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Won’t “Accentuate

WINNIPEG, Man.—A survey of wage earners among relocees who
ed in various industries in the city of Winnipeg indicates
are now
that the majority are earning from $1200 to $lo00 per years, with a few
individuals in specialized occupations reaching upwards of the $2000 mark
in annual income.
This information is revealed in a
survey by the Winnipeg office ot the
Vote Refusal to Minorities
Commissioner of Japanese Placement
late last year of almost 100 relocees,
most wnom moved first to sugar beet
Mrs. D. G. farms in Manitoba and were? latenieVICTORIA, B. C.
Steeves, (CCF — North Vancouver) settled in urban homes.
The survey, which classified wago
criticized the British Columbia Gov­
earners by industries, indicated fur­
ernment stand in refusing the fran­
ther that relocees have moved into
chise to the Bust Indians, Chinese,
a relatively wide range of occupa­
North American Indians and Cana­
tional endeavour, and that a largo
dians of Japanese mcestry.
number
are engaged in war indus­
She charged that it was “an indi­
tries.
cation of decay in our social system”
Approximately one-third—the larg­
when she resumed the debate on the
est single group—were employed in
Throne Speech last week.
"The White Race must purge itself metal trades, turning out war sup­
of such ideas or the future will be plies, farm machinery and railroa ’
dark.” she declared in attacking the equipment.
Clothing industries accounted for a
franchise refusal.
“All peoples can
the
make valuable contributions to a. bet- substantial percentage, while
■abor
shortage
in
the
packing
indusas
the CP quoted her
ter wo
in the fact that 16
ry
saying.
nt of a total 93 individuals were emnloved in packing houses and tan­
neries.
Canadian Indians
The detailed list of occupations
May Appeal for
follows:
CLOTHING
Parliament Members
10
War Industry
1
Other
VANCOUVER, B.C.—'Canadian In4
GRAIN
&
FEED
dians may appeal for two member?

topic "Resolved that all Japanese
should be deported afUr the War",
had to be dropped lust week when
fourteen contestants at the Univer­
sity of Saskatchewan supported the
negative side of the argument.

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He stated that such an appeal was
under consideration, the Vancouver
Province reported.
Guy R. Williams, business agent
for the Native Brotherhood of B. C.,
said the wrong perpetrated against
Canada’s Indians must be righted "or
the present war will have been
fought in vain. He added that the
Indian must be given a new deal if
he is to be an asset to the country.
He urged abolition of the depart­
ment of Indian affairs and the estab­
lishment of a new status for Indians,
setting them on an equal basis with
the occidentals.
He declared that all were born
equals.
said that they wanted a
chance to prove their ability and be
an asset to the country rather than
a ward of the government.

Tanneries
Packing Houses
METAL TRADES
Farm Machinery
Railway Machinery
War Industries
Sheet Metal
Autos & Trucks
WOOD & COAL
Box Factory
Lumber Co.
Coal Co.
MISCELLANEOUS
Accountant
Baker
Cannery Workers
Creamery
Domestics
Fur Dressers
Hatcheries
Masseur
Nurse
Rooming House
Stenographers
Upholsterers
Wholesalers
Shoemakers

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Ottawa's School Provisions Stop
At Grade Eight Says Commissioner

1945.

40c per month

Manitoba Settlers Have Moved
To More Suitable Urban Work

of Parliament from each province to
represent them at Ottawa, Andy
Paull, president of the North Ameri­
ca Indian Brotherhood, told the Sun­
day Night Forum in St. John’s Uni­
ted Church February 11.
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The fourteen debaters attended
the eliminations last Wednesday
which were being he’d to choose
the representatives of the Univer­
sity who were to meet the Regina
Yeung Men’s Junior Board of Trade
and Regina College in Regina
in a debate. The topic was dropped
and another subject chosen when
all the contestants supported the
negative side of the argument.
Continuing a brilliant career in
the oratorical field. Thom as Tama ki. former Sunbury. B.C.. Nise
chosen on the University of
atchewan team which will meet
Regina College of Regina this
month.

He
presented with the
Wheat!
day as winner of a debate he'd in
the College of Law. The topic was
“Resolved that the Japanese should
be deported after the war.” and
Tama
'S congratulated on his
know!
and presentation of the
subject, the Sheaf. University of
Saskatchewan newspaper, reported.

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Unions Support E. Indians
In Franchise Question
VANCOUVER, B. C.—Petition for
the extension of the franchise to 11
East Indians has been endorsed by
eight labor organizations; the Khalso
Diwan Society announced last Satur­
day.
These included: Canadian Brother­
hood of Railway Employees, L.P.P.;
Boilermakers’ Union; C.C.F.; United
Garment Workers; Fishermen’s Fed­
eral Union: Stenographers’ Union;
Mine and Mill Workers, Silverton;
Okanagan Valiev Labor Council: Uni­
ted Fishermen’s Union, Albion.

YWCA Firm Sponsors

I Present Policy btill Calls
|Eor Closing Kaslo Centre;
|No Definite Date bet Pet
Present policy us previously announcug of B.C. Security Commission ofthc interior housing centre at Kaslo,
tices and sen i
but a definite
or this move has not vet been set,
committee
officials of the Commission told the
Tile Officials stressed that the an­
nouncement of the projected clos­
ing was made months ago, in ord w
to give everyone sufficient notice
to go ahead with individual plans
to move independently, if they were
prepared to do so.

Costs of maintaining the housin;
out of line with those 01 Ot10
centres. Both
in soeudin
public money rod the
tive of gradual independent reh'
lion dictated the projected closing.

unable to move, such as very old
people, or families with large num­
bers of small children, need have
no fears over the closing of the
cent re.
The Commission officers had been
visiting Kootenay centres and loft the
same day for Lethbridge on an in­
spection trip of Alberta sugar boot
districts.
In a general discussion the officials
urged that communities give fullest
support to the Commission-spouse 'e l
schools. They stressed that the Nisei
teachers needed aid from parent:
Even in the event that a famil
might plan to return to Japan after
war.
said, an
and understanding of the English lan­
guage would be invaluable training
for the children.

They also informed the committee
that a survey of maintenance cases
in the interior centres showed that
all special cases of need were re-

United Fishermen’s Union
Deny Paton Statement
On Expulsion Petition
VANCOUVER, B. C.—The Uni­
ted Fishermen’s Federal Union of
B.C. were reported to have declar­
tion demanding expulsion of Japa­
nese from Canada as stated by
Alex Paton, M.L.A., at a meeting
of the Vancouver South Pogrressive Conservative Association recentlv said the Vancouver Prov
ince on February 7.
Union authorities said union
locals are not allowed to commit
the union to a pokey in regard to
the Japanese and that such a pol­
icy will be decided by the union
' as a whole at the annual conven­
tion on March 12.

