d„
..... ; by the
|
Some of the points of organization are technical and have to conoutclassed
that s part of the democracy we're
Saturday
night
the
smooth--Nomads
and
took
a
31-26 loss
Re'h 0
aWS' '° aV°,d difficulties at a la^r date each step must
H
w,in care' and ^tions taken must be specific and definite fighting for . . . the only thing is passing Comets whitewashed Nomads took an early lead and
|^udhermore the members must understand the setup, responsibilities that because of some slow-minded the Haney boys 50-24. Kaoru kept at a safe pace ahead des
prejudiced imbeciles, they won’t let Natsuhara took
the scoring pite the efforts of the Hayashi
r „
us fight for our own native land .
honors of the night, swishing brothers and
Fujibayashi,
and
Fujibayashi,
• . . they say if they were born in
,
n
„
Poults
just
in
the
second
Hurricane
sparkplugs.
Japan and educated there they still half.
Kiyoshi Maikawa was
TWO
BEST
PLACES
TO
EAT
The Acme-Marpole tilt was
wouldn t become Japanese and fight! another big Comet sniper with
r
cancelled
and, according to Mi
for
Japan
.
.
.
which
shows
you
HERE AND HOME
13 digits.
we re better men than they are
T ,,
. .
•
Akiyama, Acme may' drop out
In the junior pre-lim Hurri- of the junior circuit
after all they can stop us from fight
ing for the country and withhold a
hi
lot of privileges from us but that
FOUNTAIN SERVICE :
Por the BEST IN FOOD
■cant
stop us from being Canadians'
220 Main Street
PAcific 0716 I i inside . , . we’ve learned about
'democracy and liberty, and governat the LOWEST PRICES . .
■ merit of, for and by the people and
|we haven't forgotten it or will we
Of Course It's The
Aver forget it . . . we think Can
ada s a great country and a wondcrIful country and we belong to her
and no small group of amateur FacComplete Scientific
psts can make us forget that . . .”
i To which Arabella snuggled up
FISH — GROCERIES — PROVISIONS
i dose and whispered, “I think Can
377 Powell St.
PAcific 3016
Highland 0335-6
pda s wonderful, too . . . you see.
469 Powell Street
jnow, why I like the gal?
BE nZ S *
’rade
THiS 'S *
NEW PIER CAFE
S
★
HAJIME SUZUKI
Onion Fish Company
Page 4
PAGE 4
THE NEW CANADIAN
fa The New Canadian h
396 Powell Street
PAcifie 8431
The Week^ Reading
JANUARY 12, l^1
in tlie new Canadian mail
Vancouver, B. C.
QAMP ROBERTS. Sticking close Thanks for Your Good Wishes.
to camp are the hundreds of Jap
Officers Mess, RCAF, ---anese-American soldiers, who, even
Patricia Bay, B, ’
I chough they could not leave to visit
c month; 6 mos: $2.25 in advance; One year: $4.00 in advance.
The
New
Canadian.
I their homes, might be mistaken for
i parachutists by hair-trigger natives. Gentlemen (and ladies too, if any):
Please send me two dollars’ worth of your brave lit;
Relatives can t visit them because
Smooth Out the War Nerves
paper
—I like its spirit, Have you, by chance, a couple
all means of transportation save by
T° the Japanese community here on the Pacific Coast the private car are closed to Japanese, extra copies of January 5 issue? I’d like to send them
some of my friends, east of the Rockies.
BA
war-beclouded future is still a huge question-mark. No
No and few of those drive along high
Do
you
have
room
for an occasional bit of quotat.ng
one can be sure of what changes, whether for good or evil ways near military property these
poetry?
may
come
about.
Here
’
s
one
I
like:
lethe
days.
In
camp
there
’
s
safety
but
may come about. And the result seems to be that the comTHAT
LESSER
SIDE
>ugh
™ni ,, aS a whole is suffering from an acute case of “war occasional embarrassment both for
When
someone
shows
his
lesser
side,
the
Japanese
and
their
buddies.
Dur
le J;
We are going about talking war, war, war! We are
I
pray
you,
turn
away
ak fr
thinking only of what we read in the headlines! We are wor ing a barrack-room bull session I
somebody
is
sure
And
guard
most
carefully
the
fact
to
refer
to
“
those
onda
rying and worrying about how we’re going to get used to the
You saw his feet were clay.
dirty little Japs and there’s little
cold prairie weather!
leans
Control your startled voice, assume
in ai
Now war nerves” can be a serious condition, but only if that can be said after that, for a
minute
anyway.
