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1953
THE NEW CANADIAN
SATURDAY, JUNE 6,
1953
SPECIAL CORONATION ISSUE
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IX J € HISTORY
While the events in London this past
week have now become history, they will
be remembered, not only for the extra
vagant display of pageantry and pomn,
but of far greater import, the effect that
they will have in strengthening the sig
nificance of the symbolism of the Crown,
a symbolism that binds Canadians with
the other member's in the huge family of
nations called the Commonwealth.
^
By TOYO TA KA TA
ln the not-too-long histor
of the
Japanese in Canada, six
monarchs have held the regal symbol of
the vast British realm, It began with
of a Queen; we are seeing the
ascendancy of another.
se of the nineenth century in th
rule of Queen
Victoria that the earlier settlers from
Japan , attracted by the teeming salmon.
set permanent foot
on the Canadian
west coast. Not too many, perhaps a
hundred or
still remain with us.
During their half-century sojourn in
their adopted land, they have celebrated
five coronations.
Although it was hardly a decade of
outstanding world-wide significance, im
migration to Canada from Japan reached
Hs peak while Edward VII sat on the
throne. It was also during the time he
The Coronation, with all of its impli
cations, with its crowning of Queen
Elizabeth who is in effect, the Sovereign
of Canada, comes at a time when the
Nisei is as advanced, economically and
socially, as they have ever been. Few of
the Nisei, whose destiny and future lie
in Canada, the country that has made
possible their flourishing into manhood
and womanhood, would wish to alter
their loyalty to Canada.
the Nisei are also blessed with the
cultural heritage that teaches respect
and love for the head of the family and
the state and thus, possibly more than
any other group, can understand and
share in the reverence for the Queen who
is the head of uncounted tens of millions
of people throughout the Commonwealth,
of every shade of creed, color and belief.
The Nisei share with peoples of other
lacial origins throug'hout the Common
wealth, even if they have few or no other
mutual interests, an interest and an
allegiance in one focal point—the Crown.
men! against the appearance of these
new settlers flared up.
the quarter-century of George V’s
reign began with the friendliest of rela
tions between the far flung domains that
ie ruled and Japan with the AngloJapanese defense alliance in force at a
tune when Canadian foreign policy was
fully dependent on that set forth in
London. Canada-Japan relations were
further cemented as Issei volunteers
. ought and died for Canada. But- there
was also ebbing of amicability as Can
ada all but cut off additional entry from
Japan.
The accession of Edward VIII, now
Duke of Windsor, was too brief to have
any notable attachment. Isseis, however
remember his Canadian visits while he
was still the Prince of Wales.
One of the effects of the Coronation,
notn ithstanding the perhaps overwhelm
ing publicity and some of the commer
cialism attached to it, is the strengthen
ing of the bonds of the Nisei for Canada.
- the land of their birth, the land that
is their home and the land to which they
owe so much—for it emphasizes the fact
that they are Canadians, united under
the Crown, albeit Canadians to the core.
(Continued on' Page 7)
‘I, Elizabeth, Promise
And now the Coronation is over.
The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart . . .”
^ter months of fevered preparation, weeks of high expeciohs, the pomp and circumstance are over. London once
moie settles back to its usuaT routine, going about with the
na ion s business. The little London typist will go back to her
JPmo of ieports; the civil servant to his desk and to his little
aiea of influence. Housewives will once more turn to stretchmea1, an^ e?S rations. Factory workers and coal miners
1 * oet up as usual to see to it that factories are kept humfa^fl and ^6 S^^S are kept steaming across the Atlantic to
^a- ung ports. Ministries and government will once more
esume their battles on mutual differences. Life will go on as
^iia. Only the lights of London will shine brighter for
mer three weeks to come, reminding them of a momentous
ho® in history.
