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THE NEW CANADIAN
10c per copy
Reviewing
the News
By K. E.
On 1. he j\ews Front
If you receive
notice
about your subscription after
r emitting your renewal,
please disregard the postcard.
.May 12. 19-15
i Nisei V olunteers Honored—
Maniseis Hosts to Servicemen
Aew Mexico bays No
FRESNO. Calif. —
The battle thunder and the ^<a
John J.
WINNIPEG, Man. — Cl
in Europe have finally med
embers
and friends of th
^"v *is week after almost six years declared here on April 27 that “New
WK A SCORES BOYCOTT
B
Mexico
has
no
Japanese,
never
has
M consistent fighting. With the eying
AGAINST RETURNEES
n the Brazil
Thursday evening. May 3, a
Reverberations on the European front, nad them, and we don't want them
now.
”
in
Italy.
ac
and dance at which Mamtc
Yiers will be returning by rhe
BY PROFITEERS
to
the
Pacific
Citizen.
generation
servicemen were
Gov. Dempsey specified that New
■io Canada. All military callup
The report said that a
score
honor.
CHICAGO, Hl.—An administration
.
Dominion will cease, Labor Mexico doesi not want persons of mipAmerican
soldier
who
was
action
in idie
official
declared on May 1 that "a
wa
Minister Mitchell has announced .... anese ancestry either as resident:s or in Italy reported
small
but
well-organized economically
only •725.000 Canadian troops will re- evacuees.
Brazilian soldier namea Kato who
aim
:i mmuwr
n^iT in Europe as part of the occupaare profiting from a commercialized
Hope-Princeton
Pioneer
H army, daily press reports savn
in the unit.
campaign aimed at 2.000 Americans
and be
’ Of indirect concern to evacuees who
Pulp Companies Unite
«rill remain in i5.v. out woo
ed to homes on th
ointed out that among
VICTORIA, B. C.—Survey word
Messed the desire to remannn CanaTingtom uirocVANCOUVER. B. C. — T
JYill tie the coming of V.E. Day. the pioneer road on the Hope-Pri
division of Uie
Pulp Company joined with thr
xceutive members ot the chib sine
It might be pointed out here that the ton 1 hway cut through by the J .ip
War Relocate
arity, declared
ts organization in Winnipeg.
workers
in an address lief ore the City
Federal Government will commence nese
union contract
;n I*
s
rapidly
;
In
a
feature
address.
S.
Sato,
the
campaign is "founded on
the serious business of rehabilitating
1 Brotherhood
Pape
Hon.
Herbert
nscombe,
advisor
to
the
club
and
father
of
one
prejudice
and masked in ten
the returned veterans and that all
the Internal!
of
the
bov
to
the
gnther'n
efforts will be concentrated to this
Pulo, Sulphite
on his views of Canadian-horn .l.rs
aid the
end. Although plans of rehabilitation
are already
anose
and their contribution to the against the
have already been made bv the Fed- the field, two
war and the part they must plav in people who join mm i-Jap.inese’
eral authorities, it is only natural join them this week and another two
Bum
yed oy
the future establishment of a demo giimzatiom”
company
that a great deal more energy be ex the next week.
cratic
peace throughout the world.
"Our fight
linst the num who
h hile a rough road pushed through
pended in tnis direction. Evacuees
keep
the
1<
—
t he
IV
who are fearful of relocating east- by Japanese labor, the alignment lot
who
count
their
club
followed.
imi
im beta and
ward and prefer to stay in B.C. under a permanent highway will re.quire re
cents.
Too
many
merchants
have
prescntuti ns
the financial protection of the g
routing in places, the report said.
anti-Japanese signs in their windows
nient until the latest final date
apanese
ifraid to take them
Elmer Oike. Harold Hirose, Bi
policy unwise.
Fair Treatment
find this “gambtri
uee from the Pacific Coast v
out
hi. Al;io Sato and Clark Ito ill of
evacuees who have already
teneed to two years impri on men'. Winnipeg; Thomas Hoshizak
KASLO,
B.
C.
—
Fair
trea
of
igned
D yestablished
themselves in eastern
when he pleaded guilty in County den James
.Japanese resolutions because they
yal Japanese Canadian citi
Canadian cities may, in the long run,
of fort K
were afraid not to 'play ball’. Too
urged Tuesday by Rev. H. J. Armi
have more foundation for security
nearby
been
living
at
many produce men have refused to
tage in the thanksgiving prayer hold
A mcmy
icrs who
than would ghost townevs who expect
here on V-E Day.
Scamb’cr
to be a charge of the government and
Evidence
that he
He
pointed
out
that
the
war
will
tary
of
the
Winnipeg
YM CA. Alim they wore told other markets would
thereby consider themselves
safe
arrested
on
four
forgery
charges
in
Nakauchi, for the Girl s Mis ion be closed to them.
now be carried to the Pacifice theatre
from economic strife which they, con
“The development of desirable amt
volving
$119
on
his
brother-in-law's
and added that loyal Japanese CanaCircle. Toshi Sugimoto on behalf o"
sider inevitable were they to relocate.
necessary
non-Caucasian markets nt
diens should be tieated fairly even ; account at the Salmon Arm branch of the Co-ed Canteen Gang o f th o V
Asia
and
the
Pacific will not be helped:
the Bank of Commerce.
after the defeat of Japan.
Y oshio Hikida for the Man it Tn
SEGREGATION
by
the
existence
of an unchecked 'for
Niseiettps. R. Tatibana. lomr-time
With a minimum amount of t’me.
white men only’ policy in the United
resident and businessman of Winnithe effeient machinery of the R.C.M. C.C.t. Begins Election Campaign:
States.”
peg, and Tom Shoyama, The New
Police has swept through the major
Canadian editor.
KASLO, B.C.—A. L. McPhee, hardinterior housing centres at Tashme
Responding for the guests were driving chairman of the Kasio Vic
and in Kootenays a few davs ahead
Hirose and Elmer tory Loan Committee, went over the
of the posted schedule in carrying out
Oike.
The
last-named
puest delighted required quota again for the eighth
the segregation of those who wish to
VERNON, B. C.—Owen L. Jones,
the
gathering
by
singing
"Let the consecutive time. Mr. McPhee, who
remain in Canada from those who de C.C.F. candidate for Vale, told a Vei- ^ev^ Shimizu to Leave
Rost of the World Go By” and has been charge for the past ten loan
the
opening
meeting
,
sire to repatriate in "voluntary repat- i non audience at
"Danny Boy.”
drives has always made his quota.
nation” program.
j of his campaign last Thursday night |
KASLO, B.C.—Rev. K. Shimizu,
Originally planned to be a three ' that "I have yet to see a Canadian- . United Church minister here who
man segregation board as announced ! born Japanese who is disloyal, - _ ac- j has been on duty here for evacuees
To Work in Fishing Industry
bv Prime' Minister King late last cording to the Vancouver Province. for the past three years, will rel icate to Toronto on May 21. The
summer, the "voluntary repatriation” report.
Are
you
going
to
stoop
as
low
as
■
New
Canadian has been notified.
program caught everyone unawares
Hitler
and
Mussolini
to
pass
laws
Rev.
Shimizu has been travelling
.LllllC*
CL
It Cl
i
’lUOOVlilH
VW
P^<^’
j
because it had been predicted and re
SLOCAN, B. C.—Once again the —--------------------------------------------------------victimize
minority
groups"
he
asked.
between
New Denver and this cen
ported in the press that no action
Athabasca
fish-processing season has c
l. r ?
n
“The Union Jack is the emblem of
tre taking charge of the church
would be taken in the matter until
opened up and employees of the Mc
services once every other week in
the federal elections, soon to be held, freedom. We will be fair to Jews or
Innis. Products under the foromansMp At National
each of the centres.
Gentile, Negro or White.”
had been completed.
of Lak Shikatani have departed nor
The speaker chaiged that Hon. Ian
His family will accompany him
th-eastward to the fishing banks of
Speculation has been rife as to the Mackenzie and Tom Reid had s? id
to Toronto.
the famous Alberta north lakes an
Sophy-Ed
Club
at
the
exact number' of those who signed up I that the Japanese question is the real
third
fishing
industry : t Waterways.
National Y.M.C.A. confercncc held
for repatriation and exceedingly high ■ issue in the election.
Waterways was not known tc
in Ottawa
recently were two
estimates have been given. Unofficial
S. ARMY UTILIZES
evacuees until three years ago when
i
1
Niseis, Yosh Hyodo :;nd Jack T.
reports from Tashme placed the ;
they first worked there. Since th-.t ?
Oki.
figure at 70%, New Denver 50% and ji Slccan Relocation Aids
HAWAIIAN NISEIS IN
time, the first group’s reputation o- i
Delegates represented the nine
Lemon Creek, the highest at 90% :
being
good
workers
lias
so
impresses;
;
provinces
to discuss national and
OKINAWA
CAMPAIGNS
Based on these figures, the average ।j Closure of Kasio Centre
।
the
employers
tint
they
have
aske
!
fo
;
j
future
pioblems.
Among
the
for the three centres is 70%. Season- ;
HONOLULU, T. H. — "A larger more workers. The original cnotm- ’
!
KASLO,
B.
.C.
—
Movement
of
fam-:
speakeis contributing to the dis
ed dopesters say that the percentage ।
till continuing in a steady number of Japanese American in gent consisted of only twenty male •
cussions were Murray Ross, Nation
is too high. No one knows the exact : ines is
ith 9 families having this (Army) language teams than have and female workers but at the pre- i
Council Y.M.C.A.: R.E.G. Davis,
figures, ex-sect perhaps the detach- -s'-ret
’e this week for the Slocan Vahe' been used in all of our previous occu
Director of Canadian Youth Com
ment carrying out the investigation
The feminine contingent of workers
pations put together” are being util
mission; J. E. Sproul, Associate
and Ottawa, and it is with more cur
Meanwhile, reports indicate that ized by United States forces on Oki- are employed to wrap fish in celloExecutive S e c r e t a r y, National
iosity than of anything else that we Gm relocation movement from -h?
phane for the well-known Birdseve
irwa,
Roy
Cummings,
war
correspon
wait for the final and official tabula Slocan Valley centres has also picked
Brock Chisolm. Deputy Minister of
dent for Honolulu Star Bulletin, re Frosted Foods Company of
tion on "repatriates.”
an making room for transferees from ported in a recent dispatch.
which is advertised over the radio
Health; J. Hartley' Fowler. Y
the Dinah Shore program.
W.J.
Cummings said he bell
the movement thi
This
year,
there
are
twe
G.
Macdiarmid,
Ass<
majority
of
the
Japanese
n
Con" seated Ukrainian
Officer Canadian Y.
Wa
Army interpreters of Okine
■ for employment in this imms
Services, Overseas; D
Temple Returned by
Approximate!
C
'Foreman Tak Shikatani cypres
bert Secretary for P
re members of sever:
‘the hope that next year wid sc,
groups of volunteers f on; Hawa
follow
Harger group of workers in the Wa1
A. of H
who were
'ER. B. C-—r
'epatri 31
; ways distict. He and his yrwp
re
Joseph McC
work end trained for the
Ample here, seized
arKer: will fish
master. Piel
in Camp Savage in Miu
Defense of Canada ReguA40 i.
parts
reported.
There are
of Canaria
ieh bears the Temples
said hat
at Draper, Alt?., a
Vancouver Province rethey produce box
secretari
9
or
Subscribers in Popoff, B. C.. are
ials for their ow n
T
uped of a change in The Yew
Garfield King, spokesman for
Hiraga
Those who will be
nadian agent at that centre with
ewjalion in Vancouver, sam io
shi
pany for the 1941
J.
relocation
T
opening of the hall will be
Tak Shikatani,
Mino
Kinoshita who left for St. Cather
ne sergeant wa
e
Harrv Maeda;
Take
o un to 300 civ
1 amura.
ines. Ont.
Hisa
iiding and conten
The
agenev
will
be
taken
over
by
Masajiro Shikatani. m-,kr M
Mrs. Y. Yan
cost $22,000 were
Mr. Yoshio Togawa ano subscribers
‘'The sergeant said that
Fukuda; Tokitaro Fujibayashi Kigirls); Toshiko
himochi; Aiko
are
requested
to
get
in
touch
with
the
civilians
had
i
shi
Misumi;
Yoshitaro
Kuno;
found
th'
Tat
Yoshimochi;
Shi:
000. payable $500 cash
our new agent for renewal in sub to be killed or tortured.
