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Saturday. July 8. 1944.

Expect Commons Debate No Act of Sabotage Settle Citizenship Status
Commissioner
Move in Senate to Strike Discriminatory Clause

From Wartime Elections Act Narrowly Defeated

in the House of Commons over the Elections Act amend­
ment depriving -citizens of .Japanese descent of federal
franchise, when the bill is returned to the House from the

VANCOUVER — Race prejudice
agitators were rapped by Deputy
Commissioner John A. Sltirras of
the Provincial Police and tolerance
Japanese problem was urged at the
annual meeting of the Pacific Coast
International Association of law
Enforcement here last week.
He criticized statements made in
the press and on public, platforms
concerning the Japanese in Canada
and declared that many of the re­
commendations came from unre­
liable sources and people who knew
nothing of the matter. He stated
that the public has been unnec.essarily inflamed by racists.
The Deputy Commissioner disclosed that there, has-been no act or
attempt of sabotage since the out­
break of hostilities against Japan
on the part of the Japanese in B.C.
according to a report in the Van­
couver Province.
He outlined the. main features in
the moving of 24,000 Japanese from
the B.C. coastal area and suggested
that any action taken after the war
would be the result of joint Canadian-U-S. conferences.
He said of the four types of Jap­
anese, the Canadian born caused
the Security Commission the most
trouble.

Impressed by Progress Achieved Personal Counsellor
Submits Detailed Recommendations for Resettlement

coi i ere t e re co m u i enda
r more A'nuinc resettle

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i Shimizu who recently completed 3'i i siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiUffliiiis^
This was indicated in a wire re­
’ months tudy while serving in east- i American Serving In
ceived by The New Canadian from
da as a personal counsellor
the Toronto Committee for Demo­
Tor the Security Commission and i bouth Pacific, inaia
cracy, which reported that political
United Church.
quarters' in Ottawa expected to see. a
PHILADELUHIA — The semi­
The report placed before Ottawa
annual convention of the United
HAMILTON, Ont.—Wires of pro- resumption of debate on the question.
officials and the Home .Mission
Cannery,
Agricultural,
Packing
test .against the Bill disfi inchising [ The Committee said it had submit­
Church urges; a statcBoard
of
the
ted
copies
of
a
detailed
brief
to
all
Allied
Workers,
CIO,
recently
Japanese Canadians were sent bv
and
went
of
policy
G.TA. 'Reany, Chairman of the Ham­ i political circles in the capital.
paid tribute to a Japanese Amermember who had died in the
ilton Advisory Council to Japanese
ful program.
Canadians and by the Sophy-Ed Club ! OTTAWA.—A move in the Senate
war against Japan in the southto some of the
It suggests solutio
[to strike, section 5 from Bill 135 was
west Pacific.
1
and psycho­
■legal,
vocational,
Club of the YWCA. Additional wires narrowly defeated by a 13-9 vote FriUCAPAWA announced that Sgt.
logical problems being met with by
have been sent by influential men of day night, June 30, according to Can­
Omura,
formerly of Seattle, Wash,
'evacuees.
reports.
the city, a^ a further protest to the adian
was

one
of the founders and most
| Rev. Shimizu, who returned to
j • An amendment to strike the section
BEL ' _
loyal members of local 7” of the
I Kaslo July 4, said he felt that in
The wire sent by Mr. Reany to [from the bill was introduced by Sen­
union.
ator
J.J.
Bench
(L.-Ont.),
and
secondI general former British Columbians in
Prime Minister W.L. MacKenzie King
An article on Sgt. Omura by
[ed by Senator Norman Lambert (L.
[the eastern provinces are getting
was as follows:'
Dyke
Miyagawa is also featured in
very well, having in mind the
“Have been informed that without -Ont.). Senator Bench and others who
the
latest
issue of the UCAPAWA
various difficulties which must
publicity bill passed disfranchising Supported Ins amendment, said the
publication.
overcome.
Canadian Japanese. We urge caution clause was “racial discrimination”
Japanese vote too small to endanger and contrary to democartic principles.
He said he was impressed by the
Recent reports received in the*
on the amendment,
After
Canada on other Land frustration is
differences he had noted between
United
States from the Burma In­
/supported
by
eight
Liberal
and
one
affecting morale and good-will of
observations on this recent survey
dia
theatre
indicated this week,
■Progressive
Conservative
Senator,
the
Canadian-born
Japanese
most
of
and one he had made only six months
that a Japanese American volun­
bill
was
passed.
The
clause
effecting
whom are loyal Canada should hesipreviously.
teer with U. S. forces was being"
tate to shatter democrat!' instincts a-acial disqualification was amended,
recommended
for a decoration for
• however, to apply only where such
to curb honest .ambition.
“The Nisei, with their education,
gallantry
in
action.
The wires sent jointly by the •disqualification by provincial
training and Canadian background,”
The reports said that Sgt. Paul
Sophy-Ed and the B.C. Girls’ Club to 'ready exists. It thus applies only to jj::;i;«::9h:4iiici;::4i4;:jiij;9i:jh:4ij4!5iri4iki’'«jli:itiSic;c:;t he said, “can expect to achieve a
Sakauye had saved the life of a
the Prime Minister, the Minister of [those of Japanese origin.
degree of progress in the next ten
British officer under fire.
OTTAWA — Justice Minister St.
Justice and the Hon. H.L. King read i Senator Bench, at 39 the youngHouse, Laurent has received a request from years comparable to that attained by
t
member
of
the
Upper
as follows:
their immigrant fathers during the
As a representative body of Cana­ ispoke before an audience which in- Mayor J. W. Cornett of Vancouver past fifty years.”
of service in the east, and wished to
dian born Japanese in Hamilton we I eluded Prime Minister Peter ..Fraser that The New Canadian be suppres­
express his thanks to hundreds of
Mr.
Shimizu
was
impressed
by
the
strongly protest the discriminatory [ of New Zealand and Prime Minister sed or that its publisher be interned possibilities of the resettlement areas. people in many different centres for
it was learned from the Minister’s
intent in the above subsection in re­ j MacKenzie King.
He felt that useful, constructive work j their kindnesses during his travels
I
He
said
the
amendment
discrimina
­
office last week.
voking franchise rights of Canadian
pointing to a worthwhile future for among them.
The Minister had no comment to
citizens, on racial grounds. To us us ted against the Japanese and he
He agreed, however, that it was
Japanese Canadians waits to be car­
make on the request other than to
loyal Canadians free from any char­ ;added:
nice
to be home again in Kaslo.
ried
out
in
eastern
Canada.
Such
ges of subversive activities and an­ i “I ventum to remind them (the say that the letter in which the re­ work he said, would meet difficulties, ।
(In the near future, The New
xious to discharge our full responsi- [Senators) that, in amending the sec­ quest was made would be answered but the results to be won made it [Canadian hopes to be able again to
bilitv to Canada such ruling appears tion as-they already have done so as i “in due course”.
'publish contributions from Rev. Shimore than worthwhile.
unwarranted and unjust. We ask that to permit persons of German ana BCSC COSTS LOWERED
He said he had enjoyed his period . mizu.)
the consideration of such drastic ac- other enemy origin o exeuLv
u
VANCOUVER — A reduction of a
tion be deferred until the postwar ' franchise, the Senate has subscribed
quarter million dollars has been real­
perjot{”
to’the principle that racial derivation
ized this year in the maintainence of Research Scientist Visits B.C.
News of such a Bill has come as a ; of present enemy character is not a the twenty-three thousand Japanese,
heaw blow to Nisei already feeling suffi ient ground in i~se
lo jus j y
men, women and children in Canada.
the pressure of many restrictions. .... :
(Please Turn to P. 8)
George C. Collins, B.C. Security Com­
mission superintendent disclosed
rJ
Thursday.
Last
year

