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RECENT
ANNOUNCEriates and their familie
and free
THE
VICTORIA, B. C
All persons ;
S by the Minister of Labor and
transportation for the
personal
who served in he Canadian Armed
mmissioner of Japanese Placeproperty they wisl to take with
Forces may
if thev
have
been
followed
by
some
them.
nielli
through law or otherwise disquali­
The policy behind these guarancontusion in the interior centres. This
fied to vote, under an amendment
tees seems
confusion arises, it seems, from a
straightforward
to the Provincial Elections Act
—Commissioner Pickersgill
the assurances themselves. A large
failure to understand clearly both the
introduced
in
the
Legislature
announcements and the
or small number may decide to go
nature of the
1
March 26 by Provincial Secretary
KASLO, B. C,—Many employment opportunities exist in Eastern
to Japan. In either case it is one
underlying policy they reveal. The
Pearson, the CP reported.
Canada,
including agriculture, inmutry and trade in smaller cities, dom­
way of ending once and for all, a
This amendment will give the estic work, forest industries and possibly mining, and the Labor Departconfusion show’s, „too,
,
,that
.
, many
people in British Columbia do not - part of a problem which has dis­
vote to all races including Japan- mentis
Division believes it can place employable families from
fullv appreciate the real situation
turbed the country for years. And it
Chinese. Hindus and Indians
es satisfactorily, 'l.B. Pickersgill, Commissioner, said
which they now must face.
is a way that will not strain greatly
who have served in the present
The assurances given by the Cana­
either the country’s purse or its
war. and enfranchise any Hindus
VISITING ALL CEi
dian Government are in themselves
conscience.
or Chinese who served in the 19.14The Commissioner
simple and straightforward. They are
Any person in Canada mav apply
IS conflict.
SPAIN WILL STOP
to
the
ettlement
based upon a belief that at the end
on his own initiative for this volUnder the old act, only Japanof the war, or sooner if transporta- . untary repatriation. But in Brit’sb
ACTING FOR JAPAN
ese who served in the
March 25, leaving the same evening:
be arranged, it will be posColumbia itself, every person will
War were given the vote.
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish
sible to return' first generation immibe required either to make an appli­
I
Government
announced that it had
was
expected
to
tour
Lemon
Creek
ffiants to Japan, and also to send to
cation or to declare himself against
ordered
Slocan
and
New
Denver
housing
proall
Spanish diplomatic
it. Beginning April 9, R.C.M.P.
that country any Canadian citizens of
missions
until
the
abroad
to cease reprepart
of
Japanese race who are willing to go.
officers will tour the province to Support Richmond
the
week.
He
visited
at
Greenwood
while
Japanese
interests
THREE ASSURANCES
record those who wish to apply and
on
route
to
the
Kootenays.
1
Press
reported
March
Expulsion Petition
In the first place the Government
those who do not wish to apply.
24.
Mr. Pickersgill has been inspecting
gives the assurance that any money
RICHMOND,
B.
C.