■e
!nosuke Hamanishi:
Masaru
ue
Kitagawa:
uk o
Sh ikat an i;
y a
iance at $50 a month. It wa
scriptions
and
any
changes
which
emerging
from
tom'
Sanai
Nariai;
Suteya
Nisi
their
mu:
Hisako Fukuda;
ie Ishii; Fumiye
rebased recently by the
thev mav wish to make in the and damp caves to give them serve Hirokazu
Yoshimochi;
Hiyakutaro : Nishimura; Aiko N himura; Mitsuko
or -S10.000 and reconveyea to
‘
UD.
’
future.
,
Kawazoye;
Tadao
Tateishi;
Eigoro Yamauchi.
ociation.
l!Have Yet To See Disloyal Nisei'1
Forty Leave Slocan for Northern Alberta
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THE NEW CANADIAN
10c per copy
Reviewing
the News
By K. E.
On 1. he j\ews Front
If you receive
notice
about your subscription after
r emitting your renewal,
please disregard the postcard.
.May 12. 19-15
i Nisei V olunteers Honored—
Maniseis Hosts to Servicemen
Aew Mexico bays No
FRESNO. Calif. —
The battle thunder and the ^<a
John J.
WINNIPEG, Man. — Cl
in Europe have finally med
embers
and friends of th
^"v *is week after almost six years declared here on April 27 that “New
WK A SCORES BOYCOTT
B
Mexico
has
no
Japanese,
never
has
M consistent fighting. With the eying
AGAINST RETURNEES
n the Brazil
Thursday evening. May 3, a
Reverberations on the European front, nad them, and we don't want them
now.
”
in
Italy.
ac
and dance at which Mamtc
Yiers will be returning by rhe
BY PROFITEERS
to
the
Pacific
Citizen.
generation
servicemen were
Gov. Dempsey specified that New
■io Canada. All military callup
The report said that a
score
honor.
CHICAGO, Hl.—An administration
.
Dominion will cease, Labor Mexico doesi not want persons of mipAmerican
soldier
who
was
action
in idie
official
declared on May 1 that "a
wa
Minister Mitchell has announced .... anese ancestry either as resident:s or in Italy reported
small
but
well-organized economically
only •725.000 Canadian troops will re- evacuees.
Brazilian soldier namea Kato who
aim
:i mmuwr
n^iT in Europe as part of the occupaare profiting from a commercialized
Hope-Princeton
Pioneer
H army, daily press reports savn
in the unit.
campaign aimed at 2.000 Americans
and be
’ Of indirect concern to evacuees who
Pulp Companies Unite
«rill remain in i5.v. out woo
ed to homes on th
ointed out that among
VICTORIA, B. C.—Survey word
Messed the desire to remannn CanaTingtom uirocVANCOUVER. B. C. — T
JYill tie the coming of V.E. Day. the pioneer road on the Hope-Pri
division of Uie
Pulp Company joined with thr
xceutive members ot the chib sine
It might be pointed out here that the ton 1 hway cut through by the J .ip
War Relocate
arity, declared
ts organization in Winnipeg.
workers
in an address lief ore the City
Federal Government will commence nese
union contract
;n I*
s
rapidly
;
In
a
feature
address.
S.
Sato,
the
campaign is "founded on
the serious business of rehabilitating
1 Brotherhood
Pape
Hon.
Herbert
nscombe,
advisor
to
the
club
and
father
of
one
prejudice
and masked in ten
the returned veterans and that all
the Internal!
of
the
bov
to
the
gnther'n
efforts will be concentrated to this
Pulo, Sulphite
on his views of Canadian-horn .l.rs
aid the
end. Although plans of rehabilitation
are already
anose
and their contribution to the against the
have already been made bv the Fed- the field, two
war and the part they must plav in people who join mm i-Jap.inese’
eral authorities, it is only natural join them this week and another two
Bum
yed oy
the future establishment of a demo giimzatiom”
company
that a great deal more energy be ex the next week.
cratic
peace throughout the world.
"Our fight
linst the num who
h hile a rough road pushed through
pended in tnis direction. Evacuees
keep
the
1<
—
t he
IV
who are fearful of relocating east- by Japanese labor, the alignment lot
who
count
their
club
followed.
imi
im beta and
ward and prefer to stay in B.C. under a permanent highway will re.quire re
cents.
Too
many
merchants
have
prescntuti ns
the financial protection of the g
routing in places, the report said.
anti-Japanese signs in their windows
nient until the latest final date
apanese
ifraid to take them
Elmer Oike. Harold Hirose, Bi
policy unwise.
Fair Treatment
find this “gambtri
uee from the Pacific Coast v
out
hi. Al;io Sato and Clark Ito ill of
evacuees who have already
teneed to two years impri on men'. Winnipeg; Thomas Hoshizak
KASLO,
B.
C.
—
Fair
trea
of
igned
D yestablished
themselves in eastern
when he pleaded guilty in County den James
.Japanese resolutions because they
yal Japanese Canadian citi
Canadian cities may, in the long run,
of fort K
were afraid not to 'play ball’. Too
urged Tuesday by Rev. H. J. Armi
have more foundation for security
nearby
been
living
at
many produce men have refused to
tage in the thanksgiving prayer hold
A mcmy
icrs who
than would ghost townevs who expect
here on V-E Day.
Scamb’cr
to be a charge of the government and
Evidence
that he
He
pointed
out
that
the
war
will
tary
of
the
Winnipeg
YM CA. Alim they wore told other markets would
thereby consider themselves
safe
arrested
on
four
forgery
charges
in
Nakauchi, for the Girl s Mis ion be closed to them.
now be carried to the Pacifice theatre
from economic strife which they, con
“The development of desirable amt
volving
$119
on
his
brother-in-law's
and added that loyal Japanese CanaCircle. Toshi Sugimoto on behalf o"
sider inevitable were they to relocate.
necessary
non-Caucasian markets nt
diens should be tieated fairly even ; account at the Salmon Arm branch of the Co-ed Canteen Gang o f th o V
Asia
and
the
Pacific will not be helped:
the Bank of Commerce.
after the defeat of Japan.
Y oshio Hikida for the Man it Tn
SEGREGATION
by
the
existence
of an unchecked 'for
Niseiettps. R. Tatibana. lomr-time
With a minimum amount of t’me.
white men only’ policy in the United
resident and businessman of Winnithe effeient machinery of the R.C.M. C.C.t. Begins Election Campaign:
States.”
peg, and Tom Shoyama, The New
Police has swept through the major
Canadian editor.
KASLO, B.C.—A. L. McPhee, hardinterior housing centres at Tashme
Responding for the guests were driving chairman of the Kasio Vic
and in Kootenays a few davs ahead
Hirose and Elmer tory Loan Committee, went over the
of the posted schedule in carrying out
Oike.
The
last-named
puest delighted required quota again for the eighth
the segregation of those who wish to
VERNON, B. C.—Owen L. Jones,
the
gathering
by
singing
"Let the consecutive time. Mr. McPhee, who
remain in Canada from those who de C.C.F. candidate for Vale, told a Vei- ^ev^ Shimizu to Leave
Rost of the World Go By” and has been charge for the past ten loan
the
opening
meeting
,
sire to repatriate in "voluntary repat- i non audience at
"Danny Boy.”
drives has always made his quota.
nation” program.
j of his campaign last Thursday night |
KASLO, B.C.—Rev. K. Shimizu,
Originally planned to be a three ' that "I have yet to see a Canadian- . United Church minister here who
man segregation board as announced ! born Japanese who is disloyal, - _ ac- j has been on duty here for evacuees
To Work in Fishing Industry
bv Prime' Minister King late last cording to the Vancouver Province. for the past three years, will rel icate to Toronto on May 21. The
summer, the "voluntary repatriation” report.
Are
you
going
to
stoop
as
low
as
■
New
Canadian has been notified.
program caught everyone unawares
Hitler
and
Mussolini
to
pass
laws
Rev.
Shimizu has been travelling
.LllllC*
CL
It Cl
i
’lUOOVlilH
VW
P^<^’
j
because it had been predicted and re
SLOCAN, B. C.—Once again the —--------------------------------------------------------victimize
minority
groups"
he
asked.
between
New Denver and this cen
ported in the press that no action
Athabasca
fish-processing season has c
l. r ?
n
“The Union Jack is the emblem of
tre taking charge of the church
would be taken in the matter until
opened up and employees of the Mc
services once every other week in
the federal elections, soon to be held, freedom. We will be fair to Jews or
Innis. Products under the foromansMp At National
each of the centres.
Gentile, Negro or White.”
had been completed.
of Lak Shikatani have departed nor
The speaker chaiged that Hon. Ian
His family will accompany him
th-eastward to the fishing banks of
Speculation has been rife as to the Mackenzie and Tom Reid had s? id
to Toronto.
the famous Alberta north lakes an
Sophy-Ed
Club
at
the
exact number' of those who signed up I that the Japanese question is the real
third
fishing
industry : t Waterways.
National Y.M.C.A. confercncc held
for repatriation and exceedingly high ■ issue in the election.
Waterways was not known tc
in Ottawa
recently were two
estimates have been given. Unofficial
S. ARMY UTILIZES
evacuees until three years ago when
i
1
Niseis, Yosh Hyodo :;nd Jack T.
reports from Tashme placed the ;
they first worked there. Since th-.t ?
Oki.
figure at 70%, New Denver 50% and ji Slccan Relocation Aids
HAWAIIAN NISEIS IN
time, the first group’s reputation o- i
Delegates represented the nine
Lemon Creek, the highest at 90% :
being
good
workers
lias
so
impresses;
;
provinces
to discuss national and
OKINAWA
CAMPAIGNS
Based on these figures, the average ।j Closure of Kasio Centre
।
the
employers
tint
they
have
aske
!
fo
;
j
future
pioblems.
Among
the
for the three centres is 70%. Season- ;
HONOLULU, T. H. — "A larger more workers. The original cnotm- ’
!
KASLO,
B.
.C.
—
Movement
of
fam-:
speakeis contributing to the dis
ed dopesters say that the percentage ।
till continuing in a steady number of Japanese American in gent consisted of only twenty male •
cussions were Murray Ross, Nation
is too high. No one knows the exact : ines is
ith 9 families having this (Army) language teams than have and female workers but at the pre- i
Council Y.M.C.A.: R.E.G. Davis,
figures, ex-sect perhaps the detach- -s'-ret
’e this week for the Slocan Vahe' been used in all of our previous occu
Director of Canadian Youth Com
ment carrying out the investigation
The feminine contingent of workers
pations put together” are being util
mission; J. E. Sproul, Associate
and Ottawa, and it is with more cur
Meanwhile, reports indicate that ized by United States forces on Oki- are employed to wrap fish in celloExecutive S e c r e t a r y, National
iosity than of anything else that we Gm relocation movement from -h?
phane for the well-known Birdseve
irwa,
Roy
Cummings,
war
correspon
wait for the final and official tabula Slocan Valley centres has also picked
Brock Chisolm. Deputy Minister of
dent for Honolulu Star Bulletin, re Frosted Foods Company of
tion on "repatriates.”
an making room for transferees from ported in a recent dispatch.
which is advertised over the radio
Health; J. Hartley' Fowler. Y
the Dinah Shore program.
W.J.
Cummings said he bell
the movement thi
This
year,
there
are
twe
G.
Macdiarmid,
Ass<
majority
of
the
Japanese
n
Con" seated Ukrainian
Officer Canadian Y.
Wa
Army interpreters of Okine
■ for employment in this imms
Services, Overseas; D
Temple Returned by
Approximate!
C
'Foreman Tak Shikatani cypres
bert Secretary for P
re members of sever:
‘the hope that next year wid sc,
groups of volunteers f on; Hawa
follow
Harger group of workers in the Wa1
A. of H
who were
'ER. B. C-—r
'epatri 31
; ways distict. He and his yrwp
re
Joseph McC
work end trained for the
Ample here, seized
arKer: will fish
master. Piel
in Camp Savage in Miu
Defense of Canada ReguA40 i.
parts
reported.
There are
of Canaria
ieh bears the Temples
said hat
at Draper, Alt?., a
Vancouver Province rethey produce box
secretari
9
or
Subscribers in Popoff, B. C.. are
ials for their ow n
T
uped of a change in The Yew
Garfield King, spokesman for
Hiraga
Those who will be
nadian agent at that centre with
ewjalion in Vancouver, sam io
shi
pany for the 1941
J.
relocation
T
opening of the hall will be
Tak Shikatani,
Mino
Kinoshita who left for St. Cather
ne sergeant wa
e
Harrv Maeda;
Take
o un to 300 civ
1 amura.
ines. Ont.