A
deep
unconscious
tone;
ision
we ge so far off the track that we let it get out of bounds.
And
tread
so
you
will
not
display
The
first
few
days
after
Hawaii
Gen
+ i .™s mental diseases, we can keep it under proper conwere the worst, but things got a
Those
clay
feet
of
your
own.
-in-c
x? ’ ’. we summon up our good, common sense, if we pay less
little
better
when
the
first
casualty
—
Helen
Howland
Prommel. c ac
attention to exaggerated rumour and a sensationally-prattling
All good wishes to your enterprise, and your Canadic.,mma
press, and more regard to the immediate problems and pleas lists contained the names of JapaneseAmerican soldiers killed while fight people.
ures of living.
ie U
ing for the
' U.S. somewhere in the
, . T°tal war- no matter how blighting, how devastating, is
E. D. M. WILLIAMS. ether
Pacific.
*
*
I. ■•■,■
basically a disease that will pass away. And though it is a
—
Collier
’
s
Magazine.
ritam,
tragic disease, yet for those who escape its full force, the pro
Liked the Poem on Boats.
* * *
cesses of life and nature must go on. There must be work and
There is a big howl being made in
Editor, The New Canadian—Dear Sir: I happened to s c|M(
there must be rest. There must be strain and there must be
a
copy
of your newspaper of January 7th, and was tremens ’
this vicinity about possible fifth
comfort. There must be sorrow, but there must<also be joy columnists.
P ‘
Aiderman Wilson is ously impressed with the poem on page 2 about boats.
There will be death, and there will be birth.
Would
you
please
be
kind
enough
tc
express
to
11°°
35
taking the lead in this crusade against
If
d^ny 311 these things’ if we insist upon moving about local Japanese, this having been his author (whose name I would like to know) how very
like automatons (defined as a living being whose actions are favorite theme -.song for years. He I think this work is. It is, indeed, a poem of great feeling’.
involuntary or without active intelligence), if we can’t smile now has envisioned the bright idea and beauty. I would like very much to send copies of itU^L*
now when the going isn’t half-bad, how do we expect to take of moving all the male population others whom I know would appreciate it as much as I c, th<
tougher things if they come?
"be glad if you could send me about a (halflck k
belonging to the twenty-three thous and I would
. For better or for worse we’re here in Canada, and we are and Japs of this province to the dozen copies of the issue of your paper containing it.
,
going to confound the devil himself by proving that we can be Interior, or the prairies, with vague
ETHEL W. CLARKSON.
, U
itches
Canadians. But we shall not prove it, if we let ourselves be ideas as to what he ■will do with Woodfibre, B. C.
rces
frightened away by our own shadows. If we stay here or if them when he gets them there.
lainst
T
eaSt’ we re gmng to prove to ourselves and to everyone
Quite possible there are some, A Voice from Edmonton.
>rtheai
else’ that we can take tough breaks on the chin and come up even many, among the B. C. Jap
Editor, The New Canadian. try too. These narrow-mirdlowin
ightmg again. That’s the tradition of a man no matter what anese population who would lend —Dear Sir:
I have been a
his race.
aid to their countrymen if they silent subscriber of “The New ed people are soon forgottnangsf
for if they would only thirjropea
should approach these shores . . .
Canadian” since its inception, twice, I’m in the same predic LONE
But the matter which arouses our I shall now attempt a few
l
Precautions, Not Persecution
ment as they are.
ceived
irony
is the utter hypocrisy of this words from this far frozen
(Nellie McClung tn the Victoria Times)
Fortunately
for
myself
e- Rus
stand by Aiderman Wilson and his land around Edmonton.
have never known the har3nts.
... We have in this province of British Columbia 23 000 ilk . . .