700
signatures
This
followed a report
general conditions in the settlements,
TIED IN WITH DISPERSAL
owned by a person signing up to go
representing 99 per cent support for interviewing Japanese committees on
which
men.
The new program, however, does
to Japan may be transferred to that
two
districts
of
a
petition
calling
for
women
and
children
bayonetted
to
the
new
announcements
in
policy
con
­
not stop right there. It is tied in
country at the end of the war. In­
postwar
deportation
of
all
persons
of
death
by
Japanese
troops
while
cerning
voluntary
repatriation
and
re
­
cluded,' for instance, would be funds
with the Government’s announced
Japanese origin in Canada were location, and meeting local town of­
American forces were taking the
now held by the Custodian, any sav­
policy of dispersing Japanese per­
turned in at committee meeting of ficials in the various centres.
Philippine
capital, Manila. Spanish
sons all over the country as the
ings macle up to the time of depart­
the Richmond Repatriation League,
property
valued
at $1,000,000 was
He was unable to give any estimeans to solving race tension in
ure, and any money realized from the
last Friday, March 23, reports The
also
reported
destroyed.
ate as to what number of persons
B. C. Pressure, therefore, is to be
sale of any property owned by the
Vancouver Province,
Who will represent Japanese
in the interior projects might be ex­
exercised upon Hiose not willing to
individual.
Austin Harris
League
chairman
interests
following the withdrawal
pected to sign applications for vol­
go to Japan to move east of the
In the second place the Govern­
stated
that the 700 signatures repre­
of the Spanish Government is not
untary repatriation when registra­
Rockies.
ment gives assurance that the same
sented
99 per cent support in the
yet
known.
tion for that purpose is carried out
Mr. Pickersgill’s announcement
thing will be done for any person
Steveston and Terra Nova districts.
by the R.C.M. Police beginning in Can ad:’..
reviews the relocation situation to­
going to Japan before the cessation
The full return from all the dis­
day. It also contains the joker
of hostilities. 'Repatriates will be
EMPLOYMENT ABUNDANT
tricts in which the petition was cir­
clause: that those who are capable
given receipts showing how much
The
policy
had
been
adopted,
how
­
Employers were anxious to hire
culated was expected to be tabulated
and do not move East of the
they leave behind, and at the end of
ever,
in
the
belief
that
there
are
large
workers
in the east, he indicated, and
this week.
Rockies will be regarded as not co­
the war these funds will be trans­
numbers
of
evacuees
who
feel
that
the
pl
cement
machinery of the
The petition is to be sent to Ottawa
operating with the Government in
ferred to them. It is assumed that
after
the
cessation
of
hostilities
lit?
Labor
Department
was ready to help
after the signatures from all the dis­
s this transfer of funds will be possible
its dispersal policy. The official
in
Japan
will
offer
more
to
them
than
in
every
way
possible.
Farm work is
tricts have been tabled.
press release adds that this may be
after the resumption .of normal com­
if they were to remain in Canada. To abundant in southern Ontario; there
I
taken into account by the proposed
that end the Canadian Government j are jobs available in some of the
mercial relations, although probably
Loyalty
Tribunal,
presumably
with
some
time.
There
is
was
prepared to offer guaranteed smaller towns where housing diffi­
this may take
the
idea
that
non-co-operation
sug
­
believe,
however,
that
assistance
in the way of passage and culties are not as acute as in the
no reason to
gests
anon-loyal
attitude.
And
protection
of property Interests.
Government
will
not
large cities; and there is a wide
the Canadian
Prime
Minister
King
last
August
Mr.
Pickersgill
thought that those range of employment in the woods of
conscientiously live up to the guarsuggested that enforced deportation
who intended to stav in Canada north-western Ontario particularly.
antee.
would be carried out for those whom
needed to face the situation very
As a general rule, he indicated to
In the third place the Government
the Tribunal did not deem loyal.
realistically. The future was un- the Committee, in-order to facilitate
guarantees free passage for repatst
certain for every Canadian
and no the dispersal policv. new employment
(The Vancouver Province)
sion of defeat. To go to Japan under
guarantee of security could be given. in British Columbia would not be
EVACUEES OVER THE AGE of
VICTORIA.—By a margin of three But one could get out and work for offered to persons intending to stay
these circumstances is to admit
16 in British Coulmbia, living in the
votes,
the Legislature refused, on security if the intention was to stay in Canada.
that prejudice has finally beaten us.
government centres and to an extent
Wednesday,
March 28. a C. C. F.
It is to yield to agitation ’nd
those independently employed else­
amendment
to
the Elect’ons Act.
“haiseki”. It is to betray the demo­
where, thus have three choices of
sponsored
by
WAV.
Lefeaux, to give
cratic. '/friends who hav° fought for
action. They may. (1) apply to go to
us.' It is to give up all the accom­ the vote to East Indians resident in
Japan: (2) decide to move eastward
plishments
of the past half century. B. C.
toward re-establishment as citizens
The debate witnessed a break in
It
is
to
give
up all hope for- the
in Canada; or (3) remain where and
the
ranks of the Coalition, with Hon.
future we yet seek as full citizens
as they are under a definite cloud.
G.
T.
Perry, Dr. J.J. Gillis (Yale)
of Canada. It is running away.
Obviously the choice may not be an
(Special to The New Canadian)
and
Mrs.
Nancy Hodges (Victoria)
reason could be given.
RENEWED VIGOR TO FIGHT
easy one for those whose ideas and
a
voting
with
the
oppoistion.
In regard to moving from Alberta,
LETHBRIDGE, Alta.—No definite
The alternative is in striking con­
attitudes have been greatly influenced
The
argument
saw
two
cabinet
changes in policy can be taken in accomodation and employment would
trast to running away. It is to ac­
by the events of the past three years.
f
ministers pitted against each other. respect to arrangements for the edu- first have to be assured to persons
cept
the
challenge
and
the
opportu
­
But every person of sufficiently
s
nity to begin a new fight with re­ Hon. G. S. Pearson, minister of labor, cation of evacuee children or the re- | wishing to move to a new district and
mature age needs to think the matter
newed vigor for that right of Can­ speaking in opposition to the mea­ location of families away from South- I this would have to be confirmed by
over very carefully and realistically
adian citizenship thus far denied. sure, took the ground that the ern Alberta until after a general the placement officer of the district.
and to make an independent decision.
j Indians, along with the Chinese and election clears the federal political POLICY CANNOT BE CHANGED
H
Life, at best, in any country or un­
That
decision,
it
is
safe
to
say,
i
Mr. Archibald explained that a for­
der any conditions, is struggle for j Japanese, had as peoples in B. C., scene, it was indicated to a delega­
should lie between the first two

consistently
refused
to
co-operate
in
mal
agreement made early in 1942
tion
of
Alberta
spokesmen
who
con
­
betterment, and there are uncertain
courses. The third, though it may be
i
attainment
of
improved
standards
of
the Alberta provincial govbetween
ferred
here
March
17
with
J.
N.
factors which no one can control.
comfortable at the moment, is one

living
and
.
working
conditions
for
eminent
Lister,
from
the
Vancouver
head
and the federal authorities
But there is ample evidence to
that leads nowhere and poses an
i
labor.
the
latter from negotiating
office
of
the
Commissioner
of
Japan
­
prevents
prove that our conscientious and
even greater question in the near
i
Mr.
Perry,
who
said
he
o

id
not
ese
Placement.
for
free
education for the children
determined effort can make our re­
future than that now faced.
! know of any definite government
and freedom of movement within the
Mr.
Lister
said
that
at
present,
establishment
east
of
the
Rockies
S
Voluntary repatriation, from
any evacuees wishing to move away province.'
successful enough as to hold out a ■ policy on the question, made an
&
imports of confusion, seems to have
Delegates accordingly have drafted
on new relocation plans would have
continuing hope for the future. It ! oloouent nlea on behalf of the enfran!
chisement
of
East
Indians.
They
were
a
petition to Arthur MacNamara,
pressed many as the easiest way out.
have
to
travel
at
their
own
ex
­
can. in time, lead to the most abun­

British
subjects,
and
as
such
were
For those whose psychological ties
deputy
minister of labor at Ottawa,
I
pense.
except
in
special
cases
where
dant life, if not for the present