Recently, the Prog. Conservative
M.L.A. from Vancouver
Point
Grey said that a committee to
draw up the petition to deport
Japanese from Canada was ap­
proved by the Fishermen’s Union.

cciving the additional 10 per cent
increase, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Jackson
Royal Commission a year ago.

The new Commissioner of Japanese
Placement, T. B. Pickersgill, who suc­
ceeded George C. Collins in that post,
is expected to make a trip to the
Kootenay centres within a few weeks.

Hopes For Many More:

Richmond Forms ” Expulsion League”
(The Vancouver Province)

LONDON, Ont. — Japanese Cana­
dian young people have firm sponsor­
ship in the Y.W.C.A., Miss R:ta Lin­
denfield, Y.W.C.A. socia1 worker re­
ported at the Y.W.C.A. annual meet­
ing last week. As an evidence of
practical sympathy, a telegram had
been sent the prime minister protesting any proposal to disenfranchise
Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry, the London Free Press reported.

Com mittee committee were: Roy Brown, Howard
RICHMOND, B. C.
members of the newly-formed Japa­ Green, M.P., Austin Harris and
Charles Hope. Only Harris attended
nese Repatriation League Feburry 9
the
committee meeting Friday night.
laid plans for a general meeting FebFrank
Assu, secretary of the
ruary 22 to gain supporters in a fight
Native
Brotherhood
cf B.C. prom­
for exclusion of Japanese from this
ised fuli support to the league by
country.
his
organization.
The league, which hopes it will
Zone captains were appointed to
be the first of many throughout the
province, was formed by citizens of circulate the petition in Richmond
Richmond and representa Vres of after the general meeting.
the fishing, farming, berry growing
Keenleyside in Mexico
Members of the committee include:
and poultry raising industries.
George Parker,
president;
Harry
MEXICO CITY — Canada’s new
A four-man sub-committee wer. Sutchberry,
Stanley
Leslie,
Bob
Ambassador to Mexico, H. L. Keenslated
meet
Wednesday
to
draw
up
a
j
Ramsford,
Ken
Udy,
Tom
King,
Bill
arrived
in
Mexico
City
on
leyside, ;
February 6 via the Pan-American ; petition to be presented to the public Montgomery. Reeve R.M. Grauer and
some members of the council were
highway, after a. long but uneventful meeting.
present in an unofficial capacity.
Those
asked
to
make
up
the
subtrip.

He was commenting on a report
that the municipal council of Portage
la Prairie, Man., planned to take up
sions for the education of the question of financial responsi­
for the high school education
evacuee children will be made bility
of several Japanese families in its
by the B. C. Security Commission, area with B. C. authorities.
despite the concern of some prairie
Mr. Pickersgill stated that the
province communities over failure of Department of Labor will be willing
Shiro Koga, formerly from Haney,
The growers also passed a resolu­
WINNIPEG, Man. — After three
tae Commission to provide high
:he matter with the 1
seasons
on
the prairies, former west tion expressing their appreciation B.- C., on the farm of W. S. Scott,
ie rural council but
school education for Japanese Canaacres with an
me
is nothing we can do. Our ! coasters are now past masters whei and thanks, to the B.C. Security Com­ Dominion City
amn students, Thomas B. Pickersgill,
to growing sugar beets.
it
comes
average yield of 12.47 tons.
mission. Said their resolution:
nan
Placement Commissione: policy i set."
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was
revealed at the recent
This
Suekichi Tatsumi, formerly from
tated Monday.
This Association wishes to ex­
annual meeting of the Manitoba
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE. Man.—
Pitt
Meadow, B. C., on the farm of
press its appreciation and thanks
"Our provisions for education of
Growers Association, when awards
The
Portage
rural
council
decided
C.
Lachance,
St. Eustache, 63.4 acres,
to the B. C. Security Commission
Japanese extend only up to grade
for high yield per acre were pre­
for the manner in which they have average yield, 14.72 tons.
to take up with the British Colum­
eight. They do not cover high
sented. Of twelve major cups pre­
assisted us. the growers, and the
bia government the question of
.school—this is a policy and no
Yoshizo Yamasaki, formerly of Pitt
sented,
five
employed
evacuee
evacuated Japanese, and their in­ Meadows, B. C., on the farm of A.
change is anticipated at present. ’
financial responsibility for the high
workers to look after their sugar
terest in problems common not only
the Vancouver Province quoted Mr.
Eustache, 52.8 acres,
Houde,
beets.
school education of several Japan­
to
us as growers but problems of average yield, 12.68 tons.
Pickersgill as saying.
ese families resident within the
The grand prize winner for 10
the Japanese as well.”
rural municipality last W ednesday. acres and over was W.J. McFadden
Other prize awards went to H. M.
In addition, to Mr. Nishimura, Jap­ ! Dueckman, Steinbach; Louis HamonChinese Discuss Vote
It was felt that no provision had of Emerson, whose 14.6 acres pro­ anese farmers who worked on cup
ic, La Rochelle; John P- Toews, Steinduced an average of 17.11 tons or
VANCOUVER, B.C.—A delegation been made for children who had pasaward crops included the following: bach; Leon Dusessoy, Fort Garry; G.
ed their entrance examinations and beets. Hideo Nishimura, a former
p: British Columbia Chinese met the
Jinpei Tasaka, formerlv from An- Lannoo, Fort Garry; John Rempel,
and now
that
the British Columbia Security resident of Ocean Fall
Provincial Cabinet yesterday at the
!
nacis
Island, B. C., on the farm of Letellier; Nick Nanczyn, Newton; H.
is the coninvitation of Premier Hart to discuss Commission was responsible for the | active in Manitoba affairs McFadden’s J Albert Neuman, Emerson, 30 acres ’ T. Kroeker, Steinbach; Moeller Bros,
up to grade eight, the Win- tract employee on Mr.
the question of the franchise being children
nipeg Free Press reported.
I farm.
I with an average yield of 12.75 tons. | Teulon; and Isaac W. Fehr, Gretna.