s
expenditures
KASLO, B.C.—Although the American and Canadian experience with
Church, Press, Political Parties
in caring for the Japanese amounted
I
citizensand aliens of Japanese origin moved from the west coast has
i to $3,000,000.
almost identical in many respects, the American situation would
{ The' saving was made possible due jbeeen
f
{to many ‘of the Japanese becoming!I seem to differ in some fundamental aspects, according to Dr. Forrest E.
[partially self supporting and also re- [I La Violette, associate
Evidence of deep public concern in the move by the government to
! suited from the relocation of several !
exclude Japanese Canadians from the right to vote continue, to P* W i thousand evacuees to different parts । Dr. La Violette, formerly of th
j as indicated by the f ct that once an
a self maintenanc
as revealed by further renorts of cri deism and protests during tne pa^
of Canada
nocution centre
;evacuee has left a
in
iterior housing settl
Mr. Collins said.
he leaves the
on

indefinite
leave
7
etermine who shall and who shal
inaction with, a research' project lie i: jurisdiction of the war Relocation
The amendment to the Election
wn elections, ana
it was vigorously protested by not vote in it
Some dozen lead . - m-irrvmg cut for the Canadian Insti , Authority completely It is hoped to
r. \
issumption that L an
incial executive of the CCr
ne .wind up and dissolve
ew York hotels expressed then
of International A Tai
i at any time be
nun­
ire sent to Prime Minister aman citizens co
n oi n ent, a cco rd 1 ng
and
faction
of
the
work
of
the
one
ghts without any
;ie King. The wire stated prived of their i individual character
born
more Ame
to Dr. I
law was an insult to Cana- ouirv into their
women r 11five
snese men
c
1 ne
merely because of too ‘ alien
b).
Govdian c zens and members of the or behaviou । their grandfather/'
<1
: ployed in jobs ranging frc
‘months 1
nces and urged the Prime racial origin
eminent
1 to night auditors accordin
to exert “full influence to
of
Hort Mountain
rt.
th a
in Winnipeg the Maniseis Clim no
passage of a measure we
are
reic
Wyoming
no
active and a meeting of provh
-mful to the war effort ar.d
deer;
ires
and
cial representatives ror the puiyf.ere world peace.”
A LB
of fo rming a national organization c
"
km Lal in The Wir
- , .spices oi
He
D
e
e
--- •.."■v 3 bluntlv stare
of the Institut.
bill has been called. Niseis
? ’-V of this kirislatio
tnc
PUS3RVES <
rhewan and Alberta, have
r
instances of
fIGUS DOCTRINE
n
other employe
m
:. ne
pport
of
tn
i
ed
a:
ri- the end
o righ
the Canadian
!e
tnere
HHBEiDGE, Alta.—Cam;im
the
number
Order, the Manitoba Lnuea cn
nor accept in any Young People. labor unions and o
started at the Broder Can:
.• ri
permaner
e
er ?ble and pernicious ethnic groups have been prom
week and I.-, expected to be un
• protected
discrimination
“The Japatoctrine
of
racial
LETHBRIDGE
resnonsibil
full blast this week.
Manitoba Niseis reported.
against any group of /= citizens. ’ deis reported that a large nun
Deen
V/red the Winnipeg paper.
to disperse, resettle and re­
racuees
are
employed
at
the
American
citizens of Japanese or
ve meeting
the Toronto Saturr av Night, c
heir lives in the reconstrucorganize
Cannery
and
are
working
in
r
into
the
aimed
forces.
United Mei
ions of
board oi
h They must ultimately be
ri
on
per
During
the
slack
canning
sea
In
the
United
States,
also,
distin
resoluall government Supervision
d a ieaa ditorial branding the Church of Canada passed a of the 9h? employees work on the farm
A
tween
freed
oi
have
drawn
moption
ons Act amendment as a cow- tion opposing the
arrive at their level and
and “disloyal” through the
toya
; would fe­ bunkhouse near the citv li
Election Act bi‘1 st
device”.
le economic life and society
built
to
provide
accommodaprogram,
and
the
isolaone group
tne discriminate again
' dation br more workers.
of the latter at the Tule Lake in this country.”
Canadian citizens purely on a ba:
wa
Sc reports the Lethbridge Herakl,
enabling disfranchisement of all Jap­ of race.
quoting
from an interview with Dr.
A great deal of time, thought am
[ VANCOUVER — Angus Maclnnis
The
anese in Canada without consultation
----- resolution has been, forward
T
u
La
Violette,
during his stay* in south­
of any of the other provinces. It went to the Prime Minuter and James H i CCF member of Parliament for Van money have been expended in the re­ ern Alberta, while surveying condi­
m hootenay ; couver East, was nominated to stare location program, Dr, La Violette
on to say: “It is profoundly danger­
'for re-election in that riding in th? said. The objective seems to be reset tions affecting Japanese Canadian
ous in principle, involving the abne­
tlement in the full sense of the term settlers in that area.
next federal election.
(Please Turn to Page 8)
gation bv the Dominion of all rights

Hamilton Groups
Wire Mr. King

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NOT DAMNED FOOLS

(From the Toronto Daily Star, June 20, .1944.)
Sunday, June 25, will be obser­
economic,
educational
Editor. The New Canadian . . .
religious
ved
as

Race
Relations
Day

in
and
cultural
institutionmention of the Vancouver
Toronto. This was suggested in a
Minority g-roups require motecMayor and the storm over it has
letter signed by 3■lost 'Rev. Dertion especially i
the economic
recalled to me a story I.once heard:
wyn T. Owen, Rev.. Dr. Stuart C.
field, and this is being
The country was Switzerland
rained
Parker,
Rev. J. R. P. Sclater
with growing effectivene
and in a certain town the editor
and
Rev. H. E. Wintemute, leaders
success M the United S
There is reason to believe that had attention been of the paper in criticizing the City and
. Last
of four Protestant denominations.
week, for example, a gi
drawn to the matter more quickly, the fight to prevent the Council said half of them were Them letter, which was published workers,
members of a
damned fools. Of course a demand
exclusion of Canadian citizens of Japanese origin from the for an apology arose and the fol- in The Star last week, states in tile union, won a strike in which
right to vote in Dominion elections might well have been a lowing day the culprit editor said part: “Prejudices based on race or the sole issue was equality of
color have no place within the
treatment for
that he had been taken to task for
Negro
workers.
more successful one.
Church
of
Christ.
The
evil
forces
Anothe:
his statement of the previous day
example is the recent re­
Certainly, as soon as the significance of section 5 of relative to the city council. He of ignorance or ill-will must be organization of Sydenham hospital
and effectively combat­
L ^ew YoN-c city to operate henceBill 135 became properly understood—and this was not added that since he had written promptly
ted.
As
one
means of calling at­
fort on an inter-racial basis. Its
the initial article' he had made a until it had passed completely through the House of careful investigation and in the tention to this, we propose that all board of directors and the entire
Commons—it storm of protest arose which almost resulted process had discovered that half the churches in the city devote one staff—medical, nursing, techni­
Sunday to the consideration of
cians and maintenance—now con­
in a Senate recommendation that the objectionable clause the city council were not damned race
relations and the promotion
fools.—
sist of white and Negro members.
of the Christian conscience as it
In Springfield, Mass., the board of
Vancouver, B. C
W. R. M.
affects
our attitudes to our fellowcant one
education nas for some time been
men
of
otherraces
and
relations
following
the policy of engaging
I suppose in these days there
a considerable
concerned, but
than
our
own.