Hisa
iiding and conten
The
agenev
will
be
taken
over
by
Masajiro Shikatani. m-,kr M
Mrs. Y. Yan
cost $22,000 were
Mr. Yoshio Togawa ano subscribers
‘'The sergeant said that
Fukuda; Tokitaro Fujibayashi Kigirls); Toshiko
himochi; Aiko
are
requested
to
get
in
touch
with
the
civilians
had
i
shi
Misumi;
Yoshitaro
Kuno;
found
th'
Tat
Yoshimochi;
Shi:
000. payable $500 cash
our new agent for renewal in sub to be killed or tortured.
■e
!nosuke Hamanishi:
Masaru
ue
Kitagawa:
uk o
Sh ikat an i;
y a
iance at $50 a month. It wa
scriptions
and
any
changes
which
emerging
from
tom'
Sanai
Nariai;
Suteya
Nisi
their
mu:
Hisako Fukuda;
ie Ishii; Fumiye
rebased recently by the
thev mav wish to make in the and damp caves to give them serve Hirokazu
Yoshimochi;
Hiyakutaro : Nishimura; Aiko N himura; Mitsuko
or -S10.000 and reconveyea to
‘
UD.
’
future.
,
Kawazoye;
Tadao
Tateishi;
Eigoro Yamauchi.
ociation.
l!Have Yet To See Disloyal Nisei'1
Forty Leave Slocan for Northern Alberta
Page 2
Page 2
May 12. 194.5
iettes Report
SASAKI-FUJII
ZUW
Sale on “Y”
WINNIPEG. Alan. — The wedding ;
The fire crew and woi
WINNIPEG, Man. — Alanitoba J SCHOOL NOTES
.of Ellen Hanae, third daughter of Air.
iold
^O tllS S3AVlYLl.il to 6?
i A Fashion Show-and Tea w
Niseiettes
reported
brisk
sales
at
and Airs. Hyogoro Fujii, of Letellier,
n
the : which had started in me
the baby booth on the annual ”’Y” 1 on Friday evening April 27
former residents of Pitt Meadows,
osy> last
■day, May 5, at the iiume economic girls 91’ Grade 9 and -nd spread rapidly acros
B- C. to Pvt. Bill Hozumi Sasaki ) Dr. and Airs. E. C. Banno of Kaslo,
■iZV
Y.
W.
C
The Niseiette Club 10. Fourteen young crirls wearing field.
eldest son of Mrs. Taki Sasaki, for- B. C. welcomed another addition to
In the latter part of Ap:
were joint sponsors of a booth de afternoon dresses ma;ie by them- ;
merly of East Richmond nd now of i the ^’^^^ a bouncing 8 pound baby
selves under the carefu 1 guidance of ! Apartment suffered
J
boy
—
Victor
—
on
Slay
7.
voted
to
the
sale
of
those
things
a
nre. but
Winnipeg, took place on Monday
Air. aim Mrs. Chiyomatsu Ichii of
in pink and blue which seem to be Miss Kojima, paraded in front of j was quickly pur out by the ever-a]=>May 1, at 3:00 p.m. at the home of i
about 30 guests. Some were very : Bremen.
• Rosebery, B. C., became the proud
and inevitable part of
the groom, 12 Dundurn Place.
About 50 of Tashm s former :
raising a
i parents of a baby girl on April 26 ar
imily. It was not re eminine withTace and full skirts , end .
Rev. Y. Akagawa of Morris, Man.,
others
-were
dents
have relocated -cast, and
so
very
right
for
ihs
• the Slocan Community Hospital at
vealed officially whether the girls
I /A
performed the ceremony.
school
girl:
’
many
have moved here from
a
plain
princess
line
with
: New Denver, B. C.
spent long weeks knitting and
The young couple spent a brief I
covered
butt
terior.
ons
down
the
front.
Then
The stork paid a. visit to Air. and
sewing the articles more for. the
honeymoon at Kenora, Ont.
: Mrs. H Ando of Taylor Lake, B. C
sake of “Y” day ox- for the in- there were two-pieces in floral print,
BUDDHIST ASS’N
: at the .Ashcroft Hospital with a bah
valuable experience it gives io j and dainty pastels with fancy neck- I
The
first
meeting of the T V B a
lines and embroidery trim. A table
TASAKA-SHIRAKAWA
eiko—on April 14.
future needs.
jwas
held
April
15 to discuss
with a cut-glass bowl of roses on
EMERSON, Alan. — Miss Kuniko I
; stitution. On
99
n
'
mirror centrepiece with cut-riass can- A ^‘e -ohowmcShirakawa of Emerson, Man., was i
diesticks on either side formed an ef- Li’e^erm^ ^ ^ e ected for the 1945WRA Increases Fund L or
o ned in holy matrimony with Air. I
Airs.
Tama
Kimoto,
Pat
and
AlarPctive b-ckground for the girls. Miss ;
p^ E TafibmMM
Wish to express their sincere
Hiromi Tasaka, also Shr?
placement
Assistance
a wedding ceremony
Home
theory in J Mrs. Mitsubavashf .Mrs. Tatibana
d here Apul, thanks to a!| thejr frjends in the s!o_
28.
h
t
mistress of cere-. Tehara, president:’ advisors; Tokio
•
can
Valley
fop
kindnesses
extended
to
WASHIN
GTON.
—
President
Harry
Misao Taguchi.
t
inonms. lea was served by these '
Baishakunins w’■ore Mr. and Mrs. T.
j them during their residence and at S. Truman signed on April 26 a de girls. Delicious cakes and 'cookies vice-president Ayako Tehara Jan^
Hirayama and Mr. and Mrs. H.
: the time of departure from Lemon ficiency bill authorizing the transfer mace by the Home Ec girls, super- English
nese secretary; Marge TakahasK
Nishimura.
Creek, B. C., to Hamilton, Ontario.
of an additional §175,000 from WRA vised by Airs. Min Sakamoto
° -.1 secretary; George NakanC
were treasurer;
Kimi Nakamura, Ruby
rands
to
the
Social
Security
Board
’
s
served.
....
A CHANGE OF ADDRESS .........
Mnamoto, auditors; Fudge Inamoto
May I extend my sincerest appre Resettlement Assistance Program.
SCOUTS . . .
?:
Mr. and Mrs. S Shinobu and familv ciation to all .my friends in Southern
:
boys sports convenor; Miyeko YasuAccelerated relocation,
following
A meeting was held in early April i
wish to let their friends know of their j Alberta for their very many courtgiris sports convenor; Donna
revocation of exclusion orders, has to decide what was to be done with
change in address to 15 Howland ! esies and acts of kindnesses whv-n
;
Nakamoto,
Dot
Masago,
Jimmy
exhausted the $50,000 originally set
Ave., Toronto, Ont.
1 made my stay in
legard
to
positions
held
by
the
var
!
Kaw
ai,
Fudge
Yamamoto,
Christine
Picture Butte a aside to provide outside assistance
*
*
ious leaders after some of them head Pn°,and SaHy Kawaguchi, executive
pleasant one.
during the fiscal year 1945, Dillon S.
East.
Out of 19 top-ranking leaders, i members,
ACKN O WLEDG EMENT
Special thanks are extended to the Myer, WRA Director, stated. The reonly .o will remain
definitely. Sue- '
The New Canadian gratefully ack- Picture Butte Chinook'Club,
■
There are over 80 members
quest for diversion of this sum was
nowledges the very generous donation
”
—
cebbors
were
nominated
to fill these association at present 4
15
Kazumi Kaz” Ito
made a year ago, before a rescission
. — grand open
vacancies,
as
follows:
from the Southern Alberta Japanese
7375 Denormanville St. date could be foreseen.
ing and general meeting will be hpld
Canadian Conference.
Tom Seki as Scoutmaster to suc- on May 27. It has been planned to
Montreal, P. Q.
The diverted funds will be avail- ceed S. Yoshida; Ken Shirakawa as j have
i “Seiten Koza” every Sunday,
able fox' minimum assistance through “A” troopleader to succeed J. Shino; Funds
be raised by making
RAYMOND BASKETEERS CRUSH THREE TEAMS June 30, 1945, to ielocating evacuees Arnold Arai as “B”’ troopleader to j wreaths will
and collecting” a fee of
in greatest need, the Director said.
succeed V. Kadonaga; Hiroshi Shin as I a year from each member.
IN ALBERTA SUGAR BEET BASKETBALL MEET
troopleader to succeed T. Seki.
T. Y. O.
nniiiiniiiiininiiiiiiininniiniiniiniiiiun
The Cubs held a weiner roast on
LE1HBRIDGE, Alta.—The youth Albertans Return to
A
14 which
Saturday night, May 5, to celebrate
’ dance was held on April
___
HELP WANTED
ful
aggregation
from
Raymona
their
first
anniversary.
The
following
i
Was
a
grest
suc
c
e
ss.
A
whist
drive
A POSITION is open for an ex steam-rollered over all opposition to Besting for Fourth Year;
persons received the coveted awards: Pvas heW on May 5. The attendance
perienced tailor in a tailoring and cop the Southern Alberta Sugar beet
S. Mukuda for the 1st best all-rcuna | }VaS s“rse °™g to the fact that
■dry-cleaning establishment in Veg Annual Basketball Tournament cham- Storm Delays Work
Cub;
M. Tehara second; Y. Taguchi |lewe. parties and other doings
reville, Alta. Nisei preferred. Pay i pionship by winning- all three games
LETHBRIDGE,
third.
The “Grey Six” received the ' ~^re ^^^ h^d on the same night.
Alta. — Southern
will be in salary or piece work.
of the Round Robin series played Albertans will be
The prize winners were as follows:
returning to work award for the best all-round six.
Steady work, Living quarters arc
against teams from Taber. Picture the sugar beet fields for the fourth
1st prize (ladies’) relish dish _
available.
LOCAL NEWS . . .
Butte and Coaldale.
Miss
Helen Bailey; 1st prize (men’s)
year since the evacuation with two
For further information contact
On May 5, just after noon hour, the wallet__ Air.
The
Raymond
squad, comprised nev? raises in the cash labor contract
----- ^- Smart. Booby prizes,
Mr. George Kuwata. Vegreville.
^^[^^tk J°™deil a fire alarm. 1 Marion Okubo and Yo Havashi
|
mostly
of
high
School
players,
rolled
over
the
previous
year.
Alberta.
' out a series of impressive wins down
Upwards of 30,000 acres is under
jUouye, high
■gregate; George Kuboing Taber 16-10, Picture Butte 20-4 cultivation this year an& seeding is
j ta, high sine
and Coaldale 17-3 to walk away with due to commence as soon as weather
Attractive
nter Sports Season
Torontoite; invaded Hamilton on
the championship.
permits. Southern Alberta suffered a
March OX
31 and by
rpi
i
n i
Dy SL63ri
steady bowling deHAMILTON. Ont.. The Sophy-Eds feated thedntiSophv-Ed
The younger players out-speeded severe dust storm last week but i
Housing Accommodation
All Stars 2
I the other teams.
was reported that crop damage to wound up a successful winter sports games to 1.
program early last month with bowl
The players on the championship sugar beets was negligible.
New Available
On the maple courts, the Sophy-Ed
■J
team include:
1000 prisoner-of-war labor was ex ing and basketball matches played All Stars went’ down to a one-sided
A. Hayashi, S. Ohama, Y. Kaba- pected to be used although with the off in league and inter-centre games. 60-31 defeat to the Macedonians,
| ® the NISEI CO-OPERATIVE
On the bowling front, Tad Kondo’s Toronto represent-fives. in the Ont
yama, G. Saito,
Yagi, J. Iwasa and announcement of V-E Day, it is not
j Residence has vacancies created
Super
Sixes smashed out decisive ario Church Basketball Association
known whether they can be used.
t K. Sugimura.
S
| by several members leaving the
In southwestern Ontario, an acute wins to cop the Sophy-Ed Bowling Intermediate B Finals.
I city. Interested Nisei are wel
labor shortage is existing and grow championship. The league leading
Height proved to be the deciding
Super Sixes were awarded a bye in factor in the defeat as the Sophy-Eds,
come to phone RAndolph 2851
ers
are
having'
difficulty
in
■
securing
Toronto Issei Committee
I
workers to block and thin the crop. the semis and went on to easily win on the average 6 inches shorter, went
1 for details or to visit the resi
Workers were urged to register for Jie o game finals against Eddie down fighting.
dence at 506 Jarvis Street. The
t
Nakamura’s Wilcats.
work commencing May 15.