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THE NEW CANADIAN
Greenwood Committees
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Cross
> Ghost Towners Seek
Publication of Bulletin
KASLO, B. C.—Plans for publica­
tion of a bulletin were made this
week by the St. Andrew’s United
Church Young People’s Association
and an editorial staff appointed. The
staff will be headed ’by Amy Yamamoto and Aya Sato
The Eighteen mem
enjoyed a Valentine soc.ol
social convenors Sue Matsugu, Esther
Nagatakiya and Junji Ikeno at the
St. Andrew’s Church Hall on Monday. Amiable emcee Ikeno started
things rolling with his own version
of the “..-Okie Okie” whien was followed. suit by all the members and soon
the whole hall resounded with “that’s
the cokie okie” and the energetic
stomping of feet.

To Settle in Oyama
OYAMA, B. C. — Approximately
fifty letters have been received from
residents of the interior housing cen-

± ebru ary 17. 1945.

Summerland Y P Meets 1 hree Groups
Baptists,

GREENWOOD, B. C. — Among
the organizations contributing to j
the Red Cross listed in the report i
released by R. B. Wallace, presi-1
Gent or the Greenwood Red Cros

■eu a considerab
>wara
the total realization of
1.26.
The Greenwood Japanese Com­
mittee vas listed as having don­
ated 857.10, the Greenwood Japan­
ese Drama Club S5 and the Labor
Day Committee on which many
evacuees were active members, the

Methodists Join Niseis

By N. C. F.
AAkh, B. C.—On- Fr:

Christian

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usical items were
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reveaiea