*
*
*
And we Canadians who for weeks have watched these
P‘e^la^ons from a distance of several thousand miles, we
’° ^e hatched the people of Britain go all out to re-enact
*1^^ ^es dating back almost 1200 years, and have followed
. .^ ^ s^ep accounts of what- our Queen will wear, what She
'Ve ^ave wondered “What will the papers have to
*riiU aner they get over all this?” We’ve watched the enthus-
By CINDERELLA
iasm of British people running like wildfire across the length
and breadth of a tight little island and have said to ourselves.
“What does the Coronation mean to me? You can’t exactly
expect me to go overboard over this thing. You can understand
a Londoner feeling that way about the Coronation. It’s a part
of his tradition—kings, queens and ancient rituals. We’re Can
adians’” And we’ve even thought, as an afterthought, that it
would be a good show, financially remunerative to a country
sorely in need of world dollars.
In our everyday routine, we Canadians don’t mull over
the significance of crowns and monarchies. We think with deep
affection when we think of our Queen, and if She were to
come to live among us, we’d go all out and welcome Her with
an enthusiasm which would match that of any Londoners living
within the shadow of Buckingham Palace. We would even add
our own particular brand of friendliness—short on protocol
but long on affection.
We Canadians are a pretty independent lot. Canada is our
country and we like to identify our first loyalty with Canada
—if loyalty can be pidgeon-holed as being first, second or
third. Geographically, and in our standards of living, we are
very close to America. Traditionally and culturally we are
akin to Britain. But we like to think of ourselves as Canadians.
(Con’t on P. 8)
Perhaps the reign of George VI can
be called the beginning of the Nisei era.
Iheir voices were feeble when he as
sumed the throne. But they were growing
more coherent as the years of his reign
passed on.
A large segment of Niseidom has no
remembrance of the 1937 Coronation
that opened the most hectic period (so
far) in the annals of the Japanese in
Canada. However, to those who can span
the intervening 16 years between the
two Coronations, there is a vivid contrast
of the two occasions.
The pageantry that marks the cele
bration is probably comparable but
there the similarity ends.
Ahead of us, in 1937, were uncertain
times. Rumblings and sword rattlings in
the Far East didn’t help us any while
we were depressed by the economic chaos
that still remained with us and the
growls about the yellow peril on the
coast. And we were threatened with fur
ther political and economic confinement.
But that’s all behind us. In Japan, the
accession to the throne of a new ruler
is marked by calling that year the first
year of a new era and the era is given
an appropriate name. While this tradi(Con’d on Page 7)
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THE NEW CANADIAN
SATURDAY, JUNE 6,
1953
SPECIAL CORONATION ISSUE
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TORONTO, ONT.
six MOMims
IX J € HISTORY
While the events in London this past
week have now become history, they will
be remembered, not only for the extra
vagant display of pageantry and pomn,
but of far greater import, the effect that
they will have in strengthening the sig
nificance of the symbolism of the Crown,
a symbolism that binds Canadians with
the other member's in the huge family of
nations called the Commonwealth.
^
By TOYO TA KA TA
ln the not-too-long histor
of the
Japanese in Canada, six
monarchs have held the regal symbol of
the vast British realm, It began with
of a Queen; we are seeing the
ascendancy of another.
se of the nineenth century in th
rule of Queen
Victoria that the earlier settlers from
Japan , attracted by the teeming salmon.
set permanent foot
on the Canadian
west coast. Not too many, perhaps a
hundred or
still remain with us.
During their half-century sojourn in
their adopted land, they have celebrated
five coronations.
Although it was hardly a decade of
outstanding world-wide significance, im
migration to Canada from Japan reached
Hs peak while Edward VII sat on the
throne. It was also during the time he
The Coronation, with all of its impli
cations, with its crowning of Queen
Elizabeth who is in effect, the Sovereign
of Canada, comes at a time when the
Nisei is as advanced, economically and
socially, as they have ever been. Few of
the Nisei, whose destiny and future lie
in Canada, the country that has made
possible their flourishing into manhood
and womanhood, would wish to alter
their loyalty to Canada.
the Nisei are also blessed with the
cultural heritage that teaches respect
and love for the head of the family and
the state and thus, possibly more than
any other group, can understand and
share in the reverence for the Queen who
is the head of uncounted tens of millions
of people throughout the Commonwealth,
of every shade of creed, color and belief.
