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By RICK MATSUMOTO

THE NEW CANADIAN
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin

On October 21st there appear­
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1961
ed in the N.C. a reprint of an
TORONTO. ONTARIO
article by Harold Weir of the
Vancouver Sun entitled “Don’t
be stuffy about slang” in which
he states that Japanese Cana­
dians should not be offended by
the use of the term “Jap”. Well,
this article and my open letter
reply to 3I|r. Weir was subse­
quently published in the Pacific
Citizen,
Japanese
American
weekly.
•If the New Demo­ us to the interior of B.C.”
In last week’s edition of the
cratic Party ever puts its plan­
“They hadn’t shut down my
letter
P.C. their appeared
economy into effect in Can- paper because it was published
(printed elsewhere on the page)
, you can expect a top planner in English.
Then they had to
from Dr. David Suzuki of Oak
be a quiet-spoken Japanese come to me and ask me to pub­
Ridge, Tennessee, addressed to
Canadian with memories of life lish an advertisement in Japanese
me and stating that we should
in a wartime “relocation camp.” to let the people know what they
quit being cry-babies about the
Thomas K. Shoyama will soon wore expected to do. I suggested
term “Jap’.’.
xvonie the personal braintruster that the message would gvl
Since Dr. Suzuki has stated
1'or Tommy Douglas, the ND? across better if it was a regular
that I reacted emotionally and
national leader. A? short, slim 45- column in the paper. From then
irrationally in my reply to Harold
year-old economist, his ideas will on, we published in both lanWeir, I feel obliged to set him
be important in the formation of
straight on the reasons for my
New Democratic policies.
Eventually the authorities were
rash and emotion-filled actions.
Mr.
Douglas
has
opened
an
of-'
paying.Mr.
Shoyama a subsidy
I could save a lot of time and
fire
in
a
Regina
shopping
centre
to
publish
material
in Japanese.
spare by putting my reply to Dr.
to
which
he
will
return
every
two
Later, Mr. Shoyama himself
Suzuki in three simple words,
Photo By Jimmie Kakutani weeks or so from his campaign
was sent to a relocation camp at
but this would surely bring
Mr. a small interior B.C. mining’ com­
VANCOUVER. — Vancouver’s newest beauty salon. Maison road trips across Canada.
about more cries of “emotional”
Shoyama
will
keep
the
home
fires
Lawrence
Coiffures
Ltd.
opened
on
October
munity. Taking his Japanese
26,
at
541
Seymour
St.
and “irrational” from the good
I
burning,
conduct
research
and
The
interior
of
this
exclusive
salon
features
band-set
type with him; and using
a
real
waterfall
around
doctor, so I will attempt to keep
which are situated 10 hair dryers which sit on a platform' bridging make the bullets for Mr. Douglas the facilities of the community’s
I calm and collected.
the pond. The entire salon was made to enhance Canadian-Japanese to fire.
weekly newspaper, he continued
I Dear Dr. Suzuki:
The alliance of the two Tom­ to publish The New Canadian for
decor. After the mezzanine floor is completed the cost of the salon
I
First let me thank you for' will be in the neighbourhood of $100,000.
mies is nothing new.
For ten two years from the relocation
I writing in and expressing your’
years Mr. Shoyama has been camp. With a trans-Canada cir­
I views even though I cannot agree
chief economic advisor to the culation, it became the means of
I with your ideas, in the least bit.
former Saskatchewan premier communication between Japanese
N.C. MAILBAG
I This is more than a lot of other
and secretary of the provincial Canadians confined to the varieconomic advisory and planning ous camps.
I people do, who sit at home and
board.
I complain to themselves.
. The-paper was- later
------ published
However, I must say that I
Leave Of Absence
in Winnipeg, and now in Toronto,
was very disturbed to see such
His leave of absence from, this but Mr. Shoyama’s direct connec­
a point of view expressed by an
job
is just for six months begin­ tion with it ended in 1944 when