teachers to represent the various
’t much room in your paper for
interest in the matter isn
It is hoped that this will be the
racial and religious, groups in the
anything not connected with the
a genuine regard for democratic principle in war, resettlement, or politics. Still, first step in the promotion of a population.
When the United
vigorous movement in Canada to
States
entered
the war, President
we
remember
how
back
home
on
Canada. It was supported by a large body of responsible
combat racial and religious preju­
Roosevelt set up the Committee on
the farm we always used to turn
citizens of many different strata; it was voiced in iin influ- to the inside page to see what dices. There is much, that can and Fair Employment Practice and it
cntial part of the press in Canada; and it was carried into “Cinderella” had found to write should be done by people'of good- operates to carry out the order
will and their efforts will need to
that “There shall be no discrimiabout that week.
And we were
action by an important number of senators.
be
directed
into
every
department
nation
in the employment of work­
seldom disappointed. More recent­
True, it did not succeed in over-riding the evident pre- ly
of
the
nation

s
life.
The
cause
for
ers
in
defence industries or gov­
you’ve had an occasional column
which
the
Allied
forces
are
now
judices and confusion in the minds of a larger number of with just the particular interests
ernment because of race.” In the
laying down their lives in Europe
field
of professional baseball Judge
of
the
gentler
sex
in
mind.
I
.think
senators, who are still unable to draw the all-important dis­
requires
that
democracy
at
home
Landis ruled recently: “Each club
must be hundreds of your
tinction between the Japanese Avar machine in the Orient there
be safeguarded.
is entitled to employ Negro May­
readers who appreciate them, if
It is encouraging to note that
and Japanese Canadian citizens of established loyalty in this only for the fact that one of us
ers to any and all extent it de­
the
movement to combat racial
sires.” These are milestones in the
ourselves
is
writing
them.
Don

t
country. But it does reveal how far some knowledge and
prejudice has grown in extent and
development of American demo­
you think you could have them a
appreciation of the so-called Japanese question has spread little more often. In spite of it all strength in the United States. cracy.
This is undoubtedly due to the ef­
There is need of similar develop­
across the countrv since evacuation. And in the continued it’s in our nature to like a little forts
of
leading
men
and
women
ments
in this country. The “Antiand appreciation lies our whole sweetness and light.
in
all
parts
of
that
country.
Last
Discrimination
” bill that was adop­
Raymond, Alta.
NISEIETTE
hope tor the future.
year a strong national committee
ted by the Ontario government and
was formed under Chief Justice
the one proposed in the Dominion
Out Here We’re lowans
Murphy, and its influence is begin­
Parliament are totally inadequate
how set l ion 5
ning to be felt. It has been sug­
DES MOINES, Iowa. — It took
to the protection of the citizens’
came to De mclud
nor how it managed to
gested that to .be effective, anti­
an illness—even though it was
right to work which ’s fundamen­
through first second and third readings in the House minor—to demonstrate the true discrimination activities need to be tal in the structure of a democra­
apparenliy quite without notice. It seems neighborliness of the people carried on simultaneously in the tic society.
definite that the move to disfranchise citizens of Japanese around here.
As all children -will, the baby
origin did not originate with the House Committee on the ' became
ill. She’s perfectly well
Elections Act. since their report makes no mention of it. now. But at the time we didn’t
The bill, however, was sponsored by State Secretary Mc­ know what was wrong.
EARNS BRAWN WITH BREAD
past commander of the State
, We’d called a doctor, but they
Larty. and the supposition is that the additional section are
A diminutive 123 pound Japan­
American Legion and the Native
as difficult to find here as in
ese American lifted almost twice
.must have come from the Government itself.
Sons, to the Commonwealth Club
Heart Mountain during the time
as much
his weight in the
in San Francisco that Japanese
we
were
there.
The reason for this, however, is not clear. It would
National AAU weightlifting cham­
Americans take little part in ath­
The word got around by the nei­
not
tic m
all with
is commonly
letics.
pionship
at
Chattanooga,
Tenn,
to
ghborhood grapevine, and before
official
governinent policy—dispersal, full long reached Mrs. Courtney up the shatter two i ecords in the two
handed snatch and two hand clean
AIM ERICAN HEART AND MIND
,
cmploymen t
resettlement of
acuees.
As the street.
and
jerk
championship.
stopped me to ask if there
Under the title words: “'Ruby
Winnipeg Free Press accurately points out. disfranchise- wasSheanything'
The 23 year old Nisei, Emerick
Kubota
she could do, adding
American
Girl: Co-op
ment is likely to impede, rather than to assist. in carrying parenthically that she’d raised 13 Ishikawa of York, Pa. added 191? Leader is of Japanese Descent,
pounds to the two handed snatch
But Her Heart and Mind are
out that policy. Ou the other hand, if it was taken only as children of her own and knew record
by lifting 193 pounds and
something of their troubles.
American”, a recent Sunday issue
a measure of appeasement—a substitute concession to the
also won the two hand clean and
So Mrs. Courtney left her brood
of the Wisconsin State Journal of
jerk
championship
with
a
record
and
came
over.
She
made
a
diag
­
Madison, Wise, presented a guest
insistent demand from British Columbia members of Par­
of 220 pounds.
nosis,
which
later
proved
not
en
­
editorial by, a picture of and a
liament tor a clear-cut statement of Government policy tirely correct, but she also showed
Time Magazine, reporting in a
story about this 19 year old Wash­
—it would seem equally inadvisable on just that same us how to give the child a soda recent issue of Ishikawa's feat ington state Nisei girl.
mentioned that he was a mem­
score. For certainly now no matter what the members from bath to lower her temperature.
The freshman who hails from
ber of a weight lifting team from
More
than
anything
else,
it
was
Metaline
Falls, Wash., was honor­
the Pacific Coast may say about a possible future return
York which had an enviable record
her kindness in volunteering to
ed by fellow students when they
of five out of six’ sectional titles,
help, without us ever asking her,
elected her president of the Groves
eight out of fourteen national
evacuees have never left the province. And now one fur­ that was so comforting.
Women’s ■ Co-operative House, a
titles and fom new national rec­
Two other neighbors came over
rooming house for women students
ther inducement tor them to do so has been removed.
ords two of which were made by
too. just to be neighborly, and it
on the university campus. She is
Perhaps it is a relatively minor matter to the Cabinet, made us feel that we were a part Ishikawa.
studying journalism at the Uni­
Time commented on Ishikawa’s versity of Wisconsin.
and it may be some time before Air. King' can get around of the community without reserva­ present
employ saying “he earns
tion.
In hei- editorial about the co­
to the statement promised in the House some weeks ago.
brawn with his bread by lifting
This spirit of neighborliness is
operative house, Miss Kubota de­
boxes in the shipping department. ”
demonstrated in many another
clared: “The Co-op housed 23 girls
He is employed b the York Bar
way.
this semester of different races,
Bell Company.
For instance, we don’t have a
colors and creeds, and we’ve lived
■clarification of citizenship status mi a democratic basis, cer­ telephone, but there are at least
together with no disruptive ele­
tainly. can point only in one direction—and that is the op­ three neighbors who have invited ALIKE IN MANY WAYS
ments that would indicate non­
In an American relocation cen­
to use theirs, anytime, and no
cooperation except for a few pure­
posite direction to a series of developments which began in us
tre on a western desert and in an
strings attached.
ly feminine idosyncracies.”
interior housing project in the
When it was discovered that our
Canadian Rockies meetings were
cal turn with this most recent measure.
ration books with the canned goods
CASUALTIES 100%
held. The American evacuees open­
points hadn’t arrived, one of our
The battle trained, toughened
ed theirs by singing “America,”
gave us a quart bottle
GI’s of the First Battalion of the
Fending the statement from Air. King'. however, it neighbors
the Canadians sang “God Save the
of her home-canned beans.
442nd Infantry at Camp
would seem that a further impetus has been given to the
King.” The lyrics were
But there is a give, as well as a
wonder if they can lay claims for
.movement to set up a co-ordinated political action group take to this business. The neigh­ different, but the music was the an award of Purple Hearts (sym­
same. We are as close together
bour to our north is the “borrowpathetic hearts at least) after see­
as that, fellow citizens of the demingest” family we’ve ever run into.
ing action in unfamiliar and unocratic world.
They borrow everything from a
trained-for battlefields. It seems
tape
measure,
—Pacific Citizen
of
milk,
a
opinion in the country, anxious that dangerous precedents
that each company in the battalion
*
*
*
cup of flour <
g soap, to
was
requested to make leis to be
of racial discrimination should not be established
And rationed sugar and think
WHO SAYS INACTIVE
nothing
presented
to seventy visiting mem­
second generation Japanese Canadians can thus De
of it.
It was reported in a letter in
bers of the fairer sex from Rohwer
Not that we
mind lending
the San Francisco Chronicle resured of widespread support in their attempts to
and Jerome centres who were at­
things, but it took us a while to
cently
a Japanese American
tending
the recent big dance si
and to further their rights as citizens.
get used to their free and easv
detachment stationed on New CalCamp Shelby. The
h wh
borrowing method:
never
edonia in
southwest
Pacific
We have not even made up our
as to who
e are. What is
tried, .but there is reason to bewar theatre won the island base­
raged
between
the
dangerous
Canadian ? Who is a Canadian ci
What are h
right and privilieve that they would be just as
bail championship playing against
lethal
weapon,
the
needle,
and
leges? What are his duties and
many larger units from the Army
susceptible fingers — may
That depends on who. he is. on where 1
was born, on who his un­
borrow from them.
disappeared
in
cestors were, on where he lives, on bargain made in by-gone days. It
No one around here seems to
The letter signed ’by “F. H.
staere of the assaul
is all confusing and discouraging and
point, discreditable.
give a hoot that our ancestors
nith,” pointed out the recent resoon
ed in spirit
fl
How can we expect Canadian:
,;O
were Japanese.
cord of Japanese American s in
made
up
Paci’or in wound:
on Dominion Dai
we decide and make it deaf to all who
We’re just lowans now. al! of us.
sports in refutation
tatenc
Citizen
note
—The 3 ancouver Daily Province
Heart Mountain Sentinel
ment made by
Millington.
An Independent Weekly Organ Published as a Medium of
Expression Among the People of Japanese Origin in Canada.
$2.00 for Six Months in Advance
Rates: 40c per .Month