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Met
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this district, Mr. K
umental and vocal
thermal at the ciassr
ports.
unuren. A nendly Violin ai 1 piano duet by Laura and
These requests are submitted by
or
.it fifty-two turned Marjorie Mott; vocal duets feat u ri" »
&
the
larger
family
it
is
the Am
sister and Wilma Huv
ether.
,
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to
these
accommodate
and
Man
ne program opened with the
l™^5 , e.
o accompaniment supulie
the already congested
Michiko Imayoshi; a guitar
a hymn, followed by a p
7YY Y^ says Mr. Matsumoto.
ilien the President
me Nisei a Nisei; vocal duet
G10” , oblCials have declared that
You in People’s grow
elcomed the and Wanda Mott act.ompanied bv
J1e schools are now taking all the.
tarist Sylvia Mott; piano auet by
visitor
5
■*»*»**• they can at present and Relocation Tot
Donna
Haskins and Joyce El sey; and
with Miss
.
Margaret
that there is no possibility of slack
the ?- vocal duet by Mr and
leader' in Christian
■. James.
in enrollment until September when
Nisei in the Valley, leading the enEdward Kita brought alon
the neve term opens.
Relocation, remained almost at a thusiastic group in a well-directed Quiz games with prizes and coir
The letters express the hope that st:andstill during January with only sing-song.
quences. The consequences he forced
the Dominion government will follow 16 making the move to points east
Greetings were then presented bv on the contestants were very amusmothe lead of the U.S. government in of the Rockies. All but one relocated Miss Doreen Howard on behalf of the and hilarious. It put everyone in the
More Elaborate Weddings
lifting the coastal restriction ban. ■ to the southern Ontario district.
Lakeside United, Mr. Fraser Smith mood to enjoy the refreshments
They also express the hope that by j
The majority of the relocees were for the Methodists end Miss Irma which were to follow. And the tastv
In Alberta Like Old Times
B.C. they would b given from asThme (9), 3 from Greenwood, Arndt for the Baptists. They all ex- refreshments
provided by M
One of the outstanding proofs that first choic in returning to the coast- 2 from New Denver and one each
pressed their hopes tha future get- Tomie Kubokawa and Sumiko Imaevacuees are
into normal al area.
| from Slocan and Lemon Creek.
togethers of the Yet g People’s yoshi proved to be a great hit.
communal life is shown in the more
The very enjoyable evening came
The following are the names of re­ would be held. ■
A mild winter is being enjoyed by ।
and more elaborate weddings and
The Scripture was read from . 1st to a close with Rev. Haskins leadi
locees and destination:
Oyama
residents
this
year
and
the
social gatherings which are held, a
the group in a prayer.
John, Chapter I.
EAST YORK TOWNSHIP, Ont.—
correspondent from southern Alber­ temperature is hovering a little over
Mr.
F.
Haskins,
pastor
of
the
Sum
­
The following Niseis are to be
the freezing point. Two ■ inches of | Hidemj UCHIMARU ,Tashme, B. C.
ta writes.
merland
Baptist
Church,
extended
a
thanked
for their co-operation and
Recently, Raymond, Picture Butte, ^n°W StiH ,cover the ground although j SCARBOROUGH JUNCTION, Ont.few
well-chosen
words
of
welcome
in
help:
Miss
Miwa Tada for arranging
and Coaldale Buddhist Associations ,aie. Pa^c
°f ground are now ’ Umekichi, Chika and Kaoru UYEDE
his
jocular
manner.
He
also
brought
the chairs; Misses Asaka and Chizu­
■met to discuss the advisability of sio"in§ 111 le oicnaids.
i and five children, Tashme, B.C., LONgood
wishes
on
behalf
of
Mr.
Whit
­
ko
Furuya; Joyce and Yuriko Jomori,
Pruning was begun early in
Jan- DON, Uye
Ont.—
Mrs. ” and
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these affairs on such a grand scale
KAGAWA
Hideko,'
Kawasaki, and May Inaba for
more,
pastor
of
the
United
Church,
and it was agreed that the wise uary and is expected to continue until two children, Greenwood, B. C. NEW
serving
the refreshments; Miss Ruth
who
was
unable
to
be
present..
course would be to cut down on these early Spring.
TORONTO, Ont.—Aiko NAKAMOTO,
Miss 'Ridgway addressed the ga­ Nakamura for sweeping the floor;
expenses. A resolution was passed
Slocan, B.C. MIMICO, Ont.—Yukiko
thering and gave an interesting ac­ and of course, to the ones already
urging that marriage and social u
Connie KAGAYA MA, Fumi MAKIcount of her work as missionary in mentioned in the program.
Light of the Bussei
MOTO, Netv Denver, B.C.
gathering expenses be kept down to
a minimum.
However, no practical
RAYMOND, Alta — Mrs. Emiko
Comes Off the Press
ONE RECORD TIED; ONE SHATTERED AS
MURAKI, Lemon Creek, B. C.
means to put the resolution into ef­
fect could be found.
S L O C A N. B. C.
The Slocan
LONDONERS BEAR DOWN IN 5 PIN RACE
Young Buddhist Association laun­
Kootenay
Lake
School
ched into a new project with the
lil!ll!!mililiSi!i!i!ll!II!HII!H!il!l!IllliIIIllll
Pyramid Roadcampers ""
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GP
Teams
initial publication of the “Light of
Jinxes
39 24 15
Push North to Lempriere
the Bussei” for 1945.
HELP WANTED
39
16
Big Fives
KASLO,
B.
C.
—
Twelve
budding
Headed
by
editor
Mas
Kawa
­
PA RAMID, B.C.—Forty-nine roadA position is open for ia. couple in
Dumbeils
39 21 18
saki, the “Light of the Bussei”
campers who returned to the camp
orators from Grades 5 to S in the
domestic work which offers one of
39 19 20
Hellcats
first sheet to be published by the
here late last November, are making
Kootenay lhkc School will ie for
Yanks
39 18 21 the highest wages in Ontario in this
in
slow progress in the road construce year existtop awards in the oratorical conline. The wages offered in this hi­
Jokers
12 27
ence, gives a brief summary of the
tion work duo to heavy snow in the
test to be held jat the Kaslo Hotel
stance are $140 per month for the
area.
Bussei activities of the past year.
LONDON, Ont.—'
Fowler of couple. Only one other couple in Onton February 23 at 2 p.m.
The men are
The oratorical contest is one of the second place Big Fives spilled the ario is receiving
A feature of the current issue
the road to
a width of 66 feet working north
is a message from Rev. T. Tsuji. many projects which were suggested maples for a three game 792 aggre- domestic work. The position offered
^toward Lempriere. The original cutWrote the Nisei Budchist priest:
principals’ meeting at gate count to tie this year s Hyman ;s jn Caledon East, 20 miles from
Hbad was barely wide enough to perDenver B.C. as an extra-cur- bowling League record in the games Toronto in the district which was the
“I cherish a fond hope that ah
Pnit the passage of a truck.
Busseis, relocated the whole leu- ricular activity for the students. Al- played on January 27. The record was locale for the popular novel of many
will taough an inter-interior town schools established by George Ebata of the years ago, “Th
gth and breadth of (
carry
on
dauntiessly.
ever con- competition on oratory was suggested Jinxes early in the season.
Grana r orks Gain Revenge
scions that they are Busseis aud at the principals’ conference, it was
Another record wiped off the slate
On Greenwood Hockey Team
disciples of the Buddha. Jus
stated that it was doubtful whether was the high team total score when
OF MONO MILLS, R. R. No. 1.
tup
of
our
country
no
such
a
contest
could
be
held
this
the
Hellcats
swept the thr -ga m e
CALEDON EAST. ONTARIO. (20
GREENWOOD, B. C.—The Grand
term.
series witn a total 30S4 plus a 99
Forks Midget Hockey team invaded
MILES FROM TORONTO). WILL
proudly upholding the torch of
The judges will be Mrs. E.H. Armi- landicap score.
Greenwood February 3 and eked one
PAY $146.00 FOR A SUITABLE
democracy,
so
must
all
Busseis
iage,
Tom Shoyama and Dr. E. C.
Two other teams, the Dumbeils and
a
victory
COUPLE.
hold high the Light of Truth.”
Ban no.
the Big Fives, also broke the record
wood Midget squad to
in revenge
but were unable to-beat the Hellcats.
over a previous defeat.,
DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT IS
The Dumbeils scored 3023 plus a 6
The ah-Nisei Greenwood team fail­ WIFE OF FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF
open
in Mimico, Ont., just outside
Handicap for a 3029 total while the
ed to overhaul the high riding Grand
of Toronto, to a Japanese family
Big Fives bowled the pins over for a
Forks squad in a fast and closely con­ ORIENTAL MISSIONS IN CANADA PASSES
with wages at S100 per month
3148 total. The record was previously
tested game.
Either the husband or the wife
held
by
the
Hellcats
which
they
es
­
Greenwood players were: Toru Oye,
is for Mrs. Amy Osterhoui, wile from Skeena and worked in a road- tablished in November 4 with a 2921
may
co the cookingwill
Shogo Takeuchi. Charley Sakura, Jo
the Rev. Dr. S.S. Osterhout for- camp in the Revelstoke area prior to score.
do
the
housework
and
laundry,
Ishida. Bert Nasu. Masatsugu Imai,
r superintends nt of Oriental mis- transferring to the C.P.R. extra gang.
Board and room are included.
The Jinxes hung on to a wavering
forwart
Isamu Nishi, Tom Tanaka,
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^
dons
for
the
United
Church
of
CanaApplication for this position should
one game lead after
Noboru Hatanaka.
three
Francis
la, were held February 10 at th; YOSHIO TAKAHASHI
be made to the British Columbia
games to the Hellcats while the sec­
gawa, defence; Hiroshi
Terashita
Hiapel of Center and Hanna, funera
Security Commission.
ond
place
Big
Fives
hung
up
two
goalie. Francis Toda, spare.
Final funeral rites were held on
wins
to
seriously
threaten
the
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World-Wide Ban on Race
known ns the author of “Orientals in
dwelling Jokers three games and
Mile Camp January 12.
Canada", and known personally to
Discrimination Urged
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. ' climbed within two games of sec­
many members of the Japanese UmTokemon Takahashi of Tashme, for- ond place. The Hellcats edged into
. NEW YORK. — A message urging
the fourth and playoff spot and push­
merly of North Vancouver.
ed the Yanks down one rung.
that a world-wide ban aga.nst racial
Seriously injured when he was '
and religion discrimination be pro-1
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struck bv a locomotive
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SAINT RAPHAEL’S HOUSE,
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ushed to the Tashme hospital but j
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Bill Isoshima
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Thursday.
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open to women relocees.
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pebruary lb 1915.

(Excerpt from a Magazine
Digest article "'Icu’re Wrong
About Races” condensed . from
the pamphlet “The traces ot
'Unkind” by Prof. Ruth Bene­
dict and Dr. Gene Weltfish.)

PQr ao-es men have spolten of
“blood relations” as if different
Movies had different blood. Some
people have shouted that if we got
into our veins the blood of some­
one with a different head shape,
eve color, hair texture, or skin
color, we would" get some of that
person's physical and mental char­
acteristics.
Modern science has revealed this
to be pure superstition. All human
blood is the same, whether it is
the b’lood of an Eskimo or a
Frenchman, of the purest German
“Aryan” or an African pygmy. In
early attempts at transfusion it
was' discovered that “agglutina­
tion” or clumping together of the
red cells sometimes occurred and
caused sudden death. Gradually in­
vestigators learned that there are
four types of blood.
These four types arc inherited
by each child from its forbears.