Gee,
there
are
a
lot
of
Japs
Japanese American. How can Dear Mr. Matsumoto:
here” and encountered a violent ning in January, presumably the the government decided that Jai anyone • who is a member (un­
I chanced to read a reprint of reaction, despite the fact that I period of the federal election panese Canadians, until then
fortunately) of a race who had your open letter to Mr. Weir of too am Japanese and was cer­ campaign.
Since-Mr. Shoyama treated as potential traitor’s,
to go through what we Japanese the Vancouver Sun in the Pacific tainly not being derogatory about has to take a pay cut and ven­ might be needed in the Pacific
Americans and Canadians did, Citizen and was moved to make myself noi* excluding myself ture out on the uncertain tides war. He was put in the intel­
come up with such a cock-eyed a reply. This is a painful lettei from this classification.
of politics in his new position, ligence corps but the war ended
and hypocritical outlook as that to write because I know’ that i
The word Jap is a natural ab­ Mr. Douglas isn’t pressing him before he was due to be sent out
which you expressed in your will bring outraged cries of breviation, whereas Chink, Dago, for a further commitment at this of Canada.
letter.
“hypocrite” and also because T Wop, etc. are not. (The word time.
Back in civilian life, Mr. Sho­
‘ But I’m hoping he’ll stay with yama joined the Saskatchewan
For years now both the JCCA too, still feel a twinge at the Limey is not, as was stated, de­
and the JACL have been waging sound of the word “Jap” used in rived from the limelight district, me,” said Mr.' Douglas. “Tommy civil service as a junior economist
a constant campaign to have the even the most casual conversa­ but comes from the fact that En­ Shoyama . will be an enormous in 1946 and has been there ever
term “Jap” excluded from use in tion. I have even in my younger glish seamen ate . limes in order help/
since, except for post-graduate
.-newspapers, magazines, periodic­ days, challenged the one who said to obtain vitamin C while at sea).
training
at McGill University in
Starts N.C.
als, books, movies, TV etc, be­ Jap to “take it back or be sorry”.
1948.
Out of college in 1939, Mr.
I recognize that the use of Jap
cause the majority of Canadians
However, I think it is time that conserves
Shoyam
a couldn’t find a job so
space
in
a
newspaper
and Americans of Japanese an­ we grew- up and acted like ra­ heading, although in an article,
he
started
an eight-page Englishcestry find the term very dero­ tional adults, not "cry-babies. I
Japanese
is
preferable
and
Mr.
language
tabloid
newspaper for
gatory. This term is derogatory will still challenge the man' who
states quite clearly that Jap Japanese Canadians—The New
not because, as you say, we are cries “You dirty Jap”, but foi' “Weir
is not to be preferred” to Japa­ Canadian.
bigots and continue to associate that matter, also the man who nese.
Very, very few Caucasians
Affer Pearl Harbor, the B.C.
ugly experiences with it but, says “You dirty Japanese” What who have
used
the
word
Jap
to
Japanese
community felt the
rather because people who use many of us do not realize is that me have been aware of the emoheavy
hand
of officialdom. Fish- 5
the term, maintain it in the same because we have been condition­
ing boats were confiscated. Three
same light as they would use ed to associate ugly experiences
(Continued on page 8)
small-circulation- Japanese lan- :
digger, Wop or Chink.
with the word Jap, we continue
guage
daily papers were shut
Vhom do you think of when to assume that such connotations
down.
Curfews were imposed.
you refer to a Negro as a nig­ exist where, in fact, they no
Radios
and
cameras were seized. =
ger? Not Floyd Patterson, Willie longer do.
Mr.
Shoyama
talks about those
Dr. George Washington
Webster defines a bigot as one
days
without
bitterness
but with >'
Carver or Louis Armstrong, but “so obstinately attached to some
some amusement.
rather you picture black men opinion as to be illiberal or in­
“The authorities found they
working in cotton fields as slaves, tolerant”. We are the bigots if
TORONTO. — Representatives had cut themselves off from con­
me Harlem section of New York we continue to react, emotionally
and the negro prostitutes of Chi­ and irrationally (as Mr. Matsu­ of various Canadian ethnic news­ tact with the Japanese Canadian
cago.. When you talk of c‘Wops” moto did) to a word without con­ papers will attend a conference community,” he says. “They had
J ou immediately think of immi- sideration of the manner in ■which on Canadian Citizenship on De­ no way to tell the people what
giant laborers and of gangsters it was used or who used it. We cember 4,th and 5th, in Ottawa. they wanted them to do, especi­
smuggling narcotics into this are making the word derogatory They will confer with the Immi­ ally when they wanted to move
country. In the same light when and Mr. Matsumoto’s reply made gration and Citizenship Minister,
People refer to Japs they think this obvious. The word is deroga­ Hon. Ellen Fairclough and mem­
oi
yellow-skinned,
slant-eyed tory to him because he remem­ bers of the Canadian Citizenship
Courts. It is also hoped that the
- nen ials who were one-time bers bad associations.
group
will be able to meet with
fjr^ies. $° don’t be sb nieve and
While attending a Japanse Prime Minister Diefenbaker and
mink that when someone, such
aT Harold Weir makes a remark dance in Toronto, I once said several cabinet members.
The understanding of the pri­
^5°U^ 'Japs” that he is using
—photo by Jack Hemmy
me term in the same tone as if
vileges
and studies of Canadian
Star Weekly Story
citizenship on
m? vere referring to Robert as
of the
TORONTO.—Mr. and Mrs.
Michael as Mike.
newcomer,
and
the
stimulation
of
CAPE
TOWN,
South
Africa.