The Nisei share with peoples of other
lacial origins throug'hout the Common
wealth, even if they have few or no other
mutual interests, an interest and an
allegiance in one focal point—the Crown.
men! against the appearance of these
new settlers flared up.
the quarter-century of George V’s
reign began with the friendliest of rela
tions between the far flung domains that
ie ruled and Japan with the AngloJapanese defense alliance in force at a
tune when Canadian foreign policy was
fully dependent on that set forth in
London. Canada-Japan relations were
further cemented as Issei volunteers
. ought and died for Canada. But- there
was also ebbing of amicability as Can
ada all but cut off additional entry from
Japan.
The accession of Edward VIII, now
Duke of Windsor, was too brief to have
any notable attachment. Isseis, however
remember his Canadian visits while he
was still the Prince of Wales.
One of the effects of the Coronation,
notn ithstanding the perhaps overwhelm
ing publicity and some of the commer
cialism attached to it, is the strengthen
ing of the bonds of the Nisei for Canada.
- the land of their birth, the land that
is their home and the land to which they
owe so much—for it emphasizes the fact
that they are Canadians, united under
the Crown, albeit Canadians to the core.
(Continued on' Page 7)
‘I, Elizabeth, Promise
And now the Coronation is over.
The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart . . .”
^ter months of fevered preparation, weeks of high expeciohs, the pomp and circumstance are over. London once
moie settles back to its usuaT routine, going about with the
na ion s business. The little London typist will go back to her
JPmo of ieports; the civil servant to his desk and to his little
aiea of influence. Housewives will once more turn to stretchmea1, an^ e?S rations. Factory workers and coal miners
1 * oet up as usual to see to it that factories are kept humfa^fl and ^6 S^^S are kept steaming across the Atlantic to
^a- ung ports. Ministries and government will once more
esume their battles on mutual differences. Life will go on as
^iia. Only the lights of London will shine brighter for
mer three weeks to come, reminding them of a momentous
ho® in history.
*
*
*
And we Canadians who for weeks have watched these
P‘e^la^ons from a distance of several thousand miles, we
’° ^e hatched the people of Britain go all out to re-enact
*1^^ ^es dating back almost 1200 years, and have followed
. .^ ^ s^ep accounts of what- our Queen will wear, what She
'Ve ^ave wondered “What will the papers have to
*riiU aner they get over all this?” We’ve watched the enthus-
By CINDERELLA
iasm of British people running like wildfire across the length
and breadth of a tight little island and have said to ourselves.
“What does the Coronation mean to me? You can’t exactly
expect me to go overboard over this thing. You can understand
a Londoner feeling that way about the Coronation. It’s a part
of his tradition—kings, queens and ancient rituals. We’re Can
adians’” And we’ve even thought, as an afterthought, that it
would be a good show, financially remunerative to a country
sorely in need of world dollars.
In our everyday routine, we Canadians don’t mull over
the significance of crowns and monarchies. We think with deep
affection when we think of our Queen, and if She were to
come to live among us, we’d go all out and welcome Her with
an enthusiasm which would match that of any Londoners living
within the shadow of Buckingham Palace. We would even add
our own particular brand of friendliness—short on protocol
but long on affection.
We Canadians are a pretty independent lot. Canada is our
country and we like to identify our first loyalty with Canada
—if loyalty can be pidgeon-holed as being first, second or
third. Geographically, and in our standards of living, we are
very close to America. Traditionally and culturally we are
akin to Britain. But we like to think of ourselves as Canadians.
(Con’t on P. 8)
Perhaps the reign of George VI can
be called the beginning of the Nisei era.
Iheir voices were feeble when he as
sumed the throne. But they were growing
more coherent as the years of his reign
passed on.