THE NEW CANADIAN

But whites, Negroes. Mongols and
and all races of man have these
olooci types, regardless of the color
ot their skin. Today doctors do not
"type” blood for transfusion at all.
Tae red end white cells er cor­
puscles are removed, and the re­
mainder is the same whatever
race it comes from
Tim Blood
Bank calls it plasma. The same
blood plasma is used to restore
wounded men of any color.

Skin color is the most noticeable
of tlio differences between peonies.
Few treats have been us-d as wide­
ly for classification. We all talk
about black, white, and yellow
races of man.
Recently scientists have discov­
ered tnat the skin color is deter­
mined by two special chemicals.
One of these, carotene, gives a
yellow tinge; the other, melanin,
contributes the brown. Every per­
son, however light or dark he may
appear, has some of these mater­
ials. People of browner complexion
simply have more melanin and
people of yellowish color, more
carotene. Your color is due to the
amount of these chemicals present
in the skin.

Environment and Intelligence
Science treats human racial dif­
ferences as facts to be studied and
mapped; it looks for evidence.
When a Nazi says, “I am a blue­
eyed Aryan and you are nonAryan,” he means “I am superior
and you are inferior.”' The scien­
tist says, “Of course you are a
fair-headed, long-headed, tall Nor­
th European (the anthropological
term is Nordic, not Aryan), and I
am a dark-haired, round-headed,
less tall South European. But on
what evidence do you base youi’
claim to be superior? That is quite
different.”
Race prejudice turns on this
point of inferiority and superior­
ity. In the study of racial super­
iorities and inferiorities therefore,
the first thing we want to know
scientifically is what traits a man
is born with and what things hap­
pen to him after he is born. If he
is lucky after he is born, he will
have good food, good care, good
education and a. good start in life;
these are not things of which he
can boast, “I was born that way.”
The most careful investigations
of intelligence have been made in
America
among
negroes
and
whites. The scientist realizes that
every time he measures intelligence
in any man, black or white, his
results show the intelligence that
man was born with plus what hap­
pened to him since he was born.
For instance, in the First World
War, intelligence tests were given
to the American Expeditionary7
Forces; they showed that negroes

made a lower score on intelligence
than whites. But the tests also
showed that Northerners, black
and white, had higher scores than
Southerners, black and white.
Everyone knows that Southern­
ers are inborn equals of Northern­
ers, but in 1919 many Southern
States’ per capita expenditures for
schools, housing, diet and income
were only fractions of those in
Northern States. Since the vast
majority of negroes lived in the
South, their score on the intelli­
gence test was simply a score they
got as Americans who had grown
up under poor conditions in the
South.
The second superiority which a
man claims when he says “I was
born a member of a superior
race,” is that the race has better
character. The Nazis boast of their
racial soul. But when they wanted
to make a whole new generation
into Nazis, they didn’t trust to
“racial soul”; they made certain
kinds of teachings compulsory in
the schools, broke up homes where
the parents were anti-Nazi, and
required boys to join certain youth
organizations. But these means
they got the kind of national char­
acter they7 wanted, not through an
inborn “racial soul.”
Race prejudice is after all, a
determination to keep a people*
down. It makes people ruthless: it
invites violence. It is the opposite
of “good character” as it is defined
in the Christian, Confucian, Bud­
dhist or the Hindu religions.

All Races Have Contributed to Human Knowledge
History proves that progress in
civilization is not the monopoly of
one race or sub-race . . . All races
have made their contributions to
human knowledge . • • Industry in
the United States has, to a large
degree, been originally based on
the skill of immigrants . . . and
would be poorer in every phase of
its culture if different nationalities
had not gathered to share and
learn the special advancements
each had to offer.
Nevertheless, there is race pre­
judice in America and in the
world. Race prejudice isn’t an old
univers?.! “’instinct.” It is hardly
a hundred years old. Before tnat,
people persecuted the -Jews be­
cause of their religion, not their
blood; they enslaved Negroes be­
cause they were pagans, not ior
being black.
The twenty-first century may
well look back on our generation
ar I be just as horrified.
If that
century builds its way of Hie pn
the Atlantic Charter — for tne
whole world—our era will seem a
nightmare from which they have
awakened. They will think v. e
were crazy. “"Why should race pre­
judice have swept the western wor­
ld.” they will say, “where no nation
has anything but a mixture ot Al
kinds of racial groups?”
We who are living in the=e
troubled times can tell them why.

Today weak nations are afraid of
the strong nations; the poor afraid
of the rich; the rich are afraid
that they will lose their riches.
People are afraid of one another's
political or economical power.
Freedom from fear is the way to
cure race prejudice. When' aggres­
sions like those of the Axis are
iirpossible by guarantees of collec­
tive security, these guarantees
must cover countries of all races.
Then Nazi race tactics will be out­
moded. In any country every legal
decision that upholds equal citizen­
ship rights without regard to jacor color, every labor decision that
lessens the terror of being "laid
off” and gives a man self-respect
in his employment, can free people

With America’s great tradition
of democracy, the United
should clean its own house and^get
readv for a better twenty-nrst
rouirv. Then it can stand un­
ashamed before the Nazis and con­
demn without confusion their doc­
trines of a Master Race. T:xr it
can put its hand to the building
of the United Nations, sure cf supnr>rt from all the yeilow and nmex
rac-As where war is being fc-ugnt.
and that victory in this war will
be in the name, not of one race or
another, but ot tne universal
Human Race.

By N. M.