Co-operative Residence offers
Title holders for high scores tor
TORONTO, Ont. — A general i
And while sugar output from beets ;he regular league play are: Tad
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO
the best home-cooked meals at
meeting' held by the Toronto Issei has been aiding the nation’s pool,
Kondo, high average; Nonky IdeCommittee recently changed the another cut in the individual sugar
a very reasonable rate in wellconstitution of the- organization ration was announced at Ottawa by
furnished, comfortable surround
wnich would confine the activities the Prices Board. The quota has beer,
ings.
of the Committee to socials. It was cut from 14 pound to 9 pounds for the
J
decided that other matters could period, June 1 to December 31.
The Nisei
be dealt with by Nisei organiza
5
D. BYLE, PARKDALE, MAN.
tions more thoroughly.
IDEAL RELOCATION
Co-operative Residence
Fhe name of the Issei Committee Tanaka, Tsuji Duo Advance
Air. Byle’s farm is only 12 miles
1
TERREBONNE, QUEBEC
has now been changed to Toronto I
fiom the City of Winnipeg, it is
TORONTO. Ontario.
To Second Round In Ontario
on the "
Special attention is called to this
irans-Canada Highway
. ................
, I
hold their original offices.
with bus service into the citv.
small
~ city just outside Montreal.
Table Tennis Tournament
R
School H miles distance.
It is ideal for the relocation of a
M ages — 30c to 40c per hour,
TORONTO, Ont. — Two wellgroup of Japanese Canadians.
There
is work practically every
known
Nisei
paddle
artists
were
THE NEW CANADIAN
1. Terrebonne has a population
day of the year as there is a great
entrees in the Ontario
of 2500.
closed table tennis tournament
deal of inside work preparing
Please find enclosed $
held last week at the Metropolitan
vegetable produce, etc.
, for which
tri all zed but suffers from lack
Church
gym
here.
living accommodation is excel
® Renew my subscription to The New Canadian
of labor.
lent. There is a pretty cottage
They
are
“
Bing
”
Tanaka,
who
© Emer my subscription to The New Canadian
3. Terrebonne is twentv mile
L’°le ?° ^1.e Ttig-Hxway, equipped
was cons’dered among the tonfrom Alontreal with good 1
wivh electricity and water.
ranking players in B.C.. and Terry
and train service.
There
Tsuji who starred in junior and I
employment for all
nLl
.Our
Alontreal Placement Offi
members
of
the
senior leagues of the Vancouver ।
There are
^ill obtain any information
Japanese Canadian Table Tennm |
League.
I
which require about
Ma> wish to have regarding
weeks
xebonne. Apply your project s
work
in the summer time.
on the second rouna:
visor.
Thi
one of the most excellent
tournament, th
opportunities which I
id: “Tsuji and 1
been ofxered
in Alanitoba. It
COLONIAL HANDBAG AIFG. CO.
madian doubles team
particularly
suitable
for
a
1
in winnim their
e familv
The Colonial Handb
The
taring
Company in Ale
i accommod te 10 but 7 of these
Add re
v.ih
employ
ten or more
hould be worker:
women.
that all
Vvages according to
DOMESTIC WORK IN OTTAWA
i housing centre resi
^tai iiiiSt at 812 u0 ^e
familie: n O
juniors
V - e;“Pi°y Japanese
ncs.
Comfortable
boardin
Former Addre
since
Salaries starting at ;
and
with housekeeping
limitation on bamsra
•>o0.00 per month plus tne
supplied at cost i
taken under the Co:
•iddiiton^ and privileges.
An experienced
Prions, anv addition
Subscription R:
It iurrner information
eu
a salarv of
nt anout by Kotozukeplease apply direct
six months. $4 per year in advance
cut down t
relocee's
taken into co
visor.
aiton.
T
c_
t
1
J 1
TT
Xl^OC
0
*
3
May 12. 194.5
iettes Report
SASAKI-FUJII
ZUW
Sale on “Y”
WINNIPEG. Alan. — The wedding ;
The fire crew and woi
WINNIPEG, Man. — Alanitoba J SCHOOL NOTES
.of Ellen Hanae, third daughter of Air.
iold
^O tllS S3AVlYLl.il to 6?
i A Fashion Show-and Tea w
Niseiettes
reported
brisk
sales
at
and Airs. Hyogoro Fujii, of Letellier,
n
the : which had started in me
the baby booth on the annual ”’Y” 1 on Friday evening April 27
former residents of Pitt Meadows,
osy> last
■day, May 5, at the iiume economic girls 91’ Grade 9 and -nd spread rapidly acros
B- C. to Pvt. Bill Hozumi Sasaki ) Dr. and Airs. E. C. Banno of Kaslo,
■iZV
Y.
W.
C
The Niseiette Club 10. Fourteen young crirls wearing field.
eldest son of Mrs. Taki Sasaki, for- B. C. welcomed another addition to
In the latter part of Ap:
were joint sponsors of a booth de afternoon dresses ma;ie by them- ;
merly of East Richmond nd now of i the ^’^^^ a bouncing 8 pound baby
selves under the carefu 1 guidance of ! Apartment suffered
J
boy
—
Victor
—
on
Slay
7.
voted
to
the
sale
of
those
things
a
nre. but
Winnipeg, took place on Monday
Air. aim Mrs. Chiyomatsu Ichii of
in pink and blue which seem to be Miss Kojima, paraded in front of j was quickly pur out by the ever-a]=>May 1, at 3:00 p.m. at the home of i
about 30 guests. Some were very : Bremen.
• Rosebery, B. C., became the proud
and inevitable part of
the groom, 12 Dundurn Place.
About 50 of Tashm s former :
raising a
i parents of a baby girl on April 26 ar
imily. It was not re eminine withTace and full skirts , end .
Rev. Y. Akagawa of Morris, Man.,
others
-were
dents
have relocated -cast, and
so
very
right
for
ihs
• the Slocan Community Hospital at
vealed officially whether the girls
I /A
performed the ceremony.
school
girl:
’
many
have moved here from
a
plain
princess
line
with
: New Denver, B. C.
spent long weeks knitting and
The young couple spent a brief I
covered
butt
terior.
ons
down
the
front.
Then
The stork paid a. visit to Air. and
sewing the articles more for. the
honeymoon at Kenora, Ont.
: Mrs. H Ando of Taylor Lake, B. C
sake of “Y” day ox- for the in- there were two-pieces in floral print,
BUDDHIST ASS’N
: at the .Ashcroft Hospital with a bah
valuable experience it gives io j and dainty pastels with fancy neck- I
The
first
meeting of the T V B a
lines and embroidery trim. A table
TASAKA-SHIRAKAWA
eiko—on April 14.
future needs.
jwas
held
April
15 to discuss
with a cut-glass bowl of roses on
EMERSON, Alan. — Miss Kuniko I
; stitution. On
99
n
'
mirror centrepiece with cut-riass can- A ^‘e -ohowmcShirakawa of Emerson, Man., was i
diesticks on either side formed an ef- Li’e^erm^ ^ ^ e ected for the 1945WRA Increases Fund L or
o ned in holy matrimony with Air. I
Airs.
Tama
Kimoto,
Pat
and
AlarPctive b-ckground for the girls. Miss ;
p^ E TafibmMM
Wish to express their sincere
Hiromi Tasaka, also Shr?
placement
Assistance
a wedding ceremony
Home
theory in J Mrs. Mitsubavashf .Mrs. Tatibana
d here Apul, thanks to a!| thejr frjends in the s!o_
28.
h
t
mistress of cere-. Tehara, president:’ advisors; Tokio
•
can
Valley
fop
kindnesses
extended
to
WASHIN
GTON.
—
President
Harry
Misao Taguchi.
t
inonms. lea was served by these '
Baishakunins w’■ore Mr. and Mrs. T.
j them during their residence and at S. Truman signed on April 26 a de girls. Delicious cakes and 'cookies vice-president Ayako Tehara Jan^
Hirayama and Mr. and Mrs. H.
: the time of departure from Lemon ficiency bill authorizing the transfer mace by the Home Ec girls, super- English
nese secretary; Marge TakahasK
Nishimura.
Creek, B. C., to Hamilton, Ontario.
of an additional §175,000 from WRA vised by Airs. Min Sakamoto
° -.1 secretary; George NakanC
were treasurer;
Kimi Nakamura, Ruby
rands
to
the
Social
Security
Board
’
s
served.
....
A CHANGE OF ADDRESS .........
Mnamoto, auditors; Fudge Inamoto
May I extend my sincerest appre Resettlement Assistance Program.
SCOUTS . . .
?:
Mr. and Mrs. S Shinobu and familv ciation to all .my friends in Southern
:
boys sports convenor; Miyeko YasuAccelerated relocation,
following
A meeting was held in early April i
wish to let their friends know of their j Alberta for their very many courtgiris sports convenor; Donna
revocation of exclusion orders, has to decide what was to be done with
change in address to 15 Howland ! esies and acts of kindnesses whv-n
;
Nakamoto,
Dot
Masago,
Jimmy
exhausted the $50,000 originally set
Ave., Toronto, Ont.
1 made my stay in
legard
to
positions
held
by
the
var
!
Kaw
ai,
Fudge
Yamamoto,
Christine
Picture Butte a aside to provide outside assistance
*
*
ious leaders after some of them head Pn°,and SaHy Kawaguchi, executive
pleasant one.
during the fiscal year 1945, Dillon S.
East.
Out of 19 top-ranking leaders, i members,
ACKN O WLEDG EMENT
Special thanks are extended to the Myer, WRA Director, stated. The reonly .o will remain
definitely. Sue- '
The New Canadian gratefully ack- Picture Butte Chinook'Club,
■
There are over 80 members
quest for diversion of this sum was
nowledges the very generous donation
”
—
cebbors
were
nominated
to fill these association at present 4
15
Kazumi Kaz” Ito
made a year ago, before a rescission
. — grand open
vacancies,
as
follows:
from the Southern Alberta Japanese
7375 Denormanville St. date could be foreseen.
ing and general meeting will be hpld
Canadian Conference.
Tom Seki as Scoutmaster to suc- on May 27. It has been planned to
Montreal, P. Q.
The diverted funds will be avail- ceed S. Yoshida; Ken Shirakawa as j have
i “Seiten Koza” every Sunday,
able fox' minimum assistance through “A” troopleader to succeed J. Shino; Funds
be raised by making
RAYMOND BASKETEERS CRUSH THREE TEAMS June 30, 1945, to ielocating evacuees Arnold Arai as “B”’ troopleader to j wreaths will
and collecting” a fee of
in greatest need, the Director said.
succeed V. Kadonaga; Hiroshi Shin as I a year from each member.
IN ALBERTA SUGAR BEET BASKETBALL MEET
troopleader to succeed T. Seki.
T. Y. O.
nniiiiniiiiininiiiiiiininniiniiniiniiiiun
The Cubs held a weiner roast on
LE1HBRIDGE, Alta.—The youth Albertans Return to
A
14 which
Saturday night, May 5, to celebrate
’ dance was held on April
___
HELP WANTED
ful
aggregation
from
Raymona
their
first
anniversary.
The
following
i
Was
a
grest
suc
c
e
ss.
A
whist
drive
A POSITION is open for an ex steam-rollered over all opposition to Besting for Fourth Year;
persons received the coveted awards: Pvas heW on May 5. The attendance
perienced tailor in a tailoring and cop the Southern Alberta Sugar beet
S. Mukuda for the 1st best all-rcuna | }VaS s“rse °™g to the fact that
■dry-cleaning establishment in Veg Annual Basketball Tournament cham- Storm Delays Work
Cub;
M. Tehara second; Y. Taguchi |lewe. parties and other doings
reville, Alta. Nisei preferred. Pay i pionship by winning- all three games
LETHBRIDGE,
third.
The “Grey Six” received the ' ~^re ^^^ h^d on the same night.
Alta. — Southern
will be in salary or piece work.
of the Round Robin series played Albertans will be
The prize winners were as follows:
returning to work award for the best all-round six.
Steady work, Living quarters arc
against teams from Taber. Picture the sugar beet fields for the fourth
1st prize (ladies’) relish dish _
available.
LOCAL NEWS . . .
Butte and Coaldale.
Miss
Helen Bailey; 1st prize (men’s)
year since the evacuation with two
For further information contact
On May 5, just after noon hour, the wallet__ Air.
The
Raymond
squad, comprised nev? raises in the cash labor contract
----- ^- Smart. Booby prizes,
Mr. George Kuwata. Vegreville.
^^[^^tk J°™deil a fire alarm. 1 Marion Okubo and Yo Havashi
|
mostly
of
high
School
players,
rolled
over
the
previous
year.
Alberta.