Yes, Edmonton is a very ship you folks at the coae mos
Japanese people, many of them natives of Canada and some
—Marpole-Richmond Review,
nice
place. In spite of the 30- have to encounter. Your bfiashini
of the second (sic) generation. We have an opportunity now of
Eburne, B.
below
we often get, it is still tie is my battle. No matt^hsk’
showing them that we do respect human rights and that demo
* * *
a nice place. The scenery is
cracy has a wide enough framework to give peaceand security
The “New Canadian,’’ a second beautiful, just forests of beau what is said or done, keroV/ j
your chins up! No person isk/
to all people of good will irrespective of race or color I be generation Japanese publication, has
tiful
white
flowers,
the
work
worthwhile in this world w! KYUI
lieve that all precautions must be taken at this time, but we expressed alarm and disgust of Jap
ings of Jack Frost no doubt! tries to destroy the coura^yief
must not sink into Hitler’s ways of punishing innocent people anese fishermen at the treatment that
The people living in this snow
just because we do not like their country. The Canadian Jap some of their property has received bound city are very friendly and faith we all are striving '
maintain; Canada is our lar‘
anese are not to blame for the treacherous attack on Pearl in the process of being interned, and and broad-minded.
the
land we love. Who aT
very rightly so.
Harbor, or the other misdeeds of their countrymen.
We, the Nisei here, have they that strive to seek fl
There is nothing that the aver
One over-zealous resident of Vancouver was outraged to
many friends scattered weaknesses and spread bitte
age
fisherman takes more pride in
see a policeman convoying Japanese children across a crowd
throughout the city, and we ness amongst the people (ed street, when “there are street corners where no policeman and care of than the equipment by often drop in for a chat and
Canada? Rather through fail
is in attendance.” Another one of the same mentality stamped which he must make his living, and to have tea together. Our top and courage they should fir h n
off a street car because Japanese passengers were on it. Two it must be admitted that the Japan ics of conversation may pass strength and not weakness ar V
12-year-old boys set fire to a Japanese home in Seattle, en ese have always set an example in from the usual gossip to farm thus unity; for unity is tl
dangering the lives of five American-born children, and the boat upkeep and care.
ing; from secrets to argu- backbone of any country
A number of white fishermen now
report said “the boys were no doubt actuated by patriotism.”
ments, but no matter where
SUMIKO UYEHARA.
Now these things do not belong to our way of life. There is a in the Fishermen Naval Reserve have we finish, our thoughts are EDMONTON, Alta.
’ fe
had a large part in the rounding up
touch of the Nazi in them which we cannot tolerate.
still united as Canadians.
Here is a brighter item of news which fits into our frame of Japanese fishing boats, and we
There are a few narrow
hardly feel that they would he party
work:
minded
people in Edmonton, I
to careless handling of other people’s
“Under the Red Cross there was sent out from the Pacific
believe.
I have heard one or
property.
We appeal to all our
Coast recently 5.680 cans of salmon caught by Japanese fisher
two who seemed bitter towards
fishermen in the Reserve to use the
men and canned by The Chinese, for shipment to bombed utmost care in the handling of these Tie because of conditions in
RADIOS, REFRIGERATORS, .
Britain.”
;he Far East. I live in Canada,
Japanese boats and treat this prop
A great opportunity is ours today to show a kindiv spirit erty as they would have others treat the land my grandfater and
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ' '
of watchful tolerance.
father
adopted
at
the
turn
of
their own. There have been ru
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Let us guard well, not only our bridges and our plants, mours prevalent of outright steal the century, and it is my coun-! |
s^ou
but our good name for fair dealing. We must have precau ing from interned boats. This should
tions, but not persecutions.
be stopped at all cost and culprits
severely dealt with.
We have all condemned the Nazi
practice
of attacking racial minori
Have Your Car
ties and the destruction of their
possessions. This is a war to de
feat such practice and not to emuGENERAL MERCHANTS
late them.
—The Fisherman, Vancouver.
A paper published by and tor second generation Japanese in Canada,
and devoted to their welfare as citizens of Canada.
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THE NEW CANADIAN
fa The New Canadian h
396 Powell Street
PAcifie 8431
The Week^ Reading
JANUARY 12, l^1
in tlie new Canadian mail
Vancouver, B. C.
QAMP ROBERTS. Sticking close Thanks for Your Good Wishes.
to camp are the hundreds of Jap
Officers Mess, RCAF, ---anese-American soldiers, who, even
Patricia Bay, B, ’
I chough they could not leave to visit
c month; 6 mos: $2.25 in advance; One year: $4.00 in advance.
The
New
Canadian.