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Public Policy in Race Relations

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Page 7

Toronto Brief Indicts Franchise

Students Presented with Awards at
L.C. School Graduation Ceremony

By John Tokiwa
Canada.
Even the staid ghost town life i
is Commencement Exer—Lemon Creek S
T his proposed amendment
LEMON
has its bright moments—if you're
n the hearts of the stuGraduation Banquet will for ev
would apply not only’ to persons
56
ambitious enough to make your
of any* other race. The result is
I dents of our school but especially w r :ne L ia
own fun.
that any one province may’ pass
■ The coming of hot stuffy sum- i Many interestins and memorable
warded to Kunio
legislation disenfranchising any
mer evenings discourage
i events have helped to .make our first
Sakagawa, Akira
Fumio
racial group, and if such racial
one to
wear of school in i
the most- popular indoor
ru Matsuba for
group is such that its "racial
but
enjoyed by the guys and
> bv remembered a
•orks and contri;
their
outstanam.
country
at
origin is that of a
ing the cooler times but rowan.
past term. The

buttons
during
me
war with Canada” that group
thev turn to outdoor
30th 1944, will
i
a’ picture of the

Valedictory
Gift
was
will be disenfranchised through
merit.
and
go
down
in
L.C.S.'s
our
memories
in
frame. This
Graduating
Class
the rest of Canada, no> matter
Campfires flickering down at the
the dav of our First Grad- marked the end of our first Commenhow many generation: removed
beach are a familiar sight these nation Ceremony.
cement Exercise.
the country of
thev are from
1
days and if you wandered down to
6
Tn the evening a Banquet was held
Co
mmencement
The
origin.
the lakeside the other night, you
for
the Graduates. Many familiar
opened
UNW 4RRANTED ABDICATION
DEPRIVES POLITICAL RIGHTS
might have been witness to an out- marching in couples to Avalon Sta­ guests were introduced by Toastmas­
OF PARLIAMENTARY POWERS
ing that's enjoyed all over th dium to take their places on tee plat­ ter John Tokiwa. Toasts to the King,
OF CANADIAN CITIZENS
The net effect of this proposed
countrv—a weiner roast.
The immediate effects of thi
form.. Then the retiring President School, guests and the graduating
amendment is if any one province
The plaintive if not mournful Manabu Doi presented his Salutatory,
proposed amendment, as stated in
class were made.
disenfranchises any race, and such
crooning of James, who is an Al followed by* selections from the girls’
the printed bill, is that “This pro­
After dinner, Mr. Clough of Slocan
wolf and knows his stuff when it choir, an address by' Supervisor J.S. City* showed us a movie of L. C. S.
“racial origin is that of a country
vides a disqualification from vot­
comes to making the femmes Burns. The presentation of Honour Sports Day taken by him, along with,
at war with Canada” the whole race ing at a Dominion election of per­
swoon,
was
accompanied
by
would be disenfranchised-with res­
sons of Japanese race.” It is to
Rolls and award were made by the several other very’ interesting pic­
equally
wolfish
yowls
of
the
deep
­
pect to Dominion Elections in the
the
proposed
disbe noted that
teachers of the Graduating classes, tures. The program was followed by
er
voiced
half
of
the
party.
When
rest of the provinces of Canada.
s presented to the sing songs, games and various enter­
qualification is based upon race
Proficiency
the femmes contributed with their outstanding students of each grade tainments. With such an enjoyable
Conversely, if in the case of per­
only, not upon length of citizenhigh pitched version of “Hanging were as follows:
sons of Japanese race, British
ship, length of residence, or upon
evening, time sped on rapidly' and
on a Star”, it was enough to make
Columbia were to remove the res­
the test of loyalty. Under this sec­
Gr. I - Marion Asao, Gr. II - Eiji soon it was time for ‘Good nights’.
the blood of anyone in the neigh­
trictions against persons of Japa­
tion, members of families of per­
Suyama, Gr. Ill - Eiko Koyanagi, Gr. Our most memorable event while at
borhood run cold and wonder what
nese race, the whole effect of the
sons who are already in the CanaTovoko L.C.S. finally' had to come to an end.
kind of wolf pack was running IV - Frank Baba,
proposed amendment would be
well
dian Armed Forces,
VI - Yuriko Watari, Gr. With cherished memories freshly' lin­
Izumi,
loose.
nullified. This, it is submitted, is
descendents of those who served
VII - Michiko Tanizawa, Gr. YUI - gering in our minds we closed the
Can you blame ‘'em for getting
an abdication of the sovereign
in the past or present world war
evening with Auld Lang Syne.
that way when the setting’s so, so Michiko Ishii.
powers of the Dominion Parlia­
are also apparently to be disfran­
Mr. Miyazaki, President of the j I would like to take this opportu­
puffect. The shimmering waters rement, and is contrary to the prov­
chised.
nity to express ihy deepest thanks to
fleeting the moonlight — mushy P.T.A., presented their Challenge Cup
isions of the British North Amer­
Experience in Eastern Canada
to House I, the “Eleees”. This attrac­ Miss Uchida and Miss Goromaru who
ain’t it.
ica Act.
and in the United States of Amer­
Surprising how much resem­ tive and coveted Cup was handed to have been 'of great help and comfort
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
ica has disproved this allegation.
to us all during trying and enjoyable
blance there is between the homo Captain John Tokiwa of House I. It
It is to be noticed that while
In any case, with the present dis­
sapiens and the four legged critter was awarded to the House which times alike. We owe much of our
persal policy of the Government
under the present conditions this
; success achieved at L.C.S. to them
called the wolf. A wolf howls at gained the most merits and least deamendment applies only directly to
carried into effect such concentra­
the moon’ when he calls for his girl merits during the past year. Tv-'. J especially.
persons of Japanese origin, the
tion would be an impossibility. It
friend and brother, there ain’t other Cups were presented on S ports ; Miss Uchida, Misses Goromaru and
amendment will apply to any
. Graham ' S. Koyanagi will be leaving us for
is to be regretted that the outmuch difference when you run Day. They were the W.E
racial group even remotely con­
break of war in the Pacific has
Scholatsic ‘the east in the very near future, and
Cup
and
the
Challenge