' out a series of impressive wins down
Upwards of 30,000 acres is under
jUouye, high
■gregate; George Kuboing Taber 16-10, Picture Butte 20-4 cultivation this year an& seeding is
j ta, high sine
and Coaldale 17-3 to walk away with due to commence as soon as weather
Attractive
nter Sports Season
Torontoite; invaded Hamilton on
the championship.
permits. Southern Alberta suffered a
March OX
31 and by
rpi
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Dy SL63ri
steady bowling deHAMILTON. Ont.. The Sophy-Eds feated thedntiSophv-Ed
The younger players out-speeded severe dust storm last week but i
Housing Accommodation
All Stars 2
I the other teams.
was reported that crop damage to wound up a successful winter sports games to 1.
program early last month with bowl
The players on the championship sugar beets was negligible.
New Available
On the maple courts, the Sophy-Ed
■J
team include:
1000 prisoner-of-war labor was ex ing and basketball matches played All Stars went’ down to a one-sided
A. Hayashi, S. Ohama, Y. Kaba- pected to be used although with the off in league and inter-centre games. 60-31 defeat to the Macedonians,
| ® the NISEI CO-OPERATIVE
On the bowling front, Tad Kondo’s Toronto represent-fives. in the Ont
yama, G. Saito,
Yagi, J. Iwasa and announcement of V-E Day, it is not
j Residence has vacancies created
Super
Sixes smashed out decisive ario Church Basketball Association
known whether they can be used.
t K. Sugimura.
S
| by several members leaving the
In southwestern Ontario, an acute wins to cop the Sophy-Ed Bowling Intermediate B Finals.
I city. Interested Nisei are wel
labor shortage is existing and grow championship. The league leading
Height proved to be the deciding
Super Sixes were awarded a bye in factor in the defeat as the Sophy-Eds,
come to phone RAndolph 2851
ers
are
having'
difficulty
in
■
securing
Toronto Issei Committee
I
workers to block and thin the crop. the semis and went on to easily win on the average 6 inches shorter, went
1 for details or to visit the resi
Workers were urged to register for Jie o game finals against Eddie down fighting.
dence at 506 Jarvis Street. The
t
Nakamura’s Wilcats.
work commencing May 15.
Co-operative Residence offers
Title holders for high scores tor
TORONTO, Ont. — A general i
And while sugar output from beets ;he regular league play are: Tad
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO
the best home-cooked meals at
meeting' held by the Toronto Issei has been aiding the nation’s pool,
Kondo, high average; Nonky IdeCommittee recently changed the another cut in the individual sugar
a very reasonable rate in wellconstitution of the- organization ration was announced at Ottawa by
furnished, comfortable surround
wnich would confine the activities the Prices Board. The quota has beer,
ings.
of the Committee to socials. It was cut from 14 pound to 9 pounds for the
J
decided that other matters could period, June 1 to December 31.
The Nisei
be dealt with by Nisei organiza
5
D. BYLE, PARKDALE, MAN.
tions more thoroughly.
IDEAL RELOCATION
Co-operative Residence
Fhe name of the Issei Committee Tanaka, Tsuji Duo Advance
Air. Byle’s farm is only 12 miles
1
TERREBONNE, QUEBEC
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TORONTO. Ontario.
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small
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Table Tennis Tournament
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It is ideal for the relocation of a
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TORONTO, Ont. — Two wellgroup of Japanese Canadians.
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known
Nisei
paddle
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were
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May 12. 1945
A Repatriated Nisei Soldi
Experiences in a Prison Camp
KHAKI, the bi-monthly army
bulletin published in Ottayva ran
as a feature article in its April 16
issue, the story of prison camp life
in German as told by Private
David L. Tsubota, Japanese Cana
dian, yvho was captured in the his
toric Dieppe raid in August, 1942,
to Cpl. Chris Foley, staff writer
on that periodic magazine. Pte.
Tsubota yvas repatriated to Canada
early this year after contracting
pleurisy yvhile confined in the
Prisoner-of-yvar camp at Stalag.
Germany. His father, at present is
attached to Canadian Headquarters
in London, England and he has a
brother, James yvho is serving in
the British Army. His sister Doris
is residing in Montreal.
•'•'The monotony was the worst
part. . . Nothing to do all day and
nothing to look forward to but
doing
nothing!”
The
speaker,
dark-haired Pte. Dave Tsubota,
smiled a trifle grimly. He lit a
cigarette and inhaled reflectively.
“After all,” he continued, “two and
a half years is a long time to be
stuck in a place like that.”
We nodded sympathetically. The
room was silent for a short space
while Dave seemed to collect, his
thoughts. Finally, he launched in
to his tale.
“DIEPPE WAS BAD . . .”
“Dieppe was bad,” he said, “very
bad! We didn’t know where we
were going, we left England. They
told us, in the Channel. When we
landed there was no doubt where
we were. Ahead of us was a chalk
cliff straight up—the beach was al
ready littered with dead. We
worked our way around and hit a
seven foot Avail. Piled at the foct
of it were the bodies of Canadians
who had tried to take it before.
We were cornered. German cross
fire came down from both sides,
and the Jerries were lobbing hand
grenades from the cliffs. There
was nothing we could do. We were
just stuck there. If we moved an
inch the Germans would pot us.
Finally, after about five hours we
had to surrender—those of us who
were still alive. About seven or
eight. hundred Black Watch went
into Dieppe in our group. - Fortyseven came out of it alive. A few
were prisoners — most of them
were killed!
“We were lined up, interrogated
and" finally herded on a train and
seent to Stalag SB—it’s now 344
—in Obersilesia. And that’s where
I spent the next two and a half
years.
“WE WERE SHACKLED . . .”
There wasn’t much actual bru
tality; although at first it pretry
rough. We were shackled in Oct
ober ‘42. Funny, they tied us up
with Red Cross string at first—
later they used chains. This lasted
about a year. My scars are nearlv
all gone now — but I guess I’ll
always have that one . . .” He
Monday morning when wo got
up and turned the radio on, we
heard the first news of the collapse
of the Axis forces in Europe.
The programs bn the air were
interrupted every so often for the
the latest developments in the
news.
At just about 10 o’clock in the
morning, the first signs of any
jubiliancy came. The school students came parading down i
main street and singing a lot
songs and making a lot of noi
as a holiday. Nothing happened
from then on.
All day, radio broadcasts kepannouncing that the war in Ermon?
was over, but added that no oincm
word had yet been announced. I'
"was confusing and left one wonto believe
newscast or not.
To the school children, th
rendering of the Germans d
ean so much to them, i
that it wa
V-E Day was celebrated
quietly There w.~sn’t mu<
or nois Only a tharksuivir
prayer was offered
and a fireworks dis
dark.
I had expected much more
Coaldale Plans Pre-Beet Dance
yy we
COALDALE
mg ano
pared ic
^W.;\
Fridav.
j
wnere
oui ano ihen we’d
chains. When an o
there
and
common
neon sown,
tapped
move
1 ALr
and i up wnn our
touching rhe wall and we’d
wav for ;
roup hours. We were fir
U!lshackled in the fall of ‘43.
"WE DREAMT OF ESCAPING.
"Naturally we all dreamed of
escaping. The best chance came foy
rhe fellows who went out on the
work parties. At first the Germans
wouldn’t send anv Canadians out.
inch
there v
We
oune
camp.
on a work-party in Poland
Czechoslovakia, there was always
a good chance of making a break.
I lined myself up for an escape. I
working
nt anaged to
on
party .. . but before I could get set
amt
I came down
they shipped me to the hospital.
“Quite a few men did escape
from that camp. Once across the
Polish or Czech border, the es
capees could get in touch with the
Underground who smuggled them
out from there. But quite a few
made breaks on their own . . .”
“Foy most of us one day was
just like every other. The guards
woke us at 6 in the morning. Some
of them were pretty tough. Usu
ally they didn’t bother us much.
After roll-call at seven we had our
time to ourselves. We pretty much
freedom—if you care to
had
call it that—of the camp. Our
section was about a half mile long
and a quarter mile wide. Living
quarters were rough. We slent in
three-tier beds, with a palliasse
and two blankets—horse-blankets.
I think they were.
"The food wasn't too bad, but
like everything else, monotonous.
Soup — mostly water — bread and
potatoes, and a little meat. We got
our Red Cross' parcels once a week
—.Thank God!
“We had to create our own work
and a little fun or we would have
all gone nuts. Some of the boys
set up ‘Swap’ shops. Here we
could go and swap something we
had for something we wanted. We
could buy anything from the Ger
man guards and soldiers for cigar
ettes. Some of us bought cameras
and film that way—and we built
our own dark room. I even man
aged to sneak a few prints back
to Canada.
We managed to scrounge enough
stuff to build a few radios. I had
a crystal set with parts one of the
boys on a working-party smuggled
into camp. The ear-phone come off
a German tank! The guards came
through our huts every so often,
making a search. We weren’t sup
posed to have radios, or cameras
or anything like that — and the
guards would confiscate them if
and festivity. I was disappointed.
Down at the kindergarten Alonmorning. Miss Sadler was having
a hard time trying to explain to
was
he little kiddies why
ending them home.
children go home and
t tod,
tell your motne
se the war
tr
There’
m
=am
repea
did
He
I
too.
One time we organized
Lach commend huPf
float on a
gon
" Ti Ugs to Cc
It looked I k
went all out on Cowboy and Indians.. . it all helped to
time.
"One group of prisoners built a
model aeroplane, out of Red Cross
rias and stull. It was so good that
everybody, including the German
officers were trying to buy it. So
they broke it up.
“We got tired, finally-, of walkmg around the fences from one
compound to another so we cut
holes in the wire
dived
through. When we ran out of fire
wood for our huts, we went out
and dug- up one of the fence-posts.
“We were kept pretty well upto-date on the news because the
radios we had built could pick up
broadcasts from Germany, France
and England. The reverses never
seemed to bother the Germans.
They are fine soldiers and their
morale is very high. They refuse
to believe that the war is any
where near- over.
“I WAS GOING HOME!!!’’
“So life went on. Day after day.
monotonous—Then suddenly came
the unbelieverble news that I was
roinr home. A Red Cross Commission composed of Swiss, German and English investigate all
cases. I had had plerurisy twice
by this time, so I was sent home.
It was unbelievable — I had been
stuck there for so long. But it was
true! We came through Switzer
land, France and New York. Then
I landed in Montreal.
‘One thing that amazed me was
the ease with which mv pay came
through. I knew it was accumulat
ing foy me all the time I was a
prisoner, but didn’t expect to get
it so soon. The Pay Corps worked
one of its miracles and I had
money when I left France and
more when I arrived in Canada.
That in itself was a big thrill.
“But I’m damned glad to get
home!”
of little children in Canada are
coming back from the war.”
She lined them up again and had
them repeat it over and over. She
asked a little girl this time what
Miss Sadler had said.
“Miss Sadler said that all her
daddies are coming home,” said
the little girl.
Miss Sadler gave up and laugh
ingly sent them home.
Also on Monday morning, Bttle
Sansei Tadashi got a little baby
brother.
LI v
came
Little Tadashi’s
athed
in
down that morning al] wrc
him and
he flushed pleasant! ar beamed.
occasion in the evening.
“Where’s -mommy ?”
Little Tadashi when v
there.
a
-e sain slowly so
ould understana.
icren
ta
All the dac
t
a row el I
banquet, held
servicemen on
May 3 in Winnipeg-
of the voiunteer
gathering. The
following is the text of his speech.)
When my son volunteered tor
rvice with the Com monwea 1 th
governments, many people said to
me: “It mus
hard for you to
send your only son to war." When
I told of my decision to agree with
my son’s intention to volunteer to
my eldest daughter, she praised
ml cctit ocuG :
X OU lire ill
<y that
1 am a girl because if 1 were a
boy, you will miss two of your
hikiren instead of only one.
Perhaps these two ex pressions
are of
it schools of
thought, but they both are equal m
expressing true sympathy fop me.
One might think my decision is
very thoughtless and that I am
ignorant of what the present, war
is like. But I think that rmre than
anyone else, I fully realize -nd am
aware of the dangers and devastation of modern
I
gave consent to my son’s desire to
enlist because I realize that this
war is being fought for a greater
and nobler cause than just for the
mere sake of fighting.
Let me explain briefly:
Firstly, I am in full accord with
his decision because I realize that
it is best for his future. His future
means your future, our future, the
future of all Canadians of Japan
ese ancestry who have decided to
take up permanent residence in
Canada.
FUTURE DEI’ENDS ON YOE
The workings of democracy here
may not have been what it might
have been in the past. It seemed
to be limited to occidental people
only. But it is extended to us now.
And it is not through mere accland
dent.
Careful
observation
study of the advancement of ideals
in the history of Niseis will prove
this contention.