Page 7

! Civic and State Authorities Extend
Aid to Returning i J.S. West Coasters

A survey of reports on the Japan- turn of the evacuees was demonstra­
Ot Baby longue
i ese American return to the Pacific ted in the shooting and bm-mag inci­
! Coast discloses that on the whole, the dent in the lancer County in valitorNot Baby beet
communities are welcoming the evac­ m.i and the anti-Japanes? hysteria
uees bacx to their former homes.
which reportedly has swept up the
Words and language play an im­
|
Puyallup
Willey near Seattle, Wash.
Although
there
have
been
instances
portant part in the human lite.
where
violent,
agitation
has
been
stir
­
|
In
me
Placer
County, tin attempt
When the baby first begins to talk,
red
up
oy
racist
torces,
press
reports
;
at
forcible
ejection
vas made by
lie learns to can his motner mid
reveal
that
Pacific
Coasters
are
tol
­
i
burning
and
shooting.
Four men are
father “mama" and “papa”. Even­
erant
m
their
attitude
toward
the
: on trial facing a charge of participattually he is able to form words ami
returning
Japunese
Americans.
; mg in acts of vigilantism. Last week,
sentences.
Up and down the west coast Rev. George W. Dunlap, pastor of
states, civic and state authorities the First Presbyterian Church of
One of the oddities of a Sansei
have pledged their aid toward the Puyallup at a meeting of pastors of
baby learning to talk is the fact
the Seattle Presbytery stated that
resettlement of the evacuees.
that although its params may be
anti-Japanese
hysteria had swept up
Tlte Pacific Citizen, nationally7 cir­
Nisei who in most cases prefer to
the
Puyallup
River
Valley. He stated
speak the English language to culated Nisei newspaper states that
Japanese., over half of the baby's “a strong reaction is already suiting two weeks of checking public opinion
vocabulary consists of Japanese in against the intimidation through in the district showed that no' rest­
boycotts and violence against return­ aurant or hotel would, give the Japa­
words.
nese Americans a place to sleep or
Baby talk is generally7 taken for ing Americans of Japanese amxstry eat.
granted and a grown up Nisei ad­ in the Placer county area, and stabR
But while racist forces were at
dressing a two year old usually citizens of Auburn are anxious to work, from other sources came reas­
reverts to the kind of language he express their feeling against intem­ suring support.
has heard a countless number of perate acts which reflect discredit
Governor Earl Warren of Califor­
times from his parents but never upon the community.”
nia.
slated late last month at a cabi­
Strongest agitation against the retakes into consideration that his
net meeting that the majority of pub­
“language” is a strange mixture
lic opinion supported the right of
of Japanese and English.
Japanese Amercians returning to the
It is true that environment
coast.
plays an important part in which
At the San Jose College, President
language the child would speak
Dr. T. W. AmeQuarrie doubted the ac­
when he begins to play with the
curacy of a student poll that the stu­
N A S U—NIS H BIU R A
neighborhood children, but during
dents were hostile at the return of
The
wedding
took
place
of
Miss
the early stages of learning to
Japanese Americans.
talk, he hardly7 leaves his parents' Yayoi Nishimura of Greenwood, B.C.,
The. Seattle CIO Council welcomed
side and his early vocabularly is to Mr. Minoru Nasu' of Toronto, Ont.,
greatly influenced by7 his parents. in Greenwood on November 26. Rev. evacuees back and declared in a re­
solution that Japanese Americans
But as stated before, a sunsei Burnett officiated.
who are returning to their “native
Baishakuuins
for
the
occasion
were
baby7 whose parents prefer to
state
to the homes and lands in which
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Y.
Hamagnmi
of
Chrrsspeak the English language still
they
7
have
lived for years are entitled
tina
Lake,
B.C.
lisps out mostly Japanese words.
to a place of dignity7 and opportunity
Why7 this is so will always re­ K U R A H A S H I—S A K AI
within the community.”
main a mystery7 to many, and the
The principals of a quiet wedding
closest conclusion one can come to which took place in Gr emvood, B.C. JACL TO AID RESETTLEMENT
this oddity7 is that the Japanese on January7 11 were Hisako, eldest
The Japanese Americnni Citizens
language affords easier pronoun- daughter of Mr.» and Mrs. Yaiehi League which has been active in aid­
ciation for the babies in many7 in­ Sakai of Minto,. B. C.. and Mr. Yasuo ing the evacuees in various phases of
stances.
resettlement, opened an office in San
Kurahashi of Greenwood, B.C.
For instance, “mimi” is much
Baishakuuins fpr the couple were Francisco to help returning Japanese
American groups. S a b u r o Kido,
easier to say7 than “ear”, “tete” Mr. and Mrs. T. Matsuba.
national president declared that the
for hand, “bachi” for “dirty”, etc.
ENGAGEMENT
.
.
.
JACL
hopes to establish similar of­
for the child who has yet to
fices
in
Seattle and Los Angeles.
The
engagement
was
announced
of
master- his tongue to pronounce his
Miss Misayo Nishimura to Air. Oto“r’s”.
On the other hand, words such, him Matsui, both of Greenwood. B.C.,
as “kutsu” for “shoes” and “ku- on January 10, at the home of the Greenwood United Church
tsushita” for “stockings” are mere bride-elect.
Sponsors Many Groups
Baishakumns wore Mr. and Mrs. S.
difficult. So there you have the
GREENWOOD, B. C.—The Green­
mixture of languages in the sansei Isogai and Mr. and Mrs. Y. Hama­
gami,
both
of
Christina
Lake,
B.C.
wood
United Church continued to
baby’s vocabulary.
actively7 s p o n s o r various churcn
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . .
groups for the older folks and
Whether “mama” and “papa” is
The Now Canadi-H gratefully ack­ C.G.LT., Trail Rangers and Explor­
a universal language among babies
nowledges generous donations from ers group this year.
is something which many of us
the following:
Approximately <s0 pupils are now
never pay much attention to since
Mr. Minoru Uchida of Galt, Ont.
attending
the elementary grades in
the average Nisei has been roared
Mr. Masaichi Shimoda of Tavlor the United Church School headed by
in a home where these words are
Lake, B. C.
principal Aiiss Burke. She is assisted
commonly7 used. But one often
Mr. K. Naruse of New Denver, B.C. by7 a few other teachers.
wonders how strange it is to hear
The kindergarten classes, attended
his Issei father whose knowledge
Card
of
Thanks
by7 15 children, are under the instruc­
of English is confined to a few
tions
of Misses Namba and Iwasaki.
simple words, to refer to himself
We wish to extend our sincere
An
election of officers was held at
as “daddy7”. This is proof of how
appreciation and thanks7 to our
the
general
members meeting of the
well the Isseis have adjusted
many7 friends in Kaslo, B.C. for
Japanese
United
Church on January
themselves to surroundings.
their hospitality and many acts of
21
following
the
regular Sunday
Another practical answer given
kindnesses during our stay at that
church
service.
centre, and at the time of our de­
to the question of why the Sansei
Messrs. Yoshida and Onizuka were
baby leans more heavily toward
parture to New Denver, B. C.
elected to the post of missionary con­
the Japanese language is that
Mr. and Airs. Kintaro Naruse venors and Mr. Asahina, recording
the average Nisei has not come
Henry K. Naruse
secretary.
into enough contact with occiden­
tal babies to learn their baby7 talk.
tO®KI^®EI^®HJl^
It would only7 be natural then, to
assume that the Nisei parent
THE NEW CANADIAN
would fall back on his past exper­
KASLO, B. C.
iences with baby7 talk which would
be confined to his own brothers
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Little Sansei Tadashi has al­
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girls.
Not toward all girls of course,
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Exactly7 how it came about is
little Tadashi’s secret.
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THE NEW CANADIAN

The Postwar
Job Prospect

February 17. 1945.