entitled
to
the
same
pr

viletre
as
exand loyalties with Japan are
asking
that attempts be made to
aid
might
be
given
by
the
govern
­
generation, then surely for those
I tended to other people of the empire.
revise
the
pertinent clauses of this
Strong as to rule out other things and
ment.
who follow.
fix their decision on this course, well
agreement
with
a view to achieving
In the interim, however, Mr. Lister
And finally and perhaps most im­ । 'wiiKniininijHiniHiHininniiiiiiiim^^
more
satisfactory
resettlement con­
and good.
gave assurance that the growers
portant, we can and must make up
ditions
in
Alberta.
PONDER CAREFULLY"
would be consulted in regard to
our minds not to be defeated by the
changes and improvements in the beet
disappointments of the past, For
But others, who lean in that direc­
industry and that school trustees Steady Famiiy Movement
tion more because of the disappoint­
such a defeat does not concern only
serwould
be approached on the question
our
small
group.
It
implies
a
ment thev have encountered in vanApproximately 17,600 American
the
si
step
backward
in
of
admitting
evacuee children to From Kasio Continues
a'a mav well think more carefull
ious tragic
citizens of Japanese ancestry from
;he
ideal
of
A «mredlv the ultimate
KASLO, B.C.—Six families were
schools on an equal basis with other
future
world’s march toward
the
mainland
and
Hawaii
are
now
a
transferred
to Tashme, Greenwood
democratic
brotherhood.
We
have
in
children.
uuntary repatriation offers
i
serving
with
the
United
States
Postwar
decision
a
great
res"voluntary
and
New
De
iver this week to add
An outline of the new
rv
our present
ry uncertain one.
to
uphold.
It
is
not
to
the
growing
list of transferees
armed services, it was announced repatriation” program was also given
ponsibility '
J span
11 definitely not be the Japan
s
ourselves
from this centre.
by the U. S. War Department last to the spokesmen by th 2 Security
merely an obligation to
1907. of 1923. or of 1940 and those
i
week.
The program to close this centre
but
even
more
to
all
the
colored
that
idea
Commission
representative
;here
with
ho elect to go t
surprised.
is
expected to be stepped up early
The
in
Canada
and
to
all
fai
Heart
Mountain
Sentinel
in
greatly
people
; mind will be
;
themselves.
It
is
next
month with a large contin­
its
report
unofficial
figures
Previously,
on
March
8,
the
spokes
­
minded
Canadian
xhau Ted by the war, Japan at tne
gent
of
families slated to be trans­
to
show
that
an
show
that
there
are
more
native
born
men
for
Alberta
evacuees
met
with
,
a
responsibility
nd of hostilities will be an uncertain
ferred
to
Midway. More families
Americans
of
Japanese
ancestry
D.
C.
Archibald,
Commissioner

s
re;
idealized
democratic
way
of
life
is
anctuary, especially to those who go
receiving
maintenance allowances
serving
in
the
armed
forces
in
pro
­
workable,
to
prove
that
the
concept
presentative
for
that
province,
to
disj
zere in search of the happiness thej
are
expected
to be moved to New
cuss
the
education
and
relocation
!
portion
to
the
population
than
of
of
equality
and
brotherhood
among
rank has escaped them in Canada.
questions.
j
Denver.
any
other
racial
extraction.
men
of
different
racial
origin^

A
But apart entirely from what con­
Three families left for Tashme,
The report also stated that nearly i Mr. Archibald said that beet work- |
valid. Perhaps, indeed, this is
itions may be like in postwar Japan,
constructive destiny which awaits
two for Greenwood and one for
600 Nisei from Heart Mountain are i ers could move from district to dis- j
he fact is that voluntary repatriation
i trict or change employment if a good ‘
New
Denver this week.
in
the
service.
Japanese
Canadians.
= an unworthy and-needless admis-

^Special Placement Efforts

Legislature Rejects
CCF Measure for
East Indian Vote

ft
i

Albertans Petition Ottawa To
Change Restrictive Agreement

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Prejudice and Concentration
THE IOCUS OF anti-Japanese agitation today is fixed upon the
contention that this immigrant group by fixed design concentrated in
certain areas and in certain occupations for the express purpose of
dominating those areas and occupations.

There is a feeling that racial antagonism against Japanese Cana­
dians was fully justified because of this concentration. It is a point
^°??y belabored by agitators who can no longer declaim about
military security. And it is a misapprehension very widely shared by
many Canadians who are anxious to see a just and democratic policy
preserve some very basic Canadian traditions.
The historical fact, as this journal has pointed out again and again,
is that this concentration was due, on the one hand, to normal social
impulse, and on the other, to the entrenched antagonism of Canadian
society itself. If the Pacific Coast would level an accusing finger at
the concentration of Japanese Canadians, it must also be prepared to
accept a very large part of the blame for those concentrations.
Young and Reid, in their authoritative study, “The Japanese
Canadians”, have touched upon this question.
The natural impulse
of all iminigiants, they point out, is to reside among, and remain in close
contact with, people of their own race, nationality, culture and class,
but they must work in order to live, and they are therefore compelled
to go to the native-born section which controls the wealth of the com­
munity and dominates its industrial activities. It is through work
obtained in this way that they enter into the life of the larger group.

Historical studies indicate that the Japanese immigrant group
move^ rapi^y at first toward assimilation into the life of the larger
group, ihey were, in this respect, much more aggressive than Chinese
immigrants for instance, "who still remain clustered in various cities
across the Dominion, without a word raised against them. But as
Young and Reid write:

the more rapid the economic expansion of an immigrant group,
the more quickly it is likely to be assimilated. The speed of assimila/
CaSe °f the JaPaneS€’ however, is offset to a certain extent
■by the fact that the discrimination which results from their economic
expansion tends to drive them in op themselves for protection and
postpones their utlimate attachment to the community.”
. _
This is exactly what happened between 1900 and 1941 The natural
$ impulse of the immigrants was to live together. The next step was
to branch out from the segregated communities in search of better
economic prospects. Success in some cases led’ to the demand for, or
ac ual, restriction as was the case in the fishing industry and commercial
ventuies in A ancouver city. In agriculture, narrow financial resources
{armera ^to that branch for which they were competitively fitted,
^"^h required, least capital and promised quick cash returns. But race
prejudice barred not only the immigrants, but their Canadian-born snd
educated children as well, from the hundreds of jobs—in the govern­
ment service, in public utility employment, in merchandising and pro­
fessional service to the white community—which they would normally
LT followed lf; they were assimilated. Instead, they were forced to
’ - L eniPIoynient within the racial community from which they were
T^ away* And thus the racial community was perpetuated
not merely because of the social cohesion of the minority group, but also
Of the dls7indnat°ry barriers in fact and in law which shut
off the community from the larger society about it.
PattT Which existed in British Columbia before the
Toronto Saturday Night points out, the problem will not
be iesolved by geographical re-distribution, if the same kind of
discrimination is practised in other provinces and resettlement area. It
en°Ugh to carry out Physical dispersal, scattering about
in .im ua s or small groups who are isolated bv discriminatory barriers
from the surrounding native-born society. Ju^t as important will
be
the acceptance of Japanese Canadians into a status of equality
In
that direction only lies the just and fair solution.