Features Evacuation
Kosaburo Takahashi, formerly
a desire to become Canadian citi­ Some 250 visiting Japanese sea­
Also, when most Japanese
of Victoria, B.C. and now re­
TORONTO. — The December zens as quickly as possible will men were given the status of
i 2ier',fans. or Canadians hear the
siding in Toronto celebrated
term “Jap”, it brings back harsh 9th issue of the Star Weekly be the broad topics which are to whites by the South African
^monies of yesterday.. Memories which will go on sale Monday, be discussed at the conference, government and toured the city
their Golden Anniversary re­
v anti-Oriental race riots in 4th, features an article by Ray which will take the form of without incidents reported thic
cently at the Nikko Gardens
discussion
rather week.
vaver, Los Angeles, etc.— Gardner on the evacuation of the round-table
along with a host of friends
‘ne* of the barbed-wires of Japanese Canadians from the than a formal meeting governed
The
men
came
ashore
from
the
and relatives.
acuation camps, into which west coast. The author has inter­ by a strict agenda.
Jr
Itsukushima Maru and immedi­
W-ican citizens yvere herded viewed the Iwasaki family of
Invitations were extended to ately headed for “white” bars.
Their daughter, her husband
- cattle—memories of the Vancouver plus various profes­ nearly all ethnic newspapers and The South African government
and five children flew in from
=- towns of interior British sional men across the country. a large gathering is expected at said last week that the Japanese
Be sure and pick- up a copy at this conference. Mr. Ken Mori were henceforth to have the same j Edmonton, Alberta to be pre­
(Continued on Page S)
your newstand.
will represent The New Canadian. “privileges” accorded Caucasians- j sent at this happy occasion.