So far have public attitudes toother but sometime we have to
ward Japanese American resertiemake the break.
ment improved during the past two
GET THE JOB DONE
earner, postwar employment: may
years that the U.S. Government
The second reason, which is
be a problem that will centre
has set a definite objective of clos­
about as important but not quite,
chiefly in the jobs actually made
ing all its relocation centres and
is that I have believed for a long
available to them through seiecresettling all evacuees by the end
time that we had to get the job
^.^ service or Japanese placement
of the current year.
finished while the war is still
offices across the country. But
Ibis was revealed in an inter­
going on. The manpower situation
there is a good deal to be said for
esting speech delivered by Dillon
is such that any man can get a
CL he rapid military developments in Europe have
understanding something of what
S. Myer, national director of rhe
job—there are jobs for everybody,
is going on in Ottawa. It is in the
given rise to renewed speculation over the end of the war.
War Relocation Authority to a
that can even crawl. It won’t be
capital
that
overall
policv
is
set.
mass
meeting
of
thousands
of
r
■ethat
way when the war is over
There would seem to be a rising hope that unified, organ­
Respective offices—in Lethbridge,
sidents
of
the
Rohwer
and boys begin to come back and
centre in
ized resistance by the German armies may sudlenlv col­
Winnipeg, Fort William, Toronto
.Arkansas recently.
as the war plants begin to close
lapse as continuing heavy pressure by the Allied armies
or elsewhere—are only administra­
down for reconversion and a lot
Following are some excerpts
tive cogs. The concrete opportuni­
of people are out of work. We
from
Mr.
Myer
’
s
speech:
'Vestem front is adde(‘! to the spectacular push by
ties they may offer the Nisei de­
need
to get the job done now if
WRA feels that it would be a
the Russians from the Last. Gertainily at no time, declare
pend to a critical extent upon
we
are
going to get it done with
good thing if a good many people
what the federal government has
numerous reports, has there been equivalent reason to
a
reasonable
efficiency.
of Japanese ancestry settle in
done or hopes to do in “achieving
look forward to an? early end/ of the’ war in Europe. That
There ere other reasons for clos­
other parts of the country because
the highest possible employment.”
ing
the centre, but those are the
it
is
a
good
thing
for
any
minor
­
expectation, in fact, goes so far as to exert an important
Mr. King’s 'answer to the policy
main ones. I realize that a good
ity
group
to
be
spread
out
—
bet
­
influence on political strategy in Ottawa.
quiz of MacLean’s Magazine de­
many of you feel you are having
ter than settling in just two or
tails the points through which he
a difficult time. But a lot of pecTOn the other hand no less an authority than General
three states . . . Most of you are
hopes full employment may be
ple
are having difficult times these
now free to go any place you
maintained. They fall roughly un­
merican commander in
days. But in my judgment it will
want.
der three broad heads: (1) plans
China, believes that the war against Japan will last a
be
much less difficult now than it
CLOSE CENTRE SCHOOLS
to cushion employment from the
will
be in two or three years from
I want you to consider where is
direct effects of the change over
now . . .
the best place for you to go befrom war to pezee; (2) plans to
The WRA has done some very
cause
as you know. we are plan­
extend and develop internal and
Japanese army and the difficult problem of supplying an
careful
figuring . . . (and) we
ning to close ail relocation centres
external trade; (3) plans to main­
think
we
have made reasonable
invasion of Japan itself, “imply at least two years of war
by Jan. 2, 1946. We have about 11
tain an “effective demand” (pur­
and adequate provisions (for as­
in Jie 1 acific and in Asia, after the defeat of Germany.”
months now in which we can work
chasing power) among Canadians
sistance).
If anybody needs assist­
with you on this job. We are plan­
for their own products.
A military situation of
nMt
ance,
they
will first go to the wel­
ning to close the schools at the end
Some Practical steps have been
fare
section
and indicate first
leave the position of Japanese Canadians unaffected.
of this school year. We feel that
taken and legislation already en­
where
they
want
to live—whether
you should have time to get your
However much the question of internal policy toward: our
acted under all three heads.
in
Stockton,
Detroit,
New York,
youngsters in other schools and
REHABI LIT ATE VETER ANS
minority group ought to be divorced from, the tide of the
Little
Rock
or
some
other
place
give them a chance to get adUnder
the
first
come
the
various
they
may
decide
on.
war from the viewpoint of reason and logic, an emotional
justed.
measures — vocational
training,
After that has been decided,
I would like to tell you briefly
land - settlement, grants, service
then
the question that has to be
how we have worked out our
sary, mstmction. It would seem wise for usto face up to
gratuities — already underway for
decided is what the problems are
plans. In spite of the fact that we
the i ehabilitation of war veterans.
and what assistance is needed. A
ns prospect, and with realistic courage to prepare ourhave been responsible for operar­
The _ urgent need is that they
plan will be worked out right here.
mu<-’h '• •i“"dnst this
ing the centres, we do not think
should not be suddenly thrown up­
It will be . . . sent to the relo­
they are good places for people to
on the labor market in competition
cation official in the particular
live and certainly not good places
for existing jobs. Included also, ac­
area where you want to go. They
for your youngsters to live the
cording to the prime minister, are
m turn will work out plans with
rest of their lives or to grow up
plans for “the rapid and progres­
the state or local welfare agency
in . . .
sive reconversion of war industries
and tne plans will be approved and
So I say to you that my first
to meet peacetime needs.” These
all worked out before you
consideration above al
others
leave the centre so that you
peacetime needs, ranging from
when we made the decision to
as come out clearly into th
golf balls to baby diapers, are unwill have assurance of plans to
close the centres . . . was the fact
foi mation of a. Japanese Repatriation Lc_
deistandably great.
And manv
fit your particular needs. There
that there were nearly 20,000
monel. An organizational meeting attended by -represenNisei, especially those engaged in
have not been verv’ many casey
youngsters that should be back in
handled yet, but it will work.
wai wo in in the eastern cities,