.Dispersal and the Provinces

1

*

my

native

In the March 3rd issue of this
paper you could not have missed
a news report on Mayor Cornett’s
illogical proposal. He would have
us sent to Japan (for good, of
course!) as “missionaries” of the
“Canadian way of life”. He sug­
gests that as compensation for
expulsion, we be given a sufficient
sum to re-establish our livelihood
in that country. Aside from the
obvious objections to his scheme,
I had an ironical thought.
Picture myself in Tokyo trying
to convert a skeptical companv of
Yedokkos!

^e; “......... therefore I urge
you all to adopt the ways
of the land I have left, a
land ruled by a system of
absolute
and
benevolent
democracy!”
: It is understood that you
have been expelled from
that country for no other
reason than your racial
ancestry. Is that absolute
benevolence 2 Is that dem­
ocratic ? If your country
is democratic, why are
you here? There is a contfadiction I do not under­
stand!”
Would you understand?

No, I wouldn’t either.
Could you, could I or anyone,
recommend the ways of a country
______ ,
that denied its native-born? Could
you, could I exalt the humbug that
passes for humanity and love of
country
among
the
incredible
racists'?
Not I!

Then what if I said this:

“Democracy is a shining ideal
for which many men died, and will
continue to die, yet under its
system we suffered such calumny
as shamed the conscience of the
good; but the good were not
strong enough to nullify the evil
the few committed. Nevertheless,
we clung to a pathetic faith in its
ultimate triumph.
“Were the Japanese Canadians
the only ones to suffer, it would
have been bad enough, but the sad
truth was that other' minorities
......... the Negroes, Jews, Chinese
and Indians......... they, too, Li.
felt
the discriminationi of race and
economic greed. Democracy may
have, been the banner and the slogan, but hateful prejudice and pro­
paganda accomplished their evil
ends. Hollow words with glib ora­
tory spread the venom of intoler­
ance, avarice, and bigotry. The
will-to-good was well-intentioned,
but anaemic.

“The Nisei is a Canadian, born
in the most beautiful of the nine
provinces. He grew to manhood
holding on to a deep faith in the
integrity, the dignity of the indidual. He embraced with passionate
optimism the ideals of liberty,
equality, fraternity. Then, he was
exiled from his home. Not content
with exiling him. appropriating
his possessions, denying his citi­
It seems possible, for instance, to explain the attitude of hostility — zenship rights, the forces of
expressed by Quebec Premier Duplessis, only in these terms of political — racism went further and demanded
differences. French Canadians themselves, one logically expects, would — expulsion from the country as
be extremely anxious to see the principle of racial tolerance upheld — well. To add ii?sult to injury, they
in Canada.- Experience has already indicated, in fact, that in cosmo- — blandly proposed that the victim
politan Montreal at least, former British Columbians have encountered — of a very ‘un-Canadian way of
life’ preach to the inhabitants of
much less prejudice than in many English-speaking parts of the
Japan,
the tenet's of a superior
country. And the French Catholic Church—certainly an influential ‘
Canadian
way of life!’”
element in Quebec public opinion—has taken an
and useful
missionary interest in the welfare of evacuees, even beyond that which
O solemn mockeryprevailed before the war.
let I would exhort and the dis­

''CANADIANS who follow current political trends in the country ^
will no doubt note with keen interest the reactions of the various
political governments to Ottawa’s latest move toward a solution of 2
the so-called “Japanese problem”. The situation is one that reflects _
a chief weakness in a federal system of government; for we have here _
an illustration of how political differences between the federal
administration and provincial authorities make the necessary cooperative effort in the solution of national issues very difficult to
attain, particularly when the question as such cannot be described as
having grave national importance.
"”

On the other hand, the division between the governments at
Quebec City and Ottawa are well known. . And there is reason to
believe that the principle of non-co-operation with the federal authorities in he present case has a higher priority with Mr. Duplessis than
the principle of racial tolerance in Quebec.
the back of (former)
Possibly a similar explanation lies i
Ontario Premier Drew’s stand, not to mention Progressive Conservative
leader John Bracken’s parrot-like affirmation of the views of his Pacific
Coast stalwart, Mr. Howard Green. On the other hand, the Liberaldominated coalition in Manitoba, under Mr. Garson, is cautiously
sympathetic: an attitude reinforced by its happy experience thus far
with evacuees already settled in that province. In Alberta.. interest­
ingly enough, public opinion has been so closely exposed to the racist
agitation from the Pacific Coast that the Social Credit Government
seems to find it wise not to take any chances upon what is in fact a
relatively minor issue.

illusioned Nisei to have faith even
to the end. Hatemongers may
shout, may flourish on the feverish
fear of the ignorant, but their very
pettishness defeats their own ends.
Racism is slush, mixed "with dirt
and refuse, abhorred of men. Slush
always melts in the sun and goes
down the sewer.

Let us walk with di
meet our earnest destinv.

to

There are two ways to turn a
man’s head, rattle monev or rustle
a skirt.
—Silhouette, McMaster L'. Weekly

Following the announcement of
“voluntary repatriation or disper­
sal-’ policy which provoked nation­
wide discussion, the daily press in
British Columbia
and "Alberta
which have been following news
with regard to evacuee closely,
have favored the dispersal and fair
treatment of Japanese Canadians
citizens.
The following are excerpts from
editorials from newspapers circu­
lated in seven principal cities in
British Columbia, Alberta, and
New Brunswick and Ontario.

Stabilize Future
The Japanese will show wisdom
if they sign application forms for
dispersal, but the Dominion has to
deal with the opposition of the
other provinces. Those which have
so far accepted Japanese have
only done so for the duration, undexclear
agreements
with
Ottawa that the Japanese will not
become permanent residents. Tf
dispersal can be under guarantees
that it will be thinly enough
spread, so that there could be no
development
of
predominantly
Japanese settlements such as have
bedeviled British Columbia, the
Prairie and Eastern
provinces
might modify their views.
In the meantime, the Japanese
can help themselves insofar as
their future position is concerned
by showing their desire to co­
operate in the Dominion’s plans by
wholesale signing of applications
for dispersal.
—Nelson Daily News

Not Individually Resented

tJ

Canada, they could maintain a fa
standard of living and contribui e
to the economy of the country
while being no menace to anv
community or business.
The Dominion Government
only being reasonable in asking
the Japanese Canadians to co-operate with it in its effort to
the problem. It has just
justification for asking for the co­
operation of the Canadian prov­
inces. This is a Canadian problem
not for British Columbia alone.
The government apparently re­
cognizes that it is a Canadian
problem, but it has handled it very
adroitly. It made a mistake in fail­
ing to consult the provinces In
advance of its proclamation, and
this failure sets up an unpleasant
background for future negotiations.
—Vancouver Province

■ Want No Competition
“With many of the Japanese
fishermen, we might expect to see
some of them trying to come here
with the aim of re-establishing
themselves in the fishing industry.
They must not be permitted to do
so. Our fishermen don’t want Jap­
anese competition.
—The Telegraph Journal
St. John, N. B.