Shoyama Make Bullets
For “Tommy-gun"

Nisei Not Offended

50 th

Editor To Attend
Immigration Confab

Japanese Given
“White” Status
In Smith Africa

Page 2

PAGE 2

Komori Trounce
Main 8-3; M. Sato
Regains 1st Place
TORONTO.—Komori Auto Bodv exploded
for their biggest scoring out-burst of the
season in registering ■ an 8-3 victory over
t^n *^-llto Body to take sole possession of
third place. In the second game, Mickey S.
Sato climbed back into first place anead of
Yamada Studio by trouncing the Studio crew

_ Bob Miwa triggered his second hat-trick
in Eis many games as he led the Komori
cl uh to its victory over the rival Main Auto
team. George Baba notched two goals with
others going to Al Masukawa, Llovd Ono
and Dick Seko.
^or
Kist place Main Auto squad,
U ayne Kimura, Paul Ikenouye and captain
Roy Kobayashi hit the twine for singletons.
Six different players each notched a coal
apiece in pacing Mickey Sato back to the top
of the league. Batch Fujimoto, George Anzai,
Lefty Sasaki, Fred Kurisu, George Shimono
and Harold Baba each lit the lamp for the
Insurancemen.
^or the losin? Yamada Studio team, Mel
Tsuji and John Kitamura each tallied once.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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4
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TConaoi’i Auto vs. Yamada Studio
G:00-7:00 Main Auto vs Mickey S. Sato

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PAGE 7

THE HEW CANADIAN

Personal Notes Across Canada

Authorised as second class math

TORONTO.—We the executive enthusiasm is a must.
of postage in cash.
for the 1961-62 season, extend to
Originally in social events help
T.
UMEZUKI.
Publisher, RICK
you our sincerest hello and wel­ to draw the crowds. If wild ideas Marriages
Obituaries
MATSUMOTO. English Section
come. This' organization has been spin madly in your brain offei'
SHIMODA-GOTO
Editor; KEN’ MORI. Japanese
in existence for several years. your thoughts to any of the exe­
IIDA
Section Editor and Advertising
Each season brings forth many cutive. This is just as much your
Hamilton. Ont.
TORONTO.—Mrs
Iii<ia Mana srer.
new faces and the return of fa­ club as it is ours.
6. Iida of Toronto,
Miss Miyoko Goto, daughter of
miliar ones.
.
Sadie Hawkins day is now a Mr.
and Mr K. Goto of Hamil- passed a wav on November 22.
We are a recreational club for forgotten memory and' nothing- ton. Ont. and Mr. Frank Sunaho 1961 at St’ Michaels Hospital.
$4.00 por 6 months
Japanese Canadians and their more. The club had a nice crowd Shimoda, son of Mr. and Air
Funeral services
S7.00 por year
held o
friends and it is our hope ’ that on hand with some enthusiastic Shimoda also of Hamilton were November 24 at the Ralph Dav
479 QUEEN ST. WEST,
you will find many hours of en­ ‘Twist” dancers. Perhaps if we married on November 18, 1961 at Funeral Home with the Rev,
all learn to swing with the bath the Church of the Redeemer, Newton Ishiura officiating.
joyment and fun with us.
EMpire 6-5005
towel
and
stub
the
cigarette
butts
Like any other social club we
with the Rev. P. Moncada offi­
»
9
e
have our problems. This year’s we can do the twist with the best ciating-.
of
them.
It
certainly
looks
easy.
outstanding issue seems to be
Reception followed at Robert Births
This Sunday we will have , a
finances. The club is your club I
Restaurant.
The couples new ad­
OTTAWA.—Pom to Kunio and
and we would like to see you I lesson in jive and we hope to see dress is 400 Whitney Ave.. A px.
Kay Shimizu of Ottawa, Ontario
support by attending our socials. you and your friends in atten­ 7, Hamilton, Ont.
a son, Ken, a brother for Aki and
To know that you care enough dance. Gordon Burke is a excel­
Female Help Wanted
e
lent instructor and he makes
Chiyo, on November 11.-196.1, AH
to attend eases our burden.
learning to • dance a positive
GIRL for general office work, full es
Spinning records is only one of breeze. So come down to Victoria Engagements
perience not necessary. little typing.
e
c
Part or full time. Phone 368-1317, ask
many aspects in the social life of Auditorium this Sunday evening.
tor Mr. Gold. (Toronto).
TORONTO.—Mr.
and
any club; You also need a good Lessons start at 8:00 P.M. and
CHANGE
OF
ADDRESS
M.C. who flows with- congenial­ open dancing commences at 9:00 Akira Takagi of Notch Hill, B.C.
OPERATORS for surging machine of
sweaters,
experienced
only,
good
have announced the engagement
ity and a mood of good fun and P.M.
wages. Phone 368-1317. Par t or full time.
TORONTO.—Mrs. Sue Ku­
of their daughter, Terumi, Ruth
(Toronto)
nitomo would like to announce
to Mr. Motio Sagara, son of Airs.
the change of her address to
Mbm Sagara of 6 Dana Ave.,
Rooms So Let
I 73 Massey Street. Toronto 3,
Toronto.
.
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MONTREAL.—A most memor­ ada. The words of the poem fol­
able evening was spent by a low:
large audience which gathered at
Ame tuchi no wakaruru hate no.
the Montreal Buddhist Church on
Mugi fu nimo
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and
Nov. 21st to welcome Mr. K. Eto * Minori no ame no todoku tozo
and listen to a rare recital. A
NOTARY PUBLIC
amou.
spellbound and appreciative au­
22S QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO
The poem is referring to her
dience thrilled to Mr. Eto’s ge­
TORONTO.—The Toronto JaEM. 8-4847 — OX. 1-3388 (Res.)
nius and virtuosity, his dexterous impressions of the vast Canadian panese Anglican Congregation
renditions of classical and mo­ Prairie country arid how she will hold their Christmas Party
dern works arid the beauty of hopes to see the bountiful light with several affiliated clubs on
tone and quality of his playing of heaven enrich this country.
Saturday, December 9. from 7:30
MASATO M. OTSUKA
Thunderous applause met every
He delighted the audience by P.M'. at St. Alban’s Church.
rendition.
There /will be many games and
Chartered Accountant
playing the melody and leading
The most lasting of memories the audience to sing the words movies will be shown. Entrance
Tele. 923-3693
which he left with the Buddhist which he had composed only a to the Church is on Howland
Apt. 1001, 450 Walmer Rd., Toronto
Ave. Everyone is cordially wel­
Church guests was a melody few short-hours before.
come.
which he composed within a few ■ The Montreal Buddhist Church
hours, to a poem which Yoshiko has been manifoldly enriched by
Ourakata had composed and left Mr. K. Eto’s visit and we are
TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH
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918 Bathurst St.
temple during her visit here five Iris humane and magnanimous
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 3, 1961
years ago, when she accompanied character as well as being cogni­
10:30
A.M.
—Religious School
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PAGE 8
Saturday, December 2, 1951