I their homes, might be mistaken for
i parachutists by hair-trigger natives. Gentlemen (and ladies too, if any):
Please send me two dollars’ worth of your brave lit;
Relatives can t visit them because
Smooth Out the War Nerves
paper
—I like its spirit, Have you, by chance, a couple
all means of transportation save by
T° the Japanese community here on the Pacific Coast the private car are closed to Japanese, extra copies of January 5 issue? I’d like to send them
some of my friends, east of the Rockies.
BA
war-beclouded future is still a huge question-mark. No
No and few of those drive along high
Do
you
have
room
for an occasional bit of quotat.ng
one can be sure of what changes, whether for good or evil ways near military property these
poetry?
may
come
about.
Here
’
s
one
I
like:
lethe
days.
In
camp
there
’
s
safety
but
may come about. And the result seems to be that the comTHAT
LESSER
SIDE
>ugh
™ni ,, aS a whole is suffering from an acute case of “war occasional embarrassment both for
When
someone
shows
his
lesser
side,
the
Japanese
and
their
buddies.
Dur
le J;
We are going about talking war, war, war! We are
I
pray
you,
turn
away
ak fr
thinking only of what we read in the headlines! We are wor ing a barrack-room bull session I
somebody
is
sure
And
guard
most
carefully
the
fact
to
refer
to
“
those
onda
rying and worrying about how we’re going to get used to the
You saw his feet were clay.
dirty little Japs and there’s little
cold prairie weather!
leans
Control your startled voice, assume
in ai
Now war nerves” can be a serious condition, but only if that can be said after that, for a
minute
anyway.
A
deep
unconscious
tone;
ision
we ge so far off the track that we let it get out of bounds.
And
tread
so
you
will
not
display
The
first
few
days
after
Hawaii
Gen
+ i .™s mental diseases, we can keep it under proper conwere the worst, but things got a
Those
clay
feet
of
your
own.
-in-c
x? ’ ’. we summon up our good, common sense, if we pay less
little
better
when
the
first
casualty
—
Helen
Howland
Prommel. c ac
attention to exaggerated rumour and a sensationally-prattling
All good wishes to your enterprise, and your Canadic.,mma
press, and more regard to the immediate problems and pleas lists contained the names of JapaneseAmerican soldiers killed while fight people.
ures of living.
ie U
ing for the
' U.S. somewhere in the
, . T°tal war- no matter how blighting, how devastating, is
E. D. M. WILLIAMS. ether
Pacific.
*
*
I. ■•■,■
basically a disease that will pass away. And though it is a
—
Collier
’
s
Magazine.
ritam,
tragic disease, yet for those who escape its full force, the pro
Liked the Poem on Boats.
* * *
cesses of life and nature must go on. There must be work and
There is a big howl being made in
Editor, The New Canadian—Dear Sir: I happened to s c|M(
there must be rest. There must be strain and there must be
a
copy
of your newspaper of January 7th, and was tremens ’
this vicinity about possible fifth
comfort. There must be sorrow, but there must<also be joy columnists.
P ‘
Aiderman Wilson is ously impressed with the poem on page 2 about boats.
There will be death, and there will be birth.
Would
you
please
be
kind
enough
tc
express
to
11°°
35
taking the lead in this crusade against
If
d^ny 311 these things’ if we insist upon moving about local Japanese, this having been his author (whose name I would like to know) how very
like automatons (defined as a living being whose actions are favorite theme -.song for years. He I think this work is. It is, indeed, a poem of great feeling’.
involuntary or without active intelligence), if we can’t smile now has envisioned the bright idea and beauty. I would like very much to send copies of itU^L*
now when the going isn’t half-bad, how do we expect to take of moving all the male population others whom I know would appreciate it as much as I c, th<
tougher things if they come?
"be glad if you could send me about a (halflck k
belonging to the twenty-three thous and I would
. For better or for worse we’re here in Canada, and we are and Japs of this province to the dozen copies of the issue of your paper containing it.
,
going to confound the devil himself by proving that we can be Interior, or the prairies, with vague
ETHEL W. CLARKSON.
, U
itches
Canadians. But we shall not prove it, if we let ourselves be ideas as to what he ■will do with Woodfibre, B. C.
rces
frightened away by our own shadows. If we stay here or if them when he gets them there.
lainst
T
eaSt’ we re gmng to prove to ourselves and to everyone
Quite possible there are some, A Voice from Edmonton.