across a two legged counterpart,
nected with a country at war with
singled out this racial minority' for
' they will be missed for we 'regret to
But no weiner roast is complete Cup.
discriminatory' treatment, but it is
without a sing song and this wras
Following these awards presenta see them go. Still we are. unable to
submitted that this does not war­
no exception although the songs tions, Miss Uchida, the Principal, ad i force them to stay and so the best
rant the forfeiture of what is gen­
' we can wish for them is “All the
dressed the eroded, Then, the Cl
were sorta being slaughtered.
erally believed to be the birthright,
and they deserve it.
One tried to outdo the other but Will and Class Prophecy were made Success’
By K. O.
of every' citizen—the right to vote.
Miss M. Hirayama will be shifting
one by one their voices gave out, by three Gradating students. The cli­
CONTRARY" TO DISPERSION
to
the High School Staff so we won’t
max
of
the
afternoon
came
when
75
but James showing uncalled for
I liked the French Canadians in
POLICY" OF GOVERNMENT
be
losing her but many unfamiliar
students
received
their
diplomas,

the
stamina had to be gagged before
Montreal.
faces
will make up the staff in Sept­
golden
fruit
of
their
efforts
during
In resettling persons of Japan­
we could start on the weiners.
Some said two-thirds of the
ember.
To the staff and students alike
ese race evacuated from the coast­
The delicious aroma of toasting the past year.”
Montreal people were French;
we
wish
them the Best of Luck.
al regions of British Columbia, the
After the presentation of Diplomas,
weiners, the snapping embers and
others said more.
To
the
Student body and New
Federal authorities recognize that
the satisfied grunts of approval of Kunio Suyama presented his Valedic­
But they are a minority group,
Canadian
staff
go my thanks also for
geographical and occupational diswell-filled stomachs were the only tory address, followed by the Vale­
and like other minority groups,
having
made
my
task as Press Cor­
pension of these people across
things that disturbed the quiet of dictory Gift presented to the succeed­
they seemed self-conscious and on
Canada, go-ve the best interests of
the night, until sleepy murmurs of ing president. Yaki Nakashima. The respondent a pleasant one.
the defensive. Maybe that’s why
Canada and of the evacuees them“let’s go home” broke up the
I feel a sympathetic bond with
selves. The Jackson Royal Com­
party.
Kaslo Kindergarten and
them.
mission in its report taoled in the
Educational Lectures
House of Commons in March of
I thought one quarter of the
The ghost town life can also Kootenay Lake School End
this
year,
investigating
into
the
men in Montreal must wear mous­
play havoc with your imagination. Semester With Graduation
POPOFF, B. C.—A series of edu­
conditions of the Japanese evac­
taches—as if they were all trying
Just being in a ghost town helps
cational lectures on child education
uees in the interior settlements
hard to look important and not
The traditional commencement ex­ to be held bimonthly is planned by
i lot.
stated in part as follows:
quitd* succeeding.
I remember one day when I was ercises held on Monday afternoon the P.T.A. Rev. G. Nakayama of the
“Your commission approves the
visiting Yuki after she had just brought to a close, a full school term iAng1ican church and T. Tsuji, prinI got into a quarrel with a
policy of the Department of Lab­
returned from a short visit to for the Kootenay Lake School stu jcipal of the Pine Crescent School at
Frenchman when Yoshi, George
our
in
considering
the
Interior
Set
­
Kaslo and as most people do when dents.
and I went to see a hockey game
Bay Farm have already delivered ad­
tlements as Clearing Stations and
between the Montreal Canadiens
they visit new places had a lot to
The presiding chairman was George dresses to the Riverview School
Training Centres.
Oikawa, president of Students Council
and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
say about her trip.
The policy of dispersing the
“You know' I went to Kaslo,” who introduced the speakers.
Montreal is hockey crazy. After
! A piano recently acquired with the
Japanese across Canada in pro­
she said. I assured her that I did
lining up two hours I could only
Speakers for the occasion were Mr. ' P.T.A. funds has been loaned to the
ductive self-supporting employ­
T. Umezuki, president of the P.T.A., school.
get standing room tickets at $1.75
know.
ment singly, in small groups or
“You know* I saw a he no tama, Rev. H.J. Armitage, Mr. T.A. Mory- j A general meeting and election of
each.
family units where they nave
son, supervisor and Mr. S. Shinobu. represestatives on the P.T.A. execu­
Inside the forum a French Cana­
out there.”
the opportunity' of being assimi­
Diplomas were presented to the tive held recently resulted in the fol­
dian and I got into a silent combat
A he no tama as you know' is a
lated into local community life,
for elbow room. Finally the Fren­
superstitious belief that the soul graduating class by principal Miss A. lowing: J. Kinoshita president,. Ivour Commission believes to be
chman blew up. He quivered his
of the dead is in the form of a Yamazaki assisted by Miss A. Atagi. Matsushita, chairman; I. Makino,
'
in
the best interests of Canada
moustache, said what’s the big
ball of fire on its way to Nirvana. Mrs. K. Tanaka, secretary of the Secretary; M. Terakita, Mr. K. Nishi­
and of the persons of the Japan­
idea pushing, and gave me a vio­
I glanced at her sharply. “He no P.T.A. made the presentation of the oka, Mrs. T. Okino; auditors; K. Ao­
race
themselves/
ese
honor rolls.
lent push.
tama ?”
yama, Mrs. S. Kawaguchi, Mrs. H.
I said he was doing all the push­
Recipients of diplomas awarded to
not public opinion
She nodded. I looked again to
the outstanding students for profi­ Homma committee
ing and gave him a push, but not
is an admitted and regretsee if she wasn’t just trying to
so violent because he was bigger
table fact that there is consider­
pull a fast one off on me. She look­ ciency throughout the school term Mr. M. Ishida Succeeds
and might beat me up.
able war-time feeling against all
ed convincing enough so I waited. were.: June Sakurai, Gr. 1; Grace
Then the Frenchman began talk­
Canadians of Japanese descent,
“It floated over the housetops. It Shimizu, Gr. 2; Marina Yoshida; Gr. Y. Iwasaki at Rosebery
ing fast, lifted his arm threaten­
especially when public . animosity
wasn’t just a spark from a chim­ 3; Marjorie Umezuki, Gr. 4; Miyoko
ROSEBERY, B. C. — Mr. Yoriki
ingly, and told me to take off my
ao-ainst enemy' peoples is unfairly
ney either, it was the size of a Fujimura. Gr. 5; Katie Nishida, Gr.
Iwasaki,
well-known former pub­
6;
Roy
Ohora,
Gr.
7;
Yoshiko
Matdirected toward Canadians of Jap­
glasses.
baseball with a tail on it.”
lisher
of
the Continental Daily
I left my glasses on and said,
anese race. However, there is an
Gr. 8.
“Aw g’wan” I said trying to re­ sugu,
News
and
who
has been acting as
The valedictory was delivered oy' i
“Aw shut up.”
increasing realization on the part
assure
myself
and
keep
up
my
Yoshiko
Matsugu,
representative
of
j
representative
for
The New Cana­
The Frenchman said, “Goddam,
of fair-minded Canadians that
rucourage
because
there
were
dian
here,
has
moved
with his fam­
Canadians of Japanese race should
i
you shut up.”
mors floating around that a ghost Grade 8.
ily
to
a
new
home
near
the Slocan
I looked around to see if gWs
no more be persecuted for the acwho rode a bicycle came down the
KASLO,
B.
C.