Fair and Sensible
British Columbians will approve
any plan which takes the Japanese
out of this province and keeps
them, out. The Federal Govern­
ment’s . proposal disposes of the
problem in a -fair and sensible
manner.
Those sons of Nippon who are
not satisfied with the prospects of
domicile east of the Rockies know
the alternative: they can return to
what is left of Hirohito’s empire
when the war is over. Only those
who adequately demonstrate their
"will and capacity to become loyal
Canadians may. remain; there is
no room for anv other type.
—Victoria Daily Times

The suggestion, of course, is
that any Japanese Canadian who
wishes to demonstrate his loyalty
and his Canadianism will co­
operate with the government. If
co-operation is to be made a basis
of loyalty, what is to be said of
those Canadian provinces which
decline to co-operate ?
What is to be said of Quebec,
whose Premier, Mr. Duplessis, has
stated that his government will
take necessary steps to prevent
.... This about ‘the best policy
the Japanese from settling in
that can be evolved. It would not
Quebec ? What is to be said of
only be impossible but unjust to
Alberta, whose minister of public
ship every Japanese out-of Canada
works, Mr. W. A. Fallow, has in­
back to the Orient. Many of them
sisted that when the war is over
were born in this country and it
the Japanese now working in the
is unquestionable that a proportion
province will have to go out?
of. them confine their loyalty to
It is not the Japanese individ­
this country. If Canadian-born
ually that are resented in British
Japanese were to be deported
Columbia but the concentration of
holus bolus against their wall, a
t^iem here and their tendency to
very dangerous And indefensible
dominate the industries into which
precedent would be established
they enter.
While the Japanese = which might affect in the
future,
remain concentrated on the Pacific
the
domicile
rigrts
of other
Coast, they constitute both an eco­
groups of foreign origin in the
nomic and political menace. Scat­
Dominion.
°
tered across in small groups across
—Calgary- Herald

Prevent Hiving Says Lethbridge Herald
The situation is fraught with
dynamite if traditional British
freedom and justice are to prevail,
and Canadians should weigh the
facts carefully before final action
is taken .... A fact is that where
Japanese were spread about in
very small colonies before the war,
they were generally good citizens
and caused no dislocation in busi­
ness or industry such as was so
bitterly complained about on the
coast .... We had colonies at
Raymond, Welling, and Hardieville
in south Alberta and very little
was ever heard of them. They
caused no trouble and no resent­
ment because they made no
attempt to dominate any district.
Ottawa’s suggestion that the
Japanese in Canada, if they are
to remain here, hould be domiciled largely east of the Rockies is
understandable. But if that course
is chosen, they should be so set­
tled that the hiving complained of
on the B. C. lower coast would not
caus° resentment elsewhere. Verv
small colonies widelv separated,
accompanied by an end of Japan­
ese immigration, might be accept­
able if we could be assured it
would remain that way
It is
vnderstood that several ' thousand
Japanese have indicated 1
sire to return to Jauan v
over .... But so Tay a
the Japanese who are naturalized

Canadian subjects are concerned,
we must recognize their Britishrights while, at the same time, en­
deavoring to prevent another race
problem from developing. Very
small colonies of a few families
each, widely scattered through the
rest of Canada might be the best
solution for u difficult problem.

Even Distributibution
'.’ : ' The problem is one of
assimilation and the degree to
"which the Canadian-born Japanese
can become one of any community
in "which he resides. Those brought
lo Southwestern Ontario in the
past three years have proved good
workers, but there has been some
difficulty in communities "where
they overdid their efforts to be­
come part of the community.
Lou cannot have your cake and
eat it. If these Canadian-born
Japanese are to be assimilated,
occidental Canadians will have to
meet them halfway.
However,
there are only 23,000 nationals,
naturalized
and
Canadian-bom
Japanese in the Dominion, and it
would appear reasonable that if
they were distributed evenly—and
thinly—across the country*, there
should be little difficulty in assi­
milation and they would present
no threat to national safety.
—London Free Press

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South Ontario Preferred:

i Ont. Mr. and Mrs. Heiji Yamazaki,
NEWCOMER TO MANITOBA
j George and Amy Yamasaki, Kaslo'
i FORT WILLIAM. Ont.—Genii Marujyama, Kaslo. ISLINGTON, ‘ om. — Iwamoto became the proud parent:
baby boy—Susumu
of the R.C.M.P. detachment
“ t“ Sshnro Shinobu, Kaslo: ; ^;tlv
Portent of things to come, the re of the evacuees on the eastward trek S
। in Kaslo, has been confined to the
lakeo Tosa, Lemon Creek.
j
location movement
J Royal \ ictorian Hospital here for
v picked up durins :
evacuees from Tayolr Lake, i HAMILTON, Ont. — Yukio Naka- ^Kajiwara
and
rhe month or February with most of ■ Nakusp. Tashme. Greenwood Lemon
children.
Chiyo
j
the past two weeks. Victim of
mura, hoshiye Nakamura and two : Kajiwara
the
Taylor Lake.
' : twenty-seven evacuees favoring; Creek and Slocan Citv making uu the cmldren, Tashme. SCARBOROUGH, a
ANG. in sudden heart attack March IS,
the uuth Ontario districts. The total, j balance of the total. *
Fujiki. ; Corporal Farrar has been steadily
;Ont.-Mrs. Ayako Hisaoka. Greenhowever, is only little over half of
The following is the list of relocee
YORK township.Om—Mrs. ■
montrfat U
□ < improving in health since. Howthe number of relocees during the ; from B.C. for the month of February i wood.
Fumiko Yoshida. Greenwood- Chieko ' v
— Toshiko and | ever, he is expected to go shortly
EAST CALEDON,
CALEDON, Ont.
Ont. —
- Mats
Matsu i Sakai and two children SiU AT «^^^^
Greek-.
corresponding month last year. K. Ji
EAST
j to Shaughnessy Military Hospital
Kaslo relocees made up one third । and Hachizo Omura. Nakusp GALT i HCTITP Sl'T'n ..■..■■'' " ^MFEk Man. — Mrs. Yasuko in Vancouver for a complete rest
---------------■

fivwhb PLlxL, Alta. — Kazue Tsuchiya, Kaslo.
of at least one month.