tain-es ot the fishing, farming, berry growing and' poultheir own communities as soon as
Funds have been provided and
hope tnat such reconversion will
possible. I hope that some of you
try raising industries” laid Dians last wpHc
there will be more . - next year.
go through smoothly. Thirdly, ex­
are making your plans. It is* never
We
have worked out a program
spPP1^ t (d their turns. A mass meeting of
perience in expanding th« emnUveasy to go from one place to anthat
we think is sound.
ment service during the war is excirculation of an exclusion petition anefdra
of sever- . pected
to help in directing surplus
al prominent men to lead the movement
labor released from war work into
eon Crete
steps being taken by the organization.
new employment quickly and effi­
ciently.
Ihere is no need to pull any punches in branding this
i An
amusing new slant on
, Katy Oyama of Bay Farm,
BOOST FOREIGN TRADE
tne franchise is given by an Indian
as a dirty, detestable business. Obviously the liberal
gives” with recent hit tune titles
Canada’s position as a trading
who signed himself “Old Toma­
which
“fit” ghost towners, relo­
policy being followed in the United States, where full
nation
heavy dependence upon
hawk of Last War” in a letter to
cees, internees and roadcampers.
foreign markets to absorb her pri­
civil rights have been restored to west coast evacuee|s now
the editor to the Vancouver Prov­
TASHME—“Don’t Fence Me In”
mary" products—is a problem with
ince. Wrote “Old Tomahawk” in
tnat the military emergency is clearly over, has aroused
. LEMON CREEK — “T h e y ’ r e
which postwar employment plans
the best horse-trading style:
the tear of these vested economic interests in the Lower
Either Too Young Or Too Old”
must grapple. And Mr. King’s
Sir: I see in your good paper
SLOGAN — “How Many Hearts
Maclean’s declaration is in line
^ °^er day a letter from a
Have
You Broken With Those
with the generally recognized need
^dy has boon stimulated' into hurried action. The profit­
Chinese in the Canadian Army
Great
Big
Beautiful Eyes?”
for greater freedom the world
wondering
if
he
and
other
Chinese
KASLO—“I’ll Be Around”
eering gains accruing to these interests through the
over in that regard. Lowered trade
ai e going to1 get a franchise after
ROSEBERY—“Gome Out, Come
barriers and active steps to ex­
Epping up si ill further the wartime feeling against per­
this war.
Out, Wherever You Are”
pand
foreign
markets
are
envision
­
sons of enemy descent—all in the name of patriotism.
V hy shouldn’t he? If he’s good
ROADCAMPS — “Wish You
ed. And Nisei may- take a special
enough
to fight for this country
It is, as we have said1, strictly business. But it is mean,
Were Waiting For Me”
interest in the thought that while
why in heck don't they give him
WESTERN CONCEPTION OF
sordid and dirty business.
the major flow of goods will still
a
say
in
its
government
if
he
RELOCEES
AND VICE VERSA
be to and from the U.S. and Bri­
I tihaps tiic saddest part of it all is the manner in
wants
one.
Then
again,
I
don
’
t
see
—“You’ve Changed”
tain
(with
some
difficulties),
as they have much of a kick com­
INTERNMENT CAMP — “I’m
which another racial minority group is being misled into
trans-Pacific trade too is expected
ing because they have every right
Only
a Bird in a Gilded Cage”
to
resume
the
steady
advance
it
a betrayal of itself. The Native Brotherhood of B.C.. an
that any white or dark race have
GHOST TOWN TEACHERS —
was making in the years prior to
except a vote.
organization of native coastal Indians, has promised its
“You’ve Got to Accentuate the
the war.
Now he might have had some
full support of this business. It is a pity that in a short­
Positive!
”
DEMAND FOR GOODS
kick coming if he had been an
*
sighted view of the matter they do not realize that they
Internally a large part of* the
Indian. They give them the vote
A Winnipeg reader submi
postwar job plan revolves around
are thus blasting at those very principle.^ of a. democratic
bi,t no other rights. (I know, be­
philosophical
clippin of a poem.
measures taken to assure a heavy
cause I m one of them from the
To
wit:
essential to their own struggle
and effective demand for consumer
last war.) Never bothered to even
When God gave out
for complete freedom and eaualitv
I
among Canadians
generafind out if they could behave or
selves, In this the country
not.
He said trains, and I missed
nectod to get off to a goo<
So China boy, if they don’t give
this situation as a pertinent guide to their own thinking
mine.
since wartime policy has been to
you a vote I’ll trade you my vote
W hen He gave out looks, I
towards minority groups of any other racial descent in
fight inflation.—the ruinous rise in
for your liquor permit or other
thought
prices and the lowered purchase
He said books, and I didn’t want
now?- of each dollar. On that the
experts are agreed that Canad’an
Nisei who have had some exper­
When He
I
out nose
has maintained an enviable record.
ience with fluctuating prices for
pile of the complaints over
sockeye salmon or British Sover­
By tar. the greatest step toward ac eptnnee by the public has bet
He said roses and I ordered a
higher prices for every thing.
eign
rawberries will apprec’at
big
one.
made by the Nisei through his work ir the war effort and his selfie:
Tn addition Mr. King
proud of
how valuable a guaranteed mini
When He
I
the fact that
out leg:
sacrifice toward .American principles on rhe battlefields of the world.
“tremendous vol­
mum price for such products might
ume
of
domestic purchasing powbe in maintaining income.
Thu Nisei has earned recognition
onlv
himself and the
He said kegs, and I ordered two
er” has been built up. This is an
In general, too? Mr. King’s post­
coming generations but for his aged p<
we
This cannot be
it factor in Trashing war
war program calls for improved
denied and
would be well if the Issei reco gnize
When He gave out
feet.
No
I
savings, and is regarded as one of
credit
facilities, better housing
longer i the younger generation
thought
tied t<
the chief virtues of the familv al­
ngs of its
plans, industrial research, nubile
He said beers, and
parents and
;
lowance program and of other
our children will be even further removed.
works projects : nd so forth, all
long ones.
“
social
security
payments.
”
.... The Nisei have won their place in America, am are deterpointing toward maintaining the
gave out chins, I
A third measure has been the
mined that their children shall have an even firmer place a:
national income at today’s levels
guarantee of minimum prices for
■ we hope that the older generation will remember this.
and with it jobs for all, on pater
Ha said gins, and ordered a
farm and fish products after the
at least irrespective certainly of
Heart Mountain Sentinel
double.
war,—a floor under these prices.
racial origin.
Boy, am I a mess!
(Continued from last week)