Twenty-one
child
­
Community
Hospital
in
New Den­
were around, turned, to him and
tions of Japan, anv more
—;- than
mountainside preceded by a. he no ren
attending
the
Kaslo
United
Canadians of German or Kalian
ver, B. C.
said “.............1”
,
tama every' night about midnight Church Kindergarten received their
of
Germany
The Rosebery agency for The
The Frenchman looked horrified
origin for the actions
—and it was about midnight at graduation diplomas at the exercises
—looked -around to see if ghls
New
Canadian has been taken over
or Italy.
this time. “It was just your imagi­ held last Thursday which was attend­
by
Mr.
Magobei Ishida, formerly of
were around. Then he said someCONTRARY TO WAR AIMS
nation.”
ed
by
the
mothers
of
the
graduating
thing. But what he. said was
Victoria.
AND “BRITISH JUSTICE”
But imagination or not, coming ’■children. Previously' on Tuesday* eyen­
bad it can't be printed
At the outset of the war with
home that night, every little light, ing. the fathers had been invited to ;
It was a very nice quarrel.
Janan. it was declared by Govern­
took on huge proportions and
. °f the I due to a few of the BCSC elementary
observe the work and play
came a he no tama, every' rustle c^^ren. The kindergarten which is ; school t eachers leaving to attend ine
ment officials that the treatment
AT NEW DENVER
=
summer sessions of the teacher’s
of persons of Japanese race by
caused by the breeze made me ?under the charge of Miss Neta SadWhen the Isseis get together at
Canada would be according to Bri­
jump and an imaginary, man on i ier dismissed for the summer hoh- ’’training course at New Denver,, a
the bath they always taix about
the bicycle was there beside me in ; davs following the graduation exer- ;number of .the teachers are taxing
tish justice. Although the term
the war.

British
justice

is
difficult
to
de
­
ghostly form. Yessir, being in a ci=es. Miss Sadler left for her sum- : double classes.
Being • reasonable people, they
Allsebrook Camp literally swarmed
fine,
the
bundle
of
hard-won
rights
ghost town helps your imagination = mer vacation Tuesday and plans to
don’t swallow everything in the
[with
the members of the C.G.I.T. on
and liberties of man which it sug­
a lot.
J visit Alberta and Manitoba.
newspaper and they are surpris­
- the weekend of June 23, as the girls
gests’ is certainly contrary to any
- Sunday
school
will
continue “roughed it” enjoying three days of
ingly open minded when it comes
attempt to censure and impeach a
! throughout’ the summer it was de­
to rumors.
■camping out. Miss Sadler accompanSUBSCRIBE NOW TO
whole people on account of racial
cided at the teachers’ meeting on
I like listening to them. When
i
origin, and this without discussion
June 29. With the staff being depleted ied them on the trip.
the Isseis talk about the war, I
THE NEW CANADIAN
or debate.
(Sparking the fighl against
the disenfranchisement contained in recent federal legislation
has been the Committee for
Democracy in Toronto. Highlights from a legal brief pre­
pared by the Committee and sub­
mitted t« Ottawa are re-publish­
ed in condensed form here. The
brief also noted that a proper
opportunity for discussion on the
particular controversial clause
was not provided in the House
of Commons.)

Page 8

Encourage Family Movement
With Economic Opportunities

Relocee Record I Movies on Eastern Canada Bein

Shown by National Film Board

The relocation program for the
_ j,
month of June moved
slowly j Movies of Interest to both young
VANCOUVER, B. C.—Provisions for economic opportunities across the
£ I.
keeping
Canada prepared for a poq.
:
and
old
are
being
shown
through
the
.war
future
in which millions now
Dominion for Japanese Canadians to encourage family resettlements out­ i with only forty-two reiocees going on
; auspices of the National Film Board starving in .the warring countries

the
move.
side of B. C. was urged by Grant MacNeil CCF member of the B. C.
j and are making the rounds of the in- ; must be fed
as soon as they are liberlegislature at a CCF panel discussion on Tuesday. He stated that the Jap­ i
Southern Ontario was still the most < terior towns commencing this week ■ ated
anese would be under less “pressure” if they were dispersed in less concen­ ' popular resettlement area with the j on Wednesday at Tashme and will
trated numbers according to a CP report.
Montreal district running second, j windup at Lemon Creek ten days j Of special interest to evacuees who
have friends now resettled in the Nia.
Tashme led the parade in reiocees : hence.
Low prices on fish prevalent before j
:
"
with Slocan keeping’ pace and Sandon 1 Accompanying the showings of gara Peninsula will be the “Niagara
the evacuation of the Japanese from , Cost of Evacuee Children
Frontier” a eleven minuta run o/ the
and Lemon Qreek upholding their end j the films will be Mr
C.V. Booth, . tourists* paradise and the great agfithe coastal area could not be blamed
of it. Notable was the slow but •B.C.S.C. official and Mrs. P.C.S. Pow
on the Japanese fishermen he told the I Education Discussed
steady
movement of 'men accepting des of the Nisei Sponsoring Commit­ . cultural centre of Southern Ontario
meeting saying that existing prices
j The children will be treated to a
tee of Montreal
today were almost identical to that I LETHBRIDGE, Alta.—The educa- jobs outside of the roadcamps.
HAMILTON, Ont.—Joe and RokuMrs. Powles is well known to Niseis Ten minute cartooni under the title of
paid then. The cost was high to the ; tion cost of the Japanese children was
.“Dick Whittington’s Cat”.
consumer and low to the fishermen the chief- issue at a recent meeting of taro Ide, Haruyuki and Tomi Okada, in Montreal for the unstinting time
which was due to monopolistic fishing George Collins superintendent of the Kimiye Tanino, Fumiko Uyede, Tash­ and energy she ha^ put into helping | Of educational value to the children
f will be the colorful picture of old
company interests he said.
B.C.S.C., Minister of Education Solon me, B. C., Chiyeko Hattori, Masahike, Japanese Canadians in resettling in Quebec. The children may enjoy see­
Kiju
Fujimoto
and
daughter,
Sandon,
and about Montreal. She intends to
The white man still faces the same E. Low and Chief Inspector W! H.
B.
C.;
Chotaro
Aoyama,
Revelstoke,
“old problem” of securing better Swift
spend a more leisurely holiday in the ing the old fashioned methods bv
with
a
group
of school
B.
C.
Interior towns after the tour with the- I which the French Canadian farmers
prices for fish Mr. MacNeil said. He board
representatives
from
the
; extract the plentiful maple san and
GUELPH,
Ont.