Eastern Trek Picks Up In February j

SUCCESS STORY
CANADIAN STYLE

Mips

£

HR

TORIES

of

success

are

common

in

Canada.
®

W
w

1

—had most to do with their success.

That

—and something surer than luck: the habit
of saving.

We all know of many,

Of the day
This

laborer who now heads his own construction

kind

of success story is being

company /•. . of the grocer who built a corner

written every day by people who are saving

store into a million dollar business ... of

for the. future . . . saving for the home they

the dishwasher who now operates his

plan

chain of restaurants . .

own

to

build . . . for

the education

their

children deserve . . . for the business they

and so on.

intend to start.

Hard work—plus a little

luck—made

these successes possible.

And

in

saving,

they

help
in

There is another kind of success story

not so well known, however. It’s

the more

common kind—and typically Canadian.

IPs

Bonds, because dollars invested in

don’t

children, live a happy life free from want

and care.

forget — Victorv

Bonds

pay

3%

should arise, are first-class security for loans.
Make yours a success story too.

than

that

writing

which earned a fortune for the

other

kind

Victory Bonds.

work — often

And

interest, are readily saleable if an emergency

harder

Hard

Victory

Bonds are helping to win the war.

the success story of the many men, many
women who have built a home, educated their

Canada.

it

now by

Start

getting ready to buy

Eighth Victory Loan Opens April 23rd

NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE

Page 8

L

THE NEW CANADIAN

Lethbridge City Council Seeks Public!
Cannot Use Compulsion In Resettlement-—Ickes
LETHBRIDGE, Alta.—Public opi-; Trades and Labor Council and many! B. C. INDIANS ASK
nion on the Lethbridge City Counci, private
citizens
have
protested ; FOR FULL CITIZENSHIP
ban on evacuees to enter the city will ; against Niseis working in the citv, no L VANCOUVER.
— British Columbia
,.
be sought by the counci
the Leth responsible organization has endorsed -! lndiails. want full Canadian- citizenbridge Herald reported Alarch 27.
or opposed the council bar on evac­ ship without giving up their ab­
It was reported that although the uees.
original rights' as defined under the
Indian
Act, executive members of the
_ The council is now seeking a defi­
nite statement from responsible Leth­ Native Brotherhood of B. C. told a
Race Tightens In
Burrard C.C.F. discussion group last
bridge organizations.
I week.
DIVIDED OPINION
London 5-Pin League

M ASHINGTON. The U. S. Gov- , meat against return of evacm
er^en^ cannot use compulsion in re- : ists in sections of the west conP“eSe Americans away (2) a personal feeling that i"
from the Pacino. Coast because most ; good for our social and politic- -s not
I insti°T
citizens with the same ; tutions for large numbers
P^cple
constitutional rights of free move- .। of foreign
_
descent to congreg;ate in
ment as other citizens have.
° areas.
i particular
*
However, through the WRA, every j
“If we are to make American crieffort is being made to pursuade j zens in the real sense out of
evacuees from the coast to relocate i who come to us from foreign
elsewhere,
in the
c
o country.
ihe continued, “or who are the “cW
Shackleford stated I EIGHTH VICTORY LOAN
LONDON, Ont.—With
— omv
_
one set that opinion in the
bo declares Secretary of Interior । ren of newcomers, the best and oui ’•
’city was divided
OBJECTIFY $1,350,000,000
of games remaining to be played in
Harold Ickes in a letter to Republi- ; est W of accomplishing that resuli
the Hyman Five Pin Bowling League, over the question of permitting evac­
OTTAWA. — With a minimum can Senator Cordon of Oregon, made is to 'have them mix freely with oidef
uees into the city.
the Big Fives and Jinxes were deadobjective
set
at
$1,350,000,000, public here.
I .American
_ _ ___ ______
strain.”
He declared the chief cause for
locked for first place and the DumCanada’s Eighth Victory Loan camIckes
wrote
that