>rtheai
else’ that we can take tough breaks on the chin and come up even many, among the B. C. Jap
Editor, The New Canadian. try too. These narrow-mirdlowin
ightmg again. That’s the tradition of a man no matter what anese population who would lend —Dear Sir:
I have been a
his race.
aid to their countrymen if they silent subscriber of “The New ed people are soon forgottnangsf
for if they would only thirjropea
should approach these shores . . .
Canadian” since its inception, twice, I’m in the same predic LONE
But the matter which arouses our I shall now attempt a few
l
Precautions, Not Persecution
ment as they are.
ceived
irony
is the utter hypocrisy of this words from this far frozen
(Nellie McClung tn the Victoria Times)
Fortunately
for
myself
e- Rus
stand by Aiderman Wilson and his land around Edmonton.
have never known the har3nts.
... We have in this province of British Columbia 23 000 ilk . . .
Yes, Edmonton is a very ship you folks at the coae mos
Japanese people, many of them natives of Canada and some
—Marpole-Richmond Review,
nice
place. In spite of the 30- have to encounter. Your bfiashini
of the second (sic) generation. We have an opportunity now of
Eburne, B.
below
we often get, it is still tie is my battle. No matt^hsk’
showing them that we do respect human rights and that demo
* * *
a nice place. The scenery is
cracy has a wide enough framework to give peaceand security
The “New Canadian,’’ a second beautiful, just forests of beau what is said or done, keroV/ j
your chins up! No person isk/
to all people of good will irrespective of race or color I be generation Japanese publication, has
tiful
white
flowers,
the
work
worthwhile in this world w! KYUI
lieve that all precautions must be taken at this time, but we expressed alarm and disgust of Jap
ings of Jack Frost no doubt! tries to destroy the coura^yief
must not sink into Hitler’s ways of punishing innocent people anese fishermen at the treatment that
The people living in this snow
just because we do not like their country. The Canadian Jap some of their property has received bound city are very friendly and faith we all are striving '
maintain; Canada is our lar‘
anese are not to blame for the treacherous attack on Pearl in the process of being interned, and and broad-minded.
the
land we love. Who aT
very rightly so.
Harbor, or the other misdeeds of their countrymen.
We, the Nisei here, have they that strive to seek fl
There is nothing that the aver
One over-zealous resident of Vancouver was outraged to
many friends scattered weaknesses and spread bitte
age
fisherman takes more pride in
see a policeman convoying Japanese children across a crowd
throughout the city, and we ness amongst the people (ed street, when “there are street corners where no policeman and care of than the equipment by often drop in for a chat and
Canada? Rather through fail
is in attendance.” Another one of the same mentality stamped which he must make his living, and to have tea together. Our top and courage they should fir h n
off a street car because Japanese passengers were on it. Two it must be admitted that the Japan ics of conversation may pass strength and not weakness ar V
12-year-old boys set fire to a Japanese home in Seattle, en ese have always set an example in from the usual gossip to farm thus unity; for unity is tl
dangering the lives of five American-born children, and the boat upkeep and care.
ing; from secrets to argu- backbone of any country
A number of white fishermen now
report said “the boys were no doubt actuated by patriotism.”
ments, but no matter where
SUMIKO UYEHARA.
Now these things do not belong to our way of life. There is a in the Fishermen Naval Reserve have we finish, our thoughts are EDMONTON, Alta.
’ fe
had a large part in the rounding up
touch of the Nazi in them which we cannot tolerate.
still united as Canadians.
Here is a brighter item of news which fits into our frame of Japanese fishing boats, and we
There are a few narrow
hardly feel that they would he party
work:
minded
people in Edmonton, I
to careless handling of other people’s
“Under the Red Cross there was sent out from the Pacific
believe.
I have heard one or
property.
We appeal to all our
Coast recently 5.680 cans of salmon caught by Japanese fisher
two who seemed bitter towards
fishermen in the Reserve to use the
men and canned by The Chinese, for shipment to bombed utmost care in the handling of these Tie because of conditions in
RADIOS, REFRIGERATORS, .
Britain.”
;he Far East. I live in Canada,
Japanese boats and treat this prop
A great opportunity is ours today to show a kindiv spirit erty as they would have others treat the land my grandfater and
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s^ou
but our good name for fair dealing. We must have precau ing from interned boats. This should
tions, but not persecutions.
be stopped at all cost and culprits
severely dealt with.
We have all condemned the Nazi
practice
of attacking racial minori
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—The Fisherman, Vancouver.
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