Now the way is opened for us
and it is the greatest opportunely
ever offered to us. We must take
it. For if we do not co-operate
now, our future will be just as
dark as it has been for the past
few years and if such were trie
case, it would-be entirely our own
doing.
Secondly, there are some Isseis
..
nn
I
noil
1
attention, he w.s happy. But lef!
to himself, he began to fed little
lonelv and think about his mother
He would look sad ami lonesome
I
Mded
:,s
minute
won
In, n
hnw C.
tor
■wait ior ms it
We walked
coo! right -nd
time
A
will be
Loiubn
Hi-Hm ters.
The entire proceeds of the dance
will be donated tx
Community Cou < i c i I Library Fund
popuia
time’
at Coaldale gatherings in mind, come one,
come all and limber uu for the
Principles For Which We Fight
4
e out what
would play
e and stop
at his dadd
seemed
ay?" and 1
no
An Issei Speaks on Enlistment:
hiring out
Flesh Gordon
all done in white paint, cellophane
aid
reaching kinderg
ss Sadler began
heavy, mudth? dances,
worries home
rest of the winter cloth-
mav
a newjmerec
bOV. It seemed that
b
annear
ed down to yv
larmei
.m’ e
By N. M.
May-
p.
our stih stay
fils mother so
nasm
.ke, ■
who think that
an
is
treachery on our part. I do not
think
so.
In the
odd-fleeting
moments
when
I
had
given
thought to the fact that we take
up arms
the land of our
origin, it was hard for me to take.
This was because I know Japan
more intimately than you Niseis
do.
This was because there are
many good things about Japan and
there are many great people who
have contributed to world knowl
edge of whom I will always be
proud. For these reasons it ts
tragic. Yet we must fight against
them. Based on historical fact, the
people of Japan were not beading
for a very bright future. For this
reason I find our action justifiable.
In my opinion, our war against
Japan is not tn abolish the Japan
ese civilization, but to protect it
from Fascist doctrines and to es
tablish a democratic government
for the coming generation.
The war is continuing but my
chief concern is how it wi’l end. If
peace is based upon democratic
principles, freedom and happiness
will come to the whole world.
TASK FOR THE NISEI
Peace terms following the last
great war ended in failure after 25
years. Should the people of the
world make the same mistakes
again in laying out the new peace
terms following the cessation of
hostilities it will not be hard io
conjecture what will follow.-But I
can at least see the earnest effort
toward a new era of freedom and
happiness. We see it in the principles drawn up in the Atlantic
Charter and also in the various
laws which have been passed to
ban acts of discrimination and prejudice
certain minority
groups punishable as criminal of
fences.
If the United States and Canada
fail to solve the “Japanese prob
lem,” within their own boundaries,
there is not much that we can look
forward to in the future. But they
have stretched their hands out to
us. Should we refuse it? It is quite
natural for the Nisei to take that
outstretched hand.
Criticism should not deter you.
Whether your
is right or
wrong will be recorded by historG°orge Washington
was
probably hater! bv the English as
a traitor. A sbmlnr case which can
be noted in the history of Japan
Some people do not put much
va 1 u e i n
action amt
can a snard the peace
and postwar prob
vs of the coming world?” I m
tbose sceptics
to recall the ston
Cavell. At the th
tion by the C
Authority m BMg
know now ;'■'■•
rn is not
enough.” This fr:
line voice
moved so deeply
rt of the
world that it sa ins and
shall remain in *loving people n>
courage them for
come.
Tn closing. I w!
this great task is up
Niseis.' T ask that;you do j
We will also do cour best at nome
and pray for you:
e return.
A Repatriated Nisei Soldi
Experiences in a Prison Camp
KHAKI, the bi-monthly army
bulletin published in Ottayva ran
as a feature article in its April 16
issue, the story of prison camp life
in German as told by Private
David L. Tsubota, Japanese Cana
dian, yvho was captured in the his
toric Dieppe raid in August, 1942,
to Cpl. Chris Foley, staff writer
on that periodic magazine. Pte.
Tsubota yvas repatriated to Canada
early this year after contracting
pleurisy yvhile confined in the
Prisoner-of-yvar camp at Stalag.
Germany. His father, at present is
attached to Canadian Headquarters
in London, England and he has a
brother, James yvho is serving in
the British Army. His sister Doris
is residing in Montreal.
•'•'The monotony was the worst
part. . . Nothing to do all day and
nothing to look forward to but
doing
nothing!”
The
speaker,
dark-haired Pte. Dave Tsubota,
smiled a trifle grimly. He lit a
cigarette and inhaled reflectively.
“After all,” he continued, “two and
a half years is a long time to be
stuck in a place like that.”
We nodded sympathetically. The
room was silent for a short space
while Dave seemed to collect, his
thoughts. Finally, he launched in
to his tale.
“DIEPPE WAS BAD . . .”
“Dieppe was bad,” he said, “very
bad! We didn’t know where we
were going, we left England. They
told us, in the Channel. When we
landed there was no doubt where
we were. Ahead of us was a chalk
cliff straight up—the beach was al
ready littered with dead. We
worked our way around and hit a
seven foot Avail. Piled at the foct
of it were the bodies of Canadians
who had tried to take it before.
We were cornered. German cross
fire came down from both sides,
and the Jerries were lobbing hand
grenades from the cliffs. There
was nothing we could do. We were
just stuck there. If we moved an
inch the Germans would pot us.
Finally, after about five hours we
had to surrender—those of us who
were still alive. About seven or
eight. hundred Black Watch went
into Dieppe in our group. - Fortyseven came out of it alive. A few
were prisoners — most of them
were killed!
“We were lined up, interrogated
and" finally herded on a train and
seent to Stalag SB—it’s now 344
—in Obersilesia. And that’s where
I spent the next two and a half
years.
“WE WERE SHACKLED . . .”
There wasn’t much actual bru
tality; although at first it pretry
rough. We were shackled in Oct
ober ‘42. Funny, they tied us up
with Red Cross string at first—
later they used chains. This lasted
about a year. My scars are nearlv
all gone now — but I guess I’ll
always have that one . . .” He
Monday morning when wo got
up and turned the radio on, we
heard the first news of the collapse
of the Axis forces in Europe.
The programs bn the air were
interrupted every so often for the
the latest developments in the
news.
At just about 10 o’clock in the
morning, the first signs of any
jubiliancy came. The school students came parading down i
main street and singing a lot
songs and making a lot of noi
as a holiday. Nothing happened
from then on.
All day, radio broadcasts kepannouncing that the war in Ermon?
was over, but added that no oincm
word had yet been announced. I'
"was confusing and left one wonto believe
newscast or not.
To the school children, th
rendering of the Germans d
ean so much to them, i
that it wa
V-E Day was celebrated
quietly There w.~sn’t mu<
or nois Only a tharksuivir
prayer was offered
and a fireworks dis
dark.
I had expected much more
Coaldale Plans Pre-Beet Dance
yy we
COALDALE
mg ano
pared ic
^W.;\
Fridav.
j
wnere
oui ano ihen we’d
chains. When an o
there
and
common
neon sown,
tapped
move
1 ALr
and i up wnn our
touching rhe wall and we’d
wav for ;
roup hours. We were fir
U!lshackled in the fall of ‘43.
"WE DREAMT OF ESCAPING.
"Naturally we all dreamed of
escaping. The best chance came foy
rhe fellows who went out on the
work parties. At first the Germans
wouldn’t send anv Canadians out.
inch
there v
We
oune
camp.
on a work-party in Poland
Czechoslovakia, there was always
a good chance of making a break.
I lined myself up for an escape. I
working
nt anaged to
on
party .. . but before I could get set
amt
I came down
they shipped me to the hospital.
“Quite a few men did escape
from that camp. Once across the
Polish or Czech border, the es
capees could get in touch with the
Underground who smuggled them
out from there. But quite a few
made breaks on their own . . .”
“Foy most of us one day was
just like every other. The guards
woke us at 6 in the morning. Some
of them were pretty tough. Usu
ally they didn’t bother us much.
After roll-call at seven we had our
time to ourselves. We pretty much
freedom—if you care to
had
call it that—of the camp. Our
section was about a half mile long
and a quarter mile wide. Living
quarters were rough. We slent in
three-tier beds, with a palliasse
and two blankets—horse-blankets.
I think they were.
"The food wasn't too bad, but
like everything else, monotonous.
Soup — mostly water — bread and
potatoes, and a little meat. We got
our Red Cross' parcels once a week
—.Thank God!
“We had to create our own work
and a little fun or we would have
all gone nuts. Some of the boys
set up ‘Swap’ shops. Here we
could go and swap something we
had for something we wanted. We
could buy anything from the Ger
man guards and soldiers for cigar
ettes. Some of us bought cameras
and film that way—and we built
our own dark room. I even man
aged to sneak a few prints back
to Canada.
We managed to scrounge enough
stuff to build a few radios. I had
a crystal set with parts one of the
boys on a working-party smuggled
into camp. The ear-phone come off
a German tank! The guards came
through our huts every so often,
making a search. We weren’t sup
posed to have radios, or cameras
or anything like that — and the
guards would confiscate them if
and festivity. I was disappointed.
Down at the kindergarten Alonmorning. Miss Sadler was having
a hard time trying to explain to
was
he little kiddies why
ending them home.
children go home and
t tod,
tell your motne
se the war
tr
There’
m
=am
repea
did
He
I
too.
One time we organized
Lach commend huPf
float on a
gon
" Ti Ugs to Cc
It looked I k
went all out on Cowboy and Indians.. . it all helped to
time.
"One group of prisoners built a
model aeroplane, out of Red Cross
rias and stull. It was so good that
everybody, including the German
officers were trying to buy it. So
they broke it up.
“We got tired, finally-, of walkmg around the fences from one
compound to another so we cut
holes in the wire
dived
through. When we ran out of fire
wood for our huts, we went out
and dug- up one of the fence-posts.
“We were kept pretty well upto-date on the news because the
radios we had built could pick up
broadcasts from Germany, France
and England. The reverses never
seemed to bother the Germans.
They are fine soldiers and their
morale is very high. They refuse
to believe that the war is any
where near- over.
“I WAS GOING HOME!!!’’
“So life went on. Day after day.
monotonous—Then suddenly came
the unbelieverble news that I was
roinr home. A Red Cross Commission composed of Swiss, German and English investigate all
cases. I had had plerurisy twice
by this time, so I was sent home.
It was unbelievable — I had been
stuck there for so long. But it was
true! We came through Switzer
land, France and New York. Then
I landed in Montreal.
‘One thing that amazed me was
the ease with which mv pay came
through. I knew it was accumulat
ing foy me all the time I was a
prisoner, but didn’t expect to get
it so soon. The Pay Corps worked
one of its miracles and I had
money when I left France and
more when I arrived in Canada.
That in itself was a big thrill.
“But I’m damned glad to get
home!”
of little children in Canada are
coming back from the war.”
She lined them up again and had
them repeat it over and over. She
asked a little girl this time what
Miss Sadler had said.
“Miss Sadler said that all her
daddies are coming home,” said
the little girl.
Miss Sadler gave up and laugh
ingly sent them home.
Also on Monday morning, Bttle
Sansei Tadashi got a little baby
brother.
LI v
came
Little Tadashi’s
athed
in
down that morning al] wrc
him and
he flushed pleasant! ar beamed.
occasion in the evening.
“Where’s -mommy ?”
Little Tadashi when v
there.
a
-e sain slowly so
ould understana.
icren
ta
All the dac
t
a row el I
banquet, held
servicemen on
May 3 in Winnipeg-
of the voiunteer
gathering. The
following is the text of his speech.)
When my son volunteered tor
rvice with the Com monwea 1 th
governments, many people said to
me: “It mus
hard for you to
send your only son to war." When
I told of my decision to agree with
my son’s intention to volunteer to
my eldest daughter, she praised
ml cctit ocuG :
X OU lire ill
<y that
1 am a girl because if 1 were a
boy, you will miss two of your
hikiren instead of only one.
Perhaps these two ex pressions
are of
it schools of
thought, but they both are equal m
expressing true sympathy fop me.
One might think my decision is
very thoughtless and that I am
ignorant of what the present, war
is like. But I think that rmre than
anyone else, I fully realize -nd am
aware of the dangers and devastation of modern
I
gave consent to my son’s desire to
enlist because I realize that this
war is being fought for a greater
and nobler cause than just for the
mere sake of fighting.
Let me explain briefly:
Firstly, I am in full accord with
his decision because I realize that
it is best for his future. His future
means your future, our future, the
future of all Canadians of Japan
ese ancestry who have decided to
take up permanent residence in
Canada.
FUTURE DEI’ENDS ON YOE
The workings of democracy here
may not have been what it might
have been in the past. It seemed
to be limited to occidental people
only. But it is extended to us now.