our
policy
from
concern
-was
not
because
evacuees
bells and the Yanks tied for second
paign will open April 23, Finance tne oeginning has been to discourage ALIEN STATUS CLARIFIED
were coming into the city but their
place, secretary Don Sugiman re­
Ilsley
announced last Wednesday.
coming was a breach of contract with
the return of the Japanese to the ; W ASHING 1 ON.— The Naturalizaports.
Pacific Coast.
the B. C. Secuiity Commission.
WINNIPEG REFUSED
tion and Immigration Service has adThe Hellcats and Jokers saw their
‘‘Some organization should either CONGESTED AREA PLEA
“We do all in our power,” Ickes vised the War Relocation Authority
glimmering hopes for a playoff berth
em.oise our stand or ask to have* the
WINNIPEG, Man.—For the second said, “to pursuade those who for- that there is no Ganger that Japanese
peter/ out after losing two games in
Coast
apanese let into the city. If thev are time within a month, Donald Gordon. j merly lived on the West
IT
VVUOU
UM
to
aliens will be deported from this
March 10 games. The Dumbells con­
to be peimitted to come into the city chairman of the
relocate elsewhere in the country. We v
country
because of acceptance of pubquered the league leading Jinxes, de­
prices and
to work, it will have to be for stand- trade board, has wartime
cannot
use
compulsion
because
most
hc assistance of any type. Aliens who
refused to declare
feating them three straight matches,
ard rates of wages which are fair. Winnipeg a. congested area and place of these Japanese are citizens, with have been in the U.S. more than five
to move into a tie with the Y’anks There must be no cheap wages,” he j
the same constitutional rights of free years cannot be deported for -this
for second place.
said.
j it. under the provisions of the emer­ movement as othei- citizens have, but
reason. It was feared that first gen­
gency shelter regulations, the Win­
In the semi-finals which are to be NO APPLICATION
we
go
as
far
as
we
can,
and
will
con
­
eration Japanese who continued to
nipeg Free Press reported March 20.
played scon to decide the leagu
tinue
to do that.”
p‘ Castles urged the enforce­
T
.
Ilve
at Government expense in the
championship, the first and third
ment of the no-residence clause in the
Ickes
suggested
two
reasons
for
relocation
camps might therebv bplace teams and the second and
this
policy:
(1)
that
adverse
senti1
subject
to
deportation.
agreement. It was pointed out that
No Representation Ori
fourth place teams meet in a best of while many Nisei girls had been em­
three games match.
ployed as domestics in the city, not
Postwar Dispersal Yet
High aggregate scorer- for the a single application had been submittevening was Guy Fontana with 749.
OTTAWA. — Labor AI i n i s t e r
ed to the council for permission to
High singles honors went to Taiengage in such work in a Lethbridge । Alitchell said Thursday in the Com­
Takemura with 302. Blind three ag- home.
YASUDA—KONISHI
EA GAGEAIENT.
mons, in reply to a question by Tom
gregate w-s won by Gordon Land
Aid. Castles declared that orders to Reid (L-New Westminster) that no
NEW DENVER, B. C.—The Pres­
Air. and Airs. Tazo Shintani of New
with 599-603 and the blind singles by
remove Nisei girls who are employed
byterian Church was the scene as Denver, B.C. wish to announce the
Barin Yoshida with 167-167.
as domestics “have not been carried representations have been received Kifumi, daughter of Air. and Airs. engagement of their eldest daughter,
Bowling above the 700 mark in out very well.” He was referring to from any Province by the Japanese Kunizo Konishi was joined in holy Aliss Hatsuko Shintani of Egiinton,
I
aggregate scores were:
the city council complaint to the B.C. Security Commission or the Govern­ matrimony with Air. Yu’kie Y'asuda, Ont. to Air. Douglas Fujiwara of
Guy Fontana
210-278-261—749
Secuirty Commission to have the girls ment regarding the reallocation of son of Mr. and Mrs. Toranosuke Toronto, Ont.
George Ide
239-271-222—732
ordered out of the city.
.
Yasuda by Rev. K. Hansen, on March
I Japanese in Canada after the war.
Tak Takemura
199-302-209—710
The betrothal was announced on
Don Sugiman
301-198-207—706
Baishakunins were Air. and Airs. N. I February 3 of Aliss Kimiko TanakSug^rJBeetBasketball Leagu e:
Charlie Shimizu
232-295-178—705
Yoshioka and Mr. and Airs. H. । c
eldest daughter
of
— Mr. and Mrs.
Nagata.
' Sohichi Tanaka . of Diamond Citv,
i
। Alta, to Air. Eiji Ozeki of Coaldale,
Picture Butte Dance
SHISHIDO—YAMAMOTO
1 Alta.
LEAION CREEK, B. C. — Former
*
*
To Be Held April 13
Teams
GP W
Pts. ' George and Aki Oshiro both with 13 Vancouverites will note with interest
SLOCAN, B. C.—Born to Dr.
An open invitation is extended to
Taber
the wedding of Toshiko, second dau­ Airs. H. Kamitakahara, a baby and
6
6
men
for
Taber
"

ere
were
boy
the young people of Southern
Coaldale
6
4
2
8
^^V^^a^i and Mits Sekiva ghter of Air. and Mrs. Teizo Yama­ on Alarch 16.
Alberta to attend the grand spring
Picture Butte
moto of Lemon Creek, to George
6
2
4
4 with three personals each.
n
dance and raffle draw to be held on
Raymond
Tetsuto Shishido, eldest son of Air.
6
0
_
TABER

Johnny
Yamabe,
22ii
Friday, A PR 11
sponsored by
Alasajiro Shishido of Lemon Creek,
Deep gratitude is extended to all
Ono, 10;' Tad Koyanagi, S,
TABER, Alta.—Tabei- made a clean Butch
a
the Picture Butte Chinooks.
1I7
formerly of Vancouver, B.C. The cere­
cur
friends
in
Lemon
Creek
for
vv
aiter
ivoyanagi
5;
Mits
Sekiva
2sweep
of
the
Southern
Alberta
Sugar
is
Music will be supplied by the
mony took place in the Lemon Creek
many courtesies and kindnesses
*
’ Buddhist Church on March 18. Rev.
Beet Basketball League by winning Goro Omotani 2__ 49.
ai
“Nobleford Rhythm Tones”.
5
shown us during our two and a half
all their games, defeating Coaldale in
Refreshments will be sold.
COALDALE