A large segment of Niseidom has no
remembrance of the 1937 Coronation
that opened the most hectic period (so
far) in the annals of the Japanese in
Canada. However, to those who can span
the intervening 16 years between the
two Coronations, there is a vivid contrast
of the two occasions.
The pageantry that marks the cele
bration is probably comparable but
there the similarity ends.
Ahead of us, in 1937, were uncertain
times. Rumblings and sword rattlings in
the Far East didn’t help us any while
we were depressed by the economic chaos
that still remained with us and the
growls about the yellow peril on the
coast. And we were threatened with fur
ther political and economic confinement.
But that’s all behind us. In Japan, the
accession to the throne of a new ruler
is marked by calling that year the first
year of a new era and the era is given
an appropriate name. While this tradi(Con’d on Page 7)
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Page 7
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NISEI VIEWPOINT
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(Cont’d from Page 1)
SIX monarchies
PAGE 7 .
could watch the doing's on the
the speed of sound, television and
movie houses
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(Cont’d front Page 1)
by way of jet planes travelling at
sidered. Perhaps in no other tion is not followed here, neverNothing stand:
what
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west
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events than those similar to the tireless, it could bring in its wake,
Canada at the turn of the last
celebrations of the Coronation a renewed hope and confidence
century.
that were conducted this past or what’s in store.
:
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week across Canada, can the
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Nisei contribute more to com cations on the international scene,
Looking- back on the previous
munity affairs. It was largely due and economically there is giO()m
Coronation in 1937, aside from
to their cultural heritage that the about overproduction and re
piess reports and radio news, we
Nisei were able to present their trenchment. But viewing all that'
remember that it was a closed af
unique floats and odoris, and past us, we can see the Coro
fair except to those in London,
thus, in this way, contribute to nation as more than an once-inat least for a few days or even
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the fulfilment of their yet un a-hfetime event of royal pagean
weeks, until pictures and movies
completed task of becoming real try. It is the marking of a^new
of the celebration were circulated.
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Mr. T. Uyeda of Crawford
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them from his veranda to a
nearby telephone post. The
Globe & Mail in covering- the
efforts of various minority
races, lauded his adventure by
calling him ‘•zealous”.
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SIX monarchies
PAGE 7 .
could watch the doing's on the
the speed of sound, television and
movie houses
showing- the
hours later but on the same day.
Another aspect can also be con
(Cont’d front Page 1)
by way of jet planes travelling at
sidered. Perhaps in no other tion is not followed here, neverNothing stand:
what
began
on
the
west
coast of
events than those similar to the tireless, it could bring in its wake,
Canada at the turn of the last
celebrations of the Coronation a renewed hope and confidence
century.
that were conducted this past or what’s in store.
:
Thus, we proceed.
week across Canada, can the
True, there are ominous indi
*
*
^
Nisei contribute more to com cations on the international scene,
Looking- back on the previous
munity affairs. It was largely due and economically there is giO()m
Coronation in 1937, aside from
to their cultural heritage that the about overproduction and re
piess reports and radio news, we
Nisei were able to present their trenchment. But viewing all that'
remember that it was a closed af
unique floats and odoris, and past us, we can see the Coro
fair except to those in London,
thus, in this way, contribute to nation as more than an once-inat least for a few days or even
HAMILTON, ONT.
the fulfilment of their yet un a-hfetime event of royal pagean
weeks, until pictures and movies
completed task of becoming real try. It is the marking of a^new
of the celebration were circulated.
Canadians in all of the ramifica and hopeful era. We may look
But now in 1953 wire-photos
tions of the word.
npon it as a crowning phase of transmit pictures
i
events take place. All England
1
A
X
Hamilton Nisei Baseball League
A
Ax
AA
XX
i
TORONTO
unique
twist on Coronation Day to the
streets on Toronto which were
be-decked with Union Jacks
and Canadian Ensigns was the
sight of a Japanese Hinomaru
bravely flutteringin the breeze.