Japan, Canada Keep Wedding On Schedule

Why. . .

marks in the history of two great
nations. _ However, men
like
it is a good policy to
Harold W eir, will not admit to
Continued from page 1
have
the RIGHT POLICY
1 OKY 0.—The Japanese . For- takes weeks—and the Canadian
their mistakes. He still feels. T
i^? Office and the Canadian Embassy stamped it “entry ner- Columbia, the sugar beet farms am sure, to this day that all
Consult
Embassy cut red tape this week mitted.

r
WALES and DUNCAN
of Alberta and "Manitoba, and the “Japs” should be shipped back
t° .yet a bride-to-be back on sche­
Miss Tokuda left on schedule cold, biting winters in the wilds across the Pacific.
INSURANCE AGENTS
dule for her trip to the altar in
of Northern Ontario at places
pf you had read the Oct. 28
the next day.
Canada.
464 Yonge Street, Toronto
the Schrieber, White River and edition of The New Canadian,
Tsuyako Tokuda, 34, was to
you
will
have
seen
an
article
Phone WA. 1-3171
Mailbag. . .
Gereldton.
leave Tuesday for Alberta and
which I found in the 1955 files
■Because of such painful me­ In this article,' Weir is attacked
marriage to Toshihiko Iwamoto.
Continued from page 2
mories and because it was from by a fellow columnist on the
Tsen a thief walked off with her
such incidents that the term Jap
handbag and her passport inside tional impact of the word. The ouginated, Japanese people in Vancouver Sun for his rather
cock-eyed views on the Japanese
word for them, is merely a short
it.
form just as Aussie or Scot Bill both our countries are offended' people.
She appealed through Tokyo or Bob are.