Kanichi,
Shigeko
National Film Board is completed.
noted that the Japanese had co-oper­ Southern Alberta, sugar beet growing
ated with the occidental fishermen’s area. Under the existing agreement and Mickey Matsubayashi, Slocan,
The films which are to b shown process it into the delicious manle
B.
C.
Unions.
1
during the first and second week of sugar -which is so scarce in British
between the Dominion and provincial
MONTREAL, P. Q.—Emiko Naka­ July will be in newsreel style and will , Columbia.
At one time forty-eight per cent government the federal government
of the fishing licenses issued in B. C. pays $65 per pupil to cover education no, Koichi Sakamoto, Tashme, B. C.; run one and half hours bringing be- L Thp main stream of shipping down
^rea^ Lakes, and an outline of
were to the Japanese but at the time costs of British Columbia evacuee Miyo Kawaguchi,' Slocan, B. Cq Masa- fore the evacuee’s eye Canada’s ! i
ru
Murakubo,
Princeton,
B.
C
natural
beauties
and
industries
;
ie
great
industries along the shore
of evacuation this had dropped to school children on the basis of ex­
ISLINGTON, Ont. — Take and
Ottawa will be depicted in tecbnJE
pZ.A ? ty ”■
thirteen and a half per cent.
pense.
color,
showing
the
Parliament
Build-A:
a
,
- It is deseed
Yoshio
Kondo,
Lemon
Creek;
ST.
PO LITICA L DISHONESTY
Dissatisfaction among the Japanese
Shosaku mgs, rtnduuhal sections,'markets and OM of the-greatest M^i^
Parties advocating the repatriation in respect to the set up of paying AGATHE, Que. — Misao,
Okata
and
four
children;
Tashme;
of Japanese Canadian were guilty of high school tuition fees, which, if
points of interest of that city and
“political dishonesty” he said. He de­ families were to move, would in ah NORTH TORONTO, Ont. — Kumazo, also the lumbering industry in the °F eai^?’ with an immense amount of
j diversified cargoes flowing along the
clared that the U.S. showed no plans : probability direct movement to On- Miyo Nakashiba, Sandon, B.C.; CHA­ country north of Ottawa.
। shipping routes between two coun­
THAM,
Ont.

Hisao
Shimizu,
Teiji
for mass expulsion in view of the fact Hario or Quebec or possibly Manitoba
A twenty-two minute reel, “Hands tries. The shipping theme links toKozono,
Princeton;
IRON
SPRINGS,
that Japanese Americans are serv- where privileges in educational facifor Harvest” showst the efforts made
ing in the armed forces. Canada lities are the same as other citizens, Alta.—-Hirowa Aoki, Eagle Bay, B.C. to overcome labor shortages on the gether short sequences on steel pro­
CEDAR SPRINGS, ’ Ont. - Saihachi
duction,
pulp
manufacture, ship­
should follow the same policy he said. Mr. Collins said.
farms. Farm commandos and local building, grain storage, and the workInouye, Greenwood, B. C.; NORTH
The crime record of young Japa­
He intimated that the question of
which is ’ ings of the great locks.
KILDONAN,
Man.— Takao Tanabe,
nese Canadians -was exceedingly low, Japanese remaining in this area
Creek; WELLING, Alta.—
Mrs. Grace Maclnnis, CCF member would be decided entirely in the light
Yukiye Fukumoto and two children,
of the provincial legislature for Van­ of priorities and whether the Japan­
Lemon Creek; SUNNYSIDE, Ont.couver Burrard said, quoting T.W.S. ese were actually felt to be fulfilling
Makive
Nakamura,
Slocan;
ST.
Parsons, B. C. Police Commissioner. a need in the sugar beet industry.
JULIE, Que. — Shigeo Matsumoto,
■The Federal Government Bill 135
Three Valley, B. C.
(Continued from Page 1.)
which would disfranchise Japanese Summerland Loses Game
nJ!™

?'
.^
ty

° ™te at 3 l “The fundamental difference is that
Canadians all over Canada was deDommion
electmn.

„ cannot assimilate the Japanese,"
ouneed by Mrs. Maclnnis as the Star Pitcher Hurt
Me
said
the
gestion was that (he replied.
- “worst kind of reactionary’ legisla­
Germany
was
Canada’s
By Bobo
principal
tion”.
Senator W.A. Buchanan (L-Alber­
enemy.
SUMMERLAND,
B.
C.

The
Sum
­
ta) said Canada should respect its
Liberal and Conservative members’
“Why then do we see fit to qual­ contract with those who had become
interest were to return the Japanese merland Hinode Baseball team trav­ ENGAGEMENT
ify
for the ballot those of German, Canadian citizens.
elled
to
Westbank
on
Sunday
June
The engagement of Emiko, first
to the coast to enable a cut in wages,
Italian,
Rumanian and other enemv
25,
and
suffered
not
only
a
14
to
12
daughter of Mrs. Y. Yamamoto of
“People who have come in and
she charged. The parties picked on
origin
and
with the same stroke of ; taken the oath of allegiance pledge
defeat
from
the
Westbank
team,
but
Lemon
Creek
to
Mr.
Seiichiro
Muraki
the Japanese because they had no
the pen say to persons of the Japa­ l-observance to our laws and as long
also the services of the expert pitch­ was announced recently.
economic program for the people and
nese
race who have been born in Can­ • as they observe those laws they
ing
of
George