Mr. T. Uyeda of Crawford
Street coupled the Union Jack
with the Hinomaru, stringing
them from his veranda to a
nearby telephone post. The
Globe & Mail in covering- the
efforts of various minority
races, lauded his adventure by
calling him ‘•zealous”.
The Issei’s neighbours had
encouraged him to fly the flag
since they had'noticed it dur
ing- the visit of the Queen in
1951.
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THE NEW CANADIAN
‘I, ELIZABETH, PROMISE’
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Saturday, June 6, 1953
science, medicine, letters and our ren. And Elizabeth the Queen had
Queen dedicated her life and ,
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strings. And we’ve patiently tried 1 born Canadians. And as we’ve
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approached, we paused and said,
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THE NEW CANADIAN
‘I, ELIZABETH, PROMISE’
(Continued from page 1)
Saturday, June 6, 1953
science, medicine, letters and our ren. And Elizabeth the Queen had
Queen dedicated her life and ,
place in international affairs. No promised that our autonomy shall
service for the good of
sir, we’re not British. We’re Can be kept intact.
Pies, we Canadians too
adians '
and experienced a moment ,C
And so we Canadians are often
We will be going our individual entous in history.
prone to say outright, “The Coro ways as we have always done,
-I. "’as an '“W late for t(
nation and the Monarchy don’t But at that moment when Our
office.
mean that much to us.” And we
go on about our business.
*
*
*
Americans look at us and think . childhood. Some of us had no
we re colonial in outlook, still special decision to make on behanging on to Britain’s apron coming Canadians. We were just
strings. And we’ve patiently tried 1 born Canadians. And as we’ve
to explain to them the monarchy watched the troubled sections of
system as we see it and which we the world, we’ve thought that if
believe is a good thing. And we’ve we had to belong anywhere, being
A
Coronation
Day
was
proclaimed
pointed out time and time again a part of the British Common
to our friends across the border wealth was a good or better po a statutory holiday. And as the
that Canada is not all snow and sition than membership in some hour of the Queen’s dedication
approached, we paused and said,
cskimo igloos, that red-coated other federation.
It must be a great day in Lon
mounties are not the only law
But let some outspoken Briton
don”, and then planned on how
and order north of the 49th par- । be as unwise as to utter
that
we
would spend this holiday. Un
allel. And American naivete and there is no system like the
Britemotionalism displayed on occas- I
ish system, no way better than fortunately for me, it was going
to be another working day. I got
ions of great gravity as a presi the British way of life. We
Candential election finds our Canad adians put our backs up, and say up at the usual time. I tuned in
ian hearts completely aghast. We that the Canadian way is a good for the weather report but in
are like Americans? No, we say. way. We point with pride to our stead of the forecaster at Dorval
We’re Canadians.
X
Canadian status. We’ve been a I got the Commentator in West X
We Canadians spring from Bri nation since 1931. If we forget minster Abbey.
tish roots several generations other dates, we do remember the
The commentator’s voice de 1
back. If we don’t claim racial de- Statute of Westminster which de scribing the scene, was deep with
scendency, we claim a heritage clared us an “autonomous com emotion. At times it broke. And
bound up with British history, munity within the commonwealth from him I caught the spirit of a X
British laws and British culture of nations”. We’re quick to re moving spectacle, with ' all the
all bound up with a Canadian mind him of our contributions to trappings of medieval glory and
colour. I heard in the hushed and X
solemn stillness of Westminster i
X
Abbey, while the ghosts of. an X
cient kings, fluttered close, Eliza X
beth the Queen called to a Reck i
oning.
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“Will you solcmny promise
and swear to govern . . . the
peoples ... of your posses
sions . . . according to their
respective laws and cus
toms?”
Toronto, Ontario
I
X
X
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It was a momentous question. X
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we found in our throats as we
heard that solemn pledge could
not have been unlike that felt by
millions of Londoners waiting for
the Queen to pass by. We’re Can
? adians who pride ourselves that
we are members of an autonom
ous community, jealous that we
T shall keep it so for ourselves, our
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children and our children’s child-
Toronto, Ont.
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