Aki
D.
Katatsu
officiated.
n . .
Oshiro
13;
year stay at that centre and also
b<
Everyone is cordially invited to the last • league fixture by a close George Oshiro
Baishakunins were Air. and Airs. T.
13; Push Alatsumiya
for
farewell
parties
held
for
us
score of 49 to 44.
j
attend and join in the fun.
S; Toki Toyama S; Alin Takada 2; Hirano.
g
and many gifts which we received
Yamabe again starred, sinking 22 Johnny Kanashiro—44.
T
j
.J
ENDO—SAKON
at the time of our departure.
5!
points for the winners.
HELP WANTED
To the many friends who came
PICTURE* BUTTE, Alta. — The
w
In a previous Picture Butte
The fighting Coaldale
quintette
vs. wedding, was solemnized on March 12
to
bid
us
farewell
on
that
cold
st
A POSITION is open for a. Nisei managed to hold the league leaders laber game, Yamabe went on a scornight in the snow on February 28,
of Reiko, eldest daughter of Air. and
young man in a steam laundry at down with a slim one point lead until
we wish to extend our sincere ap­
Airs. Bunjiro Sakon of Picture Butte
3c
Vegreville, Alta. Room and board .in the dying minutes when Yamabe
Yamabe
Top
Scorer
to
Mr.
Toshi
Endo
of
Cranford,
Alta.
preciation
and
thanks.
ir
a pleasant home is provided with' the managed to break through the de­
11
Yasuko and Toshiko Kimura
ha
job. The work is recommended to any fence for two quick baskets to sew
A: arna.be, starry pivot man I at the Picture Butte Buddhist Church.
Rev.
Y.
Kawamura
was
in
charge
of
73
Guibault
Avenue,
H,
ambitious, responsible Nisei who de­ up the game for Taber.
on the Taber squad, finished regular
the
ceremony.
Montreal
IS,
P.
Q.
sires to settle in this part of Alberta.
High scorers for Coaldale were league play with a 14 point margin
*
Pe
Good treatment and a square deal
over the nearest contender with ^80 TSUJIKAWA—SARA YAMA
Air. and Airs. AI. Kitagawa and
tir
is assured by the employer. For fur­
points in the individual scorings race,
PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. — The family
wish
to
express
their
sincere
ther particulars, write to George
'll I /7uniier;uP was Aki Oshiro of Coal- wedding took place of Tamiko, eldest thanks
i
Msei
to all their friends in Kaslo,
Kuwata, P. O. Box 12,' Vegreville,
ll1 dale wRh 64 while his team-mate daughter of Air. and
Mrs. Wataru B.C. for kindnesses extended to them
a
Alberta.
l|i loki Toyama finished third with 46. Sarayama. of Picture Butte to Mr.
during their residence and at the
Eijiro Tsujikawa on December 26, I time of relocation from that centre
invites the public
I l mg spree, netting 29 points to pace S44
the Picture Butte Buddhist j to c!o W.R. Hotson, Jordon Station,
WANTED: An experienced and re­
I
to attend a
| : his team to a lopsided 64—20 win.
liable Japanese Canaidan girl for
Church: Ontario.
J!
TABER—Johnny Yamabe 29; Alits
8
general housework in a Doctor’s
III SepcWa 12; Walter Koyanagi 10home. Alust be fond of children. Com­
.|| Butch Ono 10; Tadaichi Koyanagi
fortable room with own bathroom and
radio provided. For further particu­
3
lars. write or wire as soon as possible
at the
dai
Ill
-PICTURE BUTTE—Akira Konno
Employment open to Nisei in
9
BESNERS
LTD.,
96S
Notre
.1
9;
Nobuo
Yahiro
7
to AIRS. R. J. WEAVER, 23 Undercha
AIASONIC TEMPLE
: Yosh Hattori 2;
Alontreal is very diversified with
Dame W., (Wholesale Butchers
3
cliffe Ave., Hamilton, Ont.
Ike
Okabe
"

sou
Ohno; Yosh Mori,
almost all types of jobs open
Davenport Road, Toronto
and Grocers) wishes to employ 1
J i Ty Yahiro
err
20.
to the relocee, reports Airs. C.V.
Thursday. April 19
good typist, male or female.
rec

The
league
Booth, of the Vancouver head
playoffs will begin toChange of Address
at 9:00 p.m.
Chiefly for invoicing. $25 per
II'; day, with the two top teams, Taber
office of the Commission of
week.
Also a helper in the ship­
Yoshimatsu Matsumoto wishes to
Alusic Styled By
| ■ and Coaldale, playing a best out of
anese Placement.
ping room at approximately 825
inform his friends of the change in
; three series.
The following are positions in, per week.
address from Barnwell, Alta. to
pl
lib
the city of Alontreal. P.Q., open
Cranford. Alta.
and
® BEN ROSE SPORTSWEAR,
th
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On Friday. April 20. the annual
to relocees. Applications should
He requests all his mail be ad­
1617 St. Lawrence, wishes to emfr
Brant Inn Orchestra
ilk league tournament and windup
be made to- Airs. C.V. Booth, B.C.
dressed to. his son, Toshikazu Alatsuploy 6 operators on sewing
1°:
IjH dance will be held in Coaldale. TicSecurity Commission, 360 Homer
Tickets
are
Table
from
moto to avoid confusion which might
machines
— experienced if pos­
ict
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kets
for
the
affair
are
being
disCo-op members or phone
St., Vancouver, B. C.
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inevitably result since there is ansible. Piece work. Earnings usu­
.
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tributed
to
the
various
club
execuRA 2851 for reservations.
other_ person in Cranford with an
ally range around $24 per week
9 PREAIIER PAPER BOX,
identical name.
7250 Grand Blvd., Alontreal. F.Q.’
after two months.
Those
attended last year’s
wishes to employ 25 girls as
tOui nament and dance will remember
Helpers in a paper box factorv.
1431 Beaubien. St., Alontreal.mW
the grand time we all had with the
Wages: 30c per hour to start.
wishes
to employ 1 experienced
: long conga line led by the vocalist
After 10 days approximately 50e
girl
in
sewing for repair work
and the spontaneous floor show nerper‘hour.
st
40c
per
hour. 1 experienced
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• QUICK SERVICE
; formed bv a couple of Iron Springs
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UNITED
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REdressmaker for repair work at
i “jitterbugs.”
• ENGAGEMENT RINGS
• WORK GUARANTEED
PAIR
671
James St.
40c per hour. 1 boy to work in
;
Let’s look forward to another
wishes to employ 2 men for re
Vin
pressing
and
tailoring shop,
SRECIAL RATE ON ALL M ATCH REPAIRS
: grand time by turning out to support
-W}
hon repair work. 50c per hour wages: 40c per hour to start.
; your team and in the evening, dtnee
Can;
UNTIL APRIL 16.
to start. 54 hours a week.
• PRETTY" AI AID DRESS,
. to a lively band.
9 5c—$1.00 STORE. 1
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4446 St. Lawrence Blvd., wishes
j
ine Leasrue wishes to extend their
Catherine W wishes to employ
tl
to employ 5 experienced sewing
j rhanks to Ali Akiyama, who so kindly
2 bov
1S-20 years old. for stock
machine
operators
if
possible
lor
| loaned us the stop-clock and horn
WESTWOLD. B. C.
room work. Si5.00 per week ap­
manufacturer of house dresses.
■ which were used in the league frames
proximately.
Standard wages.
* in Vancouver.

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