•. ujjpicsent day usage of the term.
You see, doctor, Harold Weir
These incidents of bygone de­
newspapers for return of the
Mr Weir has presented a ra­ cades should be forgotten and las been on his anti-Japanese
passport. There was no response. tional, intelligent statement oi
campaign for some time now and
Anywhere — Anytime
But the Japanese Foreign Office ‘’P”11™ which, it seems to me, is perhaps they will, someday. How­ he is hardly the nice, tenable
ever,
people
like
Harold
Weir,
immediately issued a -new pass­ well taken.
Air-Ship-Bus-Rail
Loms St. Laurent and Gen. De gentleman with a “statement of
port—a process that normally
Tours-Hotel-Sightseeing
apuuon

that
you
picture
him
to
Mr. Matsumoto, on the other Witt bring them out into the open
Grovellers Cheques
hand, has merely given vent to in a manner which opens old be. He is, in estimation of many
Obtainable
Canadians in the class
a crude tantrum which appears wounds. That is why — ^USJ 1 Japanese..
Travel, Accident
a
s
St.
Lauren
Witt and Pre?
be a" ^FSfical outburst, object. Call it “cry-babying” if . V
and Baggage Insurance
HendFk Verwoerd of South
•J ghly charged with emotion. It you wish, Doctor, but/1 think
j
lca
^V
s
ke
who
is
the
bigot
is unfortunate that a statement most Japanese p e o p 1 e w i 11
ol opinion such as Mr. Weir’s
Y^I* nie when I say that and not we, the Japanese Cana­
should provoke an immediate ac­ these objections are a matter of dian or American people.
bringing someone OVER?
cusation of being “anti-Japa­ Pride in having a Japanese an­ • ■^ie5^ore' before sounding off
Passage
arranged by Steam,■er 01 A:
nese . Do we call a Caucasian cestoral background and of see- jm public, please get your facts
Call for Reservation•ns or
and for Gods
anti-Japanese because he dislikes' mg that no other minority groun straight
YOU THINK.
^ . sane,
a Bob Suzuki s personality and ever goes through what we Ja­
r
—- Mr. Justice Rob
Information—EM. 8-9934
just happens to be Japa­ panese Americans and Canadians •
Daxm Verchere awarded a 73- nese?
F
10 endure to prove to others I CITY DRIVING SCHOOL !
year-okh gardener $12,495 in Supieme Court for injuries receiv­ t
\V0N JaP ?s here to stay. .nat we are equal in every re- I
'
i
ed in a traffic accident.
Lets'admit this is a trivial mat­ spect.
_
$3.00 psr hour
F^
°
j
0Ur
bellow
Americans
™ST LESSON
Ue judge absolved Tomihei ter and use our energies in a
TRIAL WITH NO OBLIGATION
Canadians are very ashamed
l ujiwara, of 3411 Oxford, of ne­ useful direction. Let’s react to
Pree
Classroom Instruction
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Hur.ent;? senile comment that of these incidents, done in ignorgligence and said the accident
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bert Affleck’s “flagrant negli­
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Vitt states “A Jap’s a Jap, no
. Fujiwara received a fractured matter where he’s born”, not be­
leg, dislocated shoulder and head cause he has called us Japs, but
mjuiy which has left him per- because it is a stupid, bigotted
mamly disabled court was tolds statement. But when a Mr. Weir
tues to present a tenable rea­
.
J'udge said Affleck of soned statement, let’s think beIot>o West Sixty-fourth, should tore we react.
have seen Fujiwara crossing
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^1, IJoJ, sooner than he did.
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