And it is not through mere accland
dent.
Careful
observation
study of the advancement of ideals
in the history of Niseis will prove
this contention.
Now the way is opened for us
and it is the greatest opportunely
ever offered to us. We must take
it. For if we do not co-operate
now, our future will be just as
dark as it has been for the past
few years and if such were trie
case, it would-be entirely our own
doing.
Secondly, there are some Isseis
..
nn
I
noil
1
attention, he w.s happy. But lef!
to himself, he began to fed little
lonelv and think about his mother
He would look sad ami lonesome
I
Mded
:,s
minute
won
In, n
hnw C.
tor
■wait ior ms it
We walked
coo! right -nd
time
A
will be
Loiubn
Hi-Hm ters.
The entire proceeds of the dance
will be donated tx
Community Cou < i c i I Library Fund
popuia
time’
at Coaldale gatherings in mind, come one,
come all and limber uu for the
Principles For Which We Fight
4
e out what
would play
e and stop
at his dadd
seemed
ay?" and 1
no
An Issei Speaks on Enlistment:
hiring out
Flesh Gordon
all done in white paint, cellophane
aid
reaching kinderg
ss Sadler began
heavy, mudth? dances,
worries home
rest of the winter cloth-
mav
a newjmerec
bOV. It seemed that
b
annear
ed down to yv
larmei
.m’ e
By N. M.
May-
p.
our stih stay
fils mother so
nasm
.ke, ■
who think that
an
is
treachery on our part. I do not
think
so.
In the
odd-fleeting
moments
when
I
had
given
thought to the fact that we take
up arms
the land of our
origin, it was hard for me to take.
This was because I know Japan
more intimately than you Niseis
do.
This was because there are
many good things about Japan and
there are many great people who
have contributed to world knowl
edge of whom I will always be
proud. For these reasons it ts
tragic. Yet we must fight against
them. Based on historical fact, the
people of Japan were not beading
for a very bright future. For this
reason I find our action justifiable.
In my opinion, our war against
Japan is not tn abolish the Japan
ese civilization, but to protect it
from Fascist doctrines and to es
tablish a democratic government
for the coming generation.
The war is continuing but my
chief concern is how it wi’l end. If
peace is based upon democratic
principles, freedom and happiness
will come to the whole world.
TASK FOR THE NISEI
Peace terms following the last
great war ended in failure after 25
years. Should the people of the
world make the same mistakes
again in laying out the new peace
terms following the cessation of
hostilities it will not be hard io
conjecture what will follow.-But I
can at least see the earnest effort
toward a new era of freedom and
happiness. We see it in the principles drawn up in the Atlantic
Charter and also in the various
laws which have been passed to
ban acts of discrimination and prejudice
certain minority
groups punishable as criminal of
fences.
If the United States and Canada
fail to solve the “Japanese prob
lem,” within their own boundaries,
there is not much that we can look
forward to in the future. But they
have stretched their hands out to
us. Should we refuse it? It is quite
natural for the Nisei to take that
outstretched hand.
Criticism should not deter you.
Whether your
is right or
wrong will be recorded by historG°orge Washington
was
probably hater! bv the English as
a traitor. A sbmlnr case which can
be noted in the history of Japan
Some people do not put much
va 1 u e i n
action amt
can a snard the peace
and postwar prob
vs of the coming world?” I m
tbose sceptics
to recall the ston
Cavell. At the th
tion by the C
Authority m BMg
know now ;'■'■•
rn is not
enough.” This fr:
line voice
moved so deeply
rt of the
world that it sa ins and
shall remain in *loving people n>
courage them for
come.
Tn closing. I w!
this great task is up
Niseis.' T ask that;you do j
We will also do cour best at nome
and pray for you:
e return.
Page 8
3
^ The New Canadian^
AT
P. 0. Drawer A
Kasio, B c
An Independent Weekly Organ Published as a Medium of
Expression Among the People of Japanese Origin in Canada.
Tom Shoyama
Takaichi Umezuki
Rates: -10c per Month
IN THE POT
Editor & Publisher
Japanese Section Editor
S2.00 for Six Months in Advance
Isseis Withdraw
Ihere is a noticeable trend on the. part of Isseis nowrelocated in the eastern Canadian cities toward with
drawing into the background and letting the Niseis takinomany problems now faced by
*3
7
t
cope
of Japanese
Reports show that the Isseis fullv realise thaf th
IXSICI Wien ins education and ability to better understand
politics will be able to cope with problems of direct con
cern to reloeees. This is as it should be and Nisei organ
izations which have sprung up in major cities give proof
that the Niseis are not idle.
Further it is noted that while the Isseis hav
aking responsibilities in committee
they
in the
of advisors
d--awing on their past
•‘ramzatiomr
Ou foe Niseis, therefore, have fallen the entire load
of accepting leadership for the future of Japanese Cana^'s en<^ ^ Niseis have done much and more
vid be done, and it is with confidence that they have been
entrusted with this huge responsibility.
To Larger Organizations
Hie keen interest shown in the Alberta Japanese
Niseis arc on th
1G()
were
toward them. It is reported that
at the conference, representing
the evacuees in southern Alberta.
consideration of every
aside from that, it is interesting'to note the Movement
toward a large central organization among Niseis in
Alberta.
interest in
gc scale organization program, the latest
" hich is the conference. Heretofore,
organizations have been—through no fault of their own
travelling and accommodation
difficulties—confined to limited areas.
Constructive action, however, is beginning to take
All God's chillun got votes—or
have they?
All God’s chillun got snoes, got
bread, got beds—or have they ?
Or will they have
And fried chicken, on Sunday, or
maybe not . . .
Maybe every second Sunday . . .
Maybe one Sunday a month . . .
Maybe never—
Never even seen
A chicken on the hoof . . . Gai
their own.
But ml God’s chillun
Can see chickens,
Can smell "'em frying,
' Can see 'em running . .
But the pot’s the place, for chickens,
And all God’s chillun got
Pots,
Pots that’s cryin’ for chickens.
Stuarte Clcete, from “Tomorrow
In M emoriam . .
Yoshimitsu Higashi
(The Monitor)
On April 28, Jolin Yoshimit;SU
Higashi passed away quietly
y in
in Lhis
27th year. For two years he han
been employeci by ‘‘The Monitor”,
and was prep,
- .
to fit himself
for further work in the printing
and publishing- line when illness
cut short his plans.
Mr. Higashi graduated from the
dl”'ers^y °f British Columbia, in
19oS aftey a brilliant course, re
ceiving a prize presented by the
Government of France for his
French papers. After graduation,
he worked with “The New Cana
dian”, a paper published in B. C.,
especially for and by Canadians of
Japanese origin. When evacuation
from Vancouver took place, he
worked for a time at a roadcanm
at Geike, Alta., and in July, 1942,
came to work on the Grev Nuns’
Faim nt Si, Laurent, where his
knowledge of French stood him in
good stead.
There he remained until he had
completed the duties of harvesting,
when he applied for work more in
line with his previous experience,
and joined the staff of “The Moni
tor.”
WRA Will Definitely Close 411 Centres
Persons who in all sincerity ad
of the evacuees remainin
the
vocate a program of keeping tlie
relocation centres to leave those
relocation centres open for the
camps and to resettle while WB a
duration at least, and who oppose
services are available.
the War Relocation Authority’s
included in
annnounced program of closing all
the appropriations for war agen
of the camps by Jan. 2, 1946, are
cies, does not provide for
getting support from wholly unex
maintenance of the relocation cenpected sources. Their cause has
tres after Jan. 2, 1946.
been taken up by the California
_ The death sentence has been
Legislature’s Tenney Committee
signed
for the relocation centres
on Un-American Activities, and
From
here
on in, it will be a. case
more recently the Donnedv Com
of
slow
strangulation
of available
mittee of the State Senate at
services m the relocation camps.
Sacramento has advocated the con
Although no definite plans have
tinued existence of the relocation
been
announced, it is apparent that
centres—in exchange for the ex
any residue of evacuees remaining
clusion of the evacuees from West
in the camps on closing day win be
Coast areas. The Donnelly group
transported to the areas from
^d col^Posed of as neat a, collection
yhich they were evacuated
Any
of um egenerate race-baiters as
indigent cases will be turned ovel
could be gathered in California
to local authorities who already
and their interest in keeping the
have, been appraised of their res
relocation camps open must be
asciibed, not to any concern over
ponsibilities in this matter.
the welfare of the evacuees, but to
U7n\reabty’ ^owever, neither the
a desire to see those evacuees in
MRA nor the Federal government
terned for the duration.
nad any choice once the mi’irtrv
Recent developments, however,
authorities relaxed their restric
offer no comfort to those who are
tions on the return of the evac
hoping for a last minute reprieve
uated population to the West
by the WRA on its program of
Coast. Any evacuee considered mclosing all of the relocation cen
eagible for relocation will be main
tres. The WRA is jettisoning all
tained, of course, in a segregation
non-essential materials and ser
centre. The government’s attitude
vices and has already curtailed its
toward relocatable evacuees will
farm program. WRA personnel of
be that it has discharged its res
ficials are undertaking a- program
ponsibility once an effort has been
of “relocation” for members of the
made to return those evacuees to
administrative staffs of the agen
th eareas from which they were
cy? promising assistance to mem
moved, op to re-establish them un
bers of - the appointed personnel in
der circumstances comparable to
transferring to other work after
those, enjoyed by the evacuees at
the termination of the work of the
the time of evacuation.
Few will dispute the injustkes
Under present plans, and tle^e
suffered by West Coast residents
is no indication that there’win be
of Japanese ancestry as a result
any major changes, the work of
of the evacuation. The losses, both
the WRA will grind to a ston in
material and spiritual sustained by
the next seven months. After that
the evacuated group, may never be
time anv evacuees requiring Fed
i egained. But there is danger in
eral assisatnee must get such aid
noking backward to the evacua
from - established social welfare
tion and in hestitatmg to move
agencies and existing government
forward toward the .future.
bueraus. It is to the full interest
—Pacific Citizen
Hail, fellow Canadia
• . . or farewell might have been
( j he following article is an ex-
ceipt from the principal’s message
in the spring edition of the HiSchool Echo,
Greenwood
High
School.)
may be French, Pole, Italian—
you and he will be Canadians first
ana foremost. You will never be
ashamed of your ancestors, but
j ot will not think of yourself or
y°ar faddren as anything but true
Canaiaans.
To the others—and in this school
there are few or none who will
choose so—we say, “that was vour
test systole deed, to leave a land
" ne^ et' loved, because it makes
land ”
3 bettGr and more united
Once op twice in life, one has to
make a decision which will
— shape
His fatner had been a. pastor,
ones own life and the lives of
first in a Christian Church in
others. Such a choice is now before
Japan, later in B.C., and John had
many of Greenwood’s parents and
become a member of the Cote des
children. We teachers wish them
Neiges United Church. Here, ms
God s guidance, and for our own
zest for. living and his gifts for
of which is
pare offer a, few considerations.
fellow ship
soon
made
many
} First, we think it is a real
friends, and he was chosen Presi
province, mid currently, the Alberta
choice and not mere political
°ffe^ Our deepest sympathy
dent of the Young People’s Society
words.
We
believe
that
those
who
seeks a provincial organization.
ose "hose parents or circumof that Church.
write down that they want to go
urces force them into a path
The funeral service was con
Japan will certainly be sent there
indication that the Albertan attempt
d never have chosen, we
ducted by Rev. Wm. Reid, assisted
as quickly as possible..........
ask them to try to understand how
bx a choir of the T oung Peome,
Stay Canadian and you will have
Pafents were blinded bv
representatives from various points in southern Alberta
Mrs. Sullivan rendering a solo “Be
your
reward.
Tour
teachers
move
r
1K dreams and so forgive
still, my soul.” Air. Reid referred
had shown the co-operation and realization that an united
around
quite
a
lot;
we
estimate
A
ai
'
Ve
aS^ that they too. give
with great feeling to the place this
that at least a third of the people
group action is for the best interests of all concerned
uaw
1
’
r
17
best sel'vices to' their
young man had made for himself
of
B.
C.
are
actively
fo
r
you
even
in his short sojourn here. He will
and veB’ sad land In
at the present moment. If you are
Mothers Day will be observed tomorrow spin bv evacuees across
ts darkest hour. Keep vour relibe missed by friends in various
v ab,.^ Yoh think of yourself a?
± Td jt Wil1 he]P to heep the
Cn«B tr™ the mterior of B. C. to the metropolis of Montreal on the
parts of Canada.
best of you. We believe in vou.