Fuzzy

Uzawa,
who
The baishikunins for the occasion
this was the same as Hitler’s pro­
ada
that
they are not to vote?” he should not be disturbed,” he said.
broke his ankle sliding into third base. were Mr. and Mrs. M. Kamitakahara
gram, she said.
asked.
I Senator James Murdock (L^Ont.)
The effectiveness of George’s pitch­ and Mr. and Mrs. S. Fujii, both of
Dr. Norman Black, retired school
He read a telegram of pretest on 'said Japanese first came to Canada
Lemon Creek.
ing
can
be
well
attested
by
the
fact
teacher ,gave an outline on the situ­
the amendment signed by represen­
— 0 j because of the desire of some white
ation since the first immigration of that the Summerland team was lead­
tatives
’of various churches.
ing
10
to
4
in
the
sixth
inning
when
STORK
VISITS
.
.
.
people for cheap labor. Eight prov­
Japanese to B. C.
While the Election Act as it now inces were being asked to “pull B.C.’s
i the accident occurred and as promptly
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jack
Shichiro TakaDr. Black stated that minimum ji aS “FuZZy” lexu
stands deprives persons prohibited
me S
cmie, Westbank
^te5l,uall^
left the
game,
wage acts in B. C. were deliberately iI seized the opportunity to tie up the hashi of Kaslo became the proud par­ from voting in any Provincial elec­ .chestnuts out of the fire.”
framed to make possible discrimina- old ball game 10 all in their half of ents of a 6 lb. baby girl on July 2. tion from voting in a Federal election
She was born at the Kaslo Victorian
“Public Criticism”
tion against the Japanese worke
!in that province, Senator Bench said
the sixth and went on to victory.
Hospital.
-He said thev were brought to this
(Continued from Page 1)
A wish for a speedy recovery goes
A 7 lb. 10 oz. baby boy was born jhe considered such legislation gave
country by employers as a source of to George from each and every mem­
hhe provinces undue power and cerProfessor Watson Kirkconnel of
to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Nakamura at
cheap labor.
Hamilton, well known champion of
ber of the Hinode Ball team, of which the Mountain Hospital in Hamilton tainly it should not be extended.
Immigration after cessation of hos- he is the manager and organizer.
There was no public demand for New Canadians gave his support to
on June 2S. Both mother and babe are
tiliues should be controlled he said.
the
aefon being taken through the the fight against the disfranchisement •
The players: Summerland: I Tada: reported doing fine.
bill. His wire addressed to Hon.
clause
which he opposed.
M. Kita; Kaz Furuya; G. Uzawa; N.
Hamilton Host to
It was particularly objectionable Cairine Wilson of the Canadian Sen­
Aoki; Alf Kita; Sam Imayoshi; H. Fatal Accident in Kaslo
Fu ruya;
that such discriminatory legislation ate urged that the Senate defeat ar­
Kato; Y. Kawasaki:
U. C. Missionaries
The
first
fatal
accident
in
the
B.
I Richard Yamabe. Battery G. Uzawa
C should be introduced in a bill to pro­ ticle 5 of Bill 135 on grounds of prini Security Commission operated wood- vide facilities to enable members of ; ciples and Stated that the clause pas! Min Kita, I. Tada and N Aoki.
HAMILTON, Ont.—Former* United
bank:
Roy
Sakamoto;
T ■fuel project at Kaslo occurred last j the forces to exercise their franchise, j|sed in the Commons without debate
Church W.M.S. worker, Miss S. Tait.
’Friday when Seichiro Mizuguchi, 39, ! u h a discriminatory act would find Constituted an unwarranted cancellawas the s
Fukr.i; Gus Higuchi: Kaz died as a result of loss of blood from ; little support among the members of i ^oa °f the elementary rights of
of the B. 0. Girls’ Club on June 22.
inative Canadians.
iTaneda;
B
Vraki; M. Araki, Battery: ; wounds inflicted when a cable drum .the forces.
She was trending the Inter-denomion
a
donkey
engine
operated
by
him
j

They
are
fighting
to
preserve
the
in Araki and Roy SakainationM fcuierence on Missionary > M. Sugai,
broke loose from its bearings and ; heritage of Canadians whatever ’Two American Niseis \Aoted
j
moto.
Education
■badly mangled the upper part of his i their racial origin, resulting from | Best “Athlete" — “Pg
Airs. H.
Armitage, who was atthe heritage of their parents!”
tending the Dominhm Conference of New Route for Exchange °‘
TI
Proving that ability and
r’s inquest gave the ver
“It would be much.more becoming i
the Women > Missionary Society of
ality
not the color of the
diet as accidental death. •
for Pailiament to preserve the broad
the I nited' Church ar Toronto was a Internees Advanced by U.
facial countenances—are the im­
Mrs. Yukino Oda, 62, passed away principles of democracy,” he said.
gue
speaker at the First United
portant factors in gaining the res­
to with a sudden heart attack after hear­ • Senator W. A. Griesbach (PC—
h here. She spoke on the existpect and the admiration of fellow
ing
of
her
son-in-law

s
death.
exchange nationals with Japan by a
Alberta) said the Senate debate was
ing J a p a n e s o question”.
students,
two Japanese evacuee
A joint funeral service ministered "the opening gun in a debate that is
shortened route through Soviet Union
students
at
the Duluth Junior Col­
.‘.waters has been advanced by the by Rev. K. Shimizu was held on July going to last for some time.”
!
POLICE BLOTTER
lege
in
Minnesota
were honored
United States government and is now •5 at the Drill Hall.
"The whole question is whether the i
with the titles of “most popular
Japanese is a- desirable citizen,” he ;
Cremation followed at
GOLDEN. B.C. — A naturalized being considered in Tokio said a reman” and “best athlete”.
Japanese Cammian. who was employ­ cent Associated Press release.
The deceased man is survived by said. “Japanese were admitted be- i
The personable “most popukr
A subcommittee of the House of ^s wife and six children while the caH.®e we ^esire^ to appease people.” •
ed at the Rogers Lumber Co., Ltd.
man” Kats Tokonaga and “nest
The Alberta senator said thaf the ’
was charged with infraction of B. C. Foreign Affairs Committee stated in passmg of Mrs. Oda is mourned by
athlete” _ Gikichi
Ishiaka,
intn
‘a great dea* more 1
Security Commission and National
five sons and four daughters besides vtyanese could never understand the
freshman
engineers
at
the
insti
­
principles of a democratic govern­
Selective
Service regulations and been done for the Americans held in many relatives.
tute
were
elected
to
the
titles
by
ment.
Japan than is generally recognized
fined >200 in court here.
their fellow students. Ishiaka won
John 1. Haig (PC-Manitoba). act­
In a recent report, it was revealed REV. KYUICHI NQMOTO
He quit his job without permission
his
laurels for his performance? on
of me Selective Service and travelled U>y mreetor of WRA Dillon S. .Myer
Rev. Kyuichi Nomoto passed away ing Progressive Conservative lead­
the gridiron and basketball courts.
more than the fifty miles limit with- that the Japanese government did not at the New Westminster Hospital er, said the principle of depriving :
out a R.C.M.P. permit allowed under want to make exchange of internees. June 30 after suffering a long illness certain groups of their franchise had :
R
been accepted over a long period and ,
Commission regain-■ ^ oung people with college educations since last fall.
B.C.
applied to Indians and Eskimos.
tions. He was fined $100 on each char- and Japanese with money were the
Rev. Nomoto was the former min- ,
How anyone can vote to give Jap- i
ge with the alternative of six months only ones requested by the Japanese ister at the United Church
*
anese
the vote after Pearl Harbor is :
BY*
,
government
for repa
the . ston before the evacuation
jail term.
8
and^aner beyond me.” said Senator Haig.
GREENWOOD. B.C. — A 21 year;WEA directs indicated.
the removal from the coast C°rI;rilF.^ 1 Senator Cairine Wilson (L-Ontario)
harry
old Canadian bom Japanese was con- ■
his work at New Denver unm ius a5ked why Senator Haig took such an
(HARRY’S CLOTHES)
CARD OF THANKS
illness.
victed to four months imprisonment ;
attitude to the Japanese and not to
Representing
for failing to accept employment at ; M: . Miyoko Terauchi wishes to ex- .MRS. YASU MIZUYABU
te Germans who had been guiltv of
Midway as directed by the National J tend sincere thanks to her many
House of Stone
The death is reported of Mrs. Yasu atrocities.
&
Selective officer.
friends at Greewood for the manv
- Mizuyabu. wife of Tonimatsu Mizu- , “I am at a loss to know whv we
Smart
English
Woollens
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