Canadian, why give in now and
DanKs ot Ue St. Lawrence. This will be the third Mothers Day since
call yourself disloyal.
.
?eachers have worked and
the evacuation that we have worn the red or
The time has come for courage
ought for you. They feel thev are
the white flower as the
case may be. Many of us will observe tin's
and a new and fuller life—not ig
speakmg not only for themselves,
cay in a strange place,
in p
perhau
noble cowardice. To be honest.
bur for the . other B. C. teachers
ould be,, but all of us will
I
do
not
think
all
have
this
cour
(I- rom The New Canadian.
v io believe in you and who taught
’ toward our mothers.
age. Ton are usually polite ,often
May S. 1940)
y°UA1Om Primary up. Thev did
clever, mostly hardworking. But
hoi
o that for you to have you go
Ponce Rupert Niseis merge two
• ■ - like the editor of The ’ New
°- ‘■hem now, to desert the
cieues. the Toung Men's Assomartian I mn glad this cho'ce
smp.
W
e teachers are asking vour
ition and the Canadian Japanese
? come. because it will weed out
The World’s News Seen Through
companionshin on our
2 weak and leave us the real
er rd. Please excuse us plain peoMe
at er
. Donations conspeaking very plainly—this is the
uted toward the nation'
war
International Daily
Those
coxasioads,
and we did enjoy your
P will be nice to
rt b
organizations
-ompany so far and don’t want to
lied
-nfi gentlemen of
to
SensationalCOu
o. e .it nog see you take the wrong
esy. who fvrfpv«
Daihtra ght game
Its wartime errors And
the Monitor
Action, Make
i ixcwspap
opener......... Small
r loyalty in darker hour?.
tr-n
ai, men, fellow Canadian
n :he Fraser Valley
The Ch
mn Science
1
much
to
give
to
Canada.
taiet*
ell, might-have-been.
timisticallv to a
One. No
and
bo.
archers
know
it.
It
Shigeru Yasurra
Price S
your splendid pare
"Ti 7 ' Ruma rentewant
to stay as foil
mese section of
I. Hayakawa.
onai!y-re:
and
help in bulk
n Fa!
’ulp ami Sulphite
i> .uno..
cognized
authority
on
semr-ntics.
barter
limn, local 312. atis the author of an introductory
intinn
Address
'”ns. The
ge conference between
essav for George Kene's. “Lanit
foments
a
3
os
and
the
two
c?mSAMPLE COPY
of Vision,” a discussion of
done. Tlie Gov
■names ot the '
■
ari..........Mine Okubo’s exMills Ltd. and
a
H
1
?
1
^
°?
drawing and paintings on
or race;
Paper Co.
iy-ocation
centre life opened in
Ktuon. Tour next door neighbor
Seattle on May 9.
Cong ago and far away
ihe Christian Science Monitor
-In
pi
^ The New Canadian^
AT
P. 0. Drawer A
Kasio, B c
An Independent Weekly Organ Published as a Medium of
Expression Among the People of Japanese Origin in Canada.
Tom Shoyama
Takaichi Umezuki
Rates: -10c per Month
IN THE POT
Editor & Publisher
Japanese Section Editor
S2.00 for Six Months in Advance
Isseis Withdraw
Ihere is a noticeable trend on the. part of Isseis nowrelocated in the eastern Canadian cities toward with
drawing into the background and letting the Niseis takinomany problems now faced by
*3
7
t
cope
of Japanese
Reports show that the Isseis fullv realise thaf th
IXSICI Wien ins education and ability to better understand
politics will be able to cope with problems of direct con
cern to reloeees. This is as it should be and Nisei organ
izations which have sprung up in major cities give proof
that the Niseis are not idle.
Further it is noted that while the Isseis hav
aking responsibilities in committee
they
in the
of advisors
d--awing on their past
•‘ramzatiomr
Ou foe Niseis, therefore, have fallen the entire load
of accepting leadership for the future of Japanese Cana^'s en<^ ^ Niseis have done much and more
vid be done, and it is with confidence that they have been
entrusted with this huge responsibility.
To Larger Organizations
Hie keen interest shown in the Alberta Japanese
Niseis arc on th
1G()
were
toward them. It is reported that
at the conference, representing
the evacuees in southern Alberta.
consideration of every
aside from that, it is interesting'to note the Movement
toward a large central organization among Niseis in
Alberta.
interest in
gc scale organization program, the latest
" hich is the conference. Heretofore,
organizations have been—through no fault of their own
travelling and accommodation
difficulties—confined to limited areas.
Constructive action, however, is beginning to take
All God's chillun got votes—or
have they?
All God’s chillun got snoes, got
bread, got beds—or have they ?
Or will they have
And fried chicken, on Sunday, or
maybe not . . .
Maybe every second Sunday . . .
Maybe one Sunday a month . . .
Maybe never—
Never even seen
A chicken on the hoof . . . Gai
their own.
But ml God’s chillun
Can see chickens,
Can smell "'em frying,
' Can see 'em running . .
But the pot’s the place, for chickens,
And all God’s chillun got
Pots,
Pots that’s cryin’ for chickens.
Stuarte Clcete, from “Tomorrow
In M emoriam . .
Yoshimitsu Higashi
(The Monitor)
On April 28, Jolin Yoshimit;SU
Higashi passed away quietly
y in
in Lhis
27th year. For two years he han
been employeci by ‘‘The Monitor”,
and was prep,
- .
to fit himself
for further work in the printing
and publishing- line when illness
cut short his plans.
Mr. Higashi graduated from the
dl”'ers^y °f British Columbia, in
19oS aftey a brilliant course, re
ceiving a prize presented by the
Government of France for his
French papers. After graduation,
he worked with “The New Cana
dian”, a paper published in B. C.,
especially for and by Canadians of
Japanese origin. When evacuation
from Vancouver took place, he
worked for a time at a roadcanm
at Geike, Alta., and in July, 1942,
came to work on the Grev Nuns’
Faim nt Si, Laurent, where his
knowledge of French stood him in
good stead.
There he remained until he had
completed the duties of harvesting,
when he applied for work more in
line with his previous experience,
and joined the staff of “The Moni
tor.”
WRA Will Definitely Close 411 Centres
Persons who in all sincerity ad
of the evacuees remainin
the
vocate a program of keeping tlie
relocation centres to leave those
relocation centres open for the
camps and to resettle while WB a
duration at least, and who oppose
services are available.
the War Relocation Authority’s
included in
annnounced program of closing all
the appropriations for war agen
of the camps by Jan. 2, 1946, are
cies, does not provide for
getting support from wholly unex
maintenance of the relocation cenpected sources. Their cause has
tres after Jan. 2, 1946.
been taken up by the California
_ The death sentence has been
Legislature’s Tenney Committee
signed
for the relocation centres
on Un-American Activities, and
From
here
on in, it will be a. case
more recently the Donnedv Com
of
slow
strangulation
of available
mittee of the State Senate at
services m the relocation camps.
Sacramento has advocated the con
Although no definite plans have
tinued existence of the relocation
been
announced, it is apparent that
centres—in exchange for the ex
any residue of evacuees remaining
clusion of the evacuees from West
in the camps on closing day win be
Coast areas. The Donnelly group
transported to the areas from
^d col^Posed of as neat a, collection
yhich they were evacuated
Any
of um egenerate race-baiters as
indigent cases will be turned ovel
could be gathered in California
to local authorities who already
and their interest in keeping the
have, been appraised of their res
relocation camps open must be
asciibed, not to any concern over
ponsibilities in this matter.
the welfare of the evacuees, but to
U7n\reabty’ ^owever, neither the
a desire to see those evacuees in
MRA nor the Federal government
terned for the duration.
nad any choice once the mi’irtrv
Recent developments, however,
authorities relaxed their restric
offer no comfort to those who are
tions on the return of the evac
hoping for a last minute reprieve
uated population to the West
by the WRA on its program of
Coast. Any evacuee considered mclosing all of the relocation cen
eagible for relocation will be main
tres. The WRA is jettisoning all
tained, of course, in a segregation
non-essential materials and ser
centre. The government’s attitude
vices and has already curtailed its
toward relocatable evacuees will
farm program. WRA personnel of
be that it has discharged its res
ficials are undertaking a- program
ponsibility once an effort has been
of “relocation” for members of the
made to return those evacuees to
administrative staffs of the agen
th eareas from which they were
cy? promising assistance to mem
moved, op to re-establish them un
bers of - the appointed personnel in
der circumstances comparable to
transferring to other work after
those, enjoyed by the evacuees at
the termination of the work of the
the time of evacuation.
Few will dispute the injustkes
Under present plans, and tle^e
suffered by West Coast residents
is no indication that there’win be
of Japanese ancestry as a result
any major changes, the work of
of the evacuation. The losses, both
the WRA will grind to a ston in
material and spiritual sustained by
the next seven months. After that
the evacuated group, may never be
time anv evacuees requiring Fed
i egained. But there is danger in
eral assisatnee must get such aid
noking backward to the evacua
from - established social welfare
tion and in hestitatmg to move
agencies and existing government
forward toward the .future.
bueraus. It is to the full interest
—Pacific Citizen
Hail, fellow Canadia
• . . or farewell might have been
( j he following article is an ex-
ceipt from the principal’s message
in the spring edition of the HiSchool Echo,
Greenwood
High
School.)
may be French, Pole, Italian—
you and he will be Canadians first
ana foremost. You will never be
ashamed of your ancestors, but
j ot will not think of yourself or
y°ar faddren as anything but true
Canaiaans.
To the others—and in this school
there are few or none who will
choose so—we say, “that was vour
test systole deed, to leave a land
" ne^ et' loved, because it makes
land ”
3 bettGr and more united
Once op twice in life, one has to
make a decision which will
— shape
His fatner had been a. pastor,
ones own life and the lives of
first in a Christian Church in
others. Such a choice is now before
Japan, later in B.C., and John had
many of Greenwood’s parents and
become a member of the Cote des
children. We teachers wish them
Neiges United Church. Here, ms
God s guidance, and for our own
zest for. living and his gifts for
of which is
pare offer a, few considerations.
fellow ship
soon
made
many
} First, we think it is a real
friends, and he was chosen Presi
province, mid currently, the Alberta
choice and not mere political
°ffe^ Our deepest sympathy
dent of the Young People’s Society
words.
We
believe
that
those
who
seeks a provincial organization.
ose "hose parents or circumof that Church.
write down that they want to go
urces force them into a path
The funeral service was con
Japan will certainly be sent there
indication that the Albertan attempt
d never have chosen, we
ducted by Rev. Wm. Reid, assisted
as quickly as possible..........
ask them to try to understand how
bx a choir of the T oung Peome,
Stay Canadian and you will have
Pafents were blinded bv
representatives from various points in southern Alberta
Mrs. Sullivan rendering a solo “Be
your
reward.
Tour
teachers
move
r
1K dreams and so forgive
still, my soul.” Air. Reid referred
had shown the co-operation and realization that an united
around
quite
a
lot;
we
estimate
A
ai
'
Ve
aS^ that they too. give
with great feeling to the place this
that at least a third of the people
group action is for the best interests of all concerned
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best sel'vices to' their
young man had made for himself
of
B.
C.
are
actively
fo
r
you
even
in his short sojourn here. He will
and veB’ sad land In
at the present moment. If you are
Mothers Day will be observed tomorrow spin bv evacuees across
ts darkest hour. Keep vour relibe missed by friends in various
v ab,.^ Yoh think of yourself a?
± Td jt Wil1 he]P to heep the
Cn«B tr™ the mterior of B. C. to the metropolis of Montreal on the
parts of Canada.
best of you. We believe in vou.
Canadian, why give in now and
DanKs ot Ue St. Lawrence. This will be the third Mothers Day since
call yourself disloyal.
.
?eachers have worked and
the evacuation that we have worn the red or
The time has come for courage
ought for you. They feel thev are
the white flower as the
case may be. Many of us will observe tin's
and a new and fuller life—not ig
speakmg not only for themselves,
cay in a strange place,
in p
perhau
noble cowardice. To be honest.
bur for the . other B. C. teachers
ould be,, but all of us will
I
do
not
think
all
have
this
cour
(I- rom The New Canadian.
v io believe in you and who taught
’ toward our mothers.
age. Ton are usually polite ,often
May S. 1940)
y°UA1Om Primary up. Thev did
clever, mostly hardworking. But
hoi
o that for you to have you go
Ponce Rupert Niseis merge two
• ■ - like the editor of The ’ New
°- ‘■hem now, to desert the
cieues. the Toung Men's Assomartian I mn glad this cho'ce
smp.
W
e teachers are asking vour
ition and the Canadian Japanese
? come. because it